Rays 8, Cubs 1: Jon Lester throws a stinker

Sep 21 2017 by Bleed Cubbie Blue

 

No, not a “sinker.”

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The Cubs were crushed by the Rays 8-1 Wednesday night and looked bad doing it, so before I get to the gory details, here’s a photo of a cute kitten:

Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Feel better now?

Well, maybe not. But I think we all need something to distract ourselves from the ugliness of Wednesday night’s loss.

This recap will be mercifully short. I was struck by the oddity of these postgame quotes from Joe...

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