One of my new mantras is going to be that the thing that is going on right now is not permanent. I’ll tidy it up into something more concise. Be it Kyle Tucker or the Cubs overall struggles, they were not set in stone. The team and Kyle weren’t going to perpetually underperform. The great player and the very good team were always in there, looking for an opportunity to break out. This is why we don’t DFA or otherwise send players into oblivion during a slump, if there are reasons to believe that this isn’t a permanent thing.

Tucker has now homered three times in two games after a long drought. The Cubs have now won five of six despite a long period of mediocrity. Saturday night’s game was one of the most fun games in weeks. Those Brewers games were great baseball and had a ton of drama. I

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