Enhanced Box Score: Giants 5, Cubs 4 – June 24, 2024

Incredible. Truly. It’s going beyond the point of believability at this point. The Cubs blew YET ANOTHER save tonight. And this time, they did it by intentionally walking the bases loaded before walking in the game-winning run, just to … you know, really twist the knife.

And the worst part is, we all knew it was coming.

Over an hour before this game ended, I posted the following question, which was neither insightful nor intended as comedy. It was just … sadly predictable.

For the one billionth time this season, the Cubs

  1. Got an excellent start from their starter — tonight, that was Justin Steele (The Ankin Law “Making it Personal” Player of the game).
  2. Failed to come through with runners in scoring position over and over and OVER AND OVER
  3. Took a small lead into the late innings, before watching the bullpen blow it yet again.

I can’t watch this exact same game again. It really feels like one of those evil time loops. This team is not good and someone from the front office needs to take responsibility – for the offense, for the bullpen, for the losses, for all of it.

Whatever. We can talk about it tomorrow. I’m just not interested in thinking about this team any more tonight.

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Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show Outside the Ivy. You can find him on Twitter/X @Michael_Cerami

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