So today I was thinking about the Cubs, and remembering back to when the season was young and the hopes were high.
The first thing I remembered was Jake Peavy and how bad not just me, but all of Cubs nation wanted him. Knowing what we now know, would that have been a good move?
We all know the dominance of Peavy—in eight years he has amassed 92 wins with a 3.29 ERA and all with very little run support. So why in any universe could there have been a set of circumstances where having Peavy might seem unappealing?
So I'm going to ...