David Haugh: With Cubs hitters in a rut, it's time for Joe Maddon to shake up lineup
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
Oct 17, 2017
4 minutes
For all the understandable angst expressed over the Cubs' crummy relief pitching, consider the reality of the National League Championship Series as it returns to Wrigley Field.
Hitters have had ample opportunities to make the bullpen breakdowns a moot point - and swung and missed. Repeatedly. Cubs relievers giving up epic home runs have obscured the bigger issue that could have erased all of manager Joe Maddon's miscalculations: The Cubs stopped hitting in October.
You can debate whether the Cubs bullpen or their bats have been worse against the Dodgers and nobody would be wrong. The bullpen has been bad - 19 runs and 19 walks in 24 1/3 postseason innings -
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