The Pulse Ep. 7 | Cubs Baseball Has a Way of Humbling You

Club 1:20 Network - A Chicago Cubs Podcast Network · Aug 18, 2026 · 23m

Last week, I said something that apparently the baseball gods didn't appreciate:

I expect the Cubs to win now.

For a couple days, that looked pretty smart.

Then baseball did what baseball does.

It humbled me.

The Cubs started the week by taking two of three in Washington and scoring 20 runs in the first two games. They returned to Wrigley, won the opener against the Cardinals... and then things changed.

Three losses in four games.

The pitching got knocked around.

Dansby Swanson landed on the IL.

And suddenly, the team that had made everything feel comfortable reminded us that nothing in…