Cubs’ swift elimination leaves them facing reality of season gone wrong: ‘I look at it as a failure’
The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the postseason after being swept by the San Diego Padres in the wild-card round. Players and staff described the early exit as a failure after failing to meet World Series expectations.
SAN DIEGO – The Cubs had to face reality Wednesday night.They had to face failure.A team with World Series expectations, in the end, couldn’t come close to sniffing the Fall Classic, their stay in the postseason not even making it to the month of October.Swept by a red-hot Padres team, the Cubs got to witness a team playing like a championship contender while they watched their own contending season end with a whimper.Indeed, they played like contenders for large swaths of the summer. A fast…
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