Cubs want a whole lot more than last year’s quick playoff exit: ‘It’s time to do it again and do it better’
The Chicago Cubs are currently contending in a tight wild-card race with the goal of securing home-field advantage at Wrigley Field for the upcoming postseason. Following an early exit last year, the team is focused on leveraging that experience to achieve a deeper playoff run. While their final seeding remains uncertain, players expressed a strong desire to surpass their previous performance and advance further in the tournament.
<p>The wild-card standings are tight enough that the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> don’t yet know where they’ll be when the playoffs start in a couple weeks.</p><p>They know where they’d like to be: hosting at Wrigley Field.</p><p>But that’s not enough for this group, not after they got to experience a postseason series — and a postseason series win — at the Friendly Confines last fall.</p><p>After…
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