Blind religion: Cubs’ Carl Edwards Jr. channels Karate Kid to

MILWAUKEE — The Cubs obtained into Milwaukee within the wee hours of Friday morning after an extended, wet recreation Thursday in Atlanta. That gave struggling reliever Carl Edwards Jr. loads of time to suppose after a two-batter outing in want of a strike-zone GPS. By the time he wakened, he had an concept and despatched bullpen catcher Chad Noble a textual content: ‘‘How much do you trust me?’’ Response: ‘‘I trust you a lot.’’Edwards covers the plate Thursday evening on a wild pitch that allowed a run to attain. A number of hours later, Edwards, Noble and bullpen coach Lester Strode had been within the guests’ bullpen at Miller Park, with two massive chairs positioned the place