Half-empty or half-full? Cubs optimistic at midway level

The state of the Cubs’ 2019 season on the midway mark of the season with a 9-7 win towards the Braves depends upon perspective. And in some ways, their victory Thursday was a microcosm of their season up thus far — minus the actual fact they really had a more in-depth. Bad begin. Shaky center. Too-close-for-comfort end. “Of course I’d like to be in a better position,” Cubs supervisor Joe Maddon mentioned of the Cubs’ first half. “We’ve left some chicken on the bone, no question.” The Cubs stumbled out the gates with a 2-7 document to start