Frustrated. Let down. Demoralized. All are words describing the fans in Wisconsin following Thursday’s loss. As if it wasn’t already enough that they have to endure the Brett Favre saga, right when things were looking up for their baseball franchise, the Chicago Cubs came into town and tossed the Brewers around like a rag doll. Milwaukee entered the 4 game series with high hopes, trailing Chicago by just 1 game. But before they knew it, the Cubs were breaking out the broomsticks. Triple Play looks at 3 keys to the 4 game sweep that put the Brew Crew 5 games back in the Central:

Cubs fans found themselves raiding their medicine cabinets, squeezing sand bags, and taking up zen yoga in an effort to deal with the stress-inducing baseball that occurred over the weekend at Wrigley Field. After Saturday the Cubs were sharing a spot atop the Central, losing sole possession of first place for the first time since May 26th, and in the process causing heart attacks across Cubs Nation. But, after it was all said and done, they were division leaders once again following Sunday’s victory. Triple Play dissects the Marlins series, and looks ahead to Milwaukee:

The Cubs road woes continued in Arizona as they lost 2 of 3 and finished the trip 2-4, allowing their lead in the Central to shrink to 1 game. The bats stayed silent once again with the starting pitching bearing the brunt of no run support. They were able to bust out on getaway day and score 10 runs. Let’s reflect on the series in Phoenix with Triple Play:

After losing 2 of 3 in Houston the Cubs saw their lead in the Central slip to 2 games over the Cardinals, and 3 games over the Brewers. Let’s take a look back at the weekend’s action in Triple Play: