ETHAN BLUMENTHAL

Even as a reliever, Cub’s offseason acquisition Tyler Chatwood is still giving Cubs fans nightmares. On Wednesday against the Royals, Chatwood entered while the game was still within reach. That all changed rather quickly, or slowly depending on how you look at it. Chatwood recorded one out and then proceeded to walk 127 batters in a row, shattering many MLB records, including most times a catcher clearly wanted to go for another mound visit but had none left and most walks r

It’s been a rough start to Yu Darvish’s Chicago Cubs career. He began by starting eight games with a 4.95 ERA and a 1-3 win-loss record which, as manager Joe Maddon put it, “Chatwood numbers.” Things only got worse when Darvish went on the DL on May 27th where he remains today. While some are anxiously awaiting his return, others like Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein - not so much. Epstein said to reporters after today’s game, “To be honest with you, I lite