Baffoe: Cubs' Handling Of Addison Russell Situation So Far Shows Progress
The Cubs seem to have learned from the negative feedback of the brief-but-reverberating Aroldis Chapman era.
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The Cubs seem to have learned from the negative feedback of the brief-but-reverberating Aroldis Chapman era.
German Marquez opposes Mike Montgomery this afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Russell wasn't with the team on Thursday as he tended to personal matters following a domestic abuse allegation.
Fairness marked the initial reaction by the Cubs to a troubling situation.
Missing Addison Russell for personal reasons, the Cubs lost 4-1.
Jon Lester (3-4) lost at Wrigley Field for the first time in nearly 13 months, while the Cubs dropped their second straight after winning a season-high five in a row.
The upstart Rockies should be hardly a surprise at the top of the NL West.
"I am still trying to understand it myself," Cubs manager Joe Maddon says.
"It's not always just baseball in there," Theo Epstein says. "Everybody has a personal life."
Left-hander Mike Montgomery will start in place of Hendricks when the Cubs host the Rockies on Friday afternoon.
