How many different ways can 2 fielders, and 2 only, make a double play?
In theory, someone at each of the 9 positions could team up with someone at each of the 8 others, for a total of 72.
But if.
Through Saturday, the Cubs have lost 9,318 games during the Modern Era.
856 of the losses have come in extra innings, many in excruciating fashion.
But there is a case to be made that their 5-4,.
A previous post presented a list of Cubs position players who had played between 75 and 100 games for the team from roughly half a pre-expansion season through a nice, round number and asked.