DENVER — The numbers were undeniably ugly one week into the season, yet Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom wasn’t going to overreact.
Every player wants to get off to a good start, but it’s a long season with ups and downs over 162 games. The small sample size must be accounted for too. So while a 1-for-21 start with one walk and 11 strikeouts didn’t look great, Wisdom did not want to deviate from the work he had put in during the offseason to make a mechanical tweak that involved adjusting his back elbow and timing.
Results are always welcomed, the physical proof that the work put in before games and behind the scenes is paying off. For Wisdom, the production has suddenly come in bunches. After hitting two doubles off the bench Friday against the Colorado Rockies, he went 3-for-4 with two more doubles and two RBIs in the Cubs’ 9-6 loss Saturday. He was 1-for-3 with another double and two walks in Sunday’s 6-4 victory.
