I'm legitimately curious what the situation is with Grace. He shows up in the Marquee pre/post show once in a blue moon, but other than that he is never seen. He also wasn't at the Cubs HOF ceremony last Sunday, although many other former players including his fellow inductee from last year (Dunston) were there. He seems to be a bit of a black sheep in the Cubs organization, possibly for very good reasons.
In other words, "We aren't willing to pay you quite enough to broadcast every game, but how about we pay you less and you just do some games? Then we can throw a few pennies at Sutcliffe, Dempster, Girardi, etc to fill in the gaps."
I'm curious whether they think fans want this, or is it necessary to meet contractual demands? Or is it a cost-saving measure?
I would rather have a lesser-tier broadcasting crew that is able to stay together every game than a better crew that frequently takes days off.
You can stop there. He shouldn't even be on an MLB roster and at this point he is just taking opportunities from young guys who could actually matter in the future.
And that, combined with the Braves and Mets winning, eliminates ANY last shred of hope. The Cubs could hypothetically win out now and it probably still wouldn't be enough.
I love late night baseball. One of my favorite things used to be West Coast extra innings games that would go until 1-2am or later CDT, and sometimes falling asleep for a bit only to wake up and find the game still going in the 14th inning. Not the greatest thing for the next day's productivity, but it was always worth it anyway.