The line of the Cubs starting pitcher from Monday 3/16 (Stone Cold Steve Austin Day).

3IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 1BB, 4SO, 2HR

Edwin Jackson or Jon Lester?

Nope, you were wrong. That is indeed Jon Lester’s line from his start on Monday. In that same game, Kris Bryant struck out on 3 pitches. After watching this game, only one thing came to mind, and it’s something that ALL Cubs fans need to hear and understand. This year, everyone needs to be very even keel. Not ordering World Series tickets every time Bryant homers and not calling the suicide hotline every time Lester has a start like this one. Let me explain.

The Cubs being the youngest team in the league and half of the team being rookies, most of these guys are not used to playing 162 games. They are going to have their woes, their 0-for-4, 4 K games. Lester will have these bad starts and the bullpen will blow leads. It’s going to happen, its inevitable. It’s baseball. A team this young is going to have their learning curves, hopefully minimal but it’s going to happen. Then, there’s going to be games where Bryant goes 4-4 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs, or when Lester throws a 3 hit shutout.

The key is going to be staying calm and not overreacting to anything good or bad. With all the hype throughout the league about the Cubs, the league and ESPN is going to overreact to everything. The first time they get swept, or go on a losing streak the world is going to burn down. I can picture it in my head already, all the Sox and Cardinals fans laughing, sending texts or tweets just bashing the Cubs for everything they do. But what am I going to do? Just smile and shake my head in agreement and I suggest that’s what all the Cubs fans do.

Good or bad, let’s just let the season run its course. This is not only going to be a fun 2015 season but it’s going to be a lot of fun for many more years to come!

–Petey