Schwab: Cubs deal a game-changer for Cougars
Wednesday’s announcement confirming the Kane County Cougars are the Cubs’ new Class A, Midwest League affiliate would have been a great day for the Cougars no matter the timing.
But the partnership coming to fruition now – in the early stages of the Theo Epstein organizational rebuild – makes this a day to ignore the perils of hyperbole.
With all due respect to the 2001 Midwest League champion Cougars, Wednesday was the best day in franchise history.
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