ESPN | Cubs' Jon Lester on slide rule: Changes making baseball 'soft' ESPN ST. LOUIS -- After Saturday's 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and pitcher Jon Lester ripped into the slide rule at second base, which cost their team a run in the close defeat. "I have no idea why these rules are ... Carlos Martinez gets 2 hits, Cardinals beat Cubs 5-3 (May 13, 2017) Jon Lester is 'over this damn slide rule' after Cubs lose a run Saturday Cardinals immediately capitalize as Lester leaves |