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 b…
