Date: April 13 Opponent: Cincinnati Reds Location: Wrigley Field Remember Henry Rowengartner’s second appearance out of the bullpen for the Chicago Cubs? After his disastrous debut against Potato and the New York Mets, he hit the first San Francisco Giants batter he faced, prompting everybody in the stadium to declare, “Oh no, not again.” Monday […]
Day: April 15, 2015
The Top 25-and-Under Cubs
With the season underway and the picture for some players and prospects becoming clearer than they were in November, let’s take a look back at the Cubs 25-and-under list with fuller, more in-depth write-ups for each player. Anthony Rizzo, 1B It seems like Rizzo has been tinkering with his swing forever. He’s adjusted his […]
Game Seven Recap: Red 3 Cubs 2
Top Play (WPA): Welington Castillo connects for a two-run homer (.383) to get the Cubs within one in the bottom of the eighth inning. Matt Szczur started off the inning with a walk and Castillo knocked him in with the homer just into the basket in left. Despite manager Joe Maddon stating Castillo isn’t thrilled […]