The Cubs gave 25 plate appearances to players 25 years old or younger during Tuesday night’s win over the Mets. That leaves them with 683 PA by players in that age range this season—exactly 500 more than the Yankees gave to players that young all of last season. Add together last year’s Yankees and Athletics, […]
Day: May 13, 2015
Game 32 Recap: Cubs 6 Mets 1
Photo courtesy Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): Starlin Castro ripped a double down the left field line in the sixth inning which scored Jorge Soler and gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead against Noah Syndergaard in his MLB debut (.190). The Cubs had been threatening from time to time all night, but up until this […]
The 2015 Ballad of Jon Lester: Start No. 7
Photo courtesy of Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports Date: May 11 Opponent: New York Mets Location: Wrigley Field Introduction Santa Claus/Hanukkah Harry A White Russian and waffle fries at Redmond’s The first three innings of Monday night’s game Oh, don’t mind me. I was just busy updating my list of life’s greatest things. Well, that was […]