Date: June 9 Opponent: Detroit Tigers Location: Comerica Park Introduction Jon Lester has picked up in June right where he left off in mid-April. After six very good-to-great starts in May, which came on the heels of two improved starts at the end of April, Lester has been roughed up twice in less than a […]
Day: June 11, 2015
Game 57 Recap: Cubs 12 Tigers 3
Top Play (WPA): It’s the top of the third with runners at the corners—yet another scoring opportunity for the Cubs. And while they’ve already gotten a run in the second inning, that pit in our stomachs is already acting up. From starting the game with a leadoff triple and not getting anything out of it to […]
Ian Happ and the Cubs Draft Strategy
Now that the draft is over, we can get to breaking down what they came away with—sure, it’s way too early to make any conclusions, but that doesn’t mean we can’t share some opinions. They didn’t come away with an Astros’ level of talent*, but they did come away with a pretty significant haul of […]
A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Junior Lake and the Cubs
Lost in the wealth of young Cubs talent like Kris Bryant, Jorge Soler, Javier Baez, and Arismendy Alcantara are some of the other players of their generation. Junior Lake typifies this crowd, which also included former Cubs Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters—players best left forgotten. What shouldn’t be readily forgotten is how hot Lake’s 2013 […]