Top Play (WPA): After a couple of disappointing losses to the Tigers in which the Cubs scored eight runs each, this game served as a good palate cleanser. The Cubs took the lead in the third and never looked back. After back-to-back Addison Russell and Dexter Fowler singles and a Kyle Schwarber flyout, Chris Coghlan […]
Day: August 20, 2015
Hot Hot Heat: Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, and Pitchers Who Throw Fire
It’s easy to look back and laugh now, but there was a time when people genuinely worried that Anthony Rizzo would never hit a good fastball. He was struggling to hit anything harder than 90 miles per hour, and if that had remained true, it would have been a very real death knell for him. […]
Fixing Kyle Hendricks
By now most Cubs fans are well aware that, after his start last Friday, Kyle Hendricks said his mechanics were all out of whack. That much was pretty clear to see for anyone who was watching the game, and the results just backed up what our eyes were telling us: Hendricks gave up five runs, eight […]