There was a time when Jake Arrieta was our little secret. People like you who watch the Cubs even when they’re heading for another lost season, and people like myself who cover this team for a living—many of us saw that something special was brewing with Arrieta last season. We were Arrieta hipsters. But on […]
Day: August 31, 2015
Young Cubs: Almora Stays Hot, Johnson Notes, Baez Dazzles
Sorry for skipping the week wrap, here’s an extra meaty edition to make up for it. Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 3-for-19, 7 SO Ian Happ Low-A South Bend 2-for-18, 2 RS, 1 RBI, 6 SO Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 7-Day DL Albert Almora Double-A Tennessee 9-for-21, 4 RS, 1 […]
GAME 129 RECAP: CUBS 2 DODGERS 0 (hits)
Top Play (WPA): Part of the beauty of baseball is that the determining play can come at any moment in the game, even the very first inning. Few other sports hold such criticality during the opening moments of the contest. Kris Bryant was not the story tonight, of that there is no doubt. What he did […]