Top Play (WPA): Austin Jackson drove in five runs Wednesday, and so what did he do in his second plate appearance Thursday? Nothing relevant to yesterday, because what happened yesterday has very little to do with what happened today and any attempt to suggest otherwise would just be building a false narrative. He homered (+0.270)! The […]
Day: October 1, 2015
That’s So Cub: A Look at the Top September Contributors and Moments
It’s the beginning of October, which not only means that Halloween is around the corner and you might even hear the first ominous tinkle of mall Christmas music, but also that I, as I have since the beginning of time the beginning of the season, will sit down and write about the top Cubs’ contributors and moments from the previous […]
Splitting Hairs and Homers
My long personal nightmare is over. It ended a week or so ago, actually; I just didn’t have time to tell you so until now. For the first five and a half months of this season, Anthony Rizzo had a better OPS against left-handed pitchers than against right-handed ones. In 2014, that was true even […]
Been There Before: Playoff Experience on the 2015 Cubs, Part I
Part II will focus solely on Jon Lester’s postseason resume. Below, Part I will break down the rest of the roster. Youth has served the Cubs well in 2015. Behind the play of Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Hector Rondon, Addison Russell, and hell, even Starlin Castro, the team is playoff bound for the […]
Game 158 Recap: Cubs 10, Reds 3
Top Play (WPA): The Cubs continued to cement their World Series contender status while racking up their win number 93—their fourth straight victory—a satisfying blowout of the lowly Reds. Interestingly, it took a few innings for the Cubs’ offense to get going, despite the lopsided final score. The Reds actually had the edge in win expectancy […]