Top Play (WPA): The Cubs closed out their regular-season slate with a win (their 97th) in Milwaukee on Sunday, beating the Brewers 3-1 on the back of a strong—and perhaps final—start from Dan Haren, and a clutch hit from Anthony Rizzo. That hit, Rizzo’s final regular-season contribution to a brilliant season, came in the first inning, […]
Day: October 5, 2015
The 2015 Ballad of Jon Lester: Start No. 32
Date: September 30, 2015 Opponent: Cincinnati Reds Location: Great American Ballpark Introduction Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end Since April, my greatest hope was that one day this feature would be to baseball analysis what Semisonic is to music. Today, with the regular season now complete, I have decided this hope has been realized. […]