It’s quietly one of the greater fears fans have: that a standout rookie will be unable to maintain performance in the years after their debut season, and will instead falter, and fade slowly off the radar. Or, worse yet, crash mightily into oblivion. The dreaded tales of the Sophomore Slump are both plentiful and terrifying. Those stories are generally built around the notion that, once players have […]
Day: February 1, 2016
Torres and Jimenez Ascend Together Through Ascendant System
Halfway through the summer of 2013, the big-league Cubs were in full-blown rebuild mode, stumbling through a summer schedule that contributed mightily to the team’s 96 losses that season. It wasn’t a pretty time in Chicago, and it was stuck smack dab in the middle of a series of seasons that, at least at Wrigley, featured little to get excited […]
A Little More Clarity: BP Wrigleyville’s New Staff
Two weeks ago, I put out a call for applications on behalf of BP Wrigleyville. I said that I was looking for “smart people who can write.” In response, over 170 people took time out of their lives to send me a note, sharing in the process their love of this beautiful game, their dreams […]