This one was close… until it wasn’t. Top Play: The lowly Braves played the Cubs to an unlikely draw through seven and a half innings, but it couldn’t last. After loading the bases in the seventh inning but failing to score, the Cubs loaded them again in the eighth, and Anthony Rizzo was due this time, […]
Day: April 29, 2016
Series Preview: Atlanta Braves, April 29-May 1
While the Atlanta Braves as an organization have embraced the tank, their players on the field are still trying not to suck. But they’re trying to the tune of a league-worst .591 OPS with four collective home runs. Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox may have snapped a string of eight straight losses, but eight in […]
April is Jason Heyward’s Cruelest Month
It’s natural to categorize, sort, and label the things around us. In some ways, it’s our biggest defense mechanism against the world. We like to know what to expect, how something should work, or what someone’s going to do. It’s frustrating and jarring sometimes, when things and people don’t fit our category, label, or expectation. […]
In Relief, Warren Soars
Tuesday evening in Chicago, Warren blanked the Brew Crew for two innings, allowing nary a baserunner and striking out three. Normally, this wouldn’t be remarkable. But, for the 2016 Cubs, it was a minor milestone: Warren was the first Cubs reliever to throw two innings in an appearance. As the starters have gone deep into […]