It’s a good time to be a Cubs fan. It’s a good time to be a baseball fan of any sort, for that matter. It’s fun to live in a world where this is possible, “this” of course being the Cubs’s insane, nearly unprecedented, 25-8 start, which they’ve accomplished via a terrifying offense, outstanding starting […]
Day: May 12, 2016
Young Cubs: Here Come the Vogelbombs
Since I last wrote, Tennessee infielder Chesny Young was named the Southern League Player of the Month, slashing .402/.505/.524 with 11 steals in April. This high batting average is more than a blip—Young led the Carolina League in hitting last year, posting a .321 average with the Pelicans. The 23-year-old was a 14th round pick a few […]