In celebration of the Cubs-Brewers series this week, please enjoy this guest post by Travis Sarandos of BP Milwaukee and Disciples of Uecker. We think it will make you laugh. There are many nice things one can say about the 2016 Brewers, the 48th iteration of the club founded in Seattle in 1969. For instance, none of […]
Day: May 17, 2016
Series Preview: Cubs at Brewers, May 17-19
Until now, the Cubs have had it about as good as any team in baseball, schedule-wise. It’s one reason for their early success. Their home slate has been marred by bad weather, but they have played a fairly weak aggregate set of opponents, and a combination of two postponements and a few clustered off days […]
Pitching Progress: An Effort in Finding Incremental Gains, Vol. VI
The sixth turn through the rotation featured an unconventional order (at least with respect to the early season), but the same standard of excellence. Just when it seemed the results couldn’t improve, Cubs starters enjoyed their first perfect turn, leading the team to a perfect 5-0 record, while allowing just five earned runs over 30 2/3 […]