If there were a time capsule that required an item to explain “Cubs versus Cardinals” for future generations, this one might be placed in there alongside some game where David Eckstein did something scrappy and annoying. Top Play (WPA): In general, this game was incredibly painful to watch, but in a good way. Is that possible? […]
Day: August 11, 2016
Winning is Fun: A Brief History
Winning is fun. The Cubs rolled through the early portion of their schedule, and used that cushion to weather a midseason blip in late June and early July. Then they came roaring out of the All-Star break, and are now poised to win a tenth straight game. Every team experiences ebbs and flows over the […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs. Cardinals, August 11-14
Near the end of June, and a couple of weeks before the All-Star break, the Cardinals swept the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were flailing in the deep waters then, at the nadir of their 2016 season; they subsequently dropped series versus the Reds, Mets, and Pirates, plus a makeup game versus the Braves. […]