Imagine telling yourself two years ago that you’d be quibbling over how the Cubs clinched the division, not that they had at all. And imagine that it would be the second year in a row that they’d be headed to the playoffs. How wonderfully bizarre. Like last season, the Cubs positioned themselves tonight to clinch their playoff spot […]
Day: September 15, 2016
Statcast Fun with the 2016 Cubs
What is Statcast? Loyal readers of Baseball Prospectus have at least a rudimentary understanding of it, while major league baseball’s casual viewers probably think it’s the name of Outkast’s new album. In other words, it’s old enough that you won’t think twice when you see it on your Twitter feed, but it’s new enough that […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs. Brewers, September 15-18
We know by now that this series is about clinching. We know by now that it’s rather unlikely that it won’t happen while the Milwaukee Brewers are in town. That’s a dubious honor for them to hold, sure, but with just over two weeks left of the regular season games to play before they are […]