This article, by BP’s Russell A. Carleton, originally ran on the main site. We hope you enjoy this preview here. The Cubs really like their president, Theo Epstein, and according to reports just gave him 50-ish million reasons to like them back. On top of that, they also gave his friends (general manager Jed Hoyer […]
Day: October 5, 2016
Hot at the Right Time, Montero Ready for October
Success in the playoffs generally has as much to do with being hot at the right time as it does with fielding the best team on paper. The Cubs will certainly have the latter, but the former will be in question as the NLDS starts on Friday night. This “being hot” is a difficult thing to […]
2016 Season Recap: Cubs 103 Opponents 58
Welcome to Wild Card Wednesday! With the Cubs (thankfully) not partaking in the Wild Card wackiness this year, we’re doing a lot of looking forward this week on BP Wrigleyville. But that also means that we’re blessed with a tiny slice of time in which we can look back at the regular season that was. […]