Human perception is a funny thing. Most Cubs fans would have been very happy being up 2-1 in the series after facing postseason legend Madison Bumgarner. Today Cubs fans find themselves in that exact position, but lack of sleep is not the only reason why Cubs fans are not happy with this turn of events. […]
Day: October 11, 2016
Second City October: A Manager’s Choices Make The Difference
The Cubs’ marathon loss to the Giants Monday night hurts, but only if we first remove context. From my fellow Wrigleyvillers, you’ll hear exceedingly reasonable takes focused on the fact that the Cubs anticipated a tough matchup with Madison Bumgarner, that Game Three was always the one they expected to be the most difficult, that […]
Second City October: Mike Montgomery’s Brilliance Not To Be Missed
October makes everything about baseball feel big, and nothing more so than emotions. We live for the big moments—the emotional highs and lows—and so the playoffs can be a time during which quiet, sturdy performances get easily overlooked. They shouldn’t be. And left-handed long relievers and spot starters are not usually the glamour players, but Cubs lefty […]
Playoff Prospectus: Put Away Your Brooms
The piece previewed here, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Clarissa Young, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the playoffs, “Playoff Prospectus.” Additional Game Three coverage, exclusive to BP Wrigleyville, can be found here, under the name “Second City October”. It was supposed to be a pitchers’ duel, and at the very beginning, there was a […]
Second City October: Bayside Heartbreak
This piece, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Ken Schultz, forms part of our in-house coverage of the Cubs in the playoffs, “Second City October.” Additional Game Two coverage can be found here. That was definitely a postseason classic. Before I dive deeper into it, here’s a question: has there ever been a classic postseason game where the Cubs ended […]