The Cubs played 18 innings of baseball yesterday, and they’re playing zero tonight. Tomorrow they’ll play (at least) 18 innings again. This schedule is a bold new direction for baseball—one that really gives those pace of play arguments more weight. Obviously, this is a seriously well-timed rainout, of the kind that fans of Spahn and […]
Day: May 8, 2017
Prospect Profile: Kevonte Mitchell Is Beginning to Find His Swag
When Kevonte Mitchell was drafted in 2014, many people scoured the internet to find some baseball related video. All that initially came up on YouTube were images of the 6’4″ and 195 pound prospect dunking on, over, and through people. But even in those first instances, one could clearly see what a great athlete the Cubs […]
Game 31: Yankees 5, Cubs 4 (18)
What You Need To Know: The Cubs continued to struggle at Wrigley Field, as they were swept by the Yankees tonight, losing by the score of four to one. The Cubs are now 7-9 to start the season at the Friendly Confines (they were 57-24 at home in 2016). This loss is especially painful as the […]