The Cubs won the division. In St. Louis. Let’s not bury the lede here. Usually, I’ll at least walk the dog or take some sort of break before I write these, whether here or on my site. But tonight is not that kind of occasion. Let’s soak. Let’s bathe in it. Let’s be euphoric. Crack […]
Day: September 27, 2017
Game Recap 158: Cubs 5, Cardinals 1
What You Need to Know: Through six innings, it appeared as though claiming the division crown would have to wait one more day for the Cubs (or, at least until the Milwaukee game ended). Michael Wacha stymied Cubs hitters while John Lackey dueled with Cardinals hitters almost as effectively, but a breakthrough sixth plated five […]
Revisiting Jose Quintana
With a convincing victory on Monday over the Cardinals, the Cubs eliminated their arch rivals from division contention and whittled their magic number down to one. Barring an unlikely collapse, the Cubs are heading to their third straight postseason appearance for only the second time in team history, and the first time since 1906-1908. The […]
Game 157 Recap: Cardinals 8, Cubs 7
I’m…not sure what that game was. Unfortunately, the one thing that I know was that it was not a Division Clincher. Here’s why it would be really nice to do it at Busch Stadium…on one of the crowd shots tonight, the CSN cameras found a fan seated in the first base side box seats wearing […]