What You Need to Know: After Sal Romano and Mike Montgomery spent four innings looking like dueling Cy-Young candidates, the Cubs remembered that, despite weekend evidence to the contrary, they did indeed know how to play baseball. They blew up Romano’s leisurely Sunday afternoon to the tune of five (two-out!) runs in the fifth courtesy […]
Author: Brian Davis
Game 55 Recap: Cubs 2, Mets 0
What You Need to Know: If last night’s 14-inning escapade was the weekend office party where everyone stayed out a little too late and had a little too much to drink, then today’s game was the next day when several senior employees call in sick. The less-senior employees were tasked with doing random assignments to fill the gaps: Tommy La Stella and […]
Game 47 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 2
If you needed another illustration of the weirdness of baseball, the Cubs entered their series as far back in the NL Central as the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the NL West (3 1/2 games). Guys, it might be time for a run. Lucky for the Cubs, they’re 12-2 in their last 14 against the […]
Game 37 Recap: White Sox 5, Cubs 3
A 5-1 showing against two of the league’s worst teams is almost expected, but the offensive explosion over these games has mostly quieted the early negative vibes around this Cubs team. They’re still waiting on a functional Yu Darvish to show up, but now with Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras hitting, things seem to be generally […]
Game 25 Recap: Cubs 2, Brewers 0
What You Need to Know: If you don’t have a broom, the Cubs have some for you to use. After walking the first batter of the game on four pitches, Tyler Chatwood continued the Cubs’ stellar run of starting pitching, and the Brewers continued being unable to play baseball against the Cubs –now 1-7 on the year. […]
Game 19 Recap: Cubs 9, Rockies 7
What You Need To Know: The Cubs’ eternal quest to rise (and stay) above .500 started with a disconcerting bang when Rockies pitcher German Marquez hit Kris Bryant in the head, forcing Bryant to leave the game with “a laceration” caused by his sunglasses. After most of the Cubs’s hitting coaching staff were ejected, the offense […]
Game 10 Recap: Pirates 8, Cubs 5
At what point does it no longer become cute and cuddly that the Pittsburgh Pirates are flying the Jolly Roger atop the National League Central? The answer to that question can probably start with the agreement that such a point occurs well after the tenth game of the season. Still, though, in an offseason that […]
Game 9 Recap: Cubs 3, Brewers 0
No matter what Gleyber Torres does in the future, the trade for Aroldis Chapman has been forever legitimized thanks to a magical night in Cleveland in November 2016. Jose Quintana—at least until he similarly has a World Series title to celebrate with the Cubs—doesn’t have the same luxury. With every 972-ft home run Eloy Jimenez hits, the […]
Cubs Re-sign Brian Duensing
The Chicago Cubs added what presumes to be the final piece of their bullpen by re-signing pitcher Brian Duensing to a two-year, $7 million deal. With his signing, the Cubs continued their flood of offseason pitching acquisitions, likely ended the whispering that they might be interested in Greg Holland, and cemented themselves in the financial […]
Replacing Jon Jay, or at Least His On-Base Percentage
Even though Jon Jay came to the Chicago Cubs from the San Diego Padres, it was his time with the St. Louis Cardinals that defined his talents to Cubs fans—the pesky fourth outfielder who seemed as likely to rip your heart out with a clutch line drive as an in-his-prime Albert Pujols was to hit […]