It’s been a phenomenal year for Cubs fans, and the staff here at BP Wrigleyville has thoroughly enjoyed the privilege of playing a part in the experience of the 2016 Cubs season. As we bring this year to a close, we’re excited to share our self-selected favorite work from the past year. We hope you […]
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BP Wrigleyville Wants You!
The final days of 2016 are here, and as we turn the corner into a new year and anticipate what 2017 will bring for the Cubs, there’s some exciting news here at BP Wrigleyville. Since its start in April of 2015, this has been a place that’s valued a critical and creative look at the Chicago […]
What’s the Best Path for the Redbirds?
This piece was co-written by Wrigleyville’s Isaac Bennett and Tommy Meyers. The Cardinals’ recent signing of Brett Cecil for four years and $30.5 million led to some disparate reactions between BP-Wrigleyville writers. It wasn’t Cecil himself that sparked controversy, nor the details of the contract—which was the kind of deal early in the offseason that’s […]
BP Wrigleycast: Replacing the Departed and Subverting the Narrative
BP Wrigleycast is BP Wrigleyville’s in-house podcast, hosted by Isaac Bennett, Ryan Davis, Carlos Portocarrero, and Joel Reese. The latest episode, “Replacing the Departed and Subverting the Narrative”, can be found here.
Playoff Prospectus: The Highlight Reel: World Series Game 7
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Ashley Varela, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. One hundred and eight years after the Cubs last held the title of World Champions, 212 days after the first pitch of the 2016 season, and 26 days after the Cubs took the postseason […]
Playoff Prospectus: Assessing the Managers’ Moves in Game 7
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Matthew Trueblood, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. There’s real freedom in a Game 7. A manager has just one imperative: win this game. Even in a Game 6, a skipper will draw criticism (and perhaps do genuine damage) if he makes […]
Playoff Prospectus: After 108 Years, Cubs Win the Marathon and the Sprint
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Editor-in-Chief Aaron Gleeman, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. Baseball’s regular season is often described as a marathon. Six months of nearly uninterrupted, daily competition during which a single win or loss–or even a few of them consecutively–barely registers as noteworthy within […]
Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and World Series Game 7 Preview
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Bryan Grosnick, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. Everything ends. Tonight, not only does the 2016 baseball season come to its long-awaited conclusion, but one team will end a championship drought spanning a period of time best served by using the term […]
Playoff Prospectus: Assessing the Managers’ Moves in Game 6
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Jarrett Seidler, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. Cubs manager Joe Maddon only made one truly impactful move in the larger story of the series in Game 6. With a 7-2 lead and two on with two outs in the seventh inning—a […]
Playoff Prospectus: Who Wore It Best
This piece, written by Baseball Prospectus’s Trevor Strunk, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the postseason, “Playoff Prospectus”. In any baseball game that ends with a score of 9-3, especially any World Series game that ends with a score of 9-3, the central question any casual spectator is inevitably going to have […]