We’ve all been made well aware of the fact that in 2015, the Cubs are striking out quite frequently. Currently, the North Siders are just below the Houston Astros in highest strikeout percentage in baseball, the Astros at 25.1 percent and the Cubs barely trailing them at 24.7 percent. There is one thing that immediately […]
Author: Cat Garcia
Jake Arrieta’s Curveball is a Lethal Weapon
One could refer to Jake Arrieta as a dark horse when it comes to the elite arms in the game. When it comes to the top-tier, well-established hurlers, Arrieta’s name is almost never dropped by anyone but locals. That’s fine, it’s almost as if Arrieta is the best secret the North Side of Chicago has […]
How Hendricks Got His Sink Back
Photo courtesy of David Banks-USA TODAY Sports It’s no big secret that I am a huge supporter of Kyle Hendricks. Though I have a very strong hold on my affinity for him and his pitching style, others remain quite vigilant when it comes to Hendricks. This is completely understandable, given the fact that he has […]
Is Yoervis Medina the new Pedro Strop Project?
Photo courtesy of Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Welington Castillo has caused quite the whirlwind in the Cubs world, with news coming out Tuesday morning that he was officially traded to the Seattle Mariners for bullpen arm Yoervis Medina. The reactions amongst Cubs fans in the Twitterverse were immense, ranging from “he’s injured” to “he’s fine”, to “the trade wasn’t fair” and […]
Fowler Fixes the Top
Photo courtesy of Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports If I were to ask three separate people the question “Who played center field for the Cubs in 2014?” I would probably gather three different answers. This is because last year, between trades, flip-flopping players between the majors and minors, and prospects getting the call-up, the Cubs had […]
Batting Second: Anthony Rizzo’s New role in the Lineup and Why It Works
Photo courtesy of Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports Cubs manager Joe Maddon has been known for many eclectic things that make him who he is: his glasses, his casual demeanor, The Cousin Eddie, his candid approach with pretty much whomever he encounters, and so much more. Those things are all charming and make him the Joe […]
Why We Had to Say Goodbye to Arismendy Alcantara and Why We’ll See Him Again
I am a big advocate of Arismendy Alcantara. As a baseball fan, I love seeing a player who displays the ability to benefit his team not just as the typical, power-hitting home-run clubber, but in other less obvious, more nuanced ways. The range of benefits that Alcantara brings to the Cubs makes him a little Clark […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Can the Cubs Keep Starlin Castro and Still Promote Addison Russell?
As the old saying goes, patience is a virtue. Loyal Cubs fans from all walks of life set this example perfectly in our fast paced, need-results-now world. I’m not talking about waiting for Kris Bryant either. Or waiting for a championship. Or waiting in the lengthy bathroom lines at Wrigley Field on Opening Night—though those […]