Looming is what this game feels like. The start time has been moved an hour ahead to try to avoid the impending rain fall in Cleveland. The Cubs need at least one game in Cleveland no matter what, and the Cubs have, on paper, a favorable pitching matchup, and so the math has not changed […]
Author: Mike Banghart
Second City October: NLCS Recap—Cubs Advance To The World Series
71 years have passed between the Cubs’ last appearance in the World Series, and their latest, which will begin on Tuesday. A full, productive and (relatively) happy life could have been lived in between these two events. The Anno Catuli counter has another set of zeros on the sign this morning, and employers throughout Chicagoland rejoice at […]
Second City October: NLCS Game Five Preview, Cubs (2-2) at Dodgers (2-2)
The sleeping giant has woken. You can be forgiven if you forgot just how good this team was during a 21-inning scoreless streak. After all, nothing makes a team look flatter than a slumping offense, and there were more than a few folks out there starting to write their “I told you so’s” about this team. […]
Second City October: NLCS Game Three Preview, Cubs (1-1) at Dodgers (1-1)
This season has been defined by waiting. The regular season was completely devoid of drama. That made the past five months a wait for the postseason to begin, but for many there was also the wait for the other shoe to drop. Fans that have seen anything positive by this franchise be met with triple […]
Second City October: NLDS Game Four Preview, Cubs (2-1) at Giants (1-2)
Human perception is a funny thing. Most Cubs fans would have been very happy being up 2-1 in the series after facing postseason legend Madison Bumgarner. Today Cubs fans find themselves in that exact position, but lack of sleep is not the only reason why Cubs fans are not happy with this turn of events. […]
Game 154 Recap: Cardinals 10 Cubs 4
This game is what Cubs fans fear in a potential Divisional Series rematch this year. The Cardinals cardinaled Jason Hammel in the first inning to take a four-run lead in the first inning with (maybe) two hard hit balls. That was a lead they never relinquished. The Cards added on against Hammel in the second […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs Cardinals, September 23-25
The search for meaning in the meaningless. It is the human condition and the fate that observers of this Cubs team have found themselves in for weeks. Now the Cubs playing a meaningless final series against the Cardinals in September is hardly unfamiliar, but the only drama for the Cubs being the chance to win […]
Game 152 Recap: Cubs 9 Reds 2
The Cubs run differential has been an oft-discussed topic, and rightfully so with it sitting at a whooping +239. It feels like half of those runs have come against the Reds. It was going to be a tough year for the Reds, and the Cubs have certainly done their part to make sure that was […]
Game 148 Recap: Brewers 11 Cubs 3
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound? The Cubs were blown out at home against a rebuilding team this afternoon. Does anyone care after all the emotions expelled yesterday? The Brewers were able to temporarily delay the Cubs march to a hundred victories, […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs Cardinals, September 12-14
The Cubs and Cardinals have played several drama-filled and meaningful September series in recent memory. The Cubs chasing a playoff spot last year took 2 of 3 from the Cardinals twice in September. Any mention of important September series between these two teams must include the 5 game series to the start the month in […]