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Kris Bryant and Ryne Sandberg’s 1985 Season

by Ken Schultz December 6, 2017

When Kris Bryant won the 2016 NL MVP, he was quickly welcomed to the club by Ryne Sandberg in an Instagram photo that could only be captioned “Two Cub legends pose for a Wes Anderson film.” And after Bryant completed his follow-up season, it turned out that the two of them had a lot more […]

Tags: 1985, 2017, Kris Bryant, MVP, Ryne Sandberg | 2 Comments

Ryne Sandberg and the Summer of ’89

by Ken Schultz January 12, 2017

To almost every Cub fan, Ryne Sandberg is most indelibly associated with the 1984 season–and for good reason. He won the MVP in a year where the Cubs advanced to the postseason for the first time since 1945. Statistically, it was his magnum opus as he accumulated a career-high 7.6 WARP. And there was that […]

Tags: 1989, Ryne Sandberg | 1 Comment

Rethinking “The Sandberg Game”

by Ken Schultz March 11, 2016

At some point during every day of his life, Ryne Sandberg is asked by fans or the media about June 23, 1984. And invariably, the conversation goes something like this: RADIO GUY: Hey Ryno, remember that game where you hit the two homers off Bruce Sutter? SANDBERG: Yes. (Uncomfortably long awkward pause) RADIO GUY: That […]

Tags: Bruce Sutter, Cardenfreude, Rogers Hornsby, Ryne Sandberg |

Anthony Rizzo and the greatest mulligan of all time

by Ken Schultz October 22, 2018

Back in late July, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the finale of the Cubs/Diamondbacks series in person. After David Bote sent Wrigley Field up for grabs with a two-run, bottom-of-the-ninth-inning homer to complete a furious five-run Cubs comeback, tying the score at six, Anthony Rizzo strode to the plate as the potential game […]

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Daniel Murphy and the Cubs’ Message to Their LGBTQ Fans

by Ken Schultz August 22, 2018

It shouldn’t be too much to ask of a baseball front office to ask, “Hey, when the team has the best record in the league, can you avoid doing something that makes me feel awful about rooting for them?” And yet two years later, here we are again. After bringing aboard the execrable Aroldis Chapman […]

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Game 69 Recap: Cubs 3, Padres 2

by Ken Schultz June 19, 2017

Hey look, the Cubs can beat the Padres! That feels like leading the sports page with a 72 point headline screaming “WASHINGTON GENERALS LOSE.” Normally, it should not be this exhilarating to beat the Padres. And yet it certainly is tonight. Hell, the only reason you should be exhilarated in a game with the Padres […]

Tags: Game Recap, San Diego Padres | 2 Comments

The 2017 Leadoff Experiment and the Backdrop of Cubs Leadoff History

by Ken Schultz June 19, 2017

“Anthony loves batting leadoff!” –Anthony Rizzo, upon homering for the second day in a row There are a lot of skills that go into becoming the greatest leadoff hitter of all time. And it’s comforting to know Rizzo has already mastered referring to himself in the third person. Until the big first baseman took over […]

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Ben Zobrist’s Aging Curve

by Ken Schultz March 18, 2017

This past month, the Cubs have discovered that one of the nice things about returning most of the core from a 103 win World Series champion is that there isn’t a lot of Spring Training drama. With most of the roster decisions already decided by mid-February, it’s up to the beat writers to create their […]

Tags: Aging Curves, Ben Zobrist | 1 Comment

Kris Bryant: National League All-Star, Baseball Stoic

by Ken Schultz July 6, 2016

On Monday, June 27, Kris Bryant had a day for the ages against the Cincinnati Reds, going 5-for-5 with three home runs and two doubles. As this had never happened before in baseball history, tributes to his achievement poured in from all over the baseball landscape. (Except for one Boston hack who sniffed that Bryant […]

Tags: Andre Dawson, Billy Williams, Kris Bryant, Ryne Sandberg | 1 Comment
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