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2019 Player Profile: David Bote

by Kazuto Yamazaki November 27, 2018

Positions(s): Second base, third base, and pinch hitter extraordinaire 2018 Stats: 210 PAs, .239/.319/.408, 17 XBH, 6 HR, .269 TAv, 1.8 FRAA, 0.9 WARP Year in Review: When Cubs position players reported to Mesa for 2018 Spring Training, David Bote was a nobody. No one outside his family and friends knew how to correctly pronounce his last […]

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Game 3 Recap: Cubs 10, Marlins 6

by Kazuto Yamazaki March 31, 2018

What You Need to Know: For months, Cubs fans had longed for their brand-new half-Iranian, half-Japanese, 6-foot-5 righty, whose stuff is often described as “sexy”, to make his first start as a Cub. Alas, it went poorly and they were left disappointed, like kids on a Saturday night waiting for bae to come over while both of […]

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2017 Player Profile: Koji Uehara

by Kazuto Yamazaki November 16, 2017

Position: Relief Pitcher 2017 Stats: 3-4, 2 saves, 3.98 ERA/3.80 FIP/3.78 DRA, 94 cFIP, 10.5 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 0.7 WARP Year in Review: For the second consecutive season, the Cubs took a chance on a reliever in his 40s. In fact, they employed not only one, but two past-their-30s bullpen arms in Joe Nathan and Joel Peralta […]

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Game 156 Recap: Cubs 10, Cardinals 2

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 25, 2017

What you need to know: The game was basically decided by the time the Cubs took the field in the bottom of the first inning. The four-run top of the first, including a bases-clearing double by Addison Russell, who then came in to score on a subsequent Jason Heyward double, pretty much set the tone of […]

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Game 153 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 4

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 23, 2017

What You Need to Know: Fans of the Cubs and Brewers, as well as baseball fanatics everywhere probably no longer have nails after two consecutive nights of this epic duel between division rivals amidst playoff contention in late-September. Both games went to extras, no less. In both of those contests, things could’ve gone either way, but […]

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Game 146 Recap: Cubs 14, Mets 6

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 14, 2017

What You Need to Know: The Cubs’ end of the battery, Jen-Ho Tseng was making his first start in the big leagues, and thus, the Cubs gave up some runs in early parts of the game. Thankfully, the offense did their job to overcome the deficit and complete the sweep of the empty shell of […]

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Game 144 Recap: Cubs 8, Mets 3

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 12, 2017

What You Need to Know: The Cubs welcomed what used to be the Mets to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. Visiting New York’s roster includes the shell of Jose Reyes, fringy big-league regulars Nori Aoki and Wilmer Flores, as well as some cyborgs made of healthy parts taken from fallen Mets players. The Cubs defeated […]

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Game 140 Recap: Cubs 8, Pirates 2

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 7, 2017

What You Need to Know: The hardest blow for the Cubs came right before the game actually began, in the form of a sudden downpour, which caused a 50-minute delay of the start time. Another downpour came in the 9th, after the game was all but concluded, which they were forced to play wet and soaked. […]

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Game 139 Recap: Cubs 1, Pirates 0

by Kazuto Yamazaki September 6, 2017

What You Need to Know: It wasn’t quite a slugfest at PNC Park Thursday night. Gerrit Cole and Jose Quintana traded zeros like a pair of Wall Street executives. For Quintana, it was the second-best start since joining the Cubs, in terms of game score (ver. 2). He recorded 68 over six scoreless innings. Cole, meanwhile, […]

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Game 89 Recap: Cubs 9, O’s 8

by Kazuto Yamazaki July 15, 2017

What You Need to Know: The Cubs are 1-0 in the Jose Quintana era. The trade has worked out well, I guess. The Baby Bears attacked early tonight, scoring eight runs on four home runs against O’s starter Kevin Gausman. Gausman whad the worst start of his career to date in terms of Tom Tango’s version […]

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