What You Need To Know: Once again, a Cubs starter decided to pull the “Hey Rocky, watch my offense pull a rabbit out of my hat!” routine and give up some first inning runs. It was Jake Arrieta again, though this time it was only two runs, and the offense was able to eradicate that deficit […]
Author: Sam Fels
Game 26 Recap: Cubs 8, Phillies 3
What You Need To Know: A couple Cubs came in from the cold, came down from the wire tonight. Kyle Schwarber produced a three-run pulverizer that essentially won the game. It was his first homer in nearly three weeks, with the last coming on April 18th. It was only his fourth hit in the last 10 […]
J-Hey Hey What Can He Do?
Jason Heyward has been a nice story so far this season. At least it’s more fun than talking about the velocity of the Cubs’ rotation. However, I’m suspicious of anything that has the potential to make me happy. I want nothing more than Heyward to be everything he was before he got to Chicago. But I’ve […]
Game 12 Recap: Pirates 6, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: Bullpens gonna bullpen. Next Level: Before delving into yet another late-inning full-body dry heave, it should be mentioned just how impressive Jameson Taillon was today. I’m bullish on the Pirates this year, and it mostly has to do with the three pitchers we’ve seen this series. Glasnow still needs a weatherman […]
Game 6 Recap: Cubs 7, Brewers 4
What You Need To Know: We’re going to have a lot of discussion over what submission move to name the Cubs’ offense after (or at least us wrestling dorks will). Coquina Clutch? Hell’s Gate? Figure Four? Sharp-shooter? The Cubs ground Zach Davies into a fine paste in the first inning, as Schwarber and Bryant singled on […]
I Think… I Think I’m Getting The Jon Lester Fear
Hi, it’s me. The man on the mountain who’s here to instill panic in you about the top of the Cubs rotation. And you were so excited for the new season, weren’t you? Hadn’t even noticed the wind was biting, did you? I kill what you love. Actually, it’s not that bad. But it’s worth […]
Jake Arrieta Coming Down The Mountain
No Cub is going to generate as much discussion than our very own Greek god Jake Arrieta. Not only are we not totally sure what Arrieta is going to provide this season, or how we’re going to feel about it, but he’s also headed into free agency. So along with his performance—whatever it might end […]
Unleash The Schwarber… Against Lefties Too
Heading into full spring training, and into the season, one of the things intent Cub watchers are curious about is how, once again, Joe Maddon will juggle all the players he needs to get into the lineup. We know there are five guys for infield spots in Anthony Rizzo, Ben Zobrist, Javy Baez, Addison Russell, […]
The Case For Baez To Lead Off… Sometimes… Maybe
One of the things Dexter Fowler left in his wake with his departure to West East St. Louis, along with a shortage in the “handsome” and “really cute kid” department, is a question of who the Cubs bat leadoff on a day-to-day basis. We’ve all been part of debates on whether your leadoff hitter is […]
Rotation To Rotation – The Injury Cannon Is Here?
If you’re like me, you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the exact reasons why the Cubs won the World Series. It’s strange, because if they hadn’t we would have spent all winter tearing apart every little mythological sinew and fiber looking for what went wrong, all the way down to what they ate […]