What You Need To Know: Jose Quintana had had just about enough of this crap, and had the Brew Crew staring at the lights for 6 2/3rds. The offense didn’t do much, and it’s an awfully strange world when I have to tell you Wade Miley and Jhoulys Chacin are probably the Brewers best two starters. […]
Author: Sam Fels
Game 141 Recap: Nationals 10, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: Next Level: There’s no question the MLB handled last night’s… what-have-ya in the most balloon-handed fashion possible. The game should have never started. They should have started again when they could have late. More the former than the latter. And it’s easy to shout at the rain that MLB cost the Cubs this […]
Is Javy Báez The NL MVP?
I’ll get this out up front so there’s no misunderstanding: I always hate these discussions. To me, all four pro leagues on this continent should take a cue from the rest of the world and rename the award “Player Of The Year.” Because that’s really what it is. With this nebulous, winking, “most valuable” label, […]
Game 137 Recap: Brewers 4, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: This one stings not because of what was lost but also because of would could have been gained. In a game where Craig Counsell and his Brewers were clearly going all in to win, the Cubs had reached into their chest and grabbed their heart with Rizzo’s homer off Josh Hader. […]
Game 136 Recap: Cubs 8, Phillies 1
What You Need To Know: The Cubs were mostly helpless against Aaron Nola, who is one of the league’s best. They struck out 11 times in five innings plus two outs. But when they weren’t flailing away, they made it count, with three solo homers and a triple from Kyle Schwarber to scratch across four runs. […]
Game 134 Recap: Phillies 2, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: Jose Quintana had his best start in some time, but it went for naught as the Pennsylvania fog continued to linger over the Cubs, who yet again had just a solo homer to show for the offensive efforts. But I guess if you’ve been to Pennsylvania, you understand. Justin Wilson and […]
When Lester’s Arm Goes Up, Your Bat Goes Shut
Since the arrival of Cole Hamels, the consternation levels about Jon Lester have gone down. Maybe it’s out of pure shock/ecstasy over what Hamels has done. Maybe it’s the hope, still not the expectation yet, that the Cubs might have the one ace in their playoff rotation it’s generally thought you need. Of course, it’s […]
Hamels Is Waiting For Vizzini
I should put a disclaimer at the top of this, because if you’ve followed me either here or at my hockey wing for any length of time you know the “Fels M*therf*ck” is a real thing. It’s already sort of worked, as I wasn’t a fan of Hamels trade when it happened, and he’s been […]
Games 131 and 132 Recap: Cubs 2, Mets 1 & Mets 10, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: They were able to finish last night’s game after it was halted due God’s revenge on Noah, and after everyone got a little stretched out, scratched various places, and a good yawn, the Cubs scratched across the winning run on a Ben Zobrist single after the Mets definitely went METS. The […]
Game 129 Recap: Cubs 9, Reds 0
What You Need To Know: On a day that felt like trying to walk through a carwash filled with chicken noodle soup, Kyle Hendricks was basically untouchable. Certainly untouchable to a Reds team that looks like it already has the bus running on the season. Nothing is going right for Homer Bailey, and that continued early […]