Apparently, the Cubs have reached the Strawberry Fields after watching too many Tyler Chatwood starts, and are trying to get out of this trip before it gets any worse. They have acquired Cole Hamels from Texas, and though we don’t know exactly what’s going back the consensus seems to be it’s all very low-level prospects […]
Author: Sam Fels
Game 102 Recap: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 6
What You Need To Know: If they allowed titles for these things, this one would be “Big Dumb Sex,” for all of you hardcore Soundgarden lovers out there. It took forever, most of the game was dumb, but in the end sex is sex and a win is a win and the Cubs pulled one out […]
Position Players Pitching: Maybe It Doesn’t Have To Mean Anything
“It’s just a bunch of stuff that happened.” -Homer Simpson Always go to Homer for the last word on anything. Wait, not that Homer? Well, whatever. At the tine of writing, Cubs fans have seen an unprecedented run of position player pitching. There were three against the Cardinals last Friday, and then two more on […]
How To Learn To Love The DH
Whenever you get all of the baseball media in one place, and all the baseball people in one place, you’re going to get some noise and some surprises. Rob Manfred made it clear that he thinks MLB should expand to 32 teams, and perhaps thinning out some pitching staffs and bullpens especially would allow for […]
Game 96 Recap: Cubs 7, Cardinals 2
What You Need To Know: This one very much looked like a contest that started too early for everyone, as these noon games tend to have something of a sleepy feel. Both Tyler Chatwood and Luke Weaver were not sharp, combining for 11 walks. Well, I shouldn’t say Chatwood wasn’t sharp, because this is what he […]
Game 95 Recap: Cardinals A Ton, Cubs A Whole Lot Less
What You Need To Know: That’ll do. Next Level: I suppose it’s here that I would say something like, “Cubs fans might want to get used to this from Lester,” or “This won’t be the last time, I don’t know,” or something like that. Ok, we shouldn’t expect to see THIS from Lester, who didn’t have […]
Game 93 Recap: Cubs 7, Padres 4
What You Need To Know: There’s no better way to head into vacation than with an easy day at work with little to do. The Cubs piled up five runs in the first two innings and the pop-gun Padres offense, though the Cubs did their best to make it look better all weekend, was never really […]
Lester Regression I’m Pulling Your Strings
It’s at the mountaintop that you have to prepare for the biggest fall, right? Something like that. So being named to the All-Star game seems an excellent time to address all of our Jon Lester fears. Or maybe there’s just another reason I was voted in high school “Most Likely To Take Lemons And Make […]
The Bullpen Danger On The Horizon
While some would tell you it’s been a topsy-turvy season for the Cubs—and it’s certainly had more adventure than it has needed—sitting a game and a half out halfway through and on your way to 92-94 wins is hardly the seventh level of hell. The offense seems to have clicked into gear, and the Cubs might […]
Game 85 Recap: Reds 3, Cubs 2
What You Need To Know: All good things must end. The Cubs six-game winning streak came to an end as Mike Montgomery couldn’t quite dance with Tyler Mahle on one of those strange summer days that’s warm but the wind howls in from the lake. And though the winds and air said “Do Not Enter,” the Cubs […]