If hitting is contagious, as many are wont to believe, then the Cubs (last night excluded) have a pernicious cold on top of the flu with some sort of weird infection to top it off. After scoring five runs in five games versus the middling Pirates and lowly Tigers, all courtesy of the solo home […]
Author: Zack Moser
Cubs Acquire Daniel Murphy, Fans Collectively Scratch Heads
Whatever the reasoning, the Cubs have acquired former Mets and Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy in a waiver deal, as first reported by the Athletic’s Robert Murray. Murphy is also known for his reprehensible, hateful comments in 2015, when he stated that he “disagree[s] with the fact that [former MLB player and MLB Ambassador for Inclusion Billy Bean] […]
For Cubs, Hamels Provides Unexciting Stability with a Familiar Face
Thursday evening, the Cubs made their move. Well, they at least made a move, acquiring lefty Cole Hamels from the Rangers in exchange for Eddie Butler and 23-year-old Myrtle Beach righty Rollie Lacy. As Sam Fels cautioned in his trade reaction yesterday, the Cubs aren’t getting the Hamels who threw a no-hitter at Wrigley Field […]
Game 86 Recap: Cubs 8, Reds 7
What You Need to Know: The Cubs finally snapped their five-game losing streak against the dreaded Reds, but it wasn’t easy. Trailing 5-0 and 7-2 at different points of the game (and as late as the seventh inning), the offense and bullpen picked up Tyler Chatwood, scoring one in the sixth, one in the seventh, and […]
Game 69 Recap: Dodgers 4, Cubs 3
What You Need to Know: The afternoon after a thunderstorm and a power outage featured what should have been a sound victory over the Dodgers, as the bats hit in timely situations and the bullpen kept the thumpers in the L.A. lineup at bay. A disastrous ninth that can only be explained as bad managing and worse […]
The Vets Are Back in Town
It’s no secret that the Cubs have been the biggest player on the free agent market since the winter of 2014-2015. They haven’t been in on every free agent, and perhaps they have missed on a few opportunities to improve their club because of that, but they have made four significant signings since that offseason: […]
Game 61 Recap: Cubs 2, Pirates 0
What You Need to Know: It was the Jon Lester show at Wrigley, as the veteran lefty submitted his second straight start of seven innings and no runs. A leadoff hit by pitch of Kris Bryant and a misplayed Jason Heyward double led to two runs in the Cubs’ first, and that was all they would […]
Game 56 Recap: Phillies 6, Cubs 1
What You Need to Know: This game felt off starting in the second inning. While Kyle Hendricks promptly retired the Phillies in order in the first, he walked Aaron Alther in the second and fell behind Nick Williams, making Williams comfortable enough in the box to turn on a pitch and deposit it in the right-field bleachers. […]
Who Is 2018 José Quintana?
With one out in the fifth inning on Saturday, Joe Maddon exited the dugout and strolled to the pitcher’s mound. The Cubs skipper was about to pull José Quintana after only 83 pitches and the game tied at three, despite the bullpen’s generally overworked state. It was a contentious move, and there was a bit […]
Game 41 Recap: Cubs 8, Reds 1
What You Need to Know: One day after a washed out game in Atlanta, rain again threatened the Cubs’ efforts to squeeze in a ballgame in Cincinnati. A 90-minute delay finally gave way to the game’s first pitch, and the game was in the Cubs’ hands shortly thereafter. The bats made Homer Bailey look like, […]