On May 31, after the Cubs had dispatched the Mets 5-1, Javy Báez saw the postgame media scrum approach his locker. And he instantly knew what they wanted to discuss… “Oh yes, I walked! Yes!” Javy punctuated his jubillation by turning to his left and fistpumping, as if after listening to the umpire call “ball […]
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Is David Bote For Real?
In reality, it doesn’t matter if he is or not in one sense. David Bote has provided us all a moment from this season we’ll never forget. The kind of fairy tale that’s so preposterous you really can’t believe it actually happened. Anything that sprung out of your imagination in your living room or backyard […]
Game 118 Recap: Brewers 7, Cubs 0
As the Brewers took a 7-0 lead into the ninth inning, a voice wearing the number 13 jersey inside the Cubs dugout could be heard whispering, “I accept your challenge.” What You Need to Know: If you get your baseball news from anywhere other than #cubstwitter, you’d know that the Cubs still have the best […]
The Cubs Are Gonna Be Alright: Reasons for Optimism
Last night’s result notwithstanding, The Cubs have stumbled a bit out of the All-Star break, going 13-11 against, overall, some pretty weak competition. This stretch of games has felt particularly concerning because it has fallen outside of the usual second half pattern of dominance the Cubs have established since Joe Maddon took over in 2015. It […]
Game 116 Recap: Nationals 9, Cubs 4
What You Need To Know: Next Level: Well, it seems we do this after every Lester start the past month, but there’s no reason to start anywhere else. Eight earned runs while getting 11 outs. In 32 and 2/3rds innings since July 1st, he’s given up 35 earned runs. I don’t need to do the […]
Game 113 Recap: Cubs 5, Royals 0
When you play the Kansas City Royals, there can be only one of two results. 1. What you’re supposed to do. OR 2. Make Cubs twitter blow up like Tom Ricketts just announced he’s retiring number 21, but only to honor Junior Lake. What You Need to Know: Happily, the Cubs chose Option 1. They […]
Albert Almora Needs To Get Off The Ground
You can pick any player on the Cubs this year, almost, and there’s probably been intense debate about said player in various forums. Addison Russell, Ian Happ, Jason Heyward, Jon Lester, Yu Darvish, Kyle Schwarber, and the list is probably longer. And a lot of these players have swung the majority from one side to […]
An Arrest, a Court Case, and a Push to Legalize Sunday Baseball
On June 23rd, 1895, in the third inning of the Colts’ game in Chicago against the Cleveland Spiders, a group of policemen entered the Colts’ clubhouse and arrested the entire Chicago starting nine. Each player was served an arrest warrant and made to sign a $100 bond officially for disturbance of the peace, but in […]
Addison’s July Of Discontent
Addison Russell’s season certainly has had an up-and-down quality to it. His April basically ended up in a puddle, as he was trying out a new approach and using the opposite field more and more. That led to a pretty spirited May and June, with that new approach paying off and pitchers having to return […]
Game 111 Recap: Padres 10, Cubs 6
What You Need To Know: Life is nothing but ennui. Next Level: This series is a pretty tight example of why the truth about the Cubs lies somewhere in the middle of the poles of the screaming banshees who will tell you either the Cubs are trash or they’re clearly the best team in the NL. They […]