Well! It’s finally the actual day. There’s been a lot of previewing and a lot of anticipating and a lot of planning, and today, we get to actually watch some baseball get played. Let’s get right to it. Starting Pitching Jon Lester (202.7 IP/2.44 ERA/3.10 DRA) vs. Johnny Cueto (219.7 IP/2.79 ERA/3.54 DRA) It’s a […]
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Second City October: The Importance of Game One
We do what we have to do. Pray to a deity, kiss your loved ones, pace back and forth until you wear a divot in the carpet. So let’s just get it out of the way: teams that win Game One of any postseason series in Major League Baseball history have won the series 64.1 percent […]
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Preview, Giants vs. Cubs ($)
The piece previewed here, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Rian Watt, forms part of the main site’s comprehensive coverage of the playoffs, “Playoff Prospectus”. Additional series coverage, exclusive to BP Wrigleyville, can be found here, under the name “Second City October”. The thing about the playoffs is that the best teams don’t always win. That’s what […]
Second City October: NLDS Series Preview
This piece, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Henry Druschel, forms part of our in-house coverage of the Cubs in the playoffs, “Second City October”. Additional NLDS coverage, written by Rian Watt and originally run on the main site’s series “Playoff Prospectus,” can be found here. They’ve been a long, long time in coming, but the real playoffs are finally here. The […]
Second City October: Keeping an Eye on the Cubs ‘Pen
This piece, written by BP Wrigleyville’s Cat Garcia, forms part of our in-house coverage of the Cubs in the playoffs, “Second City October”. The outcome has been decided. The Cubs won’t enjoy vengeful rematch with the Mets this weekend at Wrigley Field. Instead, they’ll be facing the San Francisco Giants. The wave of apprehension that blanketed the Cubs fanbase […]
2016 Has Already Been a Success
“You can’t be bitter over four games when 162 were so special.” —Wade Boggs When I was a kid in Guatemala, I asked my dad to buy me a new Nintendo game on his trip to the US. When he came back I was thrilled to see him—but I was also keeping a close eye […]
The Cubs and Pythagoras: Not Quite Forever Friends
“It’s so good, Zack, you’re gonna love it.” “Man, you’re in for a treat!” “Holy crap dude it’s gonna be so great!” The early reviews were in: beer was good. And boy, was I stoked to try it. I remember fondly my “first beer”—a Fat Tire at Murphy’s Pub in Champaign, Illinois—and I couldn’t believe […]
Baseball Therapy: How Much Is Theo Epstein Worth?
This article, by BP’s Russell A. Carleton, originally ran on the main site. We hope you enjoy this preview here. The Cubs really like their president, Theo Epstein, and according to reports just gave him 50-ish million reasons to like them back. On top of that, they also gave his friends (general manager Jed Hoyer […]
Hot at the Right Time, Montero Ready for October
Success in the playoffs generally has as much to do with being hot at the right time as it does with fielding the best team on paper. The Cubs will certainly have the latter, but the former will be in question as the NLDS starts on Friday night. This “being hot” is a difficult thing to […]
2016 Season Recap: Cubs 103 Opponents 58
Welcome to Wild Card Wednesday! With the Cubs (thankfully) not partaking in the Wild Card wackiness this year, we’re doing a lot of looking forward this week on BP Wrigleyville. But that also means that we’re blessed with a tiny slice of time in which we can look back at the regular season that was. […]