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 […]
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Game 110 Recap: Cubs 5, Padres 4
What You Need To Know: They don’t all have to be Rembrandts. The Cubs scored all five runs in the second inning, And really, the game was a microcosm of the whole season, and why most feel this team is good, even really good, but falling just short of the juggernaut/demon-fist it sometimes threatens to be. […]
Game 109 Recap: Cubs 5, Padres 4
What You Need To Know: It was harder than it had to be. This was a Padres lineup, which should be enough for any pitcher to gain some swagger against, bereft of Wil Myers (and his missing L). Jose Quintana acted accordingly, holding the Pads to one run over six, and never let a man settle […]
On Javy Baez’s Chances at an MVP
Javier Báez is a legitimate candidate for the National League Most Valuable Player award. On a team with Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, and Willson Contreras, each elite at their respective positions, it’s Báez who has garnered the most frequent discussion in the MVP talks. And while there’s still a good chunk of the season to […]
Ben Zobrist: Changing History Instead of His Footwear
In retrospect, it’s going to be awfully amusing that Ben Zobrist’s 2018 is mostly going to be remembered for the shoes controversy. Somehow, MLB decided that in a league full of Josh Haders and Roberto Osunas, it was going to make an example out of a player who seemingly exists to answer the question: “What […]
Game 107 Recap: Cubs 9, Pirates 2
This game was a snoozefest, but a snoozefest in the best way possible. The story, of course, was the newest addition to the Cubs’ rotation, Cole Hamels. Just over three years after no-hitting the Cubs back on July 25th, 2015, Hamels made his debut in Cubbies pinstripes. The 2018 version of Hamels is a little […]
The Table Is Set, The Pieces Are Moving
The trade deadline has passed, and while some things might happen between now and the waiver deadline of August 31st, we basically know what every team is going to crash with toward the wire. So let’s reset the field, see who’s better off and who is… well, the Brewers. Central Cubs: We broke down the Hamels trade […]
Game 106 Recap: Pirates 5, Cubs 4, Replay 0
They say you can learn something new at every baseball game, and that certainly held true tonight. For example, before this evening’s Cubs/Pirates clash, did you know that if TV can’t show an angle that definitely shows Addison Russell was out at third base in the ninth inning, the MLB replay office can just make […]
Game 104 Recap: Cardinals 6, Cubs 2
What You Need To Know: Jose Quintana didn’t have it, Miles Mikolas did, and that’s really all there is to know. Q was touched up for six runs in the first, and while the Cubs have done their share of Copperfield acts this season, that’s a bit much to ask. Next Level: There really isn’t much point […]
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 […]