Another rotational turn passes, and the Cubs went 4-1 once again. For those of you keeping track at home, the turn-by-turn team records thus far are 4-1, 4-1, 3-2 and 4-1. Certainly, credit for the team’s early season success extends well beyond the starting pitching, but to get through 20 games without having a single outing […]
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The Unlikeliest of Heroes
The Cubs have ridden the top rotation and offense in the game, thus far, to the best record in all of baseball. At the time of this writing, the Cubs as a team rank first in runs per game, first in run differential, first in ERA, second in OBP, second in VORP, and second in TAv. […]
Game 24 Recap: Cubs 7 Pirates 2
For the first time since that glorious Wild Card playoff game last October, the Cubs returned to PNC Park to play Pittsburgh. And in what can only be termed the oddest bit of nostalgia of the entire 2016 season thus far, Clint Hurdle and the Pirates decided to throw back to that playoff by plunking […]
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates, May 2-4
This beginning of the week series marks the first time the Cubs and Pirates have seen each other since last October’s fateful wild card game—a night those in the Steel City are likely still scrubbing from their memories, especially Sean Rodriguez. The Cubs head to Pittsburgh from a rainy week at home where they won […]
Young Cubs: Almora Rising
It was a cold and windy week in Chicago, but some Cubs prospects are hot. Let’s recap this week in the minors. Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) (9-12) Albert Almora was the biggest story in the farm system this week, as he continued his torrid start to the season. He hit two more homers, and bumped his […]
Game 23 Recap: Braves 4 Cubs 3 (10)
The Cubs played an extra-inning matinee under grey Chicago skies on Sunday, closing out a rain-shortened two-game set against the Braves. The main news going into today’s game was Kris Bryant’s return from a brief hiatus due to an ankle sprain. He was sporting a brace in the game, but given the Cubs’ depth, one has to think […]
Game 22 Recap: Cubs 6 Braves 1
This one was close… until it wasn’t. Top Play: The lowly Braves played the Cubs to an unlikely draw through seven and a half innings, but it couldn’t last. After loading the bases in the seventh inning but failing to score, the Cubs loaded them again in the eighth, and Anthony Rizzo was due this time, […]
Series Preview: Atlanta Braves, April 29-May 1
While the Atlanta Braves as an organization have embraced the tank, their players on the field are still trying not to suck. But they’re trying to the tune of a league-worst .591 OPS with four collective home runs. Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox may have snapped a string of eight straight losses, but eight in […]
April is Jason Heyward’s Cruelest Month
It’s natural to categorize, sort, and label the things around us. In some ways, it’s our biggest defense mechanism against the world. We like to know what to expect, how something should work, or what someone’s going to do. It’s frustrating and jarring sometimes, when things and people don’t fit our category, label, or expectation. […]
In Relief, Warren Soars
Tuesday evening in Chicago, Warren blanked the Brew Crew for two innings, allowing nary a baserunner and striking out three. Normally, this wouldn’t be remarkable. But, for the 2016 Cubs, it was a minor milestone: Warren was the first Cubs reliever to throw two innings in an appearance. As the starters have gone deep into […]