What You Need To Know: This one was scratchy all around. Jose Quintana treated his pitches like he was riding a bull and was fighting out of trouble for pretty much every out of his 4 2/3 innings. The Cubs hit two home runs, which is good. The Braves hit three home runs, which is bad. […]
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Game 37 Recap: White Sox 5, Cubs 3
A 5-1 showing against two of the league’s worst teams is almost expected, but the offensive explosion over these games has mostly quieted the early negative vibes around this Cubs team. They’re still waiting on a functional Yu Darvish to show up, but now with Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras hitting, things seem to be generally […]
Game 36 Recap: Cubs 8, White Sox 4
What You Need To Know: This game was weird. It felt like it was over early, then got tighter than it should have been late. The Cubs have decided they will now send nine hitters to the plate in every first inning, and they jumped on James Shields early. It’s a good thing they did, because after […]
Game 35 Recap: Cubs 11, White Sox 2
What You Need To Know: Once again… PICTURED: Willson Contreras and Kris Bryant This time it was essentially one man—and what a man—in Willson Contreras who cashed in all of Carson’s Fullmer’s free passes for a grand slam in the first that pretty much ended this one as a contest. If the Cubs problems early in the […]
Kris Bryant Calls His Spot
I’ve seen two Cubs stars hit in the head with fastballs. The first was Salomon Torres heater that shattered Sammy Sosa’s helmet on April 20, 2003 as I stared at my TV in mute horror was. In some respects, this the beginning of the end: he’d scuffle for the next several weeks and be suspended […]
Why Is The Outside World So Down On Kyle Schwarber?
Maybe it was the Mets series in 2015. Maybe it was a wildly down half year that resulted in a demotion to Triple-A in 2017. Maybe it was a misplay and then a broken shoe over the weekend in St. Louis. Regardless of what caused it, there isn’t a ton of optimism to go around […]
Game 34 Recap: Cubs 13, Marlins 4
What You Need To Know: PICTURED: Cubs hitter’s today. Wei-Yin Chen didn’t have anything—if he ever had anything—the wind was blowing, out and the Cubs were in the mood. Add it all up and you get an eight-run third inning that confirmed a Cubs sweep. All José Quintana had to do was not set his pitching […]
Game 33 Recap: Cubs 4, Marlins 3
Life is pain. Yu Darvish, who was unable to make tonight’s game due to the flu, knows that. Jason Heyward, who is now on the DL for a concussion, knows that. Javier Baez, who came in late into the game after a right groin tightness last night, knows that. Myself, who has bronchitis, knows that. […]
Young Cubs: The Cubs’ MiLB System Had a Few Surprises in April
Don’t judge the Cubs’ MiLB system on its April won-loss record. Instead, it should always be about development. And for April, several players came up strong like we thought they would. Dakota Mekkes did not allow a run. Alex Lange flashed not one, but two types of curves. Austin Filiere and Jared Young both showed […]
Game 32 Recap: Cubs 14, Marlins 2
What You Need to Know: For the first time in what seems like weeks [EDITOR’S NOTE: It has been weeks.], the Cubs brought their bats. In fact, the offense was humming. The Cubs clobbered a pair of two-run homers, a pair of three-run homers, and a two-run double, backing Marlins starter Jarlin García into a […]