Abraham Lincoln “Sweetbread” Bailey was the third and final of such a name to play professional baseball, following “Ham” Wade and Abe Wolstenholme. None of these three baseball players have much in common with President Abraham Lincoln save for their name, a shared love of baseball, and coincidental dates here and there. Moreover, all three […]
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Game 162 Recap: Reds 3, Cubs 1
If you feel like it was just yesterday that the Cubs took the field at Busch Stadium to kick off the 2017 season as defending World Champions, you are not alone. The 2017 Chicago Cubs’ regular season absolutely flew by, and today, we find ourselves at game 162. The NL Central Champion Cubs dropped the […]
Game 160 Recap: Cubs 5, Reds 4
What You Need To Know: Jose Quintana was as good as can be for four innings. Then he wasn’t. The offense wasn’t good enough for seven innings. Then it was. Pretty much everything else doesn’t really matter. Rondon got a nice inning in. Duensing got an inning of work. Schwarber could have had a better day. […]
And the Winner Is: A Look at the NL MVP Race
The 2017 season has come to an end this weekend which means the postseason and season awards are right around the corner. The Most Valuable Player awards are always a fun and thought-provoking debate, and this year’s will be no different. While the American League has three or four legitimate candidates (Altuve, Judge, Kluber, Trout), the […]
Remembering a Puerto Rican Baseball Hero
If you feel moved in any way by this piece, please consider donating to United for Puerto Rico to aid America’s forgotten people in their lengthy, arduous recovery from Hurricane Maria. On February 9th, 1995, over 23,000 fans packed themselves into the 18,000 seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium to watch Puerto Rico’s “Dream Team” take on […]
Don’t Let It Get Old
The Cubs won the division. In St. Louis. Let’s not bury the lede here. Usually, I’ll at least walk the dog or take some sort of break before I write these, whether here or on my site. But tonight is not that kind of occasion. Let’s soak. Let’s bathe in it. Let’s be euphoric. Crack […]
Game Recap 158: Cubs 5, Cardinals 1
What You Need to Know: Through six innings, it appeared as though claiming the division crown would have to wait one more day for the Cubs (or, at least until the Milwaukee game ended). Michael Wacha stymied Cubs hitters while John Lackey dueled with Cardinals hitters almost as effectively, but a breakthrough sixth plated five […]
Revisiting Jose Quintana
With a convincing victory on Monday over the Cardinals, the Cubs eliminated their arch rivals from division contention and whittled their magic number down to one. Barring an unlikely collapse, the Cubs are heading to their third straight postseason appearance for only the second time in team history, and the first time since 1906-1908. The […]
Game 157 Recap: Cardinals 8, Cubs 7
I’m…not sure what that game was. Unfortunately, the one thing that I know was that it was not a Division Clincher. Here’s why it would be really nice to do it at Busch Stadium…on one of the crowd shots tonight, the CSN cameras found a fan seated in the first base side box seats wearing […]
Game 156 Recap: Cubs 10, Cardinals 2
What you need to know: The game was basically decided by the time the Cubs took the field in the bottom of the first inning. The four-run top of the first, including a bases-clearing double by Addison Russell, who then came in to score on a subsequent Jason Heyward double, pretty much set the tone of […]