Last year, the Cubs played the Cardinals on September 23-25, and the story was somewhat different. The Cubs had already clinched the NL Central and were simply playing out the season to see how many wins they could rack up (103). While they might prefer to be back in that position this year if they had […]
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Kyle Schwarber Is Now As Dangerous As Any Cubs Hitter
Kyle Schwarber is hitting barely .200. He’s a less-than-competent fielder. He strikes out over 30 percent of the time. And yet, as the Cubs prime themselves for a run to October, there are few hitters that are to be feared within their lineup more than the burly left fielder. Those who have not followed the Cubs […]
Game 155 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 0
What You Need to Know Jose Quintana had the game of his career as he spun a complete-game shutout with double-digit strikeouts. The Cubs whittled down their magic number to two. With the Brewers off tomorrow, the earliest they can clinch the NL Central is Tuesday. Next Level This wasn’t exactly a must-win game unless […]
Game 154 Recap: Brewers 4 Cubs 3 BARF
The thing about being a closer, of course, is that there’s no such thing as a good time for a blown save. I suppose the only thing worse is blowing your own win the very next inning after blowing said save. That was incredible ballgame. And it truly sucked. What You Need To Know: If […]
Game 153 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 4
What You Need to Know: Fans of the Cubs and Brewers, as well as baseball fanatics everywhere probably no longer have nails after two consecutive nights of this epic duel between division rivals amidst playoff contention in late-September. Both games went to extras, no less. In both of those contests, things could’ve gone either way, but […]
Lineups and Postseason Success
The Chicago Cubs have played some of their best baseball of the season over the last two weeks, and with only 10 games left before the postseason, there may not have not been a better time. During these final two weeks before the playoffs come, it may be a good time to figure out what […]
Game 152 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 3
What You Need To Know: Let’s be positive and say that it was good training for what awaits in two weeks, should everything go anywhere near according to plan. The Cubs won an absolute wild one in 10 innings 5-3, on a night where they were down to their last strike twice, swinging everyone’s emotions from […]
Justin Wilson: As Frustrating to Acquire As He Is to Watch
It has been brought to my attention recently that I’ve been contributing to BP Wrigleyville for about a year and a half and up until now, I have been in violation of the baseball blogger code by neglecting to do a Player A vs. Player B breakdown. Mea culpa. You know the kind I’m talking […]
The Cubs Have a New Type of Farmhand Coming in 2018
With this summer’s trades, the Cubs’ farm system is no longer what it once was. Evaluators now rank it in the bottom five of MLB farm systems. The main reason for inclusion in the low end of the MLB rankings is that the Cubs lack a player in any top 100 prospect list. While I […]
Game 151 Recap: Rays 8, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: Basically, Jon Lester didn’t have it, couldn’t find it, and then it got worse. It started with a homer in the first, then paper cuts in the second, and then farce in the fifth. It was yet another outing for Lester that has Cubs fans, and possibly Cubs management, tugging their […]