What You Need to Know The Cubs were imperfect, but they hung on against the struggling Giants. Javier Baez hit an inside the park home run, and the Cubs gained a game on the Brewers. Next Level The last time the Cubs faced off against Matt Moore in San Francisco, the left-hander was magnificent, going […]
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Getting to Know Justin Wilson
It seemed as though almost every contender was linked to Justin Wilson at the trade deadline, and the Cubs got him. So far it has been firmly established that he isn’t going to have a problem dancing during rain delays, so now that the important question has been answered, let’s focus entirely on the pitching side […]
Catch Probability is a Spoiler
Let me take you back a few days. Melky Cabrera lines a ball to the left field gap. Jon Jay ranges to left, dives, and makes the catch. It looks like a great play. It has all the markings. A ball that looked like it was going to easily get to the wall as you […]
Game 110 Recap: Nationals 9, Cubs 4
Oh boy. Looks like I’m back to being Master Of Disaster. In the first half of the season, I didn’t get too upset about the results because I was fairly confident things would snap back into gear, the way they were predicted. What did bother me at times was how “loose” the Cubs looked at […]
Game 109 Recap: Cubs 7, Nationals 4
Going into today’s game, there were an awful lot of “NLDS Preview” takes for a team that had lost three in a row, was sitting at six over .500, and was all of half a game ahead of the team that somehow still employs Matt Garza. So naturally, the Cubs and Nationals played a remarkable […]
Alex Lange Dominant in Short Debut
Last week, I was surprised to hear Eugene Emeralds’ TV Broadcaster Matt Dompe say that Cubs’ first round pick Alex Lange would be going ten innings this year for Eugene. The main reason was that Lange had already thrown 124.1 IP for LSU this spring. I thought for sure Lange would go the Thomas Hatch route this […]
Game 108 Recap: Nationals 4, Cubs 2
What You Need to Know Kyle Hendricks was mostly excellent in a duel against Tanner Roark, going seven strong innings. But Daniel Murphy had his number, tagging the Professor for two home runs. Javier Baez went deep, but it wasn’t enough to win the first game of a potential NLDS preview. Next Level After getting […]
Making the case for keeping Jake Arrieta past 2017
Prior to the start of the 2017 season, one of the many topics of discussion revolving around the defending World Series champions was the contract situation of starter Jake Arrieta. Arrieta, who is represented by baseball mega-agent Scott Boras, has not been able to come to terms on an agreement and has been eyeing the […]
Game 107 Recap: Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 8
What You Need to Know The Cubs and Diamondbacks plumbed the depths of insanity in a game which saw four lead changes, three rain delays, three Paul Goldschmidt homers, and thirteen pitchers across seven hours. I think the Diamondbacks won. Next Level For a game that started an hour and a half late, it sure looked […]
Is Michael Rucker a “Guy” Going Forward?
On Monday afternoon, pitcher Michael Rucker was placed on MLB.com’s Cubs Top 30 Prospect List at number 29, and the simple reason is that Rucker is having one of the best seasons in 2017 by a Cubs pitching prospect. The Cubs selected Rucker in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB Draft. With his inclusion […]