Before their first game back from the All-Star break, the Cubs announced that Brandon Morrow was returning to the 10 Day Disabled List. Which activated an obscure clause in his two-year deal making him the first player in Major League History to be contractually forbidden from wearing pants. Purely for his health, the Cubs also […]
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The Managerial Philosophies Behind the Cubs/Cardinals Freaky Friday Bodyswitch
When Mike Matheny was fired late this past Saturday evening, one of the first thoughts that ran through my mind was this: Now we know what the 2004 Cubs looked like to the rest of the league. Baseball is so much more fun when it’s the other teams dissolving into chaos. The only way this […]
Check Your Expectations for Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Schwarber is a mythical player for the Chicago Cubs, and frankly, he has been for quite a while now. It all started when he went 4-for-7 with two home runs and four RBI against Cincinnati in an unbelievable back-and-forth win on July 11, 2015. The lead in the Tribune the following day said it […]
What’s the Best Path for the Redbirds?
This piece was co-written by Wrigleyville’s Isaac Bennett and Tommy Meyers. The Cardinals’ recent signing of Brett Cecil for four years and $30.5 million led to some disparate reactions between BP-Wrigleyville writers. It wasn’t Cecil himself that sparked controversy, nor the details of the contract—which was the kind of deal early in the offseason that’s […]
Game 155 Recap: Cubs 3 Cardinals 1
The Cubs defeated the Cardinals for (possibly) the final time in 2016, and it was a memorable night at Wrigley, for the Cubs, for Major League Baseball, and for one particular backup catcher. The joy on the North Side on Sunday night helped salve the acute melancholy of the day, as news of José Fernández’s […]
Game 154 Recap: Cardinals 10 Cubs 4
This game is what Cubs fans fear in a potential Divisional Series rematch this year. The Cardinals cardinaled Jason Hammel in the first inning to take a four-run lead in the first inning with (maybe) two hard hit balls. That was a lead they never relinquished. The Cards added on against Hammel in the second […]
Game 145 Recap: Cubs 7 Cardinals 0
The Cubs reduced their magic number to one in ruthlessly efficient fashion, cruising blithely through St. Louis as if the Cardinals were a light spring rain. It was a game that took just over two and a half hours and yet still managed to be relaxing, even pleasantly boring. Finding myself in Vegas, I put […]
Game 144 Recap: Cardinals 4 Cubs 2
Dexter Fowler got the scoring started in the first with his 21st career lead-off home run, and the night did not get kinder to Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia from there. He lasted just one and two-thirds innings for what was the shortest start of his career. Alex Reyes came on, and after striking out Kris […]
Game 143 Recap: Cubs 4 Cardinals 1
In the midst of his breakout season, pitching for a team on the precipice of clinching their division with more than two weeks remaining in the season, Kyle Hendricks entered Monday night’s start with very little left to prove in 2016. He then proceeded to come within three outs of pitching a no-hitter. Hendricks faced one […]
Game 116 Recap: Cardinals 6 Cubs 4
Out, vile jelly. According to Carrie Muskat, before tonight’s contest, Hector Rondon “gave [Carl Edwards Jr.] a pep talk after Saturday’s game. ‘I told him, “Hey, it happens to everybody…Learn from that.”’ Unfortunately, Twitter’s 140 character limit prevented Muskat from posting the full Rondon quote which apparently ended with “Here, I’ll show you…” Sigh. This […]