What You Need To Know: The Cubs were mostly helpless against Aaron Nola, who is one of the league’s best. They struck out 11 times in five innings plus two outs. But when they weren’t flailing away, they made it count, with three solo homers and a triple from Kyle Schwarber to scratch across four runs. […]
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Game 134 Recap: Phillies 2, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: Jose Quintana had his best start in some time, but it went for naught as the Pennsylvania fog continued to linger over the Cubs, who yet again had just a solo homer to show for the offensive efforts. But I guess if you’ve been to Pennsylvania, you understand. Justin Wilson and […]
Game 133 Recap: Cubs 5, Braves 4
Let the record show that Mike Montgomery began tonight’s game by not hitting Ronald Acuña, Jr. in the elbow with his first pitch. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t nominate such a thing for Top Play of the game. But if we normalize Win Probability Added for “Absence of Douchebaggery” (measured by sabermetricians in “Anti-Ureñas”), we find that […]
Games 131 and 132 Recap: Cubs 2, Mets 1 & Mets 10, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: They were able to finish last night’s game after it was halted due God’s revenge on Noah, and after everyone got a little stretched out, scratched various places, and a good yawn, the Cubs scratched across the winning run on a Ben Zobrist single after the Mets definitely went METS. The […]
Game 126 Recap: Cubs 7, Reds 1
What You Need To Know: Cole Hamels was brilliant, and if it wasn’t for a handful of duck-snorts and dog-belches (sure, why not?), he might have made a run at a Maddux tonight. The Reds also played this one as if they wanted to get to Girl and The Goat before it closes, or like a […]
Game 121 Recap: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
What You Need to Know: Kyle Schwarber homered early for the Cubs, giving them the only run they would need in their second consecutive 1-0 victory. However, the defense stole the show by turning a whopping seven(!) double plays on the night, the most the Cubs have ever turned in a single game, and tied […]
Game 113 Recap: Cubs 5, Royals 0
When you play the Kansas City Royals, there can be only one of two results. 1. What you’re supposed to do. OR 2. Make Cubs twitter blow up like Tom Ricketts just announced he’s retiring number 21, but only to honor Junior Lake. What You Need to Know: Happily, the Cubs chose Option 1. They […]
Game 111 Recap: Padres 10, Cubs 6
What You Need To Know: Life is nothing but ennui. Next Level: This series is a pretty tight example of why the truth about the Cubs lies somewhere in the middle of the poles of the screaming banshees who will tell you either the Cubs are trash or they’re clearly the best team in the NL. They […]
Game 110 Recap: Cubs 5, Padres 4
What You Need To Know: They don’t all have to be Rembrandts. The Cubs scored all five runs in the second inning, And really, the game was a microcosm of the whole season, and why most feel this team is good, even really good, but falling just short of the juggernaut/demon-fist it sometimes threatens to be. […]
Game 109 Recap: Cubs 5, Padres 4
What You Need To Know: It was harder than it had to be. This was a Padres lineup, which should be enough for any pitcher to gain some swagger against, bereft of Wil Myers (and his missing L). Jose Quintana acted accordingly, holding the Pads to one run over six, and never let a man settle […]