What You Need To Know: Once again, a Cubs starter decided to pull the “Hey Rocky, watch my offense pull a rabbit out of my hat!” routine and give up some first inning runs. It was Jake Arrieta again, though this time it was only two runs, and the offense was able to eradicate that deficit […]
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Game 26 Recap: Cubs 8, Phillies 3
What You Need To Know: A couple Cubs came in from the cold, came down from the wire tonight. Kyle Schwarber produced a three-run pulverizer that essentially won the game. It was his first homer in nearly three weeks, with the last coming on April 18th. It was only his fourth hit in the last 10 […]
Game 25 Recap: Phillies 10(,000,000), Cubs 2
What you need to know: After an 80-minute rainout, the Cubs opted to start the game in the midst of a 15-minute torrential downpour. The first pitch couldn’t wait another 15 minutes, I guess. Perhaps the team wanted to ensure that their starters continue giving up first inning runs. And Brett Anderson played along, if damply and […]
Game 24 Recap: Red Sox 6, Cubs 2
In what might have been the most predictable moment of this weekend, ESPN began its coverage of tonight’s game with a cartoon featuring the Bambino sitting next to the Billy Goat. Apparently in the midst of all of the human resources carnage in Bristol last week, one of the people they fired was the guy […]
Game 23 Recap: Cubs 7, Red Sox 4
What You Need to Know: Things did not look good for John Lackey and the Cubs early on, as Lackey dueled with home plate umpire Bill Welke in the first and seemed frustrated—more so than usual—in the first few innings. He surrendered Boston’s first two runs on a Jackie Bradley Jr. single and Andrew Benintendi sacrifice fly, […]
Game 22 Recap: Red Sox 5, Cubs 4
If there’s one thing the Cubs have taught us over the past couple years, it’s that if we live long enough and learn to believe, we’ll eventually be lucky enough to bear witness to something we never thought we’d see: An interesting interleague matchup. If you listen hard enough, you can hear Bud Selig off […]
Game 21 Recap: Pirates 6, Cubs 5
What You Need To Know: This was an ugly game for both the Pirates and Cubs. Then it was an ugly game for the Cubs. It then became a very “meh” game for Cubs fans. We probably should have spent our time watching the Bulls. (Editor’s Note: Nope.) The Cubs had Jon Lester toeing the mound […]
Game 20 Recap: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
What You Need to Know: A zippy two-and-a-half hour affair featured an improved Kyle Hendricks, who dialed up his fastball to a blazing 88 MPH and completed six scoreless innings. Gerrit Cole stymied the Cubs’ boisterous bats, but emerged with nothing to show for a solid seven-inning performance. The Cubs scraped across a run on […]
Game 19 Recap: Cubs 14, Pirates 3
What You Need To Know: The Cubs’ offensive explosion continued, as they now have plated 37 runs just four games in on their current road trip. They pounded Chad Kuhl (insert your own “cool” pun here) for nine runs in an inning and two-thirds and effectively put this one out of reach before the fourteenth […]
Game 18 Recap: Reds 7, Cubs 5
What You Need to Know: Old. 78 combined years of age. Those were the first things I thought of when I saw who the starting pictures were going to be for today’s game. Cincinnati’s Bronson Arroyo is in his 16th year in the majors, despite missing the last two years. And as for the Cubs’ […]