Last week, my colleague Sam Fels outlined the parallels between the Cubs and Astros: their recent success, their methods to get there, and where the two teams stand at the moment. Sam’s ultimate conclusion was somewhat optimistic, ending on this note: When you total it up, the Cubs have won more games than the Astros […]
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The Cubs And Astros: Forever Linked And Closer Than You Might Think
It’s not just Sports Illustrated that put these two organizations in the same breath. Both teams started their total rebuild about the same time. Both hired their new front office on almost the same day (Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer were brought in in November of 2011, Jeff Luhnow in December). Both teams were somewhat […]
Game 142 Recap: CUBS 9 ASTROS 5
Even during Maddon’s September rest rotation for everyday position players, after a three game stretch with the offense held at bay, something had to give. Tonight, the floodgates opened once again. Though irksome command issues surfaced toward the end of Arrieta’s outing, he took care of business with a four-hit, three-run performance and (backed by […]
Game 141 Recap: Astros 2 Cubs 1
The Astros outhit the Cubs for the second straight game, but this time managed to score two runs first. Two runs is apparently the most runs teams are allowed to score while playing in Houston. So it was a good strategy by A.J. Hinch to call for an early Alex Bregman home run. A couple […]
Game 140 Recap: Cubs 2 Astros 0
Third time is the charm after all. The Cubs are no longer stuck on 89 wins. They have now won 90 or more games in back to back seasons for the first times since the 1930 season. Milestones like this have been a frequent occurrence, and that is to be expected when watching the best […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs. Astros, September 9-11
Tangentially Related Introduction for the Series Preview Among the most prized possessions of my childhood was a Mickey & Minnie autograph book filled with the signatures of a dozen or so Houston Astros players. In the winter of 1993, my family rented a house just outside of Orlando, about a five minute drive from the Astros spring training […]