What You Need To Know: In a make-up game that neither team wanted to play and no one wanted to watch, the Cubs easily cruised to a one-run win that was never all that tense and got out of D.C. and back to Chicago about as cleanly as could be asked in this piss-poor situation. What’re […]
Tag: Javy Baez
The Magician and El Halcón
On May 31, after the Cubs had dispatched the Mets 5-1, Javy Báez saw the postgame media scrum approach his locker. And he instantly knew what they wanted to discuss… “Oh yes, I walked! Yes!” Javy punctuated his jubillation by turning to his left and fistpumping, as if after listening to the umpire call “ball […]
Game 77 Recap: Cubs 9, Dodgers 4
Lead photo courtesy Gary A. Vasquez—USA Today Sports What You Need To Know: The Cubs received another solid start from Jon Lester, who allowed only two runs in five innings of work. However, the offense failed to cash in on a number of early opportunities, and the Cubs found themselves trailing 2-1 entering the […]
Game 11 Recap: Cubs 13, Pirates 5
Fresh off hitting two home runs in yesterday afternoon’s home opener, Javier Baez took to Twitter to keep the good news going. He announced his engagement to his now-fiance, Irmarie Márquez, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s’ first child. On the field tonight Baez made sure the good times kept coming by hitting another […]