Last weekend was an exciting one for the Cubs, sweeping the Giants and firmly establishing their claim as the team to beat for the last NL playoff spot. They certainly made it interesting, with James Russell and Jason Motte combining to turn a mop-up game on Saturday into something interesting, and Hector Rondon giving every […]
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Don’t Fear the Sweeper: Justin Grimm Embracing the Curve
The Cubs’ offense is slowly righting itself thanks to good second-half performances from Dexter Fowler and Addison Russell, coupled with Anthony Rizzo’s recent home-run tear, and the starting pitching is due to find some stability with the addition of Dan Haren, so I’d like to turn an eye to the still-shifting bullpen situation. It’s been […]
A Long Season in Short Relief
The truth about contending teams’ bullpens is that very few of them remain the same throughout a season. The easiest thing to add at the trade deadline is an extra relief arm, and the easiest guy to displace to make room for any addition is the last guy in a bullpen, but that’s only part […]
That’s So Cub: A Look at the Top June Contributors and Moments
Today is July 1st, which means that my favorite holiday of the year—the Fourth of July—is just around the corner, that I will be moving back to Chicago from London tomorrow, and that I, as I have since the beginning of time since the beginning of the season, will sit down and write about the top Cubs’ […]