I have been going to Cubs Conventions for quite a while. Every convention has a different vibe, a unique energy—whether it be excitement or a sense of urgency. This year was no different. On the drive home Sunday afternoon, I thought a lot about what I would take away most from 2018. Considering I spent most […]
Tag: Mark Zagunis
Schwarber Demotion, Heyward Injury Pressure Cubs to Remake Outfield
We here at BP Wrigleyville are allergic to the hot take. We prefer measured analysis, historical analysis, analysis of analyses. We don’t publish news, we don’t break news, we rarely comment on players being sent down or called up, except in the instance of them being parts of larger processes. But, oh boy, Kyle Schwarber […]
Game 72 Recap: Cubs 11, Marlins 1
The day we’d been eagerly anticipating for years finally arrived Thursday night in Miami: Mark Zagunis Day! Okay, maybe that’s an overstatement – but the consensus Cubs top-10 prospect made his major league debut in right field in the Cubs 11-1 victory over the Marlins tonight. Mark Zag, heralded for hion-basese skills throughout his minor […]
The NRI Watch List
Everyone’s thinking it when they look at the Cubs roster: This is a team that could sure use a surprise contribution from a non-roster invitee. There’s so little depth, and plenty of room on the roster to fit in one of the 24 NRIs that were announced at the end of January. Anyone buying it? […]