Mike Montgomery made his first career start in the majors on June 2, 2015 against the New York Yankees. His box score from the night is innocuous—six innings, 24 batters, four hits, a run, a walk, and four strikeouts. That he would be, just sixteen months later, pitching the final out of Game Seven of the […]
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Second City October: Mike Montgomery’s Brilliance Not To Be Missed
October makes everything about baseball feel big, and nothing more so than emotions. We live for the big moments—the emotional highs and lows—and so the playoffs can be a time during which quiet, sturdy performances get easily overlooked. They shouldn’t be. And left-handed long relievers and spot starters are not usually the glamour players, but Cubs lefty […]
Game 139 Recap: Brewers 2 Cubs 1
It is probably best, after a 2-1 loss to Milwaukee in which Jonathan Villar single-handedly outslugged the entire Cubs offense, to remember that the games carry little real weight for either team by now. And that the Cardinals lost, so the Cubs’ inevitable conquest of the NL Central is no farther away. Tonight Matt Garza […]
In Moment of Need, Montgomery Shines
Things look a little different now than they might have earlier, with John Lackey out. There’s no more Adam Warren to fall back on, Trevor Cahill has been used for extended outings quite a lot of late, and Travis Wood has been beat up a bit after shouldering an extensive workload. If you don’t think too […]
Transaction Analysis: “They Like Mike” / “Danny Boy”
Good morning, everyone. Over at the main site today, I contributed to this Transaction Analysis, which features the Cubs’ acquisition of Mike Montgomery and Jordan Pries in exchange for Dan Vogelbach and Paul Blackburn. Acquired LHP Mike Montgomery and RHP Jordan Pries fromSeattle Mariners in exchange for 1B-L Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn. [7/20] […]