What You Need To Know: They were able to finish last night’s game after it was halted due God’s revenge on Noah, and after everyone got a little stretched out, scratched various places, and a good yawn, the Cubs scratched across the winning run on a Ben Zobrist single after the Mets definitely went METS. The […]
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Game 55 Recap: Cubs 2, Mets 0
What You Need to Know: If last night’s 14-inning escapade was the weekend office party where everyone stayed out a little too late and had a little too much to drink, then today’s game was the next day when several senior employees call in sick. The less-senior employees were tasked with doing random assignments to fill the gaps: Tommy La Stella and […]
Game 53 Recap: Cubs 7, Mets 4
What You Need To Know: Tyler Chatwood didn’t immolate. Zack Wheeler was good. But he wasn’t nine innings good. And when you don’t throw nine innings as a Met, you’re basically asking the local neighborhood arsonist to watch your kids. Wheeler opened the door a crack, the Cubs kicked it open while the Mets’ pen got […]
Game 52 Recap: Cubs 5, Mets 1
On a gloomy night at Citi Field in Queens, New York, starting pitcher Jose Quintana shined throughout his six-inning outing to help the Cubs get a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets. What You Need to Know: Quintana continued his trend of pitching better on the road than at home by throwing his third straight […]
Game 146 Recap: Cubs 14, Mets 6
What You Need to Know: The Cubs’ end of the battery, Jen-Ho Tseng was making his first start in the big leagues, and thus, the Cubs gave up some runs in early parts of the game. Thankfully, the offense did their job to overcome the deficit and complete the sweep of the empty shell of […]
Game 145 Recap: Cubs 17, Mets 5
That was a slog. But…the good kind? It was the kind of night where announcers fill time by saying things like, “Well, that wasn’t an oil painting but it got the job done.” This one was about four years of Bob Ross videos away from being Dogs Playing Poker. At 7:05 pm tonight, Kerwin Danley […]
Game 144 Recap: Cubs 8, Mets 3
What You Need to Know: The Cubs welcomed what used to be the Mets to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. Visiting New York’s roster includes the shell of Jose Reyes, fringy big-league regulars Nori Aoki and Wilmer Flores, as well as some cyborgs made of healthy parts taken from fallen Mets players. The Cubs defeated […]
Game 65 Recap: Mets 9, Cubs 4
What You Need To Know: The Cubs offense looked good… for three innings. Matt Harvey had absolutely nothing, and Rizzo on the game’s first pitch, Happ on the next AB, and then The War Bear with a bomb that landed somewhere near Arthur Ashe Stadium gave the Cubs four runs in the first three innings. You […]
Game 64 Recap: Cubs 14, Mets 3
What you need to know: The second day of the draft went well. The Cubs picked up five more arms and three bats in rounds 3-10 including a really high upside high school arm in the 6th round in Jeremy Estrada. Wait…… The Cubs actually won tonight? The offense is back, baby! I kid of […]
Game 63 Recap: Mets 6, Cubs 1
What you need to know: Jacob deGrom was dealing all night. He benefited from a Mets defense that turned four double plays, but his stuff was good throughout the evening. The only run he allowed was a fly ball off the bat of Addison Russell that somehow got up and out of the field of […]