I know that evenin’s empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I’m branded on my feet I have no one to meet And the ancient empty street’s too dead for dreaming I’m not sure if Bob Dylan is a […]
Tag: NLCS
Gracious in Victory, Mets See Bright Future in Chicago
It’s easy to be gracious when you’ve won, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be. Let me tell you this: if the sight of Yoenis Cespedes tonight made you mad—bedecked, as he was, in goggles and a “National League Champions” t-shirt with outs still to record on the field—let it go. The Cubs […]
Playoff Prospectus: The Lions In Winter—NLCS Game 4
This piece is a preview of a larger recap of the game, by BP’s Jeffrey Paternostro, which first appeared on the Baseball Prospectus main site as part of their “Playoff Prospectus” series. Sadly, it will be the last of its kind involving the Cubs in 2015. We hope you enjoy. Or, at least, don’t cry. Every […]
That Wasn’t the Measure of the Experience—Game 171 Recap: Mets 8 Cubs 3
There’s a scene in an episode of The West Wing, from Season Four. A good friend of President Bartlet’s administration, Karen Kroft, recently lost a heartbreakingly close election to keep her seat in Congress, and Communications Director Toby Ziegler is trying (more or less) to apologize for that. He’s trying to convince her that her ouster was the […]
Scenes from a Losing Night in Wrigleyville
Bill Sommerfeld stood with his son at the corner of Sheffield and Addison one hour before NLDS Game Three, waiting to meet the rest of his party and head into Wrigley Field. Sommerfeld wore a Cubs long-sleeve t-shirt and his son a pinstriped jersey, as thousands of blue-clad bodies darted around them. A man in […]
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Four Preview
This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Rian Watt, is the Cubs-specific portion of a longer LCS preview jointly written with Matt Trueblood. We’ve posted Rian’s section by itself here; if you’d like to bone up on your ALCS knowledge, head over to the full piece here. We hope you enjoy. The Cubs will take the field in Chicago […]
Playoff Prospectus: The Cubs Have a Running Problem — NLCS Game Three
This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma, first appeared at the Baseball Prospectus main site and is available free for all to enjoy. We’ve posted a sneak preview here. The Cubs bullpen, which has been stout this postseason, gave up three runs. The offense, a group that carried them in the second half, was once […]
NLCS Game Three Recap: Slipping Away
All year long, Cubs’ leadership has preached a simple mantra to their young players: “Do simple better.” That mantra won the Northsiders the NLDS in Game Two’s critical second inning. It kept them close in the first two games of this long-awaited NLCS. And it led to countless moments in which the team was able to take advantage of more careless opponents and […]
Heat Gets the Headlines, but Command Is Key
The Cubs are good at hitting fastballs. They rank second in the NL with a .399 slugging percentage against pitches 96 mph and greater. The Cubs are bad at hitting fastballs. They rank 13th in the NL with a .230 batting average against pitches 94 mph and greater. Anthony Rizzo hit .372 against pitches 96 […]
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Three Preview
This piece, by BP’s Mike Giannella, is the Cubs-specific portion of a longer LCS preview jointly written with Chris Mosch. We’ve posted Mike’s section by itself here; if you’d like to bone up on your ALCS knowledge, head over to the full piece here. We hope you enjoy. After taking the first two games in […]