What You Need To Know: The Cubs’ offensive explosion continued, as they now have plated 37 runs just four games in on their current road trip. They pounded Chad Kuhl (insert your own “cool” pun here) for nine runs in an inning and two-thirds and effectively put this one out of reach before the fourteenth […]
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Game 12 Recap: Pirates 6, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: Bullpens gonna bullpen. Next Level: Before delving into yet another late-inning full-body dry heave, it should be mentioned just how impressive Jameson Taillon was today. I’m bullish on the Pirates this year, and it mostly has to do with the three pitchers we’ve seen this series. Glasnow still needs a weatherman […]
Game 11 Recap: Pirates 8, Cubs 7
What you need to know: The Cubs gave Jake Arrieta a 4-0 lead in the first inning, and eventually the Cubs led 6-2 into the late innings. But the bullpen could not hold the lead, and a three-run blast from Andrew McCutchen put the Pirates ahead in the late innings. Despite the best efforts of a late […]
Game 10 Recap: Pirates 4 Cubs 2
What You Need to Know: David Freese recommenced his career-long effort to irritate Cub fans, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. This included the game-tying single in the Pirates’ sixth after the Cubs had just taken a 2-1 lead in the previous inning. Francisco Cervelli followed with a two run double and the […]
Division Preview: The Pittsburgh Pirates
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” – Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1 Consecutive seasons of wild card postseason exits would understandably leave a lot of western Pennsylvanians bitter. The two decades of losing seasons are one thing, but to finally break the barrier into the postseason for the first time since […]
Game 159 Recap: Cubs 1 Pirates 1…A Tie?!?
A day after Jake Arrieta and Miguel Montero expressed some displeasure for the Spring Training type vibe in Pittsburgh, Joe Maddon decided to trot out the Spring Training split squad B team lineup anyway. Not only did the Cubs go with a bullpen day on the mound, starting with Rob Zastryzny, they also emptied the bench […]
Game 158 Recap: Pirates 8 Cubs 4
Women who have experienced the final month of a full-term pregnancy will tell you those last few weeks are the longest of their lives. So close to the realization of nearly a year’s worth of expectations, time grinds to a halt as the conscious waiting, and worrying, takes over. The Cubs have been eying a […]
Game 157 Recap: Cubs 6 Pirates 4
Meaningless September games don’t exactly feel that way when it’s the bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded, card-carrying Designated Cubs Agitator Sean Rodriguez is at the plate, and you’re Félix Peña, looking for your first major-league save with a shaky two-run lead and a deserted bullpen. What this contest lacked earlier in substantive drama, […]
Game 156 Recap: Cubs 12 Pirates 2
At the beginning of the season, it seemed the Pittsburgh Pirates would be one of the three thoroughbreds competing with the Cubs and Cardinals in the NL Central horse race. It only made sense: this team posted 98 wins in 2015, and they still had studs like MVP Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, and Gerrit Cole. […]
Series Preview: Cubs vs. Pirates, September 26-29
This preview was jointly written by Zack Moser and Nate Greabe. (Zack) If I were to tell you that the Cubs were merely playing out the string in their final series versus the Cardinals, Pirates, and Reds, you would be forgiven for thinking that something had gone horribly wrong. As it is, the Cubs’ weekend […]