This piece, by BP’s Sam Miller, first appeared at the Baseball Prospectus main site and is exclusively available to BP subscribers. We’ve posted a sneak preview here. There were two trillion possible half-versions of you. And your father, he encountered thousands of women in his life, any of whom could have been your mom, bringing […]
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Playoff Prospectus: Cubs vs. Pirates ($)
This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma, first appeared at the Baseball Prospectus main site and is exclusively available to BP subscribers. We’ve posted a sneak preview here. By winning their final eight games, the Cubs put some pressure on the Pirates in the final week of the season. But Pittsburgh did what they […]
Montero and Cervelli: Twin Stories Colliding in the City of Bridges
The most fascinating players on the field on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh are likely to be Gerrit Cole and Jake Arrieta. They’re the aces, after all. They’re the huge names around whose matchup anticipation so nicely formed in the final days and weeks of the regular season. Starting pitchers take center stage during the postseason, if […]
The Playoffs, through Horn-Rimmed Glasses
On the day of his introduction as Cubs manager, Joe Maddon declared, “I’m gonna talk World Series this year.” Since that beginning, the eminently quotable Maddon has continued to embrace bold predictions while keeping the young Cubs loose yet focused, and players like Anthony Rizzo have echoed the confident tone set by their philosophical skipper. And, at last, […]
Eyes on Cole, Cubs Feeling Wild
It’s not exactly news that the Cubs are going to be playing in the Wild Card game in 2015. Even if they have only been officially assured a playoff spot for a little less than a week, it’s been virtually a lock for what seems like forever. And although the location of the game isn’t quite decided […]
Bonus Round: Constructing the 2015 Cubs Playoff Roster
The Cubs are going to the playoffs. There. I said it. Yes, it might be a tad overconfident for me to declare this race over and won, but the facts tell us that it would require a massive collapse for the 2015 Cubs not to be at least the second wild card. As of September […]
BP Digital Magazine: Cubs Midseason Update Edition
It’s been a fun season on the North Side of Chicago. For the first time since 2008, the Cubs are relevant, and their young core has them in position to make it to the playoffs—and possibly the promised land—come October. The starting pitching has been excellent, the bullpen inconsistent at times but with flashes of […]