Pardon me for quoting my own tweet, but… this game is straight bonkers — zack moser (@BeersNTrumpets) April 8, 2016 The game was sloppy. John Lackey gave up a home run on his first pitch as a Chicago Cub. Chase Field looked like a pinball machine. And the Cubs lost their left fielder for an […]
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Game “All of Them” Recap: Cubs 101 Opponents 70
We’re now almost a week past the sad end to the Cubs’ 2015 season, and it’s now a bit easier to look back on the year with a clear head. And what a season it was. I thought it might be fun to roll out one final Wrigleyville “game” recap, using the format we have all year, but now celebrating the season […]
Mets Win, Take 2-1 Series Lead: NLCS Game 2
No, that’s not a typo in the headline. Over at Baseball Prospectus, Sam Miller recaps a Mets victory in Game Two of the NLCS by using a little humor. Well, Cubs fans may not be in the mood to laugh, but perhaps assuming a Game Six victory is something you do want to hear about… […]
NLCS Game Two Recap: Mets 4 Cubs 1
Yesterday, Mauricio Rubio recapped a tough Game One loss, relaying the sadness, dejection, and frustration already thick in the air. At one point, he stopped to explain, “I’ve been the dejected fan wondering why this is happening again even if the series is young and the reasons for my sadness do not sync up with […]
NLCS Game One Recap: Harvey, Murphy Put it on the Table
A college ambiance accompanied me for Game One of the NLCS as I joined an unsurprisingly, but definitely out of character, raucous Ravenswood scene at a local establishment. Sports bars ride the crescendos of the main event, and if you look back into your memories and squint, you can see yourself manifested as a patron […]
NLDS Game Four Recap: Cubs 6 Cardinals 4
Top Play (WPA): 2015 has not been an easy year for Javier Baez. After struggling through a cup of coffee in the already-sacrificed 2014 season, adversity found him time-and-again this year. That much is well-documented. Through it all, there was never a doubt that the stoic young man from Bayamon—the man with the MLB logo tattooed on his […]
NLDS Game 2 Recap: Showed Up
In Game One, the Cubs were pulled back into reality a bit after experiencing the highs that come with winning a win-or-die game against Gerrit Cole. John Lackey completely shut the Cubs offense down, Jon Lester performed valiantl, but the Cardinals got their timely hits in, and Pedro Strop had another meltdown against a team […]
Playoff Prospectus: Missed Opportunities Haunt Cubs: NLDS Game 1 ($)
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. Let’s be clear: I don’t believe in second-guessing managers. I spend a lot of time around clubhouses during the season, and one of the many things I’ve […]
NLDS Game 1 Recap: Cardinals 4 Cubs 0
In Stephen King’s 11/22/63, which is about a time traveler tasked with stopping the assassination of JFK, basically, the protagonist repeatedly encounters seemingly unlikely obstacles. The more of the past he attempts to change, or even ponders changing, and the closer he gets to actually stopping the killing, the greater the degree to which the universe […]
Game Recap, NL Wild Card: Cubs 4 Pirates 0
Top Play (WPA): Kyle Schwarber had the top two plays of the game, with his two-run bomb into the river (.178) in the third inning taking the top spot. “It felt good coming off the bat, once I hit it I knew I had it,” Schwarber said. Yup, anyone who was watching knew that one was […]