OSS: Steele deals, Dansby steals, something else that rhymes with meal. Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for the sweep at 1:20 PM CT. Jameson Taillon faces Jon Gray.
Series Preview: Texas Rangers (4-2) at Chicago Cubs (2-3)
The Rangers are one of many good to great teams that the Cubs will face in the month of April. At least from a wins and losses perspective, they will miss deGrom in this series. Though as a more general baseball fan I am a bit bummed by this prospect. The Rangers kicked off the season by sweeping the defending …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (1-2) at Cincinnati Reds (2-1)
Will the Cubs sniff .500 again this year? Playing the relatively lowly Reds should certainly help. The Reds won their opening series against the Pirates, so even aside from SSS take that initial record with a large grain of salt. The Reds were not projected to be very good this year (3rd worst 69-93) projection, and they are certainly spending …
Cubs 4, Brewers 0
OSS: Pitching, defense, and baserunning wins the day! Three up: Three-ish down: Next up: The teams have tomorrow off, then Bill Rhinelander takes on Justin Steele at 1:20 PM CT on Saturday.
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (0-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-0)
Hooray, it’s baseball! Much like it seemingly has been for the past few years, the Cubs are opening the season against the Beers. The Brewers had a relatively quiet offseason. Their only significant free agent signing was Wade Miley, but they did do some wheeling and dealing. Amongst other moves they traded for William Contreras, which surely made beat writers …
New pod with World Series Dreaming
Since Rice Cube is all motivated and stuff, he got a few of us together to talk about the 2022 Cubs and beyond. Witness Berselius’s realization that he doesn’t have to think like Dave Dombrowski anymore!
Cubs 6, Rockies 4
OSS: Suzuki continues to impress as the Cubs come away with a .500 road trip. Three up: Seiya Suzuki had yet another solid day, going 1-3 with two walks and a home run. His slash line on the season is a whopping .400/.543/.960, good for a .590 wOBA and 284 wRC+. Hooray for small sample sizes and all, but this …
Cubs 2, Pirates 1
OSS: The Cubs might be meh overall this year, but it looks like Suzuki is going to be pretty fun to watch. Three up: Seiya Suzuki provided all of the Cubs offense today, thanks to two solo shots. SSS applies of course but his slash line currently sits at .417/.529/1.167, with three homers and eight RsBI. And four walks! It’s …
Cubs 5, Brewers 4
OSS: Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air! Three+ up: Ian Happ went 3-4 with 2 RsBI, and led all Cubs players with a .351 WPA on the day. Happ hit a ground rule double in the second, and the biggest hit of the day with a tie-breaking two-run double in the 7th inning that gave the Cubs the lead. …
New Cubs, who dis?
Between the probably-too-late fire sale last summer and the labor unrest prolonged ownership cash grab over the offseason, the Cubs franchise has spent the least amount of time in decades living rent-free in my head. But as soon as the new CBA was finally ratified, like clockwork I found myself checking to see when the Cubs travel to Denver and …