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Cubs do the thing, sign Shota Imanaga

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius96 Comments

The Cubs finally broke the seal and made a major league transaction, signing Japanese lefty starting pitcher Shota Imanaga. The news broke earlier this week, but the details of the Rube Goldberg machine of a contract didn’t take shape until late this evening. Here’s the rundown, with all the conditionals Nominal contract: If no one does anything, Shota Imanaga is …

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Cubs 6, Rockies 3

In Postgame by berselius46 Comments

OSS: Cubs scratch back runs to beat a bad team. Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for the sweep with Jordan Wicks on the mound against Ty Blach at 1:20 CT. The Marlins are currently beating the Beers 4-1 in the sixth inning as I write this. They start tomorrow at 12:40 CT. The Dbacks were rained …

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Cubs 6, Rockies 0

In Postgame by berselius25 Comments

OSS: Cubs cruise to the easy win we’ve been waiting to see. Three+ up: Three down: 1. Still lots of head scratching over PCA and Canario not getting starts, but I guess it worked out today.2-9: Pretty much all of the last week, oy. Next up: The Cubs, now in sole posession of the last wild card spot, will ‘start’ …

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Cubs 3, Brewers 2

In Postgame by berselius12 Comments

Belated postgame due to travel (dying laughing) OSS: Cubs blow a lead late, the scratch their way back for a W Three up: Three Down Next up: The Cubs kick off a four game set at the Great American Small Park, including a double header making up a rainout from early in the season. The Reds have faded a bit …

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Cubs 3, Yankees 0

In Projections by berselius95 Comments

OSS: Where’s this Jameson Taillon guy been all season? Three up: Three down: Next up: Drew Smyly takes on Gerrit Cole at 12:05 CT, in what might be a slightly tougher matchup for this Cubs offense.