The Cubs west coast trip continues with a trip to Seattle. The Mariners are yet another team that’s in the mix for a playoff spot this year, which says less about the Cubs relative scheduling than it does about the relative strength of the league, where there are only four, maybe five truly awful teams, and none of them are …
Cubs 5, Padres 1
OSS: The Cubs bullpen will never blow a lead again confirmed Three up: Three down: Next up The Cubs go for the series win at 5:40 PM CT. Cyle takes on former Cubs prospect Dylan Cease, he of the trade I’ll defend to my dying breath (dying laughing).
Dreamcast 86: Knock On Wood
The word of the day was injuries as there are a lot of pitchers hitting the injured list through various ailments, and we talk a bit about that on this Dreamcast, along with our praises and thoughts about the Cubs starting this season off strongly against some tough competition (not the Rockies). You can check out the podcast page or just click …
Cubs 9 Dodgers 7
OSS: Playoff baseball, in April? Three up: Three down: Next up: Jordan Wicks takes on Yoshinobu Yamamoto at 3 PM CT, should be another exciting one! Now go root for Iowa and Caitlin Clark. Or don’t. I can’t tell you what to do.
Off Day Cubs Math Before the Dodgers Steamroll Them
I’m mostly kidding about the title but not really, as objectively the Dodgers are quite good at baseball, but then again the Cubs have also shown some promise and given us cause to be excited, so perhaps it will be another situation where the Cubs win one, lose one, and the third game is a coin flip just as in …
Series Preview: Colorado Rockies (1-3) at Chicago Cubs (1-2)
The Rockies were not a team that prognosticators had particularly high hopes for, but the Rockies opening series managed to look skyward to that already low bar. On Thursday, the Dbacks batted around twice vs Opening Day Starter Kyle Freeland, scoring 14 runs in a single inning. The Cubs are surely hoping to get their whacks in between series against …
Cubs 9, Rangers 5
OSS: Cubs offense picks up Cubs defense in the late innings Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs open at home vs the Rockies, assuming the weather cooperates. New Cub Shōta Imanaga takes on ex-Cardinal Dakota Hudson at 1:20 CT on Monday.
Welcome Ben Brown
As you all know, Justin Steele got hurt and now a new guy gets his spot: Naturally the Cubs will have their official social media tweet soon, but this has been confirmed by multiple Cubs beat folks so we should expect Ben Brown in uniform sometime soon, possibly even tonight if he got to town soon after Steele got off …
Cubs Opening Day 2024 Game Day Thread
It’s Opening Day, y’all. Time will tell if we go 162-0 or 0-162 after tonight, but enjoy it, jabronis.
Dreamcast 85: Unchecked Optimism
We’re mere hours from Opening Day if you consider anything less than 48 “mere,” so it’s time to do our season preview episode! In this edition: We’ll probably talk about the MLBPA snafus later on after we get a few games that actually count under our belt. You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. …