Well, here we are at last. I’m still not sure which team I would rather the Cubs have faced – the Giants are the better team on paper but have been kind of a train wreck since the all-star break. Overall their offense was fourth in the NL by wRC+, and they hit 69 fewer homers than the Cubs this …
Cubs extend Theo Epstein for 5 more years
The Cubs have signed Theo Epstein to a 5-year contract extension. There was never any reason to worry that it wouldn’t get done, but it’s nice that it is. It could be worth more than $50 million. Also, the Cubs may have extended Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod as well.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1 (9.25.16)
OSS: Three up You couldn’t have scripted it any better for David Ross’s final regular season game at Wrigley. A huge ovation from the crowd in his first PA, and a bomb of a home run in his second. It was also a classy move by Maddon to pull Ross in the seventh to soak in the moment. Even …
Cardinals @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: ESPN Gameday LINEUPS (81-73) 2B Matt Carpenter RF Stephen Piscotty 3B Jhonny Peralta 1B Brandon Moss C Yadier Molina SS Jedd Gyorko CF Randal Grichuk LF Jose Martinez P Carlos Martinez (98-56) CF Dexter Fowler LF Kris Bryant 1B Anthony Rizzo 2B Ben Zobrist SS Addison Russell RF Jason Heyward 3B Javier Baez C David Ross P …
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (80-72) at Chicago Cubs (97-55)
I was too lazy to look up my usual team leader stats, so I’ll look at the potential NL wild card clusterfork (thanks, KT!). The Cardinals are now a half game behind the Giants and Mets. Here’s the rest of their schedules Cardinals @Cubs (3 games) vs Reds (4 games) vs Pirates (3 games) Giants @ SD (3 games) vs …
Cubs 9, Reds 2 (9.21.16)
OSS: The Cubs get to do this one more time to close out the season. Three Four Five up: It was a big day for Miguel Montero, who went 3-5 with 3 RBI and scored on a balk. He’s had a rough year all around, but it’s been nice to see him warm up these last few weeks. I get …
Reds @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7;05 PM CT TV: CSN Gameday LINEUPS (63-87) Jose Peraza, SS Tony Renda, 3B Joey Votto, 1B Adam Duvall, LF Brandon Phillips, 2B Scott Schebler, RF Tyler Holt, CF Ramon Cabrera, C Josh Smith, P (95-55) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, LF Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Addison Russell, SS Jason Heyward, RF Javier Baez, 3B David Ross, C Jon Lester, P …
Reds @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7;05 PM CT TV: CSN Gameday LINEUPS (63-86) Jose Peraza, SS Hernan Iribarren, CF Joey Votto, 1B Adam Duvall, LF Brandon Phillips, 2B Scott Schebler, RF Eugenio Suarez, 3B Tucker Barnhart, C Timothy Adleman, P (94-55) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Addison Russell, SS Jason Heyward, RF Willson Contreras, C Chris Coghlan, LF Jason Hammel, …
Brewers 5, Cubs 4 / Cubs 93, Cardinals 76 (9.15.16)
OSS: Cubs lose a close one to the Brewers, but clinch the division with a Cardinals loss to the Giants. Also with all the other wins before this one. Three up Jorge Soler had the biggest hit for the Cubs tonight, a two run homer that gave them an early lead. Jason Heyward had his first big night in a …
Brewers @ Cubs Clinch Thread
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: CSN Gameday LINEUPS (65-81) Jonathan Villar, 3B Keon Broxton, CF Ryan Braun, LF Chris Carter, 1B Hernan Perez, 3B Domingo Santana, RF Orlando Arcia, SS Martin Maldonado, C Jimmy Olsen, P Nelson Stats 163 IP 6.90 K/9 4.31 BB/9 4.42 ERA 5.03 FIP 4.42 ZiPS FIP (93-52) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, …