The best two teams in the National League in 2016 and 2017 were the Cubs and Dodgers. The best two teams this year probably would have been the Cubs and Dodgers if it wasn’t for some injuries to the Dodgers. The Dodgers have rebounded and are one of the hottest teams in the league so it might turn out that …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (37-25) @ Milwaukee Brewers (39-26)
The Cubs head to Milwaukee for the biggest series of the year so far. The Cubs are half a game behind the Brewers. It’s not a huge series or anything since it’s only the middle of June, but I think both teams are just wanting to get out of this series without getting swept. Team Leaders Cubs OBP: Kris Bryant …
Cubs to sign Brandon Morrow ***Updated***
According to Jon Heyman, the Cubs will sign Brandon Morrow for $10-11 million per year, but the length of the contract is not yet known. He's coming off the best year of his career, but it was less than 50 innings and what he's done prior to 2017 leaves a lot to be desired. Depending on how long the deal …
Cubs hire Chili Davis as hitting coach
The Cubs let John Mallee go and hired Chili Davis to take over. Theo said that Joe Maddon could have any coach back that he wanted and it turns out that there were a lot that he did not want back. The Angels hired assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske away from the team a few days ago and they let …
Cubs fire pitching coach Chris Bosio
After the Cubs pitchers struggled to throw strikes in the postseason, the Cubs have fired Chris Bosio. Joe Maddon thought the entire coaching staff would stay intact, which wasn't hard to believe since they've won an average of 97 games over the last three seasons. Earlier this week, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said he'd thought the coaching staff would stay …
NLCS Game 5: Dodgers @ Cubs
Time: 8:00 PM CT TV: TBS Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (104-58, 3-1) Chris Taylor, SS Justin Turner, 3B Cody Bellinger, 1B Yasiel Puig, RF Logan Forsythe, 2B Enrique Hernandez, LF Austin Barnes, C Charlie Culberson, SS Clayton Kershaw, P (92-70, 1-3) Albert Almora, CF Kyle Schwarber, LF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Addison Russell, SS Javier Baez, 2B …
NLCS Game 3: Dodgers @ Cubs
Time: 8:00 PM CT TV: TBS Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (104-58, 2-0) Chris Taylor, SS Cody Bellinger, 1B Justin Turner, 3B Yasiel Puig, RF Andre Ethier, LF Chase Utley, 2B Austin Barnes, C Joc Pederson, CF Yu Darvish, P (92-70, 0-2) Ben Zobrist, 2B Kyle Schwarber, LF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Jon Jay, CF Addison Russell, SS Jason …
NLCS Game 2: Cubs @ Dodgers
Time: 6:30 PM CT TV: TBS Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (92-70, 0-1) Jon Jay, LF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Albert Almora, CF Addison Russell, SS Jason Heyward, RF Javier Baez, 2B Jon Lester, P (104-58, 1-0) Chris Taylor, CF Justin Turner, 3B Cody Bellinger, 1B Enrique Hernandez, LF Logan Forsythe, 2B Austin Barnes, C Yasiel Puig, RF Charlie …
NLCS Game 1: Cubs @ Dodgers
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: TBS Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (92-70, 0-0) Jon Jay, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Albert Almora, CF Addison Russell, SS Kyle Schwarber, LF Javier Baez, 2B Jose Quintana, P (104-58, 0-0) Chris Taylor, CF Justin Turner, 3B Cody Bellinger, 1B Enrique Hernandez, LF Logan Forsythe, 2B Austin Barnes, C Yasiel Puig, RF …
NLDS Game 5: Cubs @ Nationals
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: TBS Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (92-70, 2-2) Jon Jay, LF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Albert Almora, CF Addison Russell, SS Jason Heyward, RF Javier Baez, 2B Kyle Hendricks, P (97-65, 2-2) Trea Turner, SS Jayson Werth, LF Bryce Harper, RF Ryan Zimmerman, 1B Daniel Murphy, 2B Anthony Rendon, 3B Matt Wieters, C …