Start time: Now Lineups Padres Jay, CF Myers, 1B Kemp, RF Norris, C Upton, Jr, LF Wallace, 3B Pirela, 2B Ramirez, SS Vargas, P Cubs Fowler, CF Heyward, RF Bryant, LF Rizzo, 1B Zobrist, 2B Baez, 3B Russell, SS Ross, C Lester, P Pitchers: Cesar Vargas vs. Jon Lester Will the Cubs win? It could go either way.
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (13-19) @ Chicago Cubs (24-6)
The Cubs just completed one of the best weeks in their history by sweeping the Pirates in Pittsburgh and then sweeping the then 2nd best team in the league at home in 4 games. That puts them on a 7-game winning streak and their best record in team history in over 100 years. They’re going to lose some time and …
The Cubs historic start to the 2016 season
A lot has been written about how good the 2016 Cubs are. The articles began immediately after the Mets quickly dispatched of them in the 2015 NLCS. They increased significantly after the Cubs signed Jason Heyward and John Lackey away from division rival St. Louis. We’ve all marveled at some of these numbers and have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Cubs beat …
What has gone wrong?
We all knew the Cubs had a very good team when the season started. We can never be sure exactly how that will play out, but over the first 26 games, it’s played out about as well as any Cubs fan could have hoped for. As Cubs fans, we’re often left wondering “what has gone right?” This year, I find …
Braves @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 1:20 CT TV: WGN Gameday Lineups Braves Nick Markakis, RF Erick Aybar, SS Freddie Freeman, 1B Adonis Garcia, LF Kelly Johnson, 2B Tyler Flowers, C Jace Peterson, 3B Julio Teheran, P Mallex Smith, CF Cubs Dexter Fowler, CF Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, LF Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Tommy La Stella, 3B Addison Russell, SS Tim Federowicz, …
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View PostSeries Preview: Atlanta Braves (5-17) @ Chicago Cubs (16-5)
The Cubs completed the abbreviated 2-game sweep over the Brewers yesterday. They still have 13 of the next 16 at home. Kris Bryant rolled his ankle rounding the bases early in yesterday's extremely long game. He underwent an MRI for precautionary reasons and isn't expected to miss much time. I'd be surprised if it's more than a day or two. …
Where We Stand Now (4-18-16)
Week 2 (April 11 – April 16) Monday, April 11 vs Reds: W 5-3 (Box, OV Recap) Wednesday, April 13 vs Reds: W 9-2 (Box, OV Recap) Thursday, April 14 vs Reds: W 8-1 (Box, OV Recap) Friday, April 15 vs Rockies: L 1-6 (Box, OV Recap) Saturday, April 16 vs Rockies: W 6-2 (Box, OV Recap) Sunday, April 17 vs …
Where We Stand Now (4-11-16)
Week 1 (April 4 – April 10) Monday, April 4 @ Angels: W 9-0 (Box, OV Recap) Tuesday, April 5 @ Angels: W 6-1 (Box, OV Recap) Thursday, April 7 @ Dbacks: W 14-6 (Box, OV Recap) Friday, April 8 @ Dbacks: L 2-3 (Box, OV Recap) Saturday, April 9 @Dbacks: W 4-2 (Box, OV Recap) Sunday, April 10 @ …
Predicting Tommy John Injuries
Bradley Woodrum and others on MLB Trade Rumors have spent hundreds of hours working on a way to predict Tommy John injuries. The Cubs risk factors are pretty good to look at for the most part. Risk+: This is merely a representation of how far above average or below average the player’s risk is. Here, 0% indicates a league-average risk; 100% …