OSS: Cubs blow a close game but walk it off in extras Three up: Three down: Next up: Hayden Wesneski takes on minor Marvel sub-villain Chris Flexen at 6:40 PM CT.
Series Preview: Seattle Mariners (4-6) at Chicago Cubs (4-4)
The Cubs tour of the AL West continues with a series against the Mariners. By the vagaries of scheduling, the Seattle has already played two series against Cleveland?? They went 3-4, and also dropped a series against the Halos. Fangraphs projects a 82-80 record, which puts them in roughly the same tier as the Rangers team that the Cubs just …
Cubs 10, Rangers 3
OSS: Steele deals, Dansby steals, something else that rhymes with meal. Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for the sweep at 1:20 PM CT. Jameson Taillon faces Jon Gray.
Series Preview: Texas Rangers (4-2) at Chicago Cubs (2-3)
The Rangers are one of many good to great teams that the Cubs will face in the month of April. At least from a wins and losses perspective, they will miss deGrom in this series. Though as a more general baseball fan I am a bit bummed by this prospect. The Rangers kicked off the season by sweeping the defending …
Small Sample Size Silliness with the 2023 Cubs
The Cubs were rained out of their series finale with the Reds on Wednesday, and since I’m bored until they return to Wrigley for a home stand on Friday, I thought I’d look at the statistics so far and draw some wildly inaccurate conclusions based on it since that’s how the media and bloggers like to do things. I am …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (1-2) at Cincinnati Reds (2-1)
Will the Cubs sniff .500 again this year? Playing the relatively lowly Reds should certainly help. The Reds won their opening series against the Pirates, so even aside from SSS take that initial record with a large grain of salt. The Reds were not projected to be very good this year (3rd worst 69-93) projection, and they are certainly spending …
The Off Day After Opening Day React Post
Because the Cubs play at Wrigley Field, which historically does not have a roof despite being in the Midwest where it can get a) cold and b) wet, this necessitates a scheduled off day right after the official Opening Day, in case they have to make up the home opener later. I guess if Friday had gotten weathered out, they …
Cubs 4, Brewers 0
OSS: Pitching, defense, and baserunning wins the day! Three up: Three-ish down: Next up: The teams have tomorrow off, then Bill Rhinelander takes on Justin Steele at 1:20 PM CT on Saturday.
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (0-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-0)
Hooray, it’s baseball! Much like it seemingly has been for the past few years, the Cubs are opening the season against the Beers. The Brewers had a relatively quiet offseason. Their only significant free agent signing was Wade Miley, but they did do some wheeling and dealing. Amongst other moves they traded for William Contreras, which surely made beat writers …
Dreamcast 58: Next Starts Somewhere
Okay kids, we’ve made it to Opening Day. I’m very tired, but this is done before first pitch and you can listen to RC, berselius, BVS, and AC talk about how much the Brewers suck and the Cubs will destroy them in the opening series. Topics include: You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded …