Mercurial Outfielder hates the bunt. He absolutley hates it. He’s not alone. There are a lot of people who think it’s a dumb strategy and there are a lot of people that think that one run is so important that it’s always a good strategy. The answer is somewhere in between and that’s what The Book focused on for 50 …
When God Was Handing Out Brains, Nathan H. From Omaha Thought They Said “Trains” and Got Out of the Way
I try to stay away from Cubs-oriented mailbags or “ask the expert” features because they often are littered with questions from people who should probably thank God every night that breathing is an automatic response, since if it wasn’t they would probably have a hell of a time learning how to do it. I’m talking about people who make Todd …
Ten Things I’d Be Happy Never To Hear Cubs Fans Say Again
I don’t want to presume to tell you how to be a fan, but . . . here I am doing just that. I’m just trying to be helpful. And like so many other people whose attempts at helpfulness produce nothing but aggravation, I’m willing to take that risk for you. I’m a giver. What I want is for you …
San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs
Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will Venable .323 .49 .01 Purple .342 .56 -.03 Chase Headley .337 .52 .03 Revolutionist .293 .36 .03 Orlando Hudson .318 .44 .00 Marlo Stanfield .338 .51 -.01 Jorge Cantu .309 .40 -.03 Rodrigo Ramirez .350 .54 -.03 Nick Hundley .311 .39 -.01 Carlos Peenya .378 .62 -.01 Ryan Ludwick .340 …
Math For Dummies
This one Cubs beat reporter continues to say the Cubs have eaten $11.5 million when they released Carlos Silva. I’m assuming you have all figured out this beat reporter is Paul Sullivan because, who the hell else could it be? There’s a problem with what Sullivan is saying. First, the Cubs were paid to take Silva from the Mariners. The …
The 3rd Annual How Good Has Carlos Zambrano Been In His Career Post
I had thought about doing this again this year, but held off for some reason. After listening to Wrigley Talk Friday this morning I thought I’d finally do it. WTF talks about Carlos Zambrano for awhile to begin the podcast and like Julie, Tim and Adam, I’m as confused as they are. I really do not know why Carlos Zambrano …
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (7-8) at Chicago Cubs (7-8)
Despite the fact that the Cubs lost the series (as expected), I came away mildly impressed with the team’s performance in Colorado. Part of that could be due to the fact that I did not see them get shut out by Jhoulys Chacin (I had more pressing things on my mind). But that doesn’t bother me that much, Coors of …
Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies, 2:10 pm
GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Rockies wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .52 -.03 Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Darwin Barney .293 .36 .03 Jonathan Herrera .298 .38 .02 Marlon Byrd .338 .52 -.01 Carlos Gonzalez .381 .67 .00 Aramis Ramirez .350 .54 -.03 Troy Tulowitzki .382 .66 .04 Carlos Pena .378 .62 -.01 Todd Helton .345 .51 -.01 …
Wittenmyer Lays Foundation For Later Soriano Hate
Alfonso Soriano has had a very nice start to the season, so the fans that call for his head every time he makes a mistake in the field have been quieted a bit. That's about as much as anyone capable of rational, logical thought can expect from Soriano here in the beginning of the "bad part" of his mega-contract. It …
This Starlin Castro kid is going to be pretty good
Just for fun, and because we need a new thread, here are some random facts on Castro’s 2011 season. AVG (.397) – 1st among all SS, 4th in MLB, OBP (.415) – 3rd among all SS SLG (.556) – 3rd among all SS Triples (2) – 1st in MLB wOBA (.431) – 3rd among all SS WAR (0.9) – 2nd …