OSS: The Javy Baez show goes on the road. Three up: Javy had a huge day, going 4-6 with a homer, double, and two singles. The double was an easy single that he hustled out to grab the extra base. Just after that, he hustled his way to third on a Theriot Special, but instead of TOOBLANing he slid around …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (8-8) at Colorado Rockies (11-9)
The Cubs are back on the road after a bizarre, weather besieged homestand. Hopefully getting into a rhythm will help them get out of their funk of inconsistency and tonight's game looks…dammit. I'm up in Denver for this series, and while I waited out a 2-3 hour rain delay the last …
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (9-7) at Antarctica Cubs (8-8)
The Cubs return to the semi-frozen tundra of Wrigley field for a big series against the Cardinals. For all the bitching about the awful weather canceling games this April – what else can you do? It's April 16 and the weather is this bad. Sometimes nature just throws you a slutter. The best solution I've heard is that the schedulers …
Cubes 14, Barves 10 (4.14.18)
OSS: Cubs come back from an 8-run deficit in an all-around shitshow of a game that I can't believe I watched all of. Three up: The Cubs offense scored nine runs with two outs in the eighth inning to complete their comeback against the Braves. Javier Baez struck the biggest blow with a bases clearing double to tie the game, …
Cubs Gameday: Braves (8-5) @ Cubs (6-7) (4/14/2018)
Time: 1:20 CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ LF Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Contreras C Zobrist 1B Baez 2B Russell SS Heyward RF Jose Quintana SP Barves Albies 2B Swanson SS Freeman 1B Suzuki C Markakis RF Adams LF Culberson 3B Bourjos CF Sean Newcomb SP Peter Bourjos didn't make the team out of …
Cubs Gameday: Barves (7-5) @ Cubs (6-6) (4/13/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ CF La Stella 3B Bryant 1B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Baez 2B Heyward RF Yu Darvish SP Barves Inciarte CF Albies 2B Freeman 1B Markakis RF Suzuki C Tucker LF Swanson SS Flaherty 3B Anibal Sanchez SP Note: originally Albert Almora Jr. was going …
Series Preview: Atlanta Braves (7-5) at Chicago Cubs (6-6)
I guess the Cubs are catching a break by playing the pre-Acuña Barves. They haven't really needed him however, as their offense has scored the second most runs in the NL, behind only the Pirates of all teams. Not surprisingly, Freddie Freeman is leading the way with a .480 wOBA. They're coming off a series loss in DC, their first …
Cubs Gameday: Pirates (8-3) @ Cubs (6-5) (4/12/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ CF Bryant 3B Zobrist 1B Schwarber C Russell SS Caratini C EL MAGO 2B Heyward RF Kyle Hendricks SP Pirates Frazier 2B Polanco RF Marte CF Bell 1B Dickerson LF Cervelli C Moran 3B Mercer SS Trevor Williams SP I sort of like Trevor Williams as a …
Cubs 13, Pirates 5 (4.11.18)
OSS: Cubs brought the lumber. Three up: It was another huge game for Javier Baez, who had another multi-HR outing. He can still do the small ball stuff too – with the score tied in the sixth inning, he got on base on a dropped third strike, moved over to second on a Heyward GB, stole third, and scored on …