OSS: Cubs bats wake up in a rout. Three up: Jason Heyward was the WPA winner of the day, getting the vaunted game winning RBI with his three run homer in the first. It was his third of the season, and his slash line now reads .294/.342/.456. The other WPA winner on the day was Addison Russell, who drove in …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (10-8) at Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10)
The Cubs were swept by this Pirates team a week ago, but the narrative has completely changed following Starling Marte's PED suspension. They've got another top prospect outfielder in Austin Meadows who in a perfect world would be filling those shoes, but he's been terrible since hitting AAA last year. It's strange to think back to those wild card teams …
Cubs 6, Reds 5 (4.21.17)
OSS: Comeback Cubs blast their way to another late win. Three up: It was Anthony Rizzo's turn for thrilling heroics today. After going 0-4 with a strikeout and a walk on the day, Rizzo deposited a Jared Michael Lorenzen pitch in the right field seats to tie up the game. Maybe the World Series hangover is that the Cubs got …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (8-7) at Cincinnati Reds (9-7)
The Cubs face off with the titans of the NL Central for the first time this year. The Reds have cooled off a bit, dropping three of four to the Brewers and two of three to the O's in the past week. At least they gave their fans two weeks or so of vague relevancy, unlike past rebuilding Cubs teams. …
Cubs 7, Brewers 4 (4.19.17)
OSS: Addison Muscle walks it off. Three up: Addison Russell capped off the Cubs comeback with a three run bomb to end the game in the bottom of the ninth. It's certainly the best kind of rally killer. Not surprisingly he was the Cubs WPA leader on the day. He also knocked in the Cubs third run in the eighth …
Cubs 9, Brewers 7 (4/18/2017 Recap)
OSS: The bats are alive! Three Four Up 1. Miguel Montero had a very nice day, with a basket homer and two other singles. Nice to see him heat up after a relatively cold start to the season. I'm not opposed to him getting 55 starts or so this year, just to help preserve Contreras. 2. Jason Heyward is still routinely …
Brewers @ Cubs Game Thread (4-17-17)
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (7-6) Jonathan Villar, 2B Eric Thames, RF Ryan Braun, LF Travis Shaw, 3B Domingo Santana, RF Keon Broxton, CF Jett Bandy, C Orlando Arcia, SS Chase Anderson, P Anderson ZiPS 128 IP 7.39 K/9 2.99 BB/9 4.66 ERA 4.61 FIP (6-6) Kyle Schwarber, LF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, …
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (7-6) at Chicago Cubs (6-6)
Well, that weekend series sucked. Hopefully the Cubs actually hit a few with runners in scoring position this time around. Since we last saw the Brewers a week ago they reeled off four straight wins against the Jays and Reds before losing a late lead in their attempt to make it five in a row. Team Leaders (projected) Cubs OBP: …
Pirates 4, Cubs 2 (4.14.17)
OSS: Cubs leave em loaded multiple times. Three up: Bryant and Rizzo had solid days at the plate, and it's not their fault that the guys behind them didn't knock them in. Rizzo did it the hard way, as he was hit twice as part of both bases loaded rallies. It was great to see Hector Rondon back after his …
How The Cubs Went 124-33 Last Year (sort of)
If you want to be technically correct (the best kind of correct), the Cubs went 103-58-1 last year in the regular season. That said, I was curious what their record was in each 7 game tranche (as that's the number of games in the World Series. The Cubs won the World Series in 7 games last year.), and since it's …