The two best teams in baseball square off for a big four game series at Wrigley field. The Nats hot start has largely been driven by their pitching staff, which has allowed the second fewest runs per game in all of MLB. The team heading up the pack is the Chicago Cubs, who also lead the league in runs scored. …
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 …
Cubs 6, Pirates 2 (5/4/16)
OSS: What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to drive them before you, to hear the lamentations of their fanbase. Three up: Ben Zobrist was the WPA hero of the day, mostly due to a three run homer in the third inning that ended up as the nominal GWRBI. You just can’t make any mistakes against this Cubs lineup …
(5/4/2016) Cubs @ Pirates
How to Watch TV: CSN Radio: 670 the Score Time: 11:35 AM CST Starters CHC: Jon Lester (25.8 K%, 5.5 BB%, 3.26 FIP, 1.83 ERA) Pitch Mix PIT: Juan Nicasio (26.4 K%, 10.9% BB%, 3.69 FIP, 3.33 ERA) Pitch Mix Lineups Cubs: Fowler CF La Stella 2B Bryant LF Rizzo 1B Zobrist RF Baez 3B Russell SS Ross C Lester …
Cubs 7, Pirates 1 (5/3/16)
OSS: Fuck, this team. Three up: I don’t even know who to single out here, the Cubs are kicking ass and taking names from one of their main competitors for a playoff spot despite having three of their top position players out for injuries of varying severity. Tim fucking FedEx, the backup-backup-backup catcher was the top position player in WPA. Arrieta walked two batters …
Cubs 7, Pirates 2 (5/2/16)
OSS: Cubs rack up Cole’s pitch count for the second game in a row and chase him early. Three up: Anthony Rizzo paced the Cubs in WPA on the day, mostly due to a game tying double in the third inning and another in the fifth. It is great to see the hits dropping for him again. David Ross had the other …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-6) at Pittsburgh Pirates (15-10)
The Cubs and Pirates meet for the first time since the Cubs treated the Pirates like the Gatorade cooler in the Pirates dugout. One can hope that tempers are cooler this time around. The Pirates have come out of the gate hot with the best team wOBA in all of baseball. Their pitching, however, has been less good, posting a …
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. …