Pitching. Hitting. Defense. Baseball is a symphony. When the winds, the strings and the percussion sections of a symphony are harmonious, beautiful music results. But when thestrings are off, the whole performance is ruined The Cubs’ symphony was almost perfect, but the silence of their bats cost them a rematch in the Divisional Round with the […]
NL Central Still Undecided
The NL Central race is just that. A race. If we had projected the season’s final outcome when Spring Training ended, most of us would have said that the Cubs would win the Division in a breeze, that the Cardinals had an outside shot at a post season berth and the Brewers would just be […]
Cubs 2018 First Half in Review
The Cubs wrapped up the first half of 2018 with a series sweep of the San Diego Padres, pushing themselves 2.5 games ahead of the Brewers in the NL Central and commanding the best record in the National League. Unlike years’ past, the Cubs enter the All-Star break riding a wave of momentum, having won […]
Cubs’ Struggles Bite Them vs Bucs, But No Need For Alarm
The Cubs entered 2018 with lofty expectations. Adding Yu Darvish and Tyler Chatwood in addition to completely overhauling your bullpen will do that. While Darvish and Chatwood ha ve disappointed to this point in the season, the Cubs have, for the most part, lived up to their billing as one of the best teams in the […]
Jon Lester continues quiet dominance in win against Pittsburgh
The MLB has seen tremendous pitching to this point in the year, with four pitchers putting up an ERA of less than 2.o and several more following with impressive pitching. The typical big names of Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber are there, and young arms like Aaron Nola and Luis Severino are in the mix. […]
Cubs Pick Up Win Despite Poor Outing From Chatwood
Baseball is weird. Sometimes, one misplayed ball decides a game. Sometimes, a pitcher with a 4.16 lifetime ERA throws a perfect game. Sunday night’s Cubs-Giants game falls firmly into the category of weird. Whether it was Pablo Sandoval (Yes, that Pablo Sandoval) legging out an infield single fielded by Addison Russell, Sandoval making a diving […]
Indescribable and Impossible: Cubs in the Playoffs
Indescribable and Impossible: Cubs in the Playoffs: An eerily empty Cubs scoreboard When you sit in the Chicago Cubs press conference room following a game, you can hear a whole host of different sounds. You can tell when a faucet is turned on somewhere, as the pipes whistle, when the only air conditioning in the […]
Arrieta is the Cubs’ Guy to Lean On
Arrieta on his body of work “it’s good.” Jake Arrieta’s walkup song is Lean On by Major Lazer and DJ Snake. Listen above. “Do you recall, not long ago We would walk on the sidewalk Innocent, remember? All we did was care for each other But the night was warm We were bold and young All around […]
It’s (Un)official: Cubs Season a Success
It is, unofficially, safe to say that regardless as to how the rest of the season goes, the Cubs have had a successful season. With the understanding that the team was built for success further down the road, most likely in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the Cubs have done enough to garner such an […]
Inexperience At Its Best….and Its Worst: The Cubs Down the Stretch
The perfect example of the culture change in Chicago came on a Monday evening. The Cubs gave up their three run lead to fall behind the Rockies one run, 8-7 in the top of the ninth. With Dexter Fowler on first, two outs, up came Kris Bryant to bat. For everyone working in the ballpark, […]
