The 2018 season has been significantly more unpredictable than anticipated for the Chicago Cubs. Due to a combination of injuries, less production than desired from a number of players, and the general randomness of baseball, the Cubs have had to improvise a lot. At the end of the day, the goal is to be in […]
David Bote’s Resilient Path Speaks to Those with “Less of a Shot” to Make it in MLB Chicago Cubs up-and-coming infielder David Bote is a testament to what working hard and keeping your head up can do. Bote also exemplifies how, though baseball is arguably the hardest to make it in professionally once drafted, it’s […]
There is nothing like playing from behind, apparently. The Chicago Cubs have reached a season-high 15 games over .500 by earning a hard-fought 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The extra inning win capped off a 5-1 week and 7-1 homestand for the red hot Cubs, who have now won eight of their […]
The Chicago Cubs’ week may not have started how they envisioned, but boy did they have fun ending it. After losing four consecutive games to the Cincinnati Reds, the Cubs began the week by losing two of three games to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The 7-5 defeat on Wednesday against LA handed Chicago its […]
In a very pivotal week as far as the NL Central standings go, the Chicago Cubs will return to Wrigleyville in essentially the same spot they were in when they began their six-game road trip. It was a bit of an up and down week for the Northsiders, who split six games against the division-leading […]