The last week in MLB was about several teams making trades before the trade deadline, a starting pitcher is expected to undergo surgery, and a shortstop in the National League is placed on the injured list. New York Yankees Acquire First Baseman Anthony Rizzo from Chicago Cubs The New York Yankees acquired first baseman Anthony […]
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 […]
Angel Hernandez ringing Anthony Rizzo up on a ball three inches out of the zone to end Sunday’s game summarizes a painfully average week for the Chicago Cubs. As they have since the all star break, the Cubs played mediocre baseball last week. Chicago split two with a hot Pittsburgh Pirates team at PNC Park […]
The banged up Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale with St. Louis on Sunday after splitting a four-game set with Arizona to cap off a 3-4 week. The 61-44 Cubs, who still hold a 1.5-game division lead over Milwaukee, have more to be concerned about than proud of currently. Just when it looked like Chicago […]
The Chicago Cubs jumped off to a solid start in the second half after an exciting all-star week in Washington D.C. Kyle Schwarber, Javier Baez, and Willson Contreras each made their presence known during the all-star festivities. Schwarber’s 55 home runs during the 2018 Home Run Derby were the most from any participant. “Schwarbs” also […]
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 […]
Though the Chicago Cubs missed out on the opportunity to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates and jump into first place for the first time since May 1st, the first full week of June baseball went well for Joe Maddon’s club. The Cubs put together a “win sandwich” last week by first taking two out of three […]