The NL Central race undoubtedly just got a whole lot more interesting. Just when the Cubs seemed on the verge of locking the division up, the Brewers made yet another push. As recent as last Thursday, Chicago was sitting atop the NL Central with a somewhat comfortable lead. The Cubs were fresh off of a […]
With about one month and less than 30 games until postseason baseball, it seems appropriate to start predicting how things will shape up for the first-place Chicago Cubs. The Cubs have reached a season-high 25 games over .500. ESPN gives Chicago a 99.4% chance of making the playoffs. So, since the playoffs seem basically a […]
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 head into the all star break with the best record in the National League for the second time in three seasons. With three Northsiders headed to DC for all star festivities, the 2018 All Star Game should be an entertaining one for Cubs fans. However, four days without regular season baseball is […]
Well, I don’t think anyone saw that coming. After starting the week off on a good note by taking two of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley, the Chicago Cubs concluded the week by getting swept in Cincinnati. It’s worth noting that the last-place Reds have been playing some pretty good […]