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 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 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 […]
2018 Red Sox Alternate Universe: What Could Have Been Going into Spring Training at Fort Myers, the Red Sox had an obtuse amount of questions that most first place teams don’t have to ask themselves. Will David Price and Rick Porcello return to their Cy Young form or be Boston busts? Can Carson Smith be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You would think the recent success of the Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors this past year would inspire the Oakland Athletics to exceed the low expectations they have going into 2017. With their current roster, snapping playoff droughts and record-breaking seasons look to be far off into the California sunset for the A’s. […]