https://anchor.fm/krausencast/embed/episodes/Northside-Krausencast-Episode-6-emekp9 The four asswholes discuss the awesomeness of the universal DH, Jose Abreau’s MVP, the robbery of Yu Darvish’s Cy Young award, the prospects for the 2021 Cubs, what makes a Cubs fan favorite, and the laws governing the importation of sheeps’ lungs for the purposes of making haggis.
Category: 2020 Season
MVPito! Abreu named AL MVP
When White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu steps in between the white lines of an MLB diamond, he is motivated by one thing: his mother, Daysi. There is little doubt that she is proud of what her son accomplished in this pandemic-shortened 60 game season, as he won his first MVP award, claiming 21 first […]
CUBS REPORT CARDS: Catchers
While the season ended sooner than we would have liked, it did indeed end. So now there’s nothing left but to hand out report cards for the players of each team. We’re continuing this series today with the Cubs catchers. Victor Caratini (241/333/328, 0,2fWAR) Vic the Stick turned back into Vic Rattlehead in 2020, following […]
Northside Krausencast Episode 5
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CUBS REPORT CARD: Infielders
While the season ended sooner than we would have liked, it did indeed end. So now there’s nothing left but to hand out report cards for the players of each team. We’re continuing this series today with the Cubs infield. Javier Baez (203/238/360 0.0 fWAR) Trying to grade the performance of 2020 Cubs infielders is […]
CUBS REPORT CARD: Outfielders
While the season ended sooner than we would have liked, it did indeed end. So now there’s nothing left but to hand out report cards for the players of each team. We’re continuing this series today with the Cubs outfield. Albert Almora (167/265/200 -0.1 fWAR) Oy. 34 plate appearances, one extra base hit (a double). […]
CUBS REPORT CARD: Bullpen
While the season ended sooner than we would have liked, it did indeed end. So now there’s nothing left but to hand out report cards for the players of each team. We’re continuing this series today with Cubs bullpen. Jason Adam (13G, 13.2 IP, 3.29 ERA, 0 SV) In both the Garden of Eden and […]
Cy YUng
The NL Cy Young race this year comes down to 4 starters: Jacob Degrom, Dinelson Lamet, Weirdo Trevor Bauer, and Yu Darvish. There may be a few others who’ll get votes: Clatyon Kershaw, Max Fried, Luis Catsillo, German Marquez, and Corbin Burnes will all get some attention and some votes. From a purely statistics perspective, […]
CUBS REPORT CARDS: Starting Pitchers
While the season ended sooner than we would have liked, it did indeed end. So now there’s nothing left but to hand out report cards for the players of each team. We’re continuing this series today with Cubs starting pitchers. Adbert Alzolay (1-1, 2.95 ERA) He didn’t set foot on a big league mound until […]
2020 REPORT CARDS — White Sox Offense edition
Rick Hahn spent a lot of dough to revamp the offense and add more pop to the lineup, and all the White Sox did offensively this year is finish second in the AL in runs scored behind the Yankees, while leading the AL in home runs, and they had the second-best batting average as a […]