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 […]
It’s the end of an era. An era of poor judgement, and questionable decisions. But to Ricky’s credit he appears to have fostered a positive culture and what seems to be a fun, happy, & relaxed atmosphere in the clubhouse and on the field. It is debatable how many games a manager is responsible for […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday saw both the Cubs and White Sox’ truncated 2020 seasons come to an inglorious end, with the Cubs being dumped in a two game sweep by the Miami Marlins and the Sox losing in three games to the Oakland A’s. While both endings can certainly be seen as disappointing, they can each be viewed […]
Yu Darvish pitched well. Sixto Sanchez was really good — that kid has a future. However, the lack of a Cubs offense, as has been the case all year, means this is the last recap of the year. My frustration is going to make me put as much effort into this as the Cubs offense […]
No other way to start this blog folks, but this game was a real kick in the dick for the Cubs. The Cubs fall to the Miami Marlins in game 1 of the Wild Card round by a 5-1 final. The Cubs came into this Wildcard round as the NL Central Division champs along with […]
A’s manager Bob Melvin clearly got the message after Tuesday’s first game of the Wild Card Series in Oakland: don’t throw a lefty at this Sox offense. They also got on the board first, and kept scoring to force a winner-take-all third game on Thursday at the Coliseum. THE GOOD: Yasmani Grandal homered for the […]
The White Sox had a chance to start the postseason at home, but by virtue of stumbling down the stretch, they had to head west to a house of horrors for the Sox in years past, the Oakland Coliseum. But this is a new Sox team, unafraid of going into the Coliseum, and they won […]