The Cubs did one thing that hadn’t done all year – won two consecutive series. There was one other thing they couldn’t pull off, but had been done once – go two games over .500. They did manage that feat when they went 3-1 to start the season. Yes, Game 4 is the high point […]
Today as Chicagoans look at the mounds of snow that are everywhere, that first harbinger of spring – pitchers and catchers – appears in Arizona. The Cubs have been tying up their loose ends with some signings being announced or confirmed this morning – reliever Brandon Workman has been signed to a major league contract, […]
Last night the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds squared off for the third game of their four game series after the Cubs had won the first two games. However, in this one the Reds would be playing at full strength for the first time in the series with the return of Mike Moustakas and Nick […]
As mentioned earlier today in this condemned tenement of a baseball blog, tonight’s Cubs intrasquad game in Wrigley Field would be broadcast on Marquee, and lo and behold it was. The park was empty, other than some players, coaches and staff milling around the stands, Len & JD in the booth, and the PA and […]
The 2019 Chicago Cubs bullpen was, in a word, ungood. According to Fangraphs, they were the 20th ranked pen in baseball. They blew 28 out of 66 save opportunities on the year, and their 1.35 WHIP was good for 16th in baseball. In other words, ick. So it certainly appears that a housecleaning would be […]