A lot of shit happened in this game. Some of it pretty weird. In the end, the Cubs shaved a game off their magic number and got their 29th win of the year. The Cubs took a 5-3 lead into the top of the ninth. The Cubs scored the winning run on a pair of […]
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NICO, WE GO: Cubs 8, Reds 5
Last night, the Cubs and Reds got off to a late start due to a rain delay, then proceeded to play in said rain anyway. As this was the last meeting between the two teams, they really had no choice to get it in. Adbert Alzolay started for the Cubs, looking for better defensive support […]
Yu’s Still Aces Cubs – 0; Reds – 3
Yu Darvish struggled through a 3 run first inning and that was enough. Put this one to bed and get ’em next time. The Good Of course Darvish was still awesome. He threw 98 pitches in his 6 innings on the mound. He struck out 9. 65 of his 98 pitches were strikes. Darvish didn’t […]
TRIPLING ON MAHLE: Cubs 3, Reds 0
Last night in a damp and cold Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds began their three game series with a pitching matchup that featured Tyler Mahle squaring off against Alec Mills. The Cubs were once again without the services of Jason Heyward, who left a game this weekend feeling dizzy and ill. He […]
KrausenKast Episode 4
The morans further dive into Tonker’s heritage, Yu Darvish’s Cy Young chances, Ian Happ’s breakout, and the new Cubs medical staff. Among other things. https://anchor.fm/krausencast/embed/episodes/Northside-KrausenKast-Episode-4-eiflhq
Yu, again? Cubs 6, Covidorks 3
The Cubs did just enough to win this game. They pitched really well. They got a couple timely hits. The bullpen shut down the Cardinals when it had to but not without a speed bump. There have been some pretty impressive pitching performances in the NL so far. The Reds have Gray and Castillo. Max […]
BATTLE CRIES AND CHAMPAGNE JUST IN TIME FOR SUNRISE: Cubs 5, Team Covid 4
After the Cubs stunk out the entire city of Chicago in the first game of this evening’s doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, they sent Tyson Miller to the mound for his big league debut in the nightcap. How did it go? The Cubs got no-hit for five innings against a parade of guys making […]
WASTED EFFORT: Team COVID 3, Cubs 1
Today the Chicago Cubs played their first doubleheader of the 2020 season, meeting up with the St. Louis Cardinals for a twinbill necessitated by the Cardinals lack of leadership and discipline resulting in a casino outing that led to 18 different members of the organization testing positive for COVID-19. Kyle Hendricks was scheduled to take […]
WE SUCK AGAIN: Brewers 4, Cubs 3
The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers squared off tonight in the second game of their four game series in Wrigley Field. The big news out of the Cubs clubhouse was scheduled starter Tyler Chatwood being scratched with mid-back tightness, so Alec Mills would have to step in against Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff. How did it […]
Yu. That’s it. That’s the Title. Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2.
Cubs won. Again. 4-2. They’re 13-3. Best record in MLB by a game and a half. I think. Math is hard, Darvish threw 7 innings of 1 hit, 1 run ball. 104 pitches. According to Statcast, Darvish threw 7 different pitches tonight. There is an average velocity but that might be the most meaningless stat […]
