The Chicago Cubs have been on…dare I say it?…a bit of a roll lately. They rode a streak of winning three straight series into Pittsburgh to face the Pirates for a three game set. The Pirates have been every team’s punching bag this season, and the Cubs came in with their hands wrapped and ready […]
Since last we checked in on the Chicago Cubs, they’ve managed to play three series and win them all. They took two of three in Detroit before coming home to take three of four from the Washington Nationals and heading down to Boringtown to take two of three from the Cardinals. Let’s get to this: […]
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 […]
As Sunday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was winding to a close with a 7-1 Pirates win, Pat Hughes was on the radio saying the Cubs were losing 2 of 3 to the “lowly Pittsburgh Pirates”. Don’t look now, Pat…the Cubs are pretty damn lowly themselves. After the Cubs returned the favor […]
After doing what they should have done in taking two of three from the Pirates at home, the Cubs welcomed the Milwaukee Brewers into Wrigley Field for a three game set. And when I say “welcome”, I mean they were hosts of such grace and accommodation that they made Martha Stewart look like Strother Martin […]
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, […]
There are very few players in the long history of the Chicago Cubs more revered than Jake Arrieta. His 2015 season was the stuff of legends, going the second half of the season without a loss, including a no-hitter. He then took on the entire city of Pittsburgh prior to throwing a complete game shutout […]