The Cubs managed to salvage the final game of the weekend series with the White Sox behind another dominant performance by Yu Darvish. The Sox winning streak ends at 7 games. The Good This is getting predictable. Darvish went 7IP. 10Ks. 1BB. He induced 26! swinging strikes out of his 103 pitches. 73 of those […]
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FROM THE HOME OFFICE: Leading Off, Puig Rumors Persist
Cubs manager David Ross (yeah, that still sounds weird) confirmed that Kris Bryant will be the Cubs’ leadoff hitter to start the 2020 season. He didn’t dance around the issue, saying it made sense to him to have his best hitter getting the most at bats. Of course, having a leadoff hitter whose worst on […]
FROM THE HOME OFFICE: Fangraphs ZiPS It.
It’s everyone’s (well, at least someone’s) favorite time of year, when seasonal projections start coming out. Fangraphs has dropped the ZiPS projections for both the White Sox and Cubs, and as you can guess, the difference in each team’s trajectory shows. Now here is a quick explanation of how these projections are cooked up: Basically, […]
SoxFest 2020 Recap
Soxfest 2020 took place this past weekend at the McCormick Place. With the new free agent signings and our young core of players attending, the mood was considerably more upbeat than in recent years. Fans packed themselves into the convention center to meet their favorite players. They had the opportunity to take pictures with the […]
