Analysis and Commentary
Stranger in a Strange Land or: How I Made Tom Ricketts Laugh Three Times
I took in two Cubs games last week, one as friend, one as foe. Both games were a blast, and not just because the Cubs won them both.
The Kinds of Home Runs I’d Like to Catch Today
I’ll be at the game today in the bleachers, and I don’t just want to catch any old home run ball. I’ve got an order of preference.
Paul Maholm: Reassurance and Caution – Mostly Caution
April has historically been Maholm’s second-worst month. There’s your reassurance. Caution? Advanced stats suggest his “great” 2011 wasn’t all that great.
If It Takes Forever: Mortality, the Chicago Cubs, and a Person Named Steve
Thoughts on the 2003 NLCS, the illusion of invincibility, and growing older.
Should We Be Concerned About Chris Carpenter’s Elbow Surgery? Maybe (UPDATE: Looking Good)
The primary piece of Theo compensation has to have bone spurs removed from his elbow.
Let’s Talk About Those Back Two Rotation Spots
Chris Volstad, Jeff Samardzija, Randy Wells, Travis Wood, and Rodrigo Lopez are all still battling for just two spots in the Chicago Cubs’ 2012 rotation (at least, to start the year).
Alfonso Soriano’s Spring: Meaningful Adjustment or Meaningless Hot Streak?
So far this Spring, Alfonso Soriano is destroying all comers. But what does it mean, if anything?
Taking a Look at Marlon Byrd’s Slump
By Brett on April 17, 2012
Are we looking at an early-season statistical fluke, or the beginning of a marked change in Byrd’s ability?
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