Lester’s Tough Night, Hader Blows It, Big Z Returns, and Other Bullets
Sometimes Jon Lester gets knocked around a bit. It was always coming, and it’s all fine. Also, swing hard against Josh Hader.
Cubs Protest Sean Doolittle’s Delivery, He Expresses … Some Displeasure with Joe Maddon
Maddon was actually just trying to stick up for his own guy.
Enhanced Box Score: Nationals 5, Cubs 2 – May 18, 2019
Hum-drum loss right here.
Fun with Kris Bryant’s Big Day and Other Bullets
And yet he’s still only the number two bat on the Cubs!
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs GO OFF with Six Homers
That was very tight and tense … and then it was just very fun.
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Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 14, Nationals 6 – May 17, 2019
Well that was a surprise whoopin’ of the happy variety.
ESPN Has Added *ANOTHER* Cubs Sunday Night Game
That’s gonna be FIVE in seven weeks.
If You Were the Defense, How Many Runs Would an MLB Team Score Against You?
A team of defenders made up entirely of You. Is that inning ending any time soon?
Brandon Kintzler Offers a Well-Earned Barb at the Team That Dumped Him for Dubious Reasons
“I know they got the worst bullpen in baseball … so I’ll just leave it at that.”
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Ian Kinsler Appears to Drop F-Bombs Aplenty at His Own Fans After Big Homer
Kinsler previously said that American players were raised to show emotion and passion in a “different way.” I guess so.
Bote’s Slump, Q’s Wild Pitches, Tiring of the ESPN Booth, Sammy Wants Back, and Other Bullets
Could be time for a Bote breather, Quintana let it slip away, and I’ll save Sammy a seat in the bleachers.
MLB Commands Cubs and Cardinals to Play a Series in London Instead of St. Louis
God save the queen … from that Javy Baez monster blast.
40 Days and 40 Nights of Lossless Cubs Series
I think it’s OK to be frustrated today if you’d like. It’s been a while!
Enhanced Box Score: Reds 4, Cubs 2 – May 16, 2019
Aren’t rain delays supposed to provide some magic strength to the Cubs?
Cubs Roster Move: Victor Caratini Returns, Taylor Davis to Iowa
That was an extremely fast return for Caratini.
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The Understandable Tommy La Stella Trade in Terrible Hindsight
It made enough sense when the Cubs did it, but was it a scouting and player development miss?
Edwards and Dirty Innings, Russell’s Homer, I’m on a Podcast, and Other Bullets
Edwards is just not the guy to go to with runners on base. Also, I’m on a podcast now with Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney.
Enhanced Box Score: Reds 6, Cubs 5 – May 15, 2019
The bullpen drops the ball on an otherwise solid night.
At Long Last, a Schwarbomb (VIDEO)
Just his second homer in over a month.
Albert Almora is Kinda on Fire, Hammers a Homer to Left (VIDEO)
He’s actually been pretty hot at the plate going on 17 games now.
What Yu Darvish Can Realistically Still Be for the Cubs, and the Problem of Overthinking It
It has become more and more clear the battles Yu Darvish is fighting with himself out on the mound. But how do you actually fix it?
Cubs Injury Notes: Morrow, Caratini, Barnette, Alzolay, Hoerner
A range of injuries, and a range of schedules.
The Cubs’ Ridiculous 30 Games, Zobrist’s Absence, Ryan’s Emergence, and Other Bullets
Anyone else think this stretch “feels” like the hot start to 2016?
Javy Baez *IS* the Team’s Shortstop, and Cubs Say There’s No Intention to Mess With That
No, the Cubs don’t want Addison Russell to take over the shortstop job.
Is Kyle Hendricks the Greatest Two-Way Player the Sport Has Ever Seen?
Let’s enjoy Kyle Hendricks’ feats of awesomeness.
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Reds 1 – May 14, 2019
Kyle Hendricks stud on the mound and at the plate!
OMG ALBERT ALMORA! Now That’s a Freaking Catch! (VIDEO)
He is SO GOOD.
WATCH: Kyle Hendricks(?) Rips a Two-Out, Two-Run Double!
What a shot by Hendricks!
More From Melisa Reidy and Theo Epstein on Addison Russell’s Return to Baseball
Reidy is extremely gracious in her comments about what Russell is currently facing.
Two of the Top Five Trade Fits for Madison Bumgarner? Cardinals and Brewers
I say do it. I would enjoy that race …