Worst Home-Road Split in Franchise History, Big Z Hits 97, and Other Bullets
Ah. This is good. This is fun. Anyway, Bote, Zambrano, other stuff.
Category: Chicago Cubs News
Let’s Talk About All the “FIRE JOE MADDON” Screaming Out There
I see it. I hear it. I understand it. But I don’t agree with it.
Sharing Some Cubs Quotes After Another Brutal Road Loss, Getting a Feel for Things
I don’t detect a great vibe, but maybe that’s not possible in that moment.
Joe Maddon, Jed Hoyer, and Addison Russell on Today’s Russell/Almora Swap (VIDEO)
There’s a lot going on.
Cubs Roster Moves: Kintzler Back, Russell Up, Almora and Norwood Optioned
Good to have Kintzler back as quickly as possible.
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WOW: Addison Russell Called Up, Albert Almora Optioned to Iowa
Almora being sent down at this point is a surprise, but it is justified.
By One Key Measure, Yu Darvish Just Tied the Best Four-Start Streak in Baseball History
I sorta can’t believe it, but it’s true. And last night was one of the Cubs’ best starts of the year overall.
Kyle Schwarber’s Record-Breaking 100th Home Run
Don’t want a cool moment to get totally lost in the crapshow.
What It’s Like to Watch the Cubs on the Road, the Decision to Pull Darvish, and Other Bullets
It has been every bit as bad as it has felt. You aren’t imagining things or being dramatic.
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Are We Paying Enough Attention to the Madness in Triple-A?
That new baseball is producing some CRAZY numbers.
Cubs Roster Move: Mills Back to Iowa, Norwood to Cubs
Bullpen shuffle.
Brandon Morrow Threw Live Batting Practice (A Step! An Actual Step!)
It’s step, like, 3 of 10, but it’s something to note.
Enjoying the Rowan Wick Evolution, and the Fruits in 2019
It was an odd path that brought Wick here, but the Cubs have a guy.
Cole Hamels Didn’t Have It (Again) Last Night – Mechanics To Blame?
That’d be a better explanation than the other possibilities, but it still leaves you with some concerns.
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Trying Hard Not to Overreact, Cheers for Mills, Heyward, Hoerner, Zobrist, and Other Bullets
Yes, the Cubs can still “win” – but also, yes, longer-term changes are needed.
The Cycle Repeats: Cubs Hit the Road and Their Division Lead Disappears
They are the worst magicians ever.
Jason Heyward Scratched with Left Knee Inflammation
Get well, my dude.
Anthony Rizzo Has Just Two Homers in the Last Two Months – So That’s Kinda Weird
There are a lot of reasons, but I don’t quite have the “explanation.”
Former Top Prospect Danny Hultzen Is Banging On The Cubs’ Big League Door
The 29-year-old lefty was one of the most polished pitching prospects in the game … and then he was out of baseball. Now he’s back.
Cubs Injury Updates: Kimbrel, Kintzler, Cishek, Contreras, Morrow
Mostly good news. Some no news. Very little bad news. All in all? News.
What a Day for Cubs Pitching: Quintana, Alzolay, Patterson, Marquez, Franklin
It was a very good day for pitching in the Cubs’ system, and it gets me excited.
I Am So Tired of This Road BS (Among Other Things) and Other Bullets
I don’t want to keep talking about it. I really don’t.
Tony Kemp Was Called Out on One of the Worst Calls You’ll Ever See, and I’m Still Ticked
Use the cameras and radars already. Enough of this. ENOUGH.
He’s Getting Closer … Ben Zobrist Is Heading to Triple-A Iowa This Weekend
That’s not far away at all!
Cubs Roster Move: Kyle Ryan Returns, Dillon Maples to Iowa, State of the Bullpen
So many injuries and so much shuffling. You’d be forgiven for forgetting precisely who is active in the pen right now.
Theo Epstein Promptly Squashes Report That Cubs Are Beefing With Joe Maddon
“Totally baseless.”
Nick Castellanos is More Focused on a Pennant – and on Life – Than on Free Agency
A great read on the man, and on what he’s already learned about life that translates to baseball.
Cubs Reportedly Unhappy With Joe Maddon For Talking About His Contract Status (UPDATE)
Apparently there was an agreement not to discuss the contract publicly.
Game Time Change, Hendricks Working Up, Brach and the Mets, and Other Bullets
If you see Hendricks up in the zone with his sinker, that’s not necessarily a mistake pitch.