Holiday Weekend Catch-Up: Arrieta, Schwarber, Edwards, Transactions, and WINS

bn baseball featureIf you took a long, holiday weekend, good for you. I hope it was lovely, with drinks and flowers and merriment. You may have missed some things, though, so check back in …

Friday, September 4

  • Kyle Schwarber went down with a rib injury last week, and we got a little more info on Friday.
  • The Cubs’ ratings remain very strong.
  • The Cubs went crazy on the Diamondbacks in a laugher. That included Javy Baez’s first homer of the year.
  • Saturday, September 5

  • Albert Almora crashed into the outfield wall.
  • More praise for Javy Baez.
  • Of the Cubs’ many homers on Friday, who hit it the farthest and hardest?
  • How good has Jake Arrieta been this year? Historically good.
  • The Cubs lost Mike Olt on waivers to the White Sox.
  • The Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 2-0, thanks mostly to Jake Arrieta.
  • Sunday, September 6

  • Jake Arrieta is awesome, and he made the Diamondbacks look bad.
  • Anthony Rizzo made an incredible play at first. What else is new?
  • Luke looked at the minor league teams as their season wind down.
  • The Cubs completed the sweep of the Diamondbacks, including a 495 foot homer from Kris Bryant.
  • My favorite part of the win was Jonathan Herrera’s unsolicited curtain call.
  • Monday, September 7

  • Carl Edwards, Jr. joined the big league team (pitched a scoreless inning, too).
  • Luke looked at the other Iowa Cubs who might come up and join the big league team.
  • Monday’s Bullets looked at the eventual Kyle Schwarber return.
  • The Cubs released Rafael Soriano.
  • Luis looked at the projected pitching schedule ahead, and noted that the Cubs line up well.
  • Addison Russell crushed a three-run shot, and the Cubs crushed the Cardinals 9-0.
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    Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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