I don’t even know what else there is to say about the dumpster fire in Cardinals-land. Will Oliver Marmol have a job by the end of the month? By the end of this series? The ‘play the game the right way’ nonsense with Tyler O’Neill was bad enough vibes, but then seeing the same pattern continue with this bananas Contreras …
Series Preview Take 2: Miami Marlins (16-16) vs Chicago Cubs (15-16)
Well, that was a road trip to forget. Going 1-6 with five one-run losses is not what you want. Still, I’m gonna be the boring guy and say I’m still not too needle-movey on my opinion of the team. Sometimes you flip a coin and it comes up tails a bunch of times in a row. Yes, the team is …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (14-10) at Miami Marlins (13-13)
The Cubs took care of business against a good Padres team, and embark on a fish-sandwich run of series with Marlins-Nationals-Marlins. Though I guess it’s only a fish sandwich if the fish is in the middle? I guess this is a Long John Silver’s style Double Down. The Marlins win projections are about in line with the Cubs at this …
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (12-12) at Chicago Cubs (12-9)
Lots of electrons have been spilled in the past week or so about the Cubs hot start, and subsequent disappointment with losing the four game set with the Dodgers. I’m not really sweating it that much. For one, if you told me that the Cubs would go 3-4 vs the Dodgers, with most games being competitive, I would have been …
Cubs 10, A’s 1
OSS: Two more Wizdongs lead the way to a Cubs blowout Three up: Three down: Next up: Marcus Stroman faces the bass player from Armada at 8:40 PM CT
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (8-6) at Oakland Athletics (3-13)
I’m too lazy to write a postgame and a new preview so just riff on the Dodgers series some more here before getting to the new series (dying laughing). The last time the Cubs won a regular season series in LA was 2014. Edwin Jackson picked up the win. I saw a lot of sweeps as I worked my way …
Cubs 8, Dodgers 2
OSS: Yan Gomes leads the homer parade Three up: Three down: Next up: Michael Grove takes on Jameson Taillon, who’s hoping to finally have a start where his ERA is in line with his peripherals.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (6-5) at Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (7-6)
Ah, the ol dreaded west coast road trip. At least we’re getting it out of the way early this year. The worst part about playing at Dodger Stadium is their super annoying soundboard…the best part is that the games run late enough in central time that you don’t get too much of it. Though I guess that with the shorter …
Cubs 3, Mariners 2
OSS: Cubs blow a close game but walk it off in extras Three up: Three down: Next up: Hayden Wesneski takes on minor Marvel sub-villain Chris Flexen at 6:40 PM CT.
Series Preview: Seattle Mariners (4-6) at Chicago Cubs (4-4)
The Cubs tour of the AL West continues with a series against the Mariners. By the vagaries of scheduling, the Seattle has already played two series against Cleveland?? They went 3-4, and also dropped a series against the Halos. Fangraphs projects a 82-80 record, which puts them in roughly the same tier as the Rangers team that the Cubs just …