The Cubs continue their western road trip with another key series in the Race to the….oh who cares, we’re just tuning in to see Baez, and Baez at Coors Field at that. Aisle424 wrote a great piece this morning on the callup and what it means for the fans and the process. Team Overviews Cubs wRC+: 88 (12th) UBR: 5.7 …
Javier Baez —————–> Cubs
The twitters were churning this afternoon after this tweet from Javy Baez’s brother: Congrats to my brother @javy23baez on getting called up! Welcome to the show baby!! — Gadi Baez (@OMGADI) August 4, 2014 No confirmation from Jim Bowden this time, but Bruce Levine later confirmed it on The Score Cubs source confirms Javier Baez to join team in Colorado …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (45-62) at Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (62-47)
It’s Vin Scully week! Even better, we’ll get another Vin Scully week next year, as he returns for his 66th season broadcasting Dodgers baseball. @CeeAngi did a great piece on Scully’s process and career last month, which is worth a read (or re-read). The Dodgers were in on a bunch of players at the deadline, but didn’t end up making …
Series Preview: Rockies (43-61) at Cubs (42-61)
With a 42-61 record, the Cubs are now in last place in the National league, a half game back from their opponent this series. The Rockies actually started off the season fairly well, thanks to an All-World performance by marketing departmental bane Troy Tulowitzki, and were tied with the Giants for first place in the NL west on May 7 …
Series Preview: Cardinals (54-47) at Cubs (41-59)
The Cubs worked on racing to the top in their last series, winning one of three against the Padres with a combined score of 12-21. Giving up an average of seven runs a game to this year’s historically bad Padres offense is pretty impressive. Though to be fair in the last game, to quote MO, “Padres could turn their backs, fart …
Series Preview: Padres (43-55) at Cubs (40-57)
Since leaving for my summer travels*, the Cubs have gone 2-10, pushing their run differential from around even to today’s -38. Oh well, at least the Cubs minor league bats have been hitting. I chatted with a Padres fan at a SFO bar who was glum about his team and seemed to think the Cubs beat up in them recently …
Series Preview: Nationals (41-36) at Cubs (32-44)
The Cubs close out this homestand with a four game set against the Nationals, including a scheduled doubleheader on Saturday and a day off on Sunday. The off-day is to accommodate the city’s Pride Parade, which brings a ton of people into the greater Lakeview area. No word on whether Wrigleyville residents are shocked to discover that this is happening. …
Series Preview: Reds (37-37) at Cubs (31-42)
They’re still playing baseball? I’m still coming down from last night’s World Cup game. How did the end of the game play out? h/t to GBTS, who I blatantly stole this from. The Cubs have shown signs of life since I last checked in, somehow pulling off a .500 road trip, going 10-4 against not-the-Pirates, while dropping 5 of 7 …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (25-35) at Pittsburgh Pirates (29-33)
The Cubs just finished a 5-1 homestand, which was nice to see and had people half-ironically pointing out that the team was only 5 or 6 games out in the Wild Card. But we all know what this version of the team is. I felt a lot better though upon seeing several members of the Houston Astros org patting themselves …
Series Preview – Marlins (32-28) at Cubs (23-34)
Here’s our active draft thread. Color me less than whelmed with the Cubs strategy so far. With their sweep of the Mets and the Rays ten game losing streak, the Cubs have lost their position at the top of the reverse standings. The Marlins meanwhile have been one of, if not *the* biggest surprises of the season so far even …