Have we gotten to the bottom of this question, yet? Six years into its history (somehow that bit of canon came from the first half of its virtual existence), the Orthodox Church Of Cubs Baseball conducted an interview with the Chairman/Executive Chairman/Not Really the CEO/Owner-kind-of of the Cubs, Tom Ricketts. Part I of this wide-ranging interview was devoted exclusively to …
Where we stand now: 2020 post trade deadline
Baseball has somehow managed to roll along far enough to get past the midway point of the season, against at least *some* odds. It’s been nice listening to a Cubs game or two on the radio but this bizarre and awful dumpster fire of a year has really put a damper on anything it touches, at least for me. Anyway, …
Cubs Winter Meetings Extravaganza
The Winter Meetings have come and gone and the Cubs look totally different now. A brief recap of all of the transactions: Signings none Trades none Rule 5 Draft, Major League Phase no selection no players selected from Cubs Rule 5 Draft, AAA Phase 8. Blue Jays select David Garner, RHP (Cubs) 19. Indians select Yapson Gomez, LHP (Cubs) 20. …
Machado vs. Harper
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While the Cubs position players have had a fantastic first half, returns have been less than great on the pitching front. With ~60% of the season in the books, Jon Lester leads the pitching staff with 1.0 fWAR. I’ll go into individual player recaps below, but one thing I’ve been wondering for a while is why there has been so …
Cubs 8, Brewers 0 (4/5/2018)
OSS: It's the Javy Baez show. Three Up 1. Javy Baez walked 3 times, scored from 1st on an error, and was generally awesome. He had a rough go of the first series of the year, so it's nice to see him with his first-ever 3 walk game. 2. Jon Lester was really good tonight (Ron Coomer's player of the …
NL Central Offseason Whip-Around: Milwaukee Brewers
I've been my usual lazy self and not paid much attention to the goings on around the league this offseason. At least MLB has obliged by keeping things pretty quiet. Finally we take a look at the Brewers, who started winning ahead of schedule last year and missed out on some pieces they could have used to bootstrap that process. …
NL Central Offseason Whip-Around: Cincinnati Reds
I've been my usual lazy self and not paid much attention to the goings on around the league this offseason. At least MLB has obliged by keeping things pretty quiet. Next we'll take a look at the Reds, who have Joey Votto and a quietly decent bullpen and not much else. 2017 Record: 68-94 2018 Projected Record: 72-90 Top projected …
NL Central Offseason Whip-Around: St. Louis Cardinals
I've been my usual lazy self and not paid much attention to the goings on around the league this offseason. At least MLB has obliged by keeping things pretty quiet. Next we'll take a look at the Cardinals, who somehow still employ Mike Matheny. 2017 Record: 83-79 2018 Projected Record: 87-75 Top projected hitter (ZiPS): Marcell Ozuna, 3.1 Top projected …
NL Central Offseason Whip-Around: Pittsburgh Pirates
I've been my usual lazy self and not paid much attention to the goings on around the league this offseason. At least MLB has obliged by keeping things pretty quiet. I'll start by taking a look at the Pirates, whose window has firmly shut. After three straight playoff appearances (and no series/WC wins), the team is back in the sadly …