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Series Preview: Houston Astros (19-34) vs Iowa Cubs (23-28) 378 Comments

Stoppable force meets movable object in this series between the Cubs and Astros. Both teams are throwing two starters in this series who probably don’t belong in a MLB rotation, ...

By Berselius on May 30, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26) @ Chicago Cubs (22-26) 251 Comments

The Cubs have gotten off to a good start on this 9-game home stand. They need to get as close to .500 as they can during this stretch because June is a very tough month for the Cubs. ...

By dmick89 on May 27, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: New York Mets (22-24) @ Chicago Cubs (20-25) 330 Comments

Berselius refused to show up for work so that left the rest of us scrambling around to find a replacement. We couldn't find any qualified applicants though we thank you for your ...

By dmick89 on May 24, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (19-23) at Boston Red Sox (23-20) 276 Comments

This could be interesting. Or very ugly. If you’re looking to be patronized, be sure to check out today’s column by Gordon Edes. Team Overview Team stats with respective ...

By Berselius on May 20, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-23) at Florida Marlins (24-16) 14 Comments

The battle for 4th place is heating up, as the Pirates have topped the Cubs three game losing streak with a six game slide of their own. Luckily for the Pirates the Cubs are heading ...

By Berselius on May 18, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series preview: Chicago Cubs (17-21) at Cincinnati Reds (23-17) 312 Comments

It hasn’t been too long since we saw the Reds, but in that span of time they’ve gone from a mediocre record to the top of the NL Central division. A big part of it is that ...

By Berselius on May 16, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series preview: World Champions (21-16) at Chicago Cubs (16-20) 139 Comments

Team Overview Team stats (and NL ranks) wOBA: .297 (15th)UZR: -8.1 (12th)DRS: -6 (6th)SP FIP: 3.22 (3rd)SP xFIP: 3.47 (4th)RP FIP: 2.79 (3rd)RP xFIP: 3.14 (2nd) Batters Player wOBA ZiPS ...

By Berselius on May 13, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (20-15) at Chicago Cubs (15-18) 147 Comments

The Cubs stranded approximately 215 baserunners in the last series against the Reds, and I don’t know if I should be encouraged by the numbers of batters who got on base or discouraged ...

By Berselius on May 10, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (16-15) at Chicago Cubs (14-16) 23 Comments

The Cubs went 4-3 on their trip out west, and a winning record on any such trip is a nice feat no matter the quality of the teams played. Today they start a 2 plus week stretch of games ...

By Berselius on May 5, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (12-15) at Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (14-15) 17 Comments

Team Overview Dodgers team stats (NL rank in parens): wOBA: .310 (11th)UZR: -2.9 (10th)DRS: -11 (11th)SP FIP: 3.77 (8th)SP xFIP: 3.64 (5th)RP FIP: 4.52 (16th)RP xFIP: 4.09 (12th) Batters: Player wOBA ZiPS ...

By Berselius on May 2, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (10-13) at Arizona Diamondbacks (10-13) 48 Comments

The Cubs basically canceled yesterday’s game because they didn’t like the matchup. No other explanation makes sense to me – the rain had passed the Chicago area after ...

By Berselius on April 28, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Colorado Rockies (14-7) at Chicago Cubs (10-11) 59 Comments

After hosting the Cubs last week, the Rockies dropped a series at home vs the Giants and lost 2 of 3 against the Marlins, where they were nearly no-hit on Friday by Anibal Sanchez. ...

By Berselius on April 24, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (10-10) at Chicago Cubs of Chicago (9-9) 63 Comments

Team Overview This is where I would normally talk about what the team’s done, but anything that the Dodgers have acoomplished this year is overshadowed by the legal battle that ...

By Berselius on April 22, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: San Diego Padres (7-8) at Chicago Cubs (7-8) 51 Comments

Despite the fact that the Cubs lost the series (as expected), I came away mildly impressed with the team’s performance in Colorado. Part of that could be due to the fact that ...

By Berselius on April 17, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (6-6) at Colorado Rockies (10-2) 139 Comments

Team Overview The Cubs head to the thin air of Colorado to face the team with the best record in baseball. Here are their numbers so far on the season (NL rank in parens) Rockies Cubs wOBA .337 ...

By Berselius on April 14, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (4-5) at Houston Astros (2-7) 120 Comments

The Cubs roller coaster ride to .500 continues with a trip to Houston to play the Astros. They were swept by the Phillies to start the season, and picked up getaway day wins against ...

By Berselius on April 11, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (3-3) at Milwaukee Brewers (3-4) 85 Comments

The Cubs won the Arizona series but came away less two members of the rotation. They head to Milwaukee, who are coming off three straight wins against the Atlanta Braves. Ryan Braun ...

By Berselius on April 8, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (1-1) at Chicago Cubs (1-2) 268 Comments

All I should have to say about yesterday’s game is that the Cubs lost on a 2-run infield single. It was that kind of day. However, despite the fact that the Cubs lost two games ...

By Berselius on April 4, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

Series (and NL Central Team) Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-0) 317 Comments

Site Update: The login on the menu has been replaced by a login at the top of the screen as it was annoying having to scroll over the login to actually login. It’s baseball time! ...

By Berselius on April 1, 2011. Posted in Series Previews

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