Iowa Josh Vitters lives! Determined to post a totally average OPS at every level of the minors Vitters hit his 6th HR yesterday and now sits with a pedestrian .767 OPS. Much like his .770 OPS of 2011 or his .770 OPS of 2009. Its weird to see a prospect who doesn't improve or get noticeably worse as he rises …
Cubs Post-Game Recap by the Rebellion (and Ewoks)
We won! Enjoy it while it lasts. Hopefully this little celebration won't end in a lawsuit by George Lucas.
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (17-32) at Chicago Cubs (15-32)
Will the Cubs complete the hat trick of being swept by some of the worst teams in the NL? This time they have the additional challenge of getting swept at home. Team Overviews NL Rank in parens Padres Cubs wOBA .278 (15th) .296 (14th) UBR -4.4 (15th) 4.1 (1st) UZR -1.7 (9th) 9.9 (5th) DRS -7 (9th) 6 (5th) …
Bobby Ojeda's Left Arm
Bobby Ojeda has written an article that's been published on The New York Times. He talks about the pain he went through just to pitch and how he hid it from the coaching staff. It's a fantastic look at what I'm guessing a large number of pitchers go through in their lives. The pain for Ojeda began when he was …
Cubs Post-Game Recap by Sesame Street (Counting to 12 Old School)
Has counting to twelve ever been more fun? How about if we counted lady bugs! Only 2 to go before the Cubs tie a team record! Go Cubs Go!
5th worst start for the Cubs ever
Chris Jaffe looked at the Cubs worst starts and found that this 15-31 bunch ties for 5th worst with the 1962 team. Jaffe's article is worth a read. It's a brief article so it won't take you very long. Last night I became curious how well the Cubs would have to play the rest of the season to reach certain …
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by 8===~~~
Normally I don't do weekend updates because you know, I'm a very important person who spends his free time doing important shit. Like today where I will be flying across the lake on a 21 foot powerboat jamming to Lynard Skynard and pounding Keystone's with my brah's. Because thats how we get down. But I decided to gift all of …
Cubs Post-Game Recap by Spinal Tap (This Goes to 11)
Thank you, Nigel.
Today in cognitive dissonance
Brad at Cubs Stats and Tom Loxas at Cubs Den both put up interesting posts today discussing criticism (and merit thereof) of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer era. They're both great reads, and were prompted by Notorious Douchebag Paul Sullivan's appearance on Chicago Tribune Live the other day. They made many good points about looking at the long term plan but …