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Miscellaneous Thoughts from the Pelicans last home game

In Commentary And Analysis by Obstructed View Staff79 Comments

A once-every-three-years guest post by BVS. Sunday night was the last home game of the year at TicketReturn Field, home of the Cubs A+ farm team. The Pelicans divebombed the Lynchburg Hillcats (CLE) 8-3 to even the Mills Cup series at 1-1.  I don’t know why it’s called the Mills Cup, and am too lazy to look, but that’s the Carolina League Championship. They lost game one 4-3 …

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Cubs 4, Cardinals 1 (9.12.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius15 Comments

OSS: Three outs away from a Cy Young? Three up: Kyle Hendricks was just amazing today, taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning before losing it on a HR by Jeremy Hazelbaker. Even aside from the no-hit bid he was also on pace for a Maddux for most of this game. He lowered his league leading ERA to 2.03, and …

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Cubs @ Astros Game Thread

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Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: ESPN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (90-51) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Jorge Soler, DH Ben Zobrist, LF Addison Russell, SS Javier Baez, 2B David Ross, C Albert Almora, RF Jake Arrieta, P Arrieta Stats 174 IP 8.68 K/9 3.47 BB/9 2.84 ERA 3.41 FIP 3.10 ZiPS FIP (75-67) George Springer, RF Alex Bregman, DH …

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Cubs @ Brewers Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8950 Comments

Time: 7:10 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (89-49) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Addison Russell, SS Chris Coghlan, LF Jason Heyward, RF Willson Contreras, C Mike Montgomery, P Monty Stats 83.2 IP 8.28 K/9 3.44 BB/9 2.80 ERA 3.75 FIP 4.42 ZiPS FIP (61-77) Jonathan Villar, 3B Keon Broxton, CF Ryan Braun, LF Hernan …

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Cubs @ Brewers Game Thread

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Time: 7:10 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (89-48) Dexter Fowler, CF Ben Zobrist, 2B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Jorge Soler, LF Tommy La Stella, 3B Jason Heyward, RF Miguel Montero, C Javier Baez, SS Jason Hammel, P Hammel Stats 146 IP 7.52 K/9 2.90 BB/9 3.14 ERA 4.26 FIP 4.11 ZiPS FIP (60-77) Jonathan Villar, 3B Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF Ryan Braun, …

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Cubs 3, Giants 2 (9.4.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius14 Comments

OSS: The Jason Heyward Game? Three up: Heyward drove in all three runs in this game, including the RBI single that sent the game to extras in the ninth and the game-winner in the thirteenth. His slash line since the weekend off in Coors now stands at .308/.320/.442, and hopefully he just keeps on hitting. Addison Russell had a great …

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Cubs 5, Giants 4 (9.1.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius153 Comments

MSS:  …before Tuesday’s game against the Athletics, pitcher Jeff Samardzija said he wasn’t thrilled with the moves. “I don’t think this team improves by trading Scott Feldman,” Samardzija said. “He was one of our better pitchers. He’s thrown a lot of innings, a solid dude, a solid guy in the clubhouse. It’s a shame to see him go, and the …