Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (29-42) at Chicago White Sox (35-38) 100 Comments
I’m surprised to see the White Sox with a near-.500 record. Last I remember seeing any news of them, they were mired in a crappy start to the season, and new acquisition Adam ...
Series Preview: New York Yankees (39-28) vs Hapless Victims (28-40) 107 Comments
Before I get to previewing this bloodbath, I just want to mention that it was fun to watch the Cubs take three of four from their little brothers to the north.
Team Overviews
Teams ...
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (38-28) at Iowa Cubs of Chicago (25-39) 262 Comments
I blinked, and suddenly the Brewers are on top of the NL Central. They’ve won eight of their last ten games and should win a few more in this series.
Team Overviews
As always, ...
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs (24-36) at Philadelphia Phillies (37-25) 34 Comments
It’s too bad the Cubs didn’t lose last night, because this series could have easily pushed the losing streak to thirteen. Of course, despite that we’ll probably see ...
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs (23-31) at St. Louis Cardinals (33-24) 247 Comments
Team overview
Team stats and NL ranks
Cubs
Cardinals
wOBA
.323 (5th)
.344 (1st)
UBR
-7.3 (16th)
-1.7 (12th)
UZR
-12.1 (14th)
6.9 (4th)
SP FIP
4.07 (11th)
3.74 (4th)
RP ...
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 ...
Are the Cubs out of it? 142 Comments
The Cubs sit 6 games behind the Reds after last night’s loss. I’ll even admit that I didn’t think the Cubs would fall this far behind this quickly. With the Cubs easy ...
Grades so far: Outfield 176 Comments
I haven’t gotten to this one as quickly as I’d hoped, but here it is. You can read about the article I wrote about the infield if you haven’t already.
Alfonso Soriano ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
