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  • What the Cubs may soon look like 212 Comments

    The Cubs are 8.5 games out of first place and it’s just the first of June. Their pythagorean record is even worse than their actual 23-30 record. Pythag has them at 22-31. The ...

    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 ...

    Cubs offense as bad as we thought despite Albert Pujols leading off every inning 133 Comments

    Through 11 games the Cubs have scored 45 runs. It should be understood that this is a small sample size. That being said, the Cubs have played eight games against pretty bad teams and ...

    Can't-Lose Thursday: Random Points of Hopefulness 141 Comments

    The Cubs can’t lose today. Nary a single Cubbie appendix has ruptured. Starlin Castro hasn’t been put in timeout yet. Alfonso Soriano leads the league in homers. Wrigley ...

    NL Central Questions & Answers: St. Louis Cardinals 125 Comments

    This is Obstructed View’s 4th interview with an NL Central blogger that we’re posting this week. Steve Sommer of Gashouse Graphs has taken some time to answer these questions ...

    NL Central Preview: St. Louis Cardinals 68 Comments

    Last Year: Most thought that the Cardinals had all the pieces to run away with the NL Central, but somehow it never came together. Their offense dipped by 4 points from their 2009 rate ...