Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (15-14) at Chicago Cubs (11-17) 26 Comments
The Reds got off to a hot start, but have been scuffling a bit recently. A big reason is the lack of production from their two best players. Ace Johnny Cueto hit the DL with a lat ...
Series Preview: Cubs (6-14) at Marlins (5-16) 42 Comments
The Cubs get a double-breather in this matchup with the Marlins. Not only do they get to face one of the rosters in the majors that's in even worse shape than theirs, but they ...
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (5-12) at Cincinnati Reds (11-8) 20 Comments
The Reds are still the team to beat in the NL Central. They had a rough first road trip, losing two of three in St. Louis and getting swept in Pittsburgh, but bounced back with a sweep ...
Series Preview (and game thread): Giants (6-3) at Cubs (3-5) 82 Comments
The Cubs will get a whiff of success this weekend, and it will probably be coming from the other dugout. (Blatantly plagarized from Brett's preview blurb at Bleacher Nation, because ...
Postgame Thread: Cubs 5, Braves 1, Cubs Bullpen -5 23 Comments
The Cubs got a good start from Carlos Villaneuva, who struck out 6 and gave up one run in 6.2 innings. Rizzo and Valbuena homered off of Braves starter Julio Teheran, and Nate Schierholtz ...
Matt Garza pushing for early May return 1 Comment
ATLANTA — Matt Garza rejoined the Cubs on Friday, one day after his first bullpen session since mid-February, and said he was already penciling himself into the rotation for ...
Series Preview: Cubs (2-1) at Braves (2-1) 37 Comments
The Cubs somehow managed to scratch together enough runs to take a series from the Pirates. Now they head to relatively warm Atlanta for another three game set. Atlanta beat up on ...
That revamped Cubs rotation 96 Comments
Much has been written here in the last few days about the Cubs rotation injuries and what it means for the overall strength of the rotation. Most, or actually all of that has been negative. ...
Cubs players who are out of options 7 Comments
There are 6 Cubs players who are out of options meaning they cannot be optioned to the minor leagues. They would have to be placed on waivers instead. Those players are: Michael Bowden, ...
It’s time to get excited about the 2013 Cubs 7 Comments
Spring training is just around the corner and the 2013 Cubs are set to kick off their Cactus League schedule on February 23rd. It's a split squad game and the game against the Angels ...
Cubs signed Jeff Samardzija and James Russell 56 Comments
It was reported yesterday that the Cubs signed Jeff Samardzija and James Russell to avoid arbitration. The Cubs signed Matt Garza yesterday and earlier this week they signed Luis Valbuena. ...
An updated look at the 2013 rotation 26 Comments
The Cubs finalized contracts with Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva today, which gives the Cubs something like 18 starters. I lost count. The good news is that Edwin Jackson is actually ...
Dave Cameron on the Edwin Jackson signing 1 Comment
Dave Cameron wrote a bit about the Cubs signing of Edwin Jackson. Here's part of it.
But we should note that Edwin Jackson makes them better, and this price for Edwin Jackson is ...
Carlos Villanueva’s contract and Edwin Jackson 38 Comments
The Cubs signed Carlos Villanueva to a contract last night. We didn't know the terms of the contract and I felt about the contract similarly to Myles.
If I were a betting man, ...
Carlos Villanueva, Scott Baker and Scott Feldman combine to make one slightly below average starting pitcher 46 Comments
The Cubs have gone a little nutty in signing as many back-end of the rotation starters as they can find. They grabbed Scott Feldman who would be the worst starter in many rotations ...
Another shitty Cubs season in review: Alfonso Soriano 69 Comments
Alfonso Soriano hit 10 home runs and slugged .613 in April. Over the remaining five months he hit 16 home runs and slugged .435. Although he had a very good April, his OBP was only ...
Cubs Groundball Rate: Snorting Bosio’s Magic Sinker Dust 15 Comments