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  • Umpires practicing their ejection moves for June 10-13 18 Comments

    Temperes flared in yesterday's Cubs game after Reds starter Johnny Cueto threw a pitch over David DeJesus's head in the sixth inning. Cueto was visibly pissed with DeJesus at ...

    Cubs at Reds gamethread 5.26 32 Comments

    The Reds go for the sweep in what is easily the best pitching matchup of the series. Here are the lineups  Cubs wOBA wOBA Reds CF David DeJesus .365 .413 CF Shin-Soo Choo SS ...

    Series Preview: Cubs (18-28) at Reds (29-18) 33 Comments

    The Cubs are back in the basement of the NL Central following their winless series against the Pirates. If the season ended today, they would have the fourth pick in the 2014 draft. ...
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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    Series preview: San Francisco Giants (94-68) vs Cincinnati Reds (97-65) 73 Comments

    The Reds jockeyed with several other NL Central teams (including the Pirates!) for the divisional lead for the first half of the season, but after July 19 they moved into first place ...
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    Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (46-70) at Cincinnati Reds (71-47) 40 Comments

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    Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (66-45) at Chicago Cubs (43-66) 20 Comments

    Riding an eight game losing streak and consecutive sweeps on the west coast, the Cubs continue their upset bid to take the number one pick away from the Houston Astros. The Reds, meanwhile, ...
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    Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (8-15) at Cincinnati Reds (11-11) 58 Comments

    I'm swamped with work deadlines so this is going to be relatively short. After a slow start to the season Cincy finished April strong, winnign series against NL central foes St. ...
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    Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (5-8) at Chicago Cubs (3-10) 38 Comments

    The Cubs aren't the only NL Central team that's scuffling early on. The Reds were a somewhat populat favorite to win the central this year with Pujols gone and Carpenter hurt ...

    Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (64-82) at Cincinnati Reds (71-75) 172 Comments

    The Cubs played the Reds just last week, and five of the six starters from that series are pitching this series. I’m just going to make a few minor tweaks to the last preview ...

    Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (54-57) at Chicago Cubs (47-65) 147 Comments

    BREAKING NEWS: I heard the 49ers are shopping Taylor Mays Just 18 more wins in a row until the Cubs are back at .500! It’s Gonna Happen. Where have things gone wrong with the ...

    Series preview: Chicago Cubs (17-21) at Cincinnati Reds (23-17) 312 Comments

    It hasn’t been too long since we saw the Reds, but in that span of time they’ve gone from a mediocre record to the top of the NL Central division. A big part of it is that ...

    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 ...

    Obstructed View Opening Day Roundtable – part 2 61 Comments

    Your fearless Obstructed View Executive Chairmen got together to discuss various topics related to the 2011 Cubs season. We looked at the offseason and the new additions to the club ...

    NL Central Questions & Answers: Cincinnati Reds 79 Comments

    Here at Obstructed View we’re publishing team projections for the NL Central teams as well as interview with someone who blogs about that team. This time we have Justin Inaz. ...