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: 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: 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: 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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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
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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: 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. ...
Umpires practicing their ejection moves for June 10-13 18 Comments