With less than a minute to go in a playoff game, Cody Parkey trotted out to attempt a game-winning field goal for the Chicago Bears. He made the first kick, which did not count because he was iced. The second was tipped, and then it hit the upright. The result of that kick is that the Bears lost the game. …
The Cubs’ Secret Prospect (+ Gameday, Cubs/Sox, 5/11/2018)
In the 2016 MLB Draft, the Cubs didn't draft a single player until pick 104 (and I'm not telling you who that was until the end of this article – trivia. yay!). With the possible exception of that 3rd round draft pick, there are exactly zero players that you would expect to rise to the level of "MLB-prospect," and you'd be …
Gameday: Marlins (13-22) vs. Cubs (18-15) (5/9/2018)
TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Time: 1:20 PM CST Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant RF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Jose Quintana SP Marlins Rojas SS Prado 3B Castro 2B Anderson RF Bour 1B Maybin LF Brinson CF Holaday C Wei-Yin Chen SP This game should probably not be played. It's going …
Cubs Gameday: Brewers (16-10) v. Cubs (12-10) (4/27/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Heyward RF Yu Darvish SP Brewers Cain CF Yelich LF Aguilar 1B Shaw 3B Santana RF Perez 2B Sogard SS Pina C Brent Suter SP Kyle Schwarber gets rewarded for …
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (15-9) @ Chicago Cubs (11-10)
Team Leaders Now that I’m lazy and copying the earlier Series Preview, I'll use the teams' 2017 numbers here instead. Cubs OBP: Kris Bryant (.409) ISO: Ian Happ (.261) HR: Anthony Rizzo (32) R+RBI: Rizzo (208) wRC+: Bryant (146) BSR: Bryant (4.8) Defense: Willson Contereras (12.8) SP K/9: Jose Quintana (10.46) SP BB/9: Quintana (2.24) SP FIP: Quintana (3.25) RP FIP: Carl Edwards Jr (12.75) RP BB/9: Brandon Morrow (1.85) RP FIP: Morrow …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (11-9) @ Indians (12-9) (4/25/2018)
Time: 6:10 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF BAEZ DAY EVERY DAY 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Lon Jester SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Encarnacion DH Brantley LF Gomes C Alonso 1B Guyer RF Davis CF Trevor Bauer SP …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (10-9) @ Indians (12-8) (4/24/2018)
EVERY DAY IS BAEZ DAY Time: 5:10 PM CST TV: WGN, MLB Network Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF The Most Interesting Baseball Player in the World 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Kyle Hendricks SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Alonso 1B Encarnacion DH Naquin …
Cubs Gameday: Braves (8-5) @ Cubs (6-7) (4/14/2018)
Time: 1:20 CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ LF Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Contreras C Zobrist 1B Baez 2B Russell SS Heyward RF Jose Quintana SP Barves Albies 2B Swanson SS Freeman 1B Suzuki C Markakis RF Adams LF Culberson 3B Bourjos CF Sean Newcomb SP Peter Bourjos didn't make the team out of …
Cubs Gameday: Barves (7-5) @ Cubs (6-6) (4/13/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ CF La Stella 3B Bryant 1B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Baez 2B Heyward RF Yu Darvish SP Barves Inciarte CF Albies 2B Freeman 1B Markakis RF Suzuki C Tucker LF Swanson SS Flaherty 3B Anibal Sanchez SP Note: originally Albert Almora Jr. was going …
Cubs Gameday: Pirates (8-3) @ Cubs (6-5) (4/12/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ CF Bryant 3B Zobrist 1B Schwarber C Russell SS Caratini C EL MAGO 2B Heyward RF Kyle Hendricks SP Pirates Frazier 2B Polanco RF Marte CF Bell 1B Dickerson LF Cervelli C Moran 3B Mercer SS Trevor Williams SP I sort of like Trevor Williams as a …