Anthony Rizzo Signs Extension With the Cubs 3 Comments
Anthony Rizzo has signed a long term extension with the Cubs. Ken Rosenthal has the details. The deal is for at least seven years (including 2013) and $41 million, which includes ...
2013 Cubs projections: Anthony Rizzo 3 Comments
A little over a week ago, we started our 2013 Cubs projections series by looking at Welington Castillo. The plan is to just go from catcher to 1st to 2nd and so on. Up today is Anthony ...
World Series Preview: San Francisco Giants (94-68) vs Detroit Tigers (88-74) 148 Comments
The Giants have home field advantage in this series thanks to All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera, who was suspended for PED violations and was left off the Giants playoff roster (his 50 ...
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 ...
Starlin Castro’s Lineup Spot 35 Comments
Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs DVD set. It runs through Sunday.
This has nothing to do with talent, as Castro ...
Worst Cubs offense ever? 114 Comments
I was checking out Starlin Castro's disappointing offensive season on Fangraphs and thought I'd check to see where the Cubs rank offensively as a team. I didn't realize ...
The 45%: When Theo Epstein Is Wrong 42 Comments
During Theo Epstein's introductory press conference, as well as the many rounds he made to various radio and tv shows, there is one line that I remember more than any other.
if ...
Bryan LaHair’s Fantastic Start 147 Comments
Some Cubs fans entered the season with relatively high expectations for Bryan LaHair. Others weren't optimistic at all. I was somewhere in between. I was fairly certain LaHair's ...
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-23) at Florida Marlins (24-16) 14 Comments
The battle for 4th place is heating up, as the Pirates have topped the Cubs three game losing streak with a six game slide of their own. Luckily for the Pirates the Cubs are heading ...
Checking up on the Cubs top prospects 195 Comments
I have always wanted to write more about the minor leagues, but whenever I start to do so I have failed to keep it up. As a result, I’ve mostly stopped writing articles about ...
Derrek Lee talks about Cubs fans 15 Comments
Derrek Lee had an interview with Bruce Levine that was published in an article on ESPN.com I stumbled across while looking for crap to read prior to bedtime. Here are some snippets:
I ...
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 ...
A look at Anthony Rizzo’s new contract 12 Comments