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 ...
The Ghosts of Free Agency Future 149 Comments
In the aftermath of the recently announced deal with the city to renovate Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein spoke to the media about its potential benefits to the team:
Our payroll now is ...
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
#reminder {
background: #BECDC6;
padding: 6px;
font-size: 12px;
margin: 0px 12px 8px 12px;
}
Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the ...
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: 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 ...
Cubs open to trading Matt Garza 28 Comments
We learned awhile back that the Cubs would listen to offers on any of their players so I had really wanted to avoid writing about specific players until a credible rumor surfaced. However, ...
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 ...
Starlin Castro Year 1 and Year 2 210 Comments
All numbers updated through games ending on August 6th.
Starlin Castro has nearly had as many plate appearances this season as he did last so it seems a good time to compare the two ...
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: 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 ...
Umpires practicing their ejection moves for June 10-13 18 Comments