All Time BA Top 100 lists 3 Comments
If you've got some time to kill, this is a fun trip down memory lane. Fun fact: the Cubs only had one player in the top 100 in 1993 and 1994….and it was the legendary Brooks ...
Walking someone when it doesn’t matter (as much) 2 Comments
For each pitcher from 1993-2011 with at least 5,000 Batters Faced, I've added up the average growth in run expectancy per NIBB. The average increase in RE for an NIBB over that ...
Brenly Nearing Broadcasting Free Agency; Kerry Wood Coincidentally Available 104 Comments
Bruce Levine writes today that Bob Brenly's contract with WGN TV is up after this season and hypothesizes that he would be quite popular if he reaches the free agent market in the ...
Revisiting the Cubs offseason transactions 66 Comments
Since the Cubs changed management this past offseason I thought it might be fun to look back at the transactions and see how they've turned out so far. Keep in mind these are a ...
Matt Garza leaves game with forearm injury 35 Comments
Matt Garza left tonight's game after 3 innings with a forearm injury. It's probably not serious, but here are some other players who have had not so serious forearm injuries: ...
Kerry Wood: Portrait of Cubness 63 Comments
Kerry Wood isn't the greatest pitcher ever to take the mound at Wrigley Field. Well, for one day (just over two hours, really) he was. But now that his career is over, it's ...
The Highs And Lows of Kerry Wood’s Career 46 Comments
Chris Jaffe does an excellent job highlighting the best and worst of Kerry Wood's career on The Hardball Times. It's a long list and a fun read. I'll quote one here.
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Geovany Soto to the DL, Chris Volstad Option to AAA 143 Comments
Geovany Soto has a tear in the meniscus in his left knee and will or already has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery. He'll be out at least 3 weeks. Blake Lalli was called up to ...
Series Preview: Chicago White Sox (18-21) at Chicago Cubs (15-23) 86 Comments
Last I checked, the White Sox were doing pretty well in the AL central and there was talk of contention. They have a losing record now, but it's only a half game back from ...
10 Best Games By A Cubs Player So Far 27 Comments
We're only 31 games into the season, but I was curious for some unkown reason who had the best game of any player on the team. Win Probability Added (WPA) is the perfect stat for ...
Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Michael Bowden 16 Comments
Yesterday the Cubs traded Marlon Byrd to the Red Sox for Michael Bowden and a player to be named later. Bowden was drafted in the 1st round (47th overall) in 2005. He was the last of ...
Wood to the DL, Dempster had an MRI, Sveum concerned about lack of home runs 2 Comments
I really don't know why this is news at this point, but Kerry Wood has returned to his home on the disabled list. Here's a news headline for you: Kerry Wood is healthy. Seriously, ...
Minor League Update 4-7-12 166 Comments
I'm really liking that the minor league season has begun at the same time as the MLB season this year. It's usually a week after MLB starts.
Iowa Cubs
Josh Vitters was 1-3 again. ...
Minor League Update 4-6-12 79 Comments
I'd like to make this a daily feature here at Obstructed View, but have you looked at the minor league rosters? I'd suggest you avoid doing so if you haven't looked already. ...
Daily Facepalm – 4.6.12 35 Comments
Cubs game recap
The Cubs lost 2-1 to the Nationals yesterday. Ryan Dempster had an incredible start, striking out ten batters in 7.2 innings. Unfortunately, after he was relieved in ...
Tommy John Surgery, The Hardball Times Annual and Scott Baker 16 Comments