JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-18-13 6 Comments
The Iowa Cubs were rained out.
Tennessee Smokies 5 @ Huntsville Stars 3
Kyle Hendricks got the start and lasted only 2 innings. He gave up 5 hits and 3 runs while walking a batter. ...
Biannual Facepalm – 8.12.12 22 Comments
Superfriends, amalgamate!
The Superfriends added a new member to the Hall of Justice this week, poaching Padres scouting director Jaron Madison for the same position with the Cubs. ...
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, ...
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 ...
The Children Are Our Future – Minor League Update Sponsored by TGI Friday’s 1 Comment
AZL Cubs
Shawon Dunston, Jr.'s minor league career has not gotten off to a fast start. He was 0-4 last night. After spending 71 plate appearances at Boise he was demoted to the ...
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (29-49) @ Atlanta Braves (41-37) 130 Comments
The red hot Chicago Cubs travel to Atlanta fresh off sweeping the super-talented Houston Astros. The Braves lost 2 of 3 to the Nationals over the weekend.
Teams at a glance
Stat
Cubs
Braves
wOBA
.297
.317
wRC+
80 ...
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 ...
Daily Facepalm 3.26.12 35 Comments
Anything interesting happen over the weekend?
Eh. Dempster was knocked around in a minor league game yesterday, but who knows if he was working on something. I missed yesterday's ...
Daily Facepalm 3.5.12 – Random state laws edition 89 Comments
This week in state laws
Lots of discussion in the comments this morning about state liquor and marriage laws yesterday. Apparently WaLi tried to get drunk and marry his cousin yesterday, ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-30-13 29 Comments