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    Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (13-21) at Washington Nationals (19-15) 17 Comments

    The Nats have had a bit of a streaky season so far. They've swept the Mets, White Sox, and Tigers and have been swept by the Braves and Cardinals. They're currently riding ...
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    Better Know a Cub: Nate Schierholtz 37 Comments

    When Nate Schierholtz signed with the Cubs, he was coming off of two pretty identical seasons:         G PA AB         HR           AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+             2011 27 SFG NL 115 362 335 42 93 22 1 9 41 7 4 21 61 .278 .326 .430 .756 114 144 5 4 0 2 3 2012 28 TOT NL 114 269 241 20 62 8 5 6 21 3 2 23 46 .257 .321 .407 .728 104 98 1 1 1 3 2 That ...

    Opening Day postgame thread – Cubs 3, Pirates 1 47 Comments

    Cubs win! The Cubs took an early lead on a first inning home run by Anthony Rizzo that still hasn't landed. Combine that with eight strong innings by Jeff Samardzija (two hits, ...

    Starlin Castro to bat 2nd 10 Comments

    You know that news is rather light when you're writing about what you figured would happen all along: Starlin Castro will bat 2nd. If everybody lives up to their capabilities, ...
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    Should the Cubs go after Michael Bourn 49 Comments

    Michael Bourn rumors have been flying around all offseason, but he is still sitting there without a job for 2013. We were told how he'd be one of the most highly sought after free ...
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    It’s time to get excited about the 2013 Cubs 7 Comments

    Spring training is just around the corner and the 2013 Cubs are set to kick off their Cactus League schedule on February 23rd. It's a split squad game and the game against the Angels ...

    Cubs Sign Scott Hairston 29 Comments

    The Cubs have come to an agreement with outfielder Scott Hairston on a two year deal that could be worth up to six million dollars. The signing was originally reported by Ken Rosenthal ...

    Muskat: Work in progress, but Cubs aim to be competitive 30 Comments

    I saw the title of this article a couple days ago, but didn't bother reading it. I don't believe the Cubs have attempted to be competitive in the short term in any way whatsoever ...

    Cubs Come Away From Uneventful Winter Meetings with Ian Stewart and Nate Schierholtz 47 Comments

    The Cubs big moves during the winter meetings were to sign two players that were non-tendered by their teams a week ago. This is a year! The Cubs signed former Giants OF Nate Schierholtz ...

    Series preview: World Champions (21-16) at Chicago Cubs (16-20) 139 Comments

    Team Overview Team stats (and NL ranks) wOBA: .297 (15th)UZR: -8.1 (12th)DRS: -6 (6th)SP FIP: 3.22 (3rd)SP xFIP: 3.47 (4th)RP FIP: 2.79 (3rd)RP xFIP: 3.14 (2nd) Batters Player wOBA ZiPS ...