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  • Cubs rWAR and fWAR No Comments

    Most of you are at least somewhat familiar with WAR and how it works. I’d bet most of you are familiar that Fangraphs publishes their own WAR (fWAR) and Baseball Reference publishes ...

    Cubs compared to their projections 137 Comments

    I wrote this on Friday morning so it’s updated through Thursday’s games. I’m too lazy to update it to include Friday’s blowout loss. This is something I’ll ...

    Should Brett Jackson be starting for the Cubs? 61 Comments

    Brett Jackson was the Cubs first round pick in 2009 and the 31st pick overall. It was the first time that I could remember that the Cubs selected someone who knew how to get on base. ...

    11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint 115 Comments

    I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn’t so I’m going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing to me so there’s no risk of them ...

    Series Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (1-1) at Chicago Cubs (1-2) 268 Comments

    All I should have to say about yesterday’s game is that the Cubs lost on a 2-run infield single. It was that kind of day. However, despite the fact that the Cubs lost two games ...

    Obstructed View Opening Day Roundtable – part 2 61 Comments

    Your fearless Obstructed View Executive Chairmen got together to discuss various topics related to the 2011 Cubs season. We looked at the offseason and the new additions to the club ...
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    How bad is Koyie Hill? 68 Comments

    Over the last two seasons Koyie Hill has posted a 51 wRC+ (weighted runs created, adjusted so that 100 is average like ERA+ and OPS+). wRC+, you may remember, uses wOBA.  Oddly ...

    Platooning 101 1 Comment

    The day everyone has looked forward to is here. Obstructed View is no longer something we can hype though we had little to no intention of doing that. It just became fun to do it. Now ...