I tend to think that, whether it was by design because the Cubs slipped someone a few dollars in the scheduling committee, or if they just got lucky, the regular Thursday off day has been pretty amazing to help keep players and pitchers fresh amidst the rash of injuries the team has to weather. I suppose we should be thankful …
Cubs 5, Marlins 4
OSS: Yukon Cornelius walks it off! Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for the sweep with Jameson Taillon on the mound, facing lefty Ryan Weathers at 6:40 CT.
Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson Reinstated—And Really Different
Commissioner Rob Manfred throws a bone both to fellow trash former human and to a different guy who probably actually loved baseball On Tuesday, Rob Manfred sent a letter to a lawyer to let lawbreakers loose after leaving the land of the living, leaving lifetime bans limited to the length of the lives against whom they are levied by the …
Cubs 6, Mets 5
OSS: Cade Horton makes a solid debut Three up Three down Next up: Matt Boyd takes on asbestos collar robber baron Griffin Canning at 11:05 AM CT. It’s a Roku game, so enjoy Pat Zach and Ron I guess. Or don’t. I can’t tell you what to do. (though I still maintain that Zaidman is better than Alex Cohen. Or …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (22-16) at New New York Mets (24-14)
I was told that the Cubs had no hard series for the rest of the year, this is some bullshit. The Mets may have had one of the easiest strength of schedules on the year, but they are still quite a good team even with new signing Juan Soto “slumping” by his standards. The Mets rank sixth in offense, twentieth …
Welcome (Soon) to the Cubs, Cade Horton
So Shota Imanaga is on the shelf for probably a month or so, and Justin Steele is out for the year, which means someone has to take over that open spot in the rotation. It appears that someone is top Cubs pitching prospect Cade Horton: Horton, Chicago’s No. 2 prospect and No. 46 overall per MLB Pipeline, will join the team this …
Dreamcast 108: Keep the Line Moving
In this Dreamcast after the Cubs’ relatively successful division road trip, we talk a bit about… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases you.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (19-13) at Milwaukee Beerers (16-16)
Yay, more divisional baseball! It doesn’t feel *too* weird that the first Brewers series isn’t until May, but it does still feel weird that it’s the second NLC series overall. Or that there’s no Cardinals series until the last week of June. I’m a broken record (that was shattered by the axe that I grind over this issue) on this …
Cubs >>> Skenes
N=1, sample size etc.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-12) at Pittsburgh Pirates (11-18)
The toughest* part of the Cubs schedule is finally behind them but they shouldn’t take their foot of the gas. And while the Pirates overall are a step down from the Dodgers et al., they do still have this Paul Skenes guy, who outdueled Yamamoto in his last start. The Pirates are coming off a double LA road trip, where …