In the midst of watching Clemson blow it as the better seed in the NCAA tournament, but the news from the comments in the last post showed that Jordan Wicks and Eli Morgan had been optioned to Iowa. We knew going in that the Cubs had an inordinate number of useful relief options, yet very few of them, ironically, were …
A Post-Tokyo Cubs Reset
OK, so the Cubs didn’t do as hot as they could have in Tokyo. Those two losses count and won’t go away, so now they have to make the most of the remaining 160. I could just copy-paste what I wrote last time, but maybe just click over and see. Since the Cubs couldn’t even split (though I’m happy they …
A Post-Loss Haiku
Mostly to test stuff out, we needed a new thread anyway for tomorrow… Here we go! Shota was badass Too many walks and errors And little offense
Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (0-0) “at” Chicago Cubs (0-0)
Baseball! It’s back! At 4am (my time)! It’s been a pretty cool vicarious experience to see the Cubs in Japan, maybe I should try to spend less than a decade before I return next time*. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, including Shota and Seiya in their unofficial roles as hosts. Both teams were shut out by the Hanshin Tigers …
Dreamcast 104: The Tokyo Series
With the Cubs about to play games that matter and the NCAA Basketball Tournament on the horizon, the jabronis return to talk some shop… 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 …
2025 College Basketball Stuff
Just figured we could talk about it here, or whichever new thread starts. I picked Duke out of obligation but I fully expect them to be out by the Sweet 16.
Cubs in Japan!
We have a busy week of action coming up in both spring training and games that matter, so consider this an all-purpose game thread. The Thursday Spring Breakout Game was canceled due to rain (!) in the desert, but there’s another one on tap so let’s see what we have to look forward to… Exhibitions Friday, March 14 On Pi …
Mr. Shaw Goes to Japan
Some moderately surprising (but not really) news as the Cubs will bring top prospect Matt Shaw to Japan: “Matt Shaw’s going to Japan,” Counsell told reporters. “That’s probably the news — the big news.” Source: Marquee The news from the various beats also states that the Cubs will bring Jordan Wicks, Ben Brown, and Brad Keller. They’ll put off roster moves …
A Rainout Haiku
Rain in the desert A most inopportune time Boredom will ensue
2025 Cubs Season Preview
We sort of teased this in the last Dreamcast, but there’s still a couple weeks until the Cubs play in Tokyo, and maybe we should at least look at the schedule as it is now, pending rainouts, rescheduling, and other strange happenings. As it stands now, the Cubs will play their 162 games just like everyone else, and the PECOTA …