The Cubs finally got their first series win of the year! Things are looking up….except that they just barely avoid having the worst record in the NL (mostly due to opportunity – the Padres are 6-14). It already feels like forever since the last Cubs game. The series was the Cardinals was a nice reminder that not every game will …
Game thread – Cardinals at Cubs 4/24
Cardinals lineup SS Rafael Furcal 2B Skip Schumaker LF Matt Holliday RF Carlos Beltran 3B David Freese C Yadier Molina 1B Matt Carpenter CF Shane Robinson P Adam Wainwright Cubs lineup RF David DeJesus CF Tony Campana SS Starlin Castro 1B Bryan LaHair LF Alfonso Soriano 3B Ian Stewart 2B Darwin Barney C Geovany Soto P Ironhide
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (11-5) at Chicago Cubs (4-12)
Well, at least the Cubs aren't the worst team in baseball right now. That honor goes to the Royals, who are 3-12 and have lost ten games in a row. But at least they have a farm system percolating its way into the bigs, provided they're not blocked by the multi-year-dealed Jeff Francouers of the world. The Cardinals are coming …
Reds at Cubs game thread 4.20
Lineups for to-day Reds SS Zack Cozart CF Drew Stubbs 1B Joey Votto RF Jay Bruce 3B Scott Rolen LF Chris Heisey 2B Willie Harris C Devin Mesoraco P Homer Bailey Cubs RF David Dejesus 2B Darwin Barney SS Starlin Castro 1B Bryan LaHair LF Alfonso Soriano 3B Ian Stewart C Geovany Soto CF Marlon Byrd P Chris Volstad …
Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (5-8) at Chicago Cubs (3-10)
The Cubs aren't the only NL Central team that's scuffling early on. The Reds were a somewhat populat favorite to win the central this year with Pujols gone and Carpenter hurt in St. Louis. However, their offense hasn't seemed to wake up yet. Aside from Joey Votto (obviously) and Zack Cosart (who?) their regulars have all posted sub .300 wOBA …
Marlon Byrd is not a .091 hitter, and other observations about slumps and trade value – UPDATED
We're all disappointed by the production so far of many of the Cubs offensive players, most notably Marlon Byrd and Geovany Soto. Byrd has a wOBA of .091 on the season, and Geo has a .232 wOBA which looks much better by comparison (still not great). The slow starts for both players have led to much complaining on the hypertweetoblogosphere …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (3-7) at Miami Marlins (4-6)
The Cubs stumble into their next opponent having lost all three series so far this year. They'll face the Marlins and their hideous HR structure. Thank DeRosa that this series is being played in Miami and not Chicago – the media firestorm with Ozzie's return after suspension from his recent comments and the mere existence of Carlos Zambrano would be …
Belated game thread: Cubs at Cardinals and a piece of history
The Cubs are already up 4-0, thanks to an Ian Stewart 3-run homer off of Wainright. I forgot to include this piece of history in my minifacepalm this morning. Yesterday marked the 100 year anniversary of the last game that Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance played together. In memoriam: Baseball's Sad Lexicon These are the saddest of possible …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (2-5) at St. Louis Cardinals (5-2) and Mini-Daily Facepalm
Yesterday's game Before the game I said all they had to do was beat the Brewers best pitcher, and they did. I was stuck in a tedious meeting for most of the game but I surreptitiously checked the score towards the end and was glad to see the Cubs up 8-0. Then I checked the box score and saw that …
Game thread – Brewers at Cubs 4/12
The Cubs just need to beat Zack Greinke to avoid the sweep. Easy peasy. Lineups Brewers 2B Rickie Weeks CF Nyjer Morgan LF Ryan Braun RF Corey Hart 1B Mat Gamel SS Alex Gonzalez C Jonathan Lucroy 3B Cesar Izturis (can't believe he's still on a MLB roster) P Zack Greinke Cubs RF David DeJesus 2B Darwin Barney SS …