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 …
Off Day Items
The Cubs have actually won a couple series in a row, and if we conveniently ignore the cesspool of suck that was most of May through July, they’ve actually been playing much better baseball and reflecting what we thought they could be in spring training. The problem, of course, is all the losses they’ve already banked, but them’s the breaks …
2014 Cubs: Can They Compete?
dmick89 has finally been cured! Not of his back problems, but of his boundless optimism for all things Cubs. That article is more-or-less required reading for this article, but I'll very quickly sum it up and say that there isn't a whole lot of hope that the Cubs are going to be actual contenders next year or the year after. …
Cubs Projected Standings
This is the the NL Central for a few of the projection systems as of 5/31/13: FanGraphs Cards 95-67 Reds 89-73* Pirates 89-73* Cubs 76-86 Brewers 73-89 Cubs finish in a 3-way tie for 7th in Race To The Top (Padres, Royals) Chance of 90 or more wins: 0.49% 95% confidence interval: 67-85 wins BP Cards 93-69 Reds 91-71* Pirates 88-74* …
Congrats mikeakaelroy!
The 2013 Bunt Tournament: Bunt Harder has come to a close, and mikeakaelroy is our champion! He is now the proud owner or The Book on baseball, by resident Cubs genius Tom Tango. Thanks to everyone who participated, and hopefully the Cubs hold another tournament next year so we can do this again. Our boy Nate "The Hammer" Halm bounced …