We all know the Cubs don’t have the most sparkling reputation. I’ve spent the better part of my internet life mocking the Cubs for both epic failures on the field and hilarious escapades off the field. I won’t even bother listing all the ways the Cubs have provided entertainment of an embarrassing nature and just say that if one was …
Cubs 2, Mets 1 (5/13/2015)
OSS: Hammel matches Harvey, and Coghlan walks it off, literally. Three Up 1. Jason Hammel, ladies and gentlemen!!! He matched Harvey pretty much pitch-for-pitch, allowing 8 baserunners over 8 innings. He left with a 1-0 deficit and so would have earned the loss. What a shitty stat. The Cubs made up the run in the 8th and won in the 9th. …
Cardinals 7, Cubs 4 (5/5/15)
OSS: Hendricks looks spotty, and the bullpen looks spottier. Three Four Up 1. Addison Russell has really been turning it on lately, making the adjustments nicely. He had two doubles, and looked slick in the field. He added a walk, and his OPS is up to .792. 2. Anthony Rizzo is just incredible this season. He went 3-4 with a walk …
Kris Bryant: Starting Center Fielder for Your Chicago Cubs
Kris Bryant is the Cubs’ starting center fielder, because Joe Maddon. The Cubbie palm may have to come off the Cubbie face very shortly. I can’t bear not to watch. Carry on.
Pirates 4, Cubs 3 (4/22/15)
OSS: Cubs leave everyone on base, fail to bail out pedestrian Hammel. Three Up 1. Bryant doubled and walked, scoring twice. However, he also recorded an out AT CENTERFIELD. I actually kind of thought we’d see him at center at some point in his career (there are a few teams right now that would be trying him at center full-time, …
Seriously, batting around is 9.
How is this even a thing? The definition of around is “located or situated on every side.” Is it “located or situated on every side, with the first side going again?” This is insanity. Perhaps the plain definition of the word “around” isn’t enough for you. Let’s consider what rounds mean in essentially every other context ever. In fantasy baseball, …
Addison Russell has been called up
Prepare your body. Again. cubs now calling up addison russell to the majors. http://t.co/HJ0kD3hzIZ — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) April 21, 2015 It’s possible that the more casual Cubs fan isn’t as excited with a Russell call-up as they were with the Bryant one. Bryant was a Cubs draft pick, taken near the top of the first round. He also figures …
Kris Bryant so far
Well, it’s happened. The biggest prospect the Cubs have had since Mark Prior (or Corey Patterson, if we’re talking positional prospects). Kris Bryant came up to ridiculously awesome fanfare. It didn’t last. After his third consecutive strikeout in his first game, you could already hear some of the Cubs fan yelling “you suck!” No wonder Theo likes to start out …
Padres 5, Cubs 2 (4/19/15)
OSS: Schlitter and Motte implode, and the Cubs fail to convert on two bases-loaded situations. Three Up 1. Dexter Fowler got things started in this game, singling and scoring in the first. Then, he bunted for a single in the 9th, getting the tying run to the plate. He has been an excellent addition to the team this year. 2. Edwin …
Kris Bryant Is Coming!!!
Prepare your body. Breaking. Source: Kris Bryant to be called up by Cubs on Friday. Story coming at http://t.co/iRRtXbR1Vj — Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) April 17, 2015 Bryant played in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader today (he only hit 1 HR, but he almost had another). The second game was rained out, and then Jesse Rogers dropped the bomb …