The final details are still being worked out, but the Cubs are on the verge of acquiring Cole Hamels. The main asset trading hands seems to be salary relief for the Rangers, who were on the hook for $14m going forward on Hamel’s deal. Going the other way could be P Rollie Lacy (Myrtle Beach) and OF DJ Wilson (also …
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0
OSS: Cubs defense shuts out the Dodgers in what felt like a playoff atmosphere. Three+ up: Pat suggested that this was the Cubs best defensive game of the year, and he’s probably right. Heyward, Almora, and Bryant all made highlight reel plays, capped off by an unassisted double play turned by Javy snagging a liner and diving at the second …
Gameday: Marlins (13-22) vs. Cubs (18-15) (5/9/2018)
TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Time: 1:20 PM CST Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant RF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Jose Quintana SP Marlins Rojas SS Prado 3B Castro 2B Anderson RF Bour 1B Maybin LF Brinson CF Holaday C Wei-Yin Chen SP This game should probably not be played. It's going …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (16-12) at St. Louis Cardinals (17-12)
The Cubs head to STL for a quick road series before returning home to face off with some lousy teams. Hopefully the Cubs aren't looking ahead to those games. The Cardinals were swept by the Pirates over the weekend, but bounced back by sweeping a short series with the White Sox. Team Leaders Switching to 2018 numbers… Cubs OBP: Kris …
Cubs Gameday: Pirates (8-3) @ Cubs (6-5) (4/12/2018)
Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ CF Bryant 3B Zobrist 1B Schwarber C Russell SS Caratini C EL MAGO 2B Heyward RF Kyle Hendricks SP Pirates Frazier 2B Polanco RF Marte CF Bell 1B Dickerson LF Cervelli C Moran 3B Mercer SS Trevor Williams SP I sort of like Trevor Williams as a …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (4-4) @ Brewers (5-4) (4/8/2018)
Time: 1:10 CST TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Zobrist 2B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Caratini 1B Heyward RF Jose Quintana SP Brewers Cain CF Santana RF Braun LF Aguilar 1B Perez 3B Pina C Villar 2B Arcia SS Chase "Ace" Anderson SP OF Christian Yelich –> 10-day DL RHP Taylor Williams …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs @ Marlins (3/31/18)
Time: 12:10 CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Russell SS Schwarber LF Caratini C (first start of the year) Heyward RF Baez 2B Quintana SP Marlins Brinson CF Dietrich LF Castro 2B Anderson 3B Cooper 1B Maybin RF Rivera SS Wallach C Peters P These teams have already played …
Cubs 10, Marlins 6 (10 innings)
OSS: A win's a win. Three up: Kyle Schwarber hit a 2 billion foot (est.) home run in the second inning. The early returns on the slimmed-down War Bear's defense are meh, but his power certainly doesn't seem to be affected. Ben Zobrist has been crushing the ball in his first two starts, which is great to see after his …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs @ Marlins (3/30/3018)
Time: 6:10 PM CST TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr CF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Zobrist RF Baez 2B Hendricks SP Marlins Brinson CF Dietrich LF Castro 2B Bour 1B Anderson 3B Cooper RF Rojas SS Wallach C Caleb Smith SP Did I mention that Marlins are going to suck this …