Awhile back news broke that Starlin Castro has been accused of sexual assault. Today we learn there will be no charges brought against him. Cubs All-Star shortstop Starlin Castro will not be charged after being accused of a sexual assault at his apartment last fall, authorities said Friday. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office declined to pursue charges against the …
Wood to the DL, Dempster had an MRI, Sveum concerned about lack of home runs
I really don't know why this is news at this point, but Kerry Wood has returned to his home on the disabled list. Here's a news headline for you: Kerry Wood is healthy. Seriously, it's like his 97th time on the DL. Below is a pie chart showing the amount of time Wood has spent "healthy" compared to days on …
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 …
New Perspective
3-10. Team wOBA .275
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 …
Jeff Samardzija is a better pitcher
I wasn't buying it, but I'm now convinced that Jeff Samardzija is indeed a better pitcher. Samardzija had not started since midway through the 2010 season when he made 3 starts. He had a 6.19 ERA in those 3 games. Compare that to the 5.71 ERA he has through the same number of games this season. Much to my surprise, …
The Children Are The Future- Cubs Minor League Watch Sponsored by Schmitts Gay
Iowa Brett Jackson got a double and a walk, Luis Valbuena hit a HR and Josh Vitters has started his annual slide into obscurity as the Iowa Cubs lost 4-6. Jay Jackson continued to be a fantastic 5th starter in AAA. Smokies Game 1 Dallas Beeler worked 5.2 IP and gave away 1 unearned run. He struck out 5. Game …
Perspective
The Cubs are currently 3-9 with a team wOBA of .285. Alfonso Soriano is hitting .278/.308/.278.
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 …
Cubs Dynamic Pricing Probably Not As Dynamic As They’d Like
I've been keeping an eye on the Cubs' bleacher ticket prices for a little over a week now because I got curious about how their dynamic pricing model is actually working out for them. Previously, I had hypothesized that overall revenues would not be taking so much of a hit, because the Cubs would be selling some high profile games …