So that was fun. The Cubs won three games in a row just when nobody thought they could. But then they played an actual major league team. They had a chance in the ninth inning, but Blake DeWitt struck out on what would have been ball four. OV, using advanced technology that we have developed in our secret underground labs, …
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (42-60) at Milwaukee Brewers (54-49)
Team Matchups NL ranks in parens Cubs Brewers wOBA .316 (7th) .322 (6th) UBR -11.6 (16th) -3.6 (13th) UZR -17.7 (13th) 4.7 (5th) SP FIP 4.07 (10th) 3.71 (7th) RP FIP 4.05 (14th) 3.65 (5th) It’s almost comical how bad the Cubs are at baserunning. There’s almost a win’s difference separating them from the Brewers, who are the 4th worst …
2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 4
Our current 2012 roster has a payroll of roughly $100 million and this year’s payroll was $135 million. Our team is roughly a 73 win team so we need to add a lot of wins with $35-40 million. We have a couple holes so let’s start there and look at the available free agents. Actually, let’s start with either Albert …
2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 3
Wreckard took a look at how the 2007 Cubs improved compared to the 2006 team and what kind of improvements this current team would need to make for next year. In the first part of this series. we took a look at payroll and named several players the Cubs should keep if they plan to contend next season. The second part …
Cubs 2011: The Revenge
Jim Hendry is going around telling Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are just a few smart moves away from contending again. He’s not being ironic. He’s dead serious. “That’s the way the game is now,” Hendry said. “The Pirates were (34 games) back a year ago. They did a nice job. Some of their younger players are playing well. …
OV Pic of the Day: Lost Ball Leads to Third Win
The Cubs won three in a row! The Cubs won three in a row! The Cubs won three in a row! How the hell did that happen? Hunter Pence happened. With the score tied at four in the bottom of the 10th inning, Marlon Byrd hit a ball to right and Pence zigged when he probably should have zagged. Byrd …
OV Pic of the Day: Some People REALLY Don’t Like Houston
It was a banner day at Wrigley. The Cubs won, Carlos Marmol didn’t completely implode, and there were a couple of homeruns. There was also an actual banner. I don’t know what Houston did to these people, but they want to get them realigned the hell out of the National League Central. (Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune / July 23, 2011) I …
2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 2
In part 1 we found that there were currently 13 players on the Cubs roster that the Cubs want to keep assuming they try to contend next year, which they will. We left off talking briefly about Aramis Ramirez and the club option the Cubs hold for $16 million (or a $2 million buyout). Using Ramirez’s .354 rest of season …
OV Pic of the Day: The Astros Are Bad at Baseball
The Cubs and Houston Astros clashed at Wrigley Field allowing us to finally get an answer to the age-old question: Who sucks more? (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) At least until tomorrow. Go Cubs go.