Cubs swept by Astros, things about to get much worse
The Cubs just completed a 9-game home stand against the Mets, Pirates and Astros. The Cubs entered the home stand 5 games below .500...
What the Cubs may soon look like
The Cubs are 8.5 games out of first place and it's just the first of June. Their pythagorean record is even worse than their...
Which types of players have been injured? (UPDATED)
Fellow Cubs blogger Doc Blume opined in the comments to today's article at LOHO that part of the Cubs injury issues stem from the...
Trade Value: Carlos Pena
The first of June is tomorrow and while no significant trades are likely to be made in the first few weeks of June, the...
Cubs are Bleeding On and Off the Field
The injuries are piling up for the Cubs. In the outfield, our centerfielder and unlikely three hitter is down with a BROKEN FACE, the...
Soriano to miss some time and more weather blaming
No word on the MRI for Soriano, but he's going to miss at least a few days. Blake DeWitt will start in LF...
Series Preview: Houston Astros (19-34) vs Iowa Cubs (23-28)
Stoppable force meets movable object in this series between the Cubs and Astros. Both teams are throwing two starters in this series who probably...
Something for Memorial Day
I know some of you folks served in the military and would appreciate something like this. As Memorial Day is tomorrow I thought I'd...
The emptiest batting averages
Colin Wyers looks at batting average and BP's True Average to find the players with the emptiest batting averages. Starlin Castro and Darwin Barney...
The Cubs Are Still In It!
Tim is right: 2011 is not the Cubs' year. (see also: 1909-2010). But not everybody needs to think that way.
There are two approaches to...