OSS: Cubs drop to 22 games over .500, all is lost. Three up: Heyward was the only Cubs hitter to post a positive WPA on the day, a whopping 0.09. A big chunk was due to a base-clogging single in the third that eventually led to the Cubs only run, the rest was from a leadoff single in the sixth …
Cubs @ Marlins Game Thread
Time: 3:10 PM CT TV: WGN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, LF Javier Baez, 2B Addison Russell, SS Miguel Montero, C John Lackey, P Albert Almora, Jr., CF Ichiro Suzuki, CF Martin Prado, 3B Christian Yelich, LF Giancarlo Stanton, RF Justin Bour, 1B Derek Dietrich, 2B J.T. Realmuto, C Adeiny Hechavarria, SS Paul …
Journeymen of tomorrow: Cubs minor league recap (6.25.16)
Nashville Sounds 4 @ Iowa Cubs 7 Iowa is trying to crawl its way back to .500. With this win they’re 35-37. Similarly to the parent club, Iowa opened up an early lead and then blew it, but came back in the end. Mark Zagunis and Dan Vogelbach were each 0-4 with 2 strikeouts. Vogelbach walked once Zagunis was hit by a …
Cubs @ Marlins Game Thread
Time: 6:10 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Willson Contreras, C Chris Coghlan, LF Javier Baez, 3B Addison Russell, SS Kyle Hendricks, P Albert Almora, Jr., CF Derek Dietrich, 2B Martin Prado, 3B Christian Yelich, LF Marcell Ozuna, CF Giancarlo Stanton, RF Justin Bour, 1B J.T. Realmuto, C Adeiny Hechavarria, SS Tom …
Journeymen of tomorrow: Cubs minor league recap (6.24.16)
Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 3 (Game 1) Mark Zagunis was 1-3 with a double and run scored. Zagunis has done nothing but hit since being drafted by the Cubs in the 3rd round of the 2014 draft. He was signed for $0.6 million and aside from a 2-game, 9 plate appearance stint to begin his career, here are …
Cubs 2, Marlins 4 (6.23.16)
OSS: Injuries starting to take their toll Three up: David Ross continues to spit in the face of father time, tying the game with a solo homer in the eighth and drawing a walk to load the bases in the ninth in the Cubs failed rally. He also TOOTBLAN’d Christian Yelich in the fourth inning and probably would have another …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (47-23) at Miami Marlins (38-34)
The Marlins have a winning record? Fuck the heck? Despite the Wei-Yin Chen signing most people were expecting them to be one of the many NL teams rebuilding this year, but once again they seem to have built a competitive team. Most importantly, a cheap competitive team. At the team level, they’re right around the league average at the plate …
Journeymen of tomorrow: Cubs minor league recap (6.23.16)
I’m short on time today so this will be quick. Nashville Sounds 2 @ Iowa Cubs 3 Jeimer Candelario: 2-4, double Candelario is off to a really good start in AAA. He could provide the Cubs some additional infield flexibility down the stretch. David Freitas: 2-2, double, walk, RBI, run scored Freitas is a 27 year old catcher who hit …
Cardinals @ Cubs 6/22/2016
How To Watch 1:20 PM CT, ABC 7 670 the Score LINEUPS Matt Carpenter, 2B Aledmys Diaz, SS Matt Adams, 1B Stephen Piscotty, RF Jhonny Peralta, 3B Brandon Moss, LF Yadier Molina, C Kolten Wong, CF Michael Wacha, P Chris Coghlan, LF Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Miguel Montero, C Javier Baez, SS …
Cubs 3, Cardinals 4 (6.21.16)
OSS: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Three up: Addison Russell had a three hit day, pacing the Cubs by far with a .316 WPA. All three hits were rally starters/continue-rs but he never found his way home, which is pretty much the story of this game. Gerardo Concepcion was solid in his MLB debut, striking out two and allowing no baserunners in 1.1 innings. …