There remains just one more week and six games until the All-Star Break, and also incidentally the MLB Draft, before the teams ramp up their efforts for the July 31 trade deadline. The Cubs, of course, keep chugging along, still not having won more than five in a row nor have they lost more than three in a row, and …
Dreamcast 110: Let’s Get Some Runs
AC takes over intro duties as RC nurses a cold, and we enter the off day talking about: You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases you.
Off Day Reset (5/22)
We were hoping on the last Dreamcast that the Cubs would make a sort of a run, and so far so good (albeit could’ve swept but for some dumb baseball things and the usual bullpen grumblings). As I revisited the preview I did before the season started (which still includes Japan even if we pretend that didn’t happen), I think …
Things to Think on Another Cubs Off Day
I tend to think that, whether it was by design because the Cubs slipped someone a few dollars in the scheduling committee, or if they just got lucky, the regular Thursday off day has been pretty amazing to help keep players and pitchers fresh amidst the rash of injuries the team has to weather. I suppose we should be thankful …
Off Day Reset Before the Rest of the Gauntlet
The Cubs are off today, one of many this month of April which includes every Thursday up until their road finale against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on May 1. This after 15 games which includes a tough “home” (Japan)/road trip and a tough home stand prior to a tough road trip back out West. If you haven’t noticed the theme …
2025 Cubs Season Preview
We sort of teased this in the last Dreamcast, but there’s still a couple weeks until the Cubs play in Tokyo, and maybe we should at least look at the schedule as it is now, pending rainouts, rescheduling, and other strange happenings. As it stands now, the Cubs will play their 162 games just like everyone else, and the PECOTA …
Dreamcast 97: Buy In
RC and AC hang out to talk about team building, Jed Hoyer’s job security, the offseason approach, and fangirl over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the World Series. If things actually happen quick we may emergency pod, but things seem slow for now so we wait. You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. …
Dreamcast 96: The Dream Matchup
As Rob Manfred climaxes from another LA vs NY matchup, MLB will get their marquee championship event with the best team from each league, among the fattest payrolls with the brightest stars in the largest media markets in the world. Topics for this episode include: You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. …
Pennant Chase In Progress
I feel like the term “pennant chase” is used kind of to describe the race to the postseason during the regular season, but you don’t actually get to win a pennant until you are the last team standing in the league championship series. I guess you also don’t get a pennant once you win the World Series because the prize …
Dreamcast 95: Embracing Chaos
With the playoffs underway, we yak about the games that have happened, discuss some fun tweaks to the playoff format, talk about how the Cubs can get back to the postseason in 2025 (with more coming after this year’s World Series), and some thoughts on the late Pete Rose. You can check out the podcast page or just click on …