The Father’s Day Weekend Hangover
I’d like to get some discussion going on a topic that has been on my mind lately. Let’s discuss the Cubs All Star representative.
Game 65: Edwin Jackson Solid Again, DeJesus Hurt
The Cubs offense got on the board early, and Edwin Jackson put together his second consecutive solid start. Let’s just hope David DeJesus isn’t hurt too badly.
Full Story »Three Up, Three Down: Baez Heats Up Edition
You may have heard that Javier Baez hit 4 home runs in one game this past Monday. You may not have heard that he’s also started walking and cut his strikeouts down. Joining him on the “Up” part of the list is Albert Almora, who has been one of the most difficult outs in the Midwest League since making his debut a few weeks ago.
Full Story »Game 64: Bullpen Bails Out Samardzija
Samardzija pitched 6 innings, gave up 10 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks and struck out 6. The bullpen pitched 8 innings, gave up 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, and 13 strikeouts. Yes, that all actually happened on the same day.
Full Story »GirlieView (06/13/2013)
GirlieView is a VFTB recap column on alternate Thursdays. We give our readers props for having timely and funny quotes from the past two weeks of VFTB commentary. Join us for a few good laughs!
Full Story »Game 63 – The Reds Own Wrigley
The Cubs couldn’t hold of the home sweep at the hands of the Reds. Jeremiah recaps the action–or at least as much of it as he could put up with.
Full Story »Who Is Number 5?
When the Cubs picked Kris Bryant with the second pick in the Rule 4 draft last week, the Cubs all but guaranteed that the organization will have four Top 50 prospects in baseball next season. But who is number 5 in the system?
Full Story »Game 62: Anything Else on TV?
There was not much to feel good about watching tonight’s game. To be fair there hasn’t been much to feel good in Cubs-Reds games for much of the last three [...]
Full Story »Game 61 – Insert Fog Pun Here
Brandon Phillips 6, Cubs 2 at a fog-blanketed Wrigley Field that looked more like the historic NFL Fog Bowl than a baseball game.
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