Game 70 – Somebody Plunk Yadier
Yadier Molina and the Cardinals held off the Cubs for another win Wednesday night. St Louis broke open the game in the late innings, while the Cubs never really got the bats going. It was one of those nights.
Recapping The Random – 06/19/2013
Maybe Dale Sveum can pull Lee Smith out of the ivy? Will we ever see the NFL’s version of a closer? Is Carlos Zambrano making a comeback? All of this and more in this weeks Random Recap.
Full Story »Game 69: Samardzija Superb In STL
The Cubs jumped out to an early lead in St. Louis. Before the home fans had sullied their jorts with condiments, the Cubs were up 4-0. Samardzija made it stand up – even if the end was a bit tenuous. Cubs beat the Cards, never a bad thing!
Full Story »The Diary of Dale Sveum
Want some insight into the mind of the Cubs’ embattled, disgruntled manager Dalve Sveum? Here’s a fake excerpt from his imaginary diary.
Full Story »Game 68- *Adult Language Removed*
Boxscore / Lowlights Player of the Game- Shelby Miller (.268 WPA) After a two hour delay last night the Cubs stepped on to the field, listless and seemingly ready for [...]
Full Story »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.
Full Story »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.
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