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In a prior post, I discussed the hypocrisy of claims by members of the Chicago Cubs organization that players’ character matters in relation to the domestic abuse allegations against Cubs … Continue Reading Time to Cut the Bullshit (Again)!
After some unpleasant news on Sunday night regarding the NL Second Base Gold Glove Award, it was announced that Cubs INF Javier Báez was one of the top vote recipients … Continue Reading Javy Báez is an NL MVP Award Finalist!
Now that the 2018 MLB season has come to a close and a new champion has been crowned, teams are now focusing on building their rosters for the coming year. … Continue Reading Weighing the Options
This post is to follow up on yesterday’s LCS preview, which did not include information about the Milwaukee Brewers’ starting pitching lineup for the NLCS, as it had not been … Continue Reading LCS Preview Supplement: Brewers NLCS Starters Announced
Following the NL division tiebreaker games held on Monday which crowned the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers as NL West and NL Central division champs, respectively, the losers of … Continue Reading Rockies, Yankees Advance in MLB Wild Card Round
After splitting a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs entered the weekend with a magic number of 3 to clinch a third consecutive Central Division title. A … Continue Reading Cubs Take 2 of 3 from St. Louis, Finish Season in Tie with Milwaukee
The Chicago Cubs came into the second half of the “Crosstown Classic” intracity matchup with a 2.5 game lead in the NL Central Division over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers following … Continue Reading Cubs Take South Side Crosstown Series After Dropping Game 1
Due to early season rainouts, the Chicago Cubs were originally scheduled to complete a “death march” stretch of 23 late-season games scheduled in the same number of days. Thanks to … Continue Reading Cubs Finish 30-Game Marathon with 18-11 Record
The Chicago Cubs’ overall offensive failures in their 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday were overshadowed by one particular play by the Northsiders’ primary catcher, Willson Contreras. In … Continue Reading Why Is an Official MLB Twitter Account Shitting on Players?
Thanks to the rainy conditions in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend, the Chicago Cubs sat through multiple rain delays and were forced to postpone Friday’s game to a Saturday … Continue Reading Let the Sharknado Descend!
After a walkoff win in the suspended game concluded on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs were looking to sweep the series and complete a perfect season series against the New York … Continue Reading Cubs’ Seven-Game Winning Streak Snapped in 10-3 Loss to Mets
Last night, the Chicago Cubs played the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Cubs were the victors by a final score of 8-2 thanks to a strong start … Continue Reading Javy Being Javy
Injured Chicago Cubs SP Yu Darvish, who has missed significant time this season due to right triceps tendinitis and impingement in the right shoulder, exited his scheduled rehab start at Class A … Continue Reading Yu Suffers Another Setback, 2018 Return Seems Unlikely
The Chicago Cubs came into the rubber match of the weekend series with the Washington Nationals with a tough row to hoe, as three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2018 … Continue Reading Cubs Outlast Scherzer and Gut-Punch Nats in Epic Walkoff Victory
Texas Rangers SP Bartolo “Big Sexy” Colón continued his milestone season on Tuesday night, surpassing the career victories record for Latin American-born pitchers set by Nicaraguan Dennis “El Presidente” Martínez … Continue Reading Big Sexy Career Milestone Watch: 246 Wins
Now that we are about two-thirds of the way into the season, it’s time to take another look at how the Blue Jays’ new acquisitions have been doing this year. … Continue Reading Updated 2018 Blue Jays Acquisitions Status Report