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Series Preview – Diamondbacks vs. Cubs: On The Mend

Sam Fels April 19, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Diamondbacks 10-9   Cubs 8-9 GAMETIMES: Friday-Sunday 1:20 TV: NBCSN Friday and Sunday, ABC 7 Saturday UNPAINTED HUFFHINES: AZ Snake Pit PROBABLE PITCHERS Merrill Kelly vs. Kyle Hendricks Zach Greinke vs. Yu Darvish Robbie Ray vs. Jose Quintana PROBABLE ARIZONA LINEUP Wilmer Flores

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Series Wrap – Cubs Stomp Some Guys: I See Your Sister In A Sunday Dress

Sam Fels April 18, 2019 0

Game 1 Boxscore: Cubs 7 – Marlins 2  Game 2 Boxscore: Cubs 4 – Marlins 0 Game 3 Boxscore: Cubs 6 – Marlins 0 I suppose, if I were just taking the Cubs words at face value, the last game of this series would be the kind of one they referenced at the end of […]

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Good God, Is It Time To Believe In Jason Heyward?

Sam Fels April 16, 2019 0

I’ve written this post a couple times in the past two seasons, at various outlets. Or at least it feels like I have. Maybe because I want so badly for Jason Heyward to be something. To be anything, which he hasn’t really in his time on the Northside. Or at least not at the plate he hasn’t. He’s […]

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Series Preview – Cubs at Marlins: Where Jeter Hates Fun

Sam Fels April 15, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Cubs 5-9   Marlins 4-12 GAMETIMES: Monday-Wednesday 6:10 TV: WGN Monday, NBCSN Tuesday and Wednesday WELCOME TO MIAMI: Fish Stripes PROBABLE PITCHERS Yu Darvish vs. Trevor Richards Jose Quintan vs. Pablo Lopez Cole Hamels vs. Sandy Alcantara PROBABLE CUBS LINEUP Ben Zobrist – RF Kris Bryant – 3B Anthony Rizzo – 1B Javier Baez […]

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Series Wrap – Cubs Split With Angels Before It Snows In April: The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword…For Sepuku

Sam Fels April 14, 2019 0

It only ended up being a two-game series, as Game Of Thrones marketing has gone completely overboard and unhinged and decided to promote tonight’s season premiere with THUNDERSNOW. It was a series that saw Mike Trout stay home, Trevor Cahill not take the bump, and yet the Cubs only got one win. It doesn’t quite […]

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Series Preview – Angels vs. Cubs: Shorn Of All The Fun

Sam Fels April 12, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Angels 7-6   Cubs 4-8 GAMETIMES: Friday-Sunday 1:20pm TV: NBCSN Friday, ABC Saturday, WGN Sunday PROBABLE PITCHERS Tyler Skaggs vs. Cole Hamels Chris Stratton vs. Kyle Hendricks Trevor Cahill vs. Tyler Chatwood Probable Angels Lineup David Fletcher – LF Andrelton Simmons – SS Albert Pujols – 1B Jonathan Lucroy – C Taylor Ward –

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Series Wrap – Cubs Take Two Of Three From Pirates: And There Was Much Rejoicing

Sam Fels April 11, 2019 0

A series win. A very good start. These things were late to the party for the Cubs this season, but they’re here now. And while most of Cubdom seems intent on bending and turning and balancing to tear down the wins, the Cubs put up 10 runs on a very good starter in Jameson Taillon, […]

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Eloy Is Caught In-Between, And Yu Seems To Want To Move There

Sam Fels April 11, 2019 0

I can always tell the mood of Sox fans by the angry texts Fifth Feather sends me. And as I’ve said, I’m only dabbling in Sox writing to annoy the piss out of him. But early in the season, he’s decided to get worked up about Eloy Jimenez. Certainly a 79 wRC+ or 83 DRC+, […]

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Series Preview – Pirates vs. Cubs: And I’m Coming Off This Long And Winding Road

Sam Fels April 8, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Pirates 5-3   Cubs 2-7 GAMETIMES: Monday 1:20, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:05 TV: ABC Monday, WGN Wednesday, NBCSN Chicago Thursday THE CONFLUENCE: Bucs Dugout PROBABLE PITCHERS Jameson Taillon vs. Jon Lester Jordan Lyles vs. Yu Darvish Joe Musgrove vs. Jose Quintana Probable Pirates Lineup Adam Frazier – 2B Starling Marter – CF Francisco […]

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Series Wrap – Brewers win 2 of 3 from Cubs: Too Much Ain’t Enough

Sam Fels April 7, 2019 0

This is something we’re going to attempt throughout the baseball season. 162 game wraps are dizzying for you to read and us to write, so it’s a little easier on everyone if we just go by the series.  When you score 10 runs, you’re supposed to win. Somehow, within the season’s first week, the Cubs […]