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A Legend Returns – Cubs sign Jake Arrieta to a 1-year, $6 million deal

By Summer Corson February 14, 2021 0

During the ensuing clown show that was the Cubs offseason, the front office acknowledged they needed to sign a new pitcher to fill out their rotation. Wouldn’t it be good if they could placate the angry fans after trading away Yu Darvish for a bunch of question mark young players and letting two pieces of […]

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Series Preview – Cubs vs. Phillies: Blow Up The Chicken Man

By Sam Fels August 13, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Cubs 64-54   Phillies 60-58 GAMETIMES: Tuesday-Thursday 6:05 TV: NBCSN Tuesday and Wednesday, WGN Thursday AND HIS HOUSE TOO: The Good Phight PREVIEW POSTS Depth Charts & Pitching Staffs Phillies Spotlight After escaping Cincinnati with a split that you’re more glad to get against a sub-.500 team than would normally make sense, the Cubs […]

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Phillies Spotlight: The Cy Young Machine In Philly Is Very Philly

By Sam Fels August 13, 2019 0

Fourth place is not where the Phitin’s thought they’d be at this point in the season. Behind the Mets isn’t where anyone plans to be, though trying to plan for what the Mets might be is like trying to chart a Dali painting. Yes, they’re only two games out of a wildcard spot, with only […]

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I’m Mad As Hell, And I’m Not Gonna Take It Anymore…I Mean, I Think?

By Sam Fels July 31, 2019 0

A few caveats before you wade into the following muck. One, losses to the Cardinals make me irrationally angry. Losses to the corpse of Adam Wainwright make me more irrationally angry. This piece’s purpose is to show how two things can be true at once. It very well might not make any sense. It could […]

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Series Preview – Phillies vs. Cubs: The Actual Return

By Sam Fels May 20, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Phillies 27-19   Cubs 27-17 GAMETIMES: Monday and Wednesday 7:05, Tuesday 6:05, Thursday 1:20 TV: NBCSN Monday and Wednesday, WGN and ESPN Tuesday, ABC Thursday BLEW UP THE CHICKEN MAN’S HOUSE: The Good Phight (sky point Crashburn Alley) PROBABLE PITCHERS Jake Arrieta vs. Yu Darvish Zach Efflin vs. Jose Quintana Cole Irvin vs. Cole […]