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Yu Darvish Is Incredibly Weird

Sam Fels August 22, 2019 0

But you knew that. He’s also a hero, because he’s dunking on David Kaplan in a second language, when Kap can’t even manage his first. Darvish’s entire Cub career has been hard to get your arms around. His first was ruined by an injury that at first even his own team

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Series Preview – Giants vs. Cubs: We Like To Be Here When We Can

Sam Fels August 20, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Giants 63-62   Cubs 66-58 GAMETIMES: Tuesday/Wednesday 7:05, Thursday 1:20 TV: NBCSN Tuesday/Wednesday, WGN Thursday MISSION REFUGEES: McCovey Chronicles SERIES PREVIEW POSTS Depth Charts & Pitching Staffs Giants Spotlight Now that yet another nightmare road trip is over, the Cubs return to The Confines, where they’ll probably tease us by looking

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Series Recap – Cubs Swept By Phillies Because They’re Dead Inside

Sam Fels August 15, 2019 0

Game 1 Box Score: Phillies 4, Cubs 2 Game 2 Box Score: Phillies 11, Cubs 1 Game 3 Box Score: Phillies 7, Cubs 5 If you’ve come here for a rant and rave…well, you might get one. I’m not sure. I don’t really plan on it, but it might just happen. Once you start talking […]

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Series Recap – Cubs Split With Reds: Fine, Whatever, Good, Let’s Get Outta Here

Sam Fels August 11, 2019 0

Game 1 Box Score: Cubs 12, Reds 5 Game 2 Box Score: Reds 5, Cubs 2 Game 3 Box Score: Reds 10, Cubs 1 Game 4 Boxscore: Cubs 6, Reds 3 Considering all that’s happened against the Reds this year, how annoying they’ve been, how every hitter turns into Barry McGwire Mays against the Cubs, […]

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

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 Wrap – Cubs Take Two Of Three From Reds: Like They Deserve

Sam Fels July 17, 2019 0

Game 1 Box Score: Reds 6, Cubs 3 Game 2 Box Score: Cubs 4, Reds 3 (1o) Game 3 Box Score: Cubs 5, Reds 2 Seems pretty simple, when you get quality starts you’ll get wins. The Cubs have gotten six of them in a row. They’ve won five. Arguably should have won all six, […]

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Series Preview – Phillies vs. Cubs: The Actual Return

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 […]

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Series Wrap – Cubs Drop Two Of Three To Reds: It’s Not Only The Chili That’s Annoying

Sam Fels May 16, 2019 0

Game 1 Box Score: Cubs 3, Reds 1 Game 2 Box Score: Reds 6, Cubs 5 (10) Game 3 Box Score: Reds 4, Cubs 2 It’s pretty impressive to go a month without losing a series. Nothing lasts forever. It seems like losses in Cincinnati are just a little more annoying than the others, though. […]

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Series Preview – Cubs vs. Reds: Joey’s Not Angry Any More

Sam Fels May 14, 2019 0

vs. RECORDS: Cubs 24-14   Reds 18-23 GAMETIMES: Tuesday-Thursday 5:40pm TV: NBCSN Tuesday and Thursday, WGN Wednesday THEY ACTUALLY EAT THAT CHILI: Blog Red Machine PROBABLE PITCHERS Kyle Hendricks vs. Tanner Roark Yu Darvish vs. Sonny Gray Jose Quintana vs. Luis Castillo PROBABLE CUBS LINEUP Jason Heyward – CF Kris Bryant – RF Anthony Rizzo – […]

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Series Wrap – Cubs Take Three Of Four From Marlins: Fish In A Barrel

Sam Fels May 9, 2019 0

Game 1 Box Score: Marlins 6, Cubs 5 Game 2 Box Score: Cubs 5, Marlins 2 Game 3 Box Score: Cubs 3, Marlins 2 (11) Game 4 Box Score: Cubs 4, Marlins 1 If I were truly miserable and wanting to pawn that off on the rest of the world to dissipate my pain, I […]