The Brewers have overperformed, the Cubs are going through it, and suddenly things are looking dicey.
Jason Heyward’s Home Run, Which Was Probably Foul, Might Not Have Won the Game
The Cubs might’ve gotten screwed. They probably didn’t, though.
Please Let Joe Kelly Not Have Broken Willson Contreras
Look. We’ve all hit the Cubs’ most indispensible player in the hand with a 98 mph fastball.
The Cubs Finally Lost to the Dodgers
For the first time since 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs.
A Gosh Darn No-Hitter
What a night.
The Toughest Series in Baseball
The Cubs start a four-game set in Los Angeles.
The Cubs Are Kind of Healthy
Strange as it may be to say, the Cubs have it decently easy compared to many right now. Last night’s recap and a look ahead to this weekend.
June Has Still Been Good to the Cubs
There are problems, but the Cubs still have a solid mark against a brutal stretch of schedule.
The Cup Snake Is Dead
But like Icarus…
Thank You, Alec Mills
The Cubs’ pitching came through.
The Cubs Are Fine…Right?
The Cubs are probably ok. Probably.
Well at Least Joc Pederson Had a Good Night
Bad one at Wrigley.
Kyle Hendricks, When You Need Him
That was a big one.
Individual Cubs as Fox Valley Conference Schools
There is one guy/school who necessitated this post.
Bad News: Robert Stock Did Not Save the Cubs Rotation
Shocking, I know.
Willie Harris Got the Jake Marisnick Decision Wrong. That Doesn’t Mean He Did a Bad Job.
Listing (not calculating—oh goodness not calculating) all the probabilities that go into the “right” decision with sending Jake Marisnick from third in the ninth, then thinking about how it actually probably works (last night’s recap, today’s preview).
Alec Mills Has Thrown a No-Hitter in 25% of His Last Four Starts
Let’s set expectations way too high.
Andrew Chafin: Five Tool Player?
We’re sixty percent of the way there.