We are once again expressing optimism regarding the Brewers’ offense.
Well at Least Joc Pederson Had a Good Night
Bad one at Wrigley.
Today’s Best Bet: Friday, June 18th
Corbin Burnes, slippery hands edition.
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.
Today’s Best Bet: Thursday, June 17th
Is the Brewers offense really that bad? Plus a look at Brandon Woodruff’s spin rate.
Joe Kelly Notched Another Win Last Night
Undefeated means undefeated.
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).
Is Rob Manfred in League With the Sun?
There is a non-zero chance that Rob Manfred once made a deal with a solar demon.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, June 16th
Paolo Espino and, separately, Sahlen Field.
They Let Joe Kelly Bat Again
Also, big news on the hair front.
Today’s Best Bet: Tuesday, June 15th
Lance McCullers returns from the IL.
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.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, June 14th
Don’t write off Braxton Garrett, believe in Dinelson Lamet, and holy heck the Phillies look kind of great.
The Cubs Are Beating Expectations. They’re Also Raising Them.
The more the Cubs win, the more they can be expected to win going forward.
Tonight Wouldn’t Be a Knockout Blow, But as Far as June Goes…
Sweeps are fun. A sweep tonight would be fun.