At the beginning of the 2022 season, Christopher Morel played for the Tennessee Smokies, the AA affiliate of the Cubs. Just over a month into the season, he’s making history with his bat. Morel was called up directly from AA and made his major league debut in Tuesday night’s 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He did not disappoint. Morel …

On Monday, May 9th, Kyle Hendricks dominated one of the top teams in baseball. At that moment, the Cubs were struggling, and the San Diego Padres were hitting their stride. The Padres sat 19-10 and second in National League West. The Cubs had a 9-18 record and just got swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Hendricks threw 8.2 innings …

Consistent poor play has put the Cubs’ 2022 season in jeopardy only one month into the season. Through 26 games, the Cubs sit at 9-17 and fourth in the NL Central. The Cincinnati Reds sit behind them as they have only won four out of their first 27 games. During a brutal stretch of the season against the Los Angeles …

May we hopefully win some games this month?   After a disappointing two game set with the White Sox, May is looking bleak. The Cubs have not been playing great baseball lately. Over their last 10 games, they are averaging 3.7 runs a game. If you take away that 10th game, where they scored 21 against the Pirates, they are …

In the first 10 games of the season, the Cubs had a 6-4 record and one of the top offenses in the league. Since then, the Cubs have gone through a sharp decline and are now 9-13. The Cubs players who went on hot streaks cooled down, and the Cubs are playing at the level many people expected them to. …

Crosstown Classic. Redline Rivalry. Crosstown Cup. North vs. South. Cubs vs. Sox. While New York and LA may have two teams as well, Chicago’s rivalry is unlike any other. Dating back to the early 1900s when Charles Comiskey moved his team from Saint Paul to Chicago, there have been two teams fighting for supremacy. Between 1903 and 1942, the two …

Prior to the Cubs’ offensive explosion, the Cubs were on a four-game losing streak and only scored 12 runs in that stretch. On Saturday alone, the Cubs scored 21 runs in a rout against the Pirates. The losing streak began on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Following an impressive win against the Rays Monday, the Cubs fell 6-5 at …

There are many positives to take from the Cubs’ first nine games of the 2022 season. The hitting approach, for the most part–compared to the past couple of seasons–has drastically improved. The Chicago Cubs rank in the top half of most offensive categories very early in the season. The Cubs are first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, fourth …

The Cubs are off to a pretty good start. Winning two of three (fourth game was postponed to May 30th as part of a double header) against the division favorite Milwaukee Brewers to open the season, the Cubs went to Pittsburgh and split a quick two game set. Starting 3-2 isn’t too bad for a team that was projected to …

The Chicago Cubs opened the 2022 season, taking two out of three games from the NL Central favorite Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs’ starting pitching has been phenomenal to start the season. Kyle Hendricks pitched 5.1 innings of one-run ball in the season opener. Hendricks allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out seven in his third consecutive opening day start. …