Welcome to Chicago Marcus Stroman The 2022 Cubs starting rotation will have a solid foundation to build on.  Following the signing of Marcus Stroman, the Cubs rotation is looking like a well rounded group.  After a year of a team ERA of 4.87, bottom five of the league, the addition of Marcus Stroman should lower that number drastically. Stroman posted …

Snap-shot (noun):  1: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera 2: an impression or view of something brief or transitory An EKG or cardiac strip is simply a snapshot of one’s heart activity.  It tells the story of your heart and its relative health.  If you want a snapshot of the baseball season, you need to look no …

There are very few times where an author likes to write follow-up articles. Unless you count this one. Or this. Or this. Or this one. Or even this one. We don’t like to look backward, but this is one of those times where it seems to be in order. Indulge me on this, OK? Because I wrote an article last …

For those of you familiar with thoroughbred horse racing, the moment comes several times each race day.  A bugler, either seen or unseen, plays the Call To Post and everywhere the pace quickens. Gamblers scurry to place last minute bets.  The horses complete their laps in the paddock.  The riders are outfitted in their silks, and then take to the …

OK.  Same caveat.  Not a journalist, only a fan.  Been watching Cubs baseball since I was a kid, and that makes me just as qualified to comment as every other idiot on the message boards and in the comment sections.  Again, not going too deep into the analytics… The basic tenet here is: Did the 2018 Cubs pass the eye test? …

Over the last two plus weeks, the Chicago Cubs have been a team of streaks. The Cubs have crammed winning streaks, losing streaks, hitting streaks, and offensive slumps into a very short period of time.  Just when they look like they are finding their groove at the plate, the bats turn cold.  When it looks like the pitching staff is …

Tyler Lowe   4/19/2018   Early on in 2018, the Cubs starting rotation has left a little to be desired. Fortunately, the bullpen has been incredible to begin the year. Brandon Morrow, Brian Duensing, Steve Cishek, and Carl Edwards Jr. have all pitched to a sub-2.00 ERA. Eddie Butler and Pedro Strop have been relatively effective. With the exception of …

The Cubs started their 2018 season on the right foot Thursday afternoon in Miami. A big first inning, featuring a leadoff homer by Ian Happ, gave the Cubs an early 3-0 lead. Jon Lester struggled mightily in his 3.1 innings of work, but the bullpen was there to back him up with 5.2 scoreless innings. Newcomer Steve Cishek inherited a …

The Chicago Cubs will head to Miami a week from today for game 1 of 162 against the Marlins. This Marlins team is in the beginning of a major rebuild after trading superstars Giancarlo Stanton, Marcel Ozuna, and Christian Yelich. They should struggle mightily in 2018 so the Cubs have a good chance of getting the season started on a …

A lot has been made in recent years of Jon Lester’s troubles throwing a baseball anywhere other than to home plate.  It has been almost painful to watch a ground ball hit back to the mound while number 34 has been on the bump for the Cubs over the past three years.  In 2015, fans would cringe, hide their eyes, …