What an eventful week for the Chicago Cubs.  The team has outperformed most people’s expectations through the first dozen games, winning back-to-back three-game series against the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners – two playoff hopeful teams in the American League West.     Wrigley Field sounded like it was October 2016 after a 14-9 comeback win against the Seattle Mariners. Hayden …

The 2023 Chicago Cubs season is off and running.  Opening Day is in the rearview and we find ourselves entering the second week of play.  The Cubs find themselves 2-3 heading into the weekend series against the 4-2 Texas Rangers.  At the moment, the Rangers record seems to be aided by an opening series sweep of last year’s National League …

The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has dominated its competition Thursday-Saturday, allowing one run in 27 innings, including throwing the team’s first no-hitter Friday night against the San Diego Padres. A meaningless game in spring training or game one of the World Series, it’s incredibly difficult to throw a no-hitter at the highest level of baseball. The Cubs pitching staff did …

Holy cow, did my previous plans to upgrade go up in flames during the last ten days. First, Rafael Devers agreed to an eleven-year contract extension with the Red Sox. This put an end to the discussion that the Cubs could be at the front of the line to trade for Devers’ expiring contract in July.  Then, Carlos Correa completed …