Image from Reds Auctions By now you’ve probably seen the story about Jeff Samardzija‘s bloody ball up for sale. A few starts ago, the Chicago Cubs starting pitcher cut his hand while going after a ball. He started bleeding, but threw a few pitches to Zack Cozart of the Cincinnati Reds, one of which he fouled off…. Read more »
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Emma Award, April Pitcher: Kyle Lohse
The Emma Award is given monthly to the best pitcher in the I-94 Rivalry. In short, it is bestowed upon one Milwaukee Brewer or Chicago Cub who has be beautiful on the mound. Back when I did Emma Awards on a weekly basis and for the entire NL Central division, it seemed like for the first two months I… Read more »
The George Scott Series Preview
Today begins the second meeting of the 2013 Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. I will be travelling all weekend so unfortunately, coverage of this series will be limited. Here’s your preview for the next edition of the I-94 Series. The Inaugural I-94 Series ended in a tie. The Brewers took game one, although Starlin Castro… Read more »
Recap: Another tale of “almost” and a few more autographs for my collection
Today, I attended my first Chicago Cubs game of the year. The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants took on the Cubs at Wrigley Field, and they brought quite a few fans win them. Cubs fans finally showed up as well – for the preceding week, the weather was crummy and the actual attendance was much… Read more »
Link Roundup: TOOTBLAN contests, Quentin castration, and personal potties
This morning, I woke up at 6:00am – the earliest for me in ages – and tomorrow I’ll be doing the same. Except today was to go to a work meeting, and tomorrow is to go to Wrigley Field to watch a #SHARKATTACK on the San Francisco Giants. In the meanwhile, here are some great links… Read more »
Best of Baseblog: March 31st to April 6th
I started this week-in-review style series last week as something to help fill the gap on lazy Sundays. This is the fourth and final post of the day, so maybe Sundays aren’t so lazy. In fact, traffic-wise this is a historic day for my little blog. We’re at 300+ views for the day thanks to my… Read more »
Samardzija strikes out career high 13 in Cubs loss
Jeff Samardzija started the game out with an incredible string of strikeouts today. Everyone took notice, even Kerry Wood. He ended the night with a career-high 13 strikeouts, but the Chicago Cubs would eventually lose the game 5-1. After the Atlanta Braves scored a few more on a Tim Hudson bloop single that Darwin Barney… Read more »
OOTP 14 takes a stellar product and makes it better
Please Note: The following is a look at a preview copy of OOTP 14. What I write here may not fully reflect the final version, but the game is solid as it is right now. Thanks to the Baseball Blogger’s Alliance and a handy partnership with OOTP Baseball, I have once again secured a preview… Read more »
Baseblog sponsors Jeff Samardzija’s PITCHf/x page
In an ongoing attempt to increase readership*, I’m always on the lookout for ways to help the site’s traffic while simultaneously giving back to the things I appreciate and use. The easiest way to accomplish both of these things is through player sponsorship. It all started out when I first sponsored Reed Johnson‘s Baseball-Reference page… Read more »
Dale Sveum manages the 9th as Cubs win Opening Day
The Chicago Cubs won today. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Opening Day for one of the most exciting Game Ones in recent memory. Jeff Samardzija was dominant (#SHARKATTACK). His line for the day: 8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K, and just one BB. Starlin Castro had quite a few awesome defensive… Read more »