Following the Chicago Cubs’ 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels last Saturday, Cubs fan Jason posted the following on Twitter. Whenever Marmol gets the win you know he blew a save — Jason (@BadNewzCubs) March 23, 2013 It seems to be a likely assumption. The wild Carlos Marmol seems to always get himself into… Read more »
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Sizing up the Cubs’ 25 man roster
The Chicago Cubs have 9 Spring Training games left to evaluate the talent they still have in camp as Dale Sveum & company put together the Opening Day roster. This post is a quick and dirty attempt at figuring out which 25 guys will be sitting in the dugout for the Cubs’ first game against… Read more »
Recap: Literally the best game I’ve ever been to
Today was literally the best game I’ve ever been to. This game recap is very long and kind of wordy, but I want to be able to remember everything that went on years down the road. The Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in 11 innings. The game was supposed to start at… Read more »
Ordering the Cubs’ ten man rotation
On the outset of the Winter Meetings last December, Theo Epstein commented on the Chicago Cubs’ starting pitching situation. “We need starting pitching,” he said. “You can’t take your chances very seriously as a club if you go into a season with not just five guys you can point to, but six, seven, eight guys…. Read more »