Bleed Cubbie Blue

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images That was... ugly. The Royals hit four home runs Monday and crushed the Cubs 12-4 at Wrigley Field. I lead this recap with that because of this, from BCB’s JohnW53: The Royals went into this game having hit 77 home runs, second fewest of all teams. Only the Pirates had hit fewer, 66. This was just their second game with four. They … [Read more...] about Royals 12, Cubs 4: This space intentionally left blank

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images There were some wild WPA swings in this game. This is quite the WPA chart: Fangraphs The Cubs peaked at an 84.8 percent chance of winning in the top of the fourth. It was all downhill from there. THREE HEROES: Superhero: Matt Shaw (.215). 2-4. HR, 3 RBI Hero: Carson Kelly (.112). 3-4, HR Sidekick: Ryan Brasier (.047). 1 … [Read more...] about 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 100

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Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs had to settle for meatloafing the Red Sox. Now, before you go all medieval on me for that headline, it’s attributable to Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter, given in a postgame interview after he’d allowed four home runs in a game. Oddly, he lost that particular game 6-1, which is the same score by which the Red Sox defeated the … [Read more...] about Red Sox 6, Cubs 1: ‘The sun don’t shine on the same dog’s ass every time’

Connor Noland | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Some strong pitching to end the week. The Pelicans have a season-high 11-run inning Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs boarded and seized the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 5-1. Connor Noland came off a short trip to the development list and dominated the Clippers over seven scoreless innings on the … [Read more...] about Minor League Wrap: Connor Noland pitches Iowa past Columbus, 5-1