Seiya Suzuki hits a home run in the seventh inning Tuesday | Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Tuesday’s game included a rare event. The Cubs continued to roll as they opened their first series against a divisional foe in Pittsburgh yesterday as they routed the Buccos 9-0 at PNC Park. I considered making this an “OMG NO!!!!!!!” column about everyone’s favorite Mike, … [Read more...] about The Short Porch isn’t striking out
First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 4/30, 5:40 CT
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Go get ‘em, Matthew. … [Read more...] about First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 4/30, 5:40 CT
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 4/30, 5:40 CT
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Cub Tracks’ Central Division belle?
Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs are seen as the cream of the NL Central but that doesn’t mean the rest are sour milk. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ Central Division belle?
A look at a scoring change on Shohei Ohtani that I think MLB got wrong
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images What do you think? Here’s the very first play — in fact, on just the second pitch — of last Tuesday’s Cubs/Dodgers game at Wrigley Field. Shohei Ohtani was the batter [VIDEO]. At the time of the play, this was ruled an error on Gage Workman. Workman is now a member of the White Sox after the Cubs DFA’d him the next day following … [Read more...] about A look at a scoring change on Shohei Ohtani that I think MLB got wrong