Love For and From Darvish, Alcantara's Power Burst, Crazy Fan Catch, and Other Cubs Bullets
It was good to see Darvish, but a little melancholy. Can we trust Sergio Alcantara's breakout yet?
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It was good to see Darvish, but a little melancholy. Can we trust Sergio Alcantara's breakout yet?
2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 62 Share this story Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Author’s warning: Before I get into my normal stream of consciousness intro, I’m going to talk about the numbers. A lot of the 2021 season, and actual to my recollection 2020 as well, was kind of paint by numbers in Heroes and Goats. Sure, there was a surprise or two along the way. But when I looked at today’s numbers, I was pretty surprised. I actually went to the Fangraphs numbers after the game to see if today’s Superhero even made one of the three spots. But I absolutely, positively would not ha...
2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 61 Share this story Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images If you are like me, Tuesday night’s game was well past your bedtime and you didn’t see any of it. But from reading the recap and watching the highlights, it was a game that had just about everything a Cub fan could want (other than maybe a half dozen or so more healthy players) to see. Heading into a matchup with Yu Darvish today, this game was exactly what the doctor ordered. There are no “must win” games until the end of the season when if you lose your season is over. But there are definitely ...
Cubs lose third straight in a close one
2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 56 Share this story Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Boy, am I glad I didn’t decide to stay up and watch all of Thursday night’s game. I had become someone who didn’t watch a lot of West Coast baseball already. Now with the move, if I see any of it, it’s bonus. And bonus it was. I watched to see Zach Davies valiantly trying to slog through his work last night, despite what appeared to be some trouble spotting his pitches and yet another home plate umpire with a moving strike zone. Certainly not going to argue that the umpiring was unfair or anything, but ...