Sunday, August 28, 2016

DODGERS WIN; EVEN SERIES at Cubsquest.com

28 August:

This is the result that should have happened last night but didn"t. Kris Bryant"s two home runs saw to that. The Saturday affair between the two clubs was similar in all other respects, though.

Los Angeles rode the start of rookie Julio Arias(W, 5-2) who"s last seven starts they...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comDODGERS WIN; EVEN SERIES

Saturday, August 27, 2016

BRYANT HOMERS POWER CUBS PAST L.A. at Cubsquest.com

27 August:

This was a game the Cubs would usually lose.

Not just on the road, but at night, in Dodger Stadium, and against a first place club.  They were facing solid right handed pitching, L.A. has an excellent defense as well.

And Cub killer Chase Utley was in the middle of the Dodger ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comBRYANT HOMERS POWER CUBS PAST L.A.

THE FINAL PITCH FOR VIN SCULLY at Cubsquest.com

By JO Chids  for Cubsquest   

8/26/16

One of the most annoying aspects of the now established unbalanced schedule - where teams play triple the amount of games versus opponents in their own division than the rest of the league - is the resulting fragmentation of the west coast road trip by ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comTHE FINAL PITCH FOR VIN SCULLY

Friday, August 26, 2016

CUBS, FANS GET A BREAK at Cubsquest.com

26 August:

A baseball season is often referred to a "campaign".

When Caesar took his armies north to conquer Gaul that was a "campaign". When MacArthur and Halsey island hopped the Pacific that was a "campaign".

The current political circus is also a campaign. They all have one thing in...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS, FANS GET A BREAK

Thursday, August 25, 2016

CUBS BROOM FRIARS at Cubsquest.com

24 August:

The mercy killing by the ocean is over.

The Chicago Cubs swept the hapless Padre club, beating them 6-3 to complete a three game sweep. Once again the Cubs jumped out to an early lead which they never relinquished.

A Ben Zobrist triple drove home Dexter Fowler and Kris...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS BROOM FRIARS

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

CUBS CRUISE PAST PADRES at Cubsquest.com

24 August:

Cub fans know more than anyone else out there how much fun it wasn"t to watch them get outclassed by half the teams in the majors on a regular basis. It was no fun at all.

So, with turnabout being fair play, it"s not too hard to feel for the pathetic excuse for a team San Diego...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS CRUISE PAST PADRES

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

CUBS DEFROCK PADRES at Cubsquest.com

23 August:

This was an easy one, and as they say to the victors go the spoils.

San Diego, in yet another rebuild off of a disastrous spending spree boasts a lineup built around Wil Meyers and basically no one else. Myers, currently hitting .267 does have 23 homers, a massive power display...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS DEFROCK PADRES

Monday, August 22, 2016

CUBS PROBLEM WITH ROCKIES REMAINS at Cubsquest.com

22 August:

It is true that no matter how good your team there are certain clubs you just don"t match up well against.

Fortunately for the Cubs the Colorado Rockies are A) Not in their division, and B) barring some sore of miracle will not make the post season.  After the debacle at Coors ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS PROBLEM WITH ROCKIES REMAINS

Sunday, August 21, 2016

CUBS GET EVEN IN DENVER at Cubsquest.com

21 August:

This one was bound to happen sooner or later.

The Colorado Rockies, who have played the Cubs extremely tough so far this season finally had the tough match up. Jeff Hoffman"s rookie debut was spoiled by a both a relentless Cubs attack and a fine spot start by left hander Mike...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS GET EVEN IN DENVER

Saturday, August 20, 2016

CUBS BLOW LEAD, CHAPMAN BLOWS GAME at Cubsquest.com

20 August 1:40 AM Central:

The Cubs might have wished this game to be rained out.

After a 2 hour and 10 minute delay, Kyle Hendricks and the Cubs were seemingly sailing towards a fairly easy, no drama victory.  After the two teams traded leadoff homers, the Cubs kept adding, with the ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS BLOW LEAD, CHAPMAN BLOWS GAME

Friday, August 19, 2016

CUBS SWEEP BREW CREW; BRYANT EPIC at Cubsquest.com

18 August:

Kris Bryant was truly epic.

As the poor Milwaukee Brewers gladly board the bus for the land of cheddar and brats the sunset basked Wrigley Field in that late afternoon celestial glow every Cub fan can recall . It is, as Charles Dickens once wrote, certainly "the best of...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS SWEEP BREW CREW; BRYANT EPIC

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

CUBS SWEEP BREW CREW IN NIGHTCAP at Cubsquest.com

16 August:

The Cubs finished off a very successful day with yet another win over a woeful Brewers club, this time 4-1. They were aiming for a historic day; had the game been a shutout it would have been their first sweep of a doubleheader by shutout since 1965.

But that"s one of those...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS SWEEP BREW CREW IN NIGHTCAP

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

CUBS: WHAT MOVES ARE NEXT? at Cubsquest.com

16 August:

The Chicago Cubs are sitting fat and sassy with a major league best 73 wins, and are the only team playing over .600 ball. 73-43 puts them at .629.

For those mathematically challenged just look at it as winning just about 6 out of every 10 games. Occasionally even 7 out of...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS: WHAT MOVES ARE NEXT?

Monday, August 15, 2016

ANOTHER PEN MELTDOWN HURTS CUBS at Cubsquest.com

15 August:

There are games during the course of a season that have consequence.

Not necessarily "must win"; right now no single win or loss is of huge import to the Cubs. The luxury of a large lead means they can marshal their resources best for another day. Getting healthy for the...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comANOTHER PEN MELTDOWN HURTS CUBS

Sunday, August 14, 2016

CARDS STAGE COMEBACK; STREAK ENDS at Cubsquest.com

14 August:

"All things must pass" as George Harrison once offered up in song. So true, and particularly with streaks. They are meant to be broken; just a matter of time. Joe DiMaggio"s 56 game hitting streak started on May 15 and ended July 17.

Impressive. But it still ended. The Chicago...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCARDS STAGE COMEBACK; STREAK ENDS

Saturday, August 13, 2016

CUBS PLUCK CARDS FOR 11TH STRAIGHT WIN at Cubsquest.com

13 August:

Times are good on the North Side, there is little doubt of that.

Being 30 games over .500 (make that 31) makes for a cozy, fun atmosphere. Little criticism, almost no second guessing. Big 11 game winning streaks sure don"t hurt. Nor does beating the stuffing out of the feared...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS PLUCK CARDS FOR 11TH STRAIGHT WIN

Friday, August 12, 2016

CUBS BEAT CARDS ON WALKOFF WALK at Cubsquest.com

12 August:

It wasn"t particularly pretty, but a win is a win, especially when it"s the St Louis Cardinals you"re beating. And beat them they did, on a Anthony Rizzo bases loaded walk in the 11th off of Zach Duke.

Duke(L, 2-1) turned out to be the weak link in an otherwise excellent 4 2/3...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS BEAT CARDS ON WALKOFF WALK

Thursday, August 11, 2016

DESPERATE REDBIRDS FLY INTO WRIGLEY at Cubsquest.com

11 August:

It"s kind of tough to see a real race in the National League Central Division.

Only for a brief period during the Cub"s low point before the All Star break did the rival Cardinals ever get close; you all remember the last game at Pittsburgh.

The Cubs were 6 1/2 games ahead of...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comDESPERATE REDBIRDS FLY INTO WRIGLEY

CUBS SWEEP ANGELS at Cubsquest.com

11 August:

Bet the Angels can"t with to get back to Anaheim.

They just could not hang in there with the Cubs, who are a far deeper and more talented club. They kept the games relatively close, but got swept all six contests by the North Siders with their vaunted duo of Mike Trout and...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS SWEEP ANGELS

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

CUBS CLIP ANGELS WINGS; WIN 8TH IN A ROW

9 August:

The Cubs, who should now go on the same sort of binge they did last year at this time, just won their 8th game in a row and easily defeated the Anaheim Angels 5-1 Tuesday night at a warm, cloudy and packed Wrigley Field.

The 41,127 fans -and they now sell out every game; the only...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS CLIP ANGEL"S WINGS; WIN 8TH IN A ROW

Monday, August 8, 2016

"LIGHTS ON" 28 YEARS AGO TODAY at Cubsquest.com

8 August;

28 years ago today the Chicago Cubs joined, or attempted to, the modern era.

When Rick Sutcliffe threw out the first pitch that night the last vestiges of day baseball as the rule ended.  It took a long time after the team"s first attempt at playing night baseball. Few know that ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.com"LIGHTS ON" 28 YEARS AGO TODAY

CUBS, HENDRICKS SWEEP A"S at Cubsquest.com

8 August:

The Cubs finished their series sweep much like a python killing it"s prey. Get an early grip on it, slowly suffocate it and then swallow it, slowly, whole. It"s not the most romantic of images, but it does describe their methodical destruction of most of major league...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS, HENDRICKS SWEEP A"S

Sunday, August 7, 2016

CUBS, ARRIETA BLANK A"S at Cubsquest.com

7 August:

The score was closer than the game.

4-0 seems like it should be an actual contest; get a couple of men on and a few well placed hits and you"re right back in the middle of it all. Such was not the case Sunday afternoon at Oakland Alameda Coliseum.

Jake Arrieta(W, 13-5),...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS, ARRIETA BLANK A"S

Saturday, August 6, 2016

CUBS SAIL PAST A"S at Cubsquest.com

6 April:

In a game that was an obvious mismatch, the Cubs easily beat the Oakland A"s Friday night in the city on the other side of the bay. The A"s marched out a starter who has allowed a stunning nine home runs in only 18 innings.

Dillon Overton(L, 1-3) picked up right where he left off...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS SAIL PAST A"S

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

CUBS RALLY AGAIN; SWEEP MARLINS at Cubsquest.com

3 August:

The Cubs have solved one nagging situation on this homestand.

The walk off win. One of the leaders in the majors last year, the hadn"t even one of them in 2016. Not until the improbable come from behind win last Sunday versus Seattle, which might also be one of the greatest Cub...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS RALLY AGAIN; SWEEP MARLINS

CUBS WIN; 9 GAME LEAD IN NL CENTRAL at Cubsquest.com

2 July:

Whatever tonic the Cubs took over the All Star break seems to have worked. They"re 11-6, and even better have widened their lead over the rival St Louis Cardinals to nine full games. This season still has almost two more months to go, but that is a historically sizable lead.

You...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS WIN; 9 GAME LEAD IN NL CENTRAL

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

PROFESSOR HENDRICKS SCHOOLS FIGHTING FISH at Cubsquest.com

2 August:

The professor held class, and the students got a lesson.

The "professsor" as he is called by those around him, is Cub starter Kyle Hendricks(W, 10-7). And all he did was throw a 123 pitch complete game, with an impressive 78 of them strikes. The Miami Marlins could only manage 7...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comPROFESSOR HENDRICKS SCHOOLS FIGHTING FISH

Monday, August 1, 2016

DEADLINE PAST: WHAT CUBS DID-AND DIDN"T DO at Cubsquest.com

1 August:

The trade deadline passed with a flurry of activity.

The Cubs got more relief pitching, which along with right handed hitters they seem to never have enough of.  They just added Angels reliever Joe Smith to compliment the acquisition of Aroldis Chapman, the much unloved two month ...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comDEADLINE PAST: WHAT CUBS DID-AND DIDN"T DO

CUBS TRADE FOR RELIEVER at Cubsquest.com

1 August:

According to sources including ESPN, the Cubs have acquired reliever Joe Smith from the Anaheim Angels. The players involved on the Cub"s side have not yet been disclosed.

Smith, 32, is right handed. He has a fine career record of 40-27 with an excellent 2.94 ERA. With 205 walks...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS TRADE FOR RELIEVER

CUBS STUN MARINERS IN EXTRAS at Cubsquest.com

31 July:

In a stunning comeback full of the type of improbable play that can propel a team to another level, the Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 in 12 innings at a wild Wrigley Field.

The game started with a recent Cub acquisition being called up to start Sunday, out of nowhere, with...
Check it out at Cubsquest.comCUBS STUN MARINERS IN EXTRAS