by Scott Fennessy For those of you who don’t do replays of the dead ball era, (and the return to running in the 80’s) then you really in my opinion missed a truly interesting period of baseball. Those days there were power hitters, although not by today’s standards, but there…
Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park April 22, 2015 The Cubs face the Pirates in game 3 of a 4 game series. After two lopsided games I am expecting a more closely matched game. Tonight’s starter for the Cubs is Jon Lester (3-0) against A.J. Burnett (no record yet). Once again the…
PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA April 21, 2015 The Cubs match up with the Pirates in game two of their series, and after last night’s thrashing the Cubs spirits are pretty high, that and having ace hurler Jake Arrieta against Francisco Liriano, who has been hammered in three starts this year…
April 20, 2015 PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA The Cubs travel to Pittsburgh in a highly anticipated series with the Pirates. Both teams are within percentage points of each other and trying to keep pace with the Phillies, who continue to surprise in second place in the early going. Tonight’s game…
April 19, 2015 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL The Cubs face the Padres in the final game of the home stand and with the Phillies being defeated by the Nationals today they have a chance to move into second place. Today’s game features Tyler Ross against Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks gets off…
April 18, 2015 Wrigley Field Chicago, IL It’s another day game today as the San Diego Padres look to avenge a tough loss to the hosting Chicago Cubs. The Padres have really struggled this year and the Cubs continue to play well, currently residing in third place. Today’s game features…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/17/15 The Cubs face the struggling San Diego Padres today as they continue to try to stay close to the talented Dodgers and Pirates teams that are just ahead of them in the standings. Today’s game sees Robbie Erlin (0-2) in a mismatch with Jake Arrieta…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/15/15 The Cubs look to continue their winning ways over the Reds as they face them in game 2 of their series. Tonight’s game features Anthony DeSclafani vs. Travis Wood. Wood starts off on a bad foot as Billy Hamilton, who was struggling pretty badly rips…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL April 14, 2015 The Cubs look to continue their winning ways after Jon Lester’s gem yesterday as young Kyle Hendricks takes the mound against Raisel Iglesias of Cincinnati. The Reds get off to a good start as Skip Schumaker hits a one out single to right…
Wrigley Field Chicago, IL 4/13/2015 A weary and somewhat down team arrived in Chicago after two straight extra-inning games followed by a devastating blowout against their ace left them wondering if a slump was about to begin. Their opponents today are the Cincinnati Reds, a struggling ball club that has…