2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 88
Heroes and Goats warning, this is one of those days where WPA might feel less than entirely satisfying.…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 83
The Cubs poured it on and put away the Astros Saturday night in Houston. The Cubs scored right…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 84
Two things can be true at once. Framber Valdez is a very good pitcher, having a very good…
Rockies 7, Cubs 3: The regulars return, but the result is the same
The Spring Training games after the Tokyo trip continued today and while the regulars did show up today,…
Astros 2, Cubs 0: Jameson Taillon threw 107 pitches. A bad one cost them the game
What an odd little game this was, the Cubs’ 2-0 loss to the Astros Sunday afternoon. Of course,…
Cubs 4, Braves 2: And soon, it’ll be for real
Yes, the results of spring games are meaningless, but I’m sure the Cubs didn’t want to lose all…
Marlins 7, Cubs 2: The offense disappears, again
Here’s one of those games that was “closer than the score indicated.” The Cubs trailed just 3-1 heading…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 82
After two days of respite, a number of problems resurfaced. Primary among them was a rough start. The…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 80
Score one for numerology. The Cubs win game number 80 by a score of 8-0. This game feels…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 81
Last year’s Rizzo Award winner, Shōta Imanaga, returned and threw five scoreless innings. A Cubs bullpen coming off…
Cubs 13, Diamondbacks 11: That game was just bonkers!
You have seen me write here, many times, about all the wild double-digit run games played at Wrigley…
Cubs 3, Cardinals 0: Welcome back, Shōta Imanaga!
The Cubs completed the first half of the 2025 season with their 81st game Thursday, and ended that…