Fendley Dives Deep: Houston vs Chicago, September 28, 1995
What’s the record for blown saves in a game by one team? Better question. How can you not know?
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Iowa? We could have sworn this was Heaven.
Two baseball scribes return to their roots to celebrate the game of baseball and a pretty magical movie.
Read morePitch Count? We Don’t Need a Stinkin’ Pitch Count!
Sometimes a game is so full of badness, it ends up being great, like this little ditty from 1974. I enjoy baseball Twitter, especially the posts of statistical oddities and whatnot. These tweets, by people such as Doug Kern, Mark Simon, or Jayson Stark (among others) usually take the form of “The Reds haven’t hit four batters in an inning
Read moreN.L. Central Prediction: Chicago Cubs
They are in a great position to trade for somebody’s number-one starter specially if that somebody is thinking about rebuilding. Without that…
Read more2020 Postseason Preview: Cubs V. Marlins
Would a bear win in a fight with a Marlin? Just asking for a friend…
Read more2020 MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves
Is This The Year For Hotlanta Or Will It Be Another Chilly End Sans Playoff Series Win? Is this the year the Atlanta Braves make it out of the National League Division Series? With first baseman Freddie Freeman and center fielder Ronald Acura Jr., they have a chance. Acuna Jr. can hit the ball out of the park or steal
Read more2020 MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs
Obviously, the Cubs felt 2-8 in the final 10 games of the 2019 season was not indicative of Maddon putting anyone anywhere to do much of anything. And maybe it wasn’t. The Spitter has certainly pointed out his flaws before.
Read moreThe Amazin’ Mets 50 Years Later: The Souvenir That Lived
A baseball anniversary recalls a childhood friendship, a game left too early, and a gift that never died.
Read moreCubs Fire Joe Maddon: Once Again, It’s Never The GM’s Fault
The two longest-suffering franchises in Major League Baseball both allowed the manager who was at the helm when the team won the World Series to walk out the door less than four years later.
Read moreCubbies Collapse Ranks With The All-time Worst
A nine-game losing streak wiped out Chicago’s hopes for the postseason. It wasn’t the worst run by a formerly-contending team, but it comes close.
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