In what was more religious experience than baseball game, a lot of demons were vanquished last night at Wrigley Field. This incredibly loyal and frustrated fan base waited 71 years to get a World Series game at Wrigley Field, and three nights to win one. By the time the […]
If nothing else, there is history in Wrigley Field. There certainly aren’t home victories. Before Jason Kipnis hit a three-run home run to blow open Game 4 of the 2016 World Series, the last visiting player to do that in a World Series at Wrigley was Babe Ruth. Nice company […]
After unloading on Cleveland pitching in Game 2, the Cubs bats went silent in Game 3, losing to Josh Tomlin and a dominating Cleveland bullpen 1-0. ***** TODAY’S GAME: Corey Kluber (18-9, 3.14) vs. John Lackey (11-8, 3.35) Game time: 7:08, FOX How the Indians hit against Lackey. How the […]
A couple of years ago, a commercial from PlayStation won most of the top awards in the ad industry. Since this is the first World Series game to be played at Wrigley Field in seventy-one years, it seems appropriate to post it today. Click on the image above to view it. […]
There is an old baseball axiom about momentum that goes: Momentum is only as good as that day’s pitcher. That was proven again last night in Game 2 of the Loveable Losers Series. Game 1 was all about the Indians’ superhuman Corey Kluber. But it’s hard to get momentum […]
The Chicago Cubs have not scored a run in the World Series since the eighth inning of Game 7 in 1945. Their generations-long scoreless streak continued last night in Game 1 of the 2016 World Series thanks to dominating pitching from Indians starter Corey Kluber. Kluber hurled six scoreless […]
Starting tonight, somebody’s streak is about to end. Somebody’s curse is about to be lifted. Somebody’s bad luck is about to change. Somebody’s pig is about to fly. The Chicago Cubs were one of the original eight teams when the National League started in 1876. The Cleveland Indians were […]
“I love being in a city that’s playing October baseball, where you can just feel everyone captivated by the ball club, everyone prioritizing baseball above all else. It’s a great phenomenon.” — Theo Epstein.
There is joy in Wrigleyville. Seventy-one years of frustration and agony and torment and tears of heartbreak came to ecstatic and joyful end last night. Hours after Anthony Rizzo caught the relay from Javier Baez to complete the game-ending double play in Game 6 against the Dodgers and send […]
When you look at how far the Dodgers have gone, winning a Division Series and five games into a Championship Series, it’s pretty remarkable that they have done that with only two starting pitchers. And, when you stop and consider it, that’s exactly what the Rangers were trying to do […]