The Chicago Cubs have hit a rough patch over the past week or so, but they're still right around the .500 mark. That's better than they've been in the past seven years or so, and it's thanks to several improvements the team has already made in 2015.
While they still have plenty to work on if they want to be playing long into October this year, here are five things the Cubs have already managed to improve in 2015.Begin Slideshow
One month through the season, expectations are as high as ever on the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs are looking like a competitive team, and that's a breath of fresh air for baseball in the Windy City.
While it's still early, here are five takeaways from the beginning of the 2015 season for the Cubs.
All stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.Begin Slideshow
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals kick off a four-game series in Missouri on Monday, and the stakes are about as high as they get in early May.
No, nothing will be settled between the longstanding foes. But there's an opportunity to make a statement, particularly for the Cubs.
You know all about this much-hyped young Chicago team, which made headlines over the winter by luring manager Joe Maddon away from the Tampa Bay Rays and inking left-hander Jon Lester to join a roster populated by burgeoning blue-chip talent.
The question now is whether the Cubbies can deliver on their promise.
After a ...
There are some pieces of baseball history that a responsible baseball writer needs to think twice about invoking. Then there are the "Murderers' Row" New York Yankees lineups of the 1920s, which require at least 1.21 gigawatts of thinking energy before the "invoke" button can be pressed.
So believe you me, it is with some trepidation that I propose the following...
Might the Chicago Cubs be brewing up a Murderers' Row lineup of their own?
It's not going to be easy. That much is certain. But all the same...maybe it's possible.
We're thinking about this, of course, because what was an incomplete Cubs lineup ...
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