The St. Louis Cardinals ended a modest two-game winning streak for the Chicago Cubs as they won 5-1. Here is what we learned from this Cubs loss. Chris Volstad's struggles continues: It has not been a promising start for Volstad, as one bad inning led to his downfall. Granted, everything should have been avoided if Starlin Castro did not make that error, but he had opportunities to pitch his way out of that fateful fourth inning. What is promising is he did not allow a walk in this outing, but he did throw 101 pitches in just six innings. Geovany Soto and Marlon ...
The Chicago Cubs opened up a three game series against the St. Louis Cardinals by pounding Adam Wainwright, as he lasted only three innings while giving up eight runs. The Cubs were able to hold on to there early lead to eventually win 9-5.Here is what we learned from this Cubs win to put them at 3-5 on the year. Jeff Samardzija wins ugly Samardzija is offically 2-0 on the season, but he had to labor to qualify for the win, as he threw a whopping 103 in a short outing of five innings. Samardzija did not appear to be as ...
The Chicago Cubs ended their four-game losing streak by taking their frustration out on the Milwaukee Brewers and pounding them 8-0.Here are a few things learned from the four-game series.Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza will be carrying the team Both pitchers have been sensational to begin the season.And Jeff Samardzija looked equally flawless, but time will tell if he can deliver an entire season. The Cubs and their bullpen will depend heavily on Dempster and Garza for victories. When they are not starting, a big question mark is left for the Cubs.Chicago will struggle to score The Cubs are not going ...
Up 1-0 with two outs in the seventh inning, Ryan Dempster gave up a two-run home run to put the Cubs down for good 2-1. The losing continues as the Cubs fall to 1-5 on the season. Here's what we learned from game No. 6 of 162: Manufacturing runs is going to a problem all season: The Cubs have zero offensive weapons. Outside of Starlin Castro, there's not much fear the Cubs will be instilling in the opposition's pitching staff. Through six games, the Cubs batting average is an ugly .226. Starlin Castro will steal a lot of bases, but will be a liability on the field: Castro ...
The Chicago Cubs fell once again to the Milwaukee Brewers, this time by a score of 7-4 to further the sour season beginning of a 1-4 record. Here is what we learned from this loss. Paul Maholm's 2011 second-half struggles carried over to his first startAfter the All-Star break last year, Maholm was 0-5 with a 5.75 ERA, and it appears his ongoing control problems carried over to this season, too. Maholm had trouble finding the strike zone in the first inning, which prompted a quick 5-0 deficit for the Cubs. He lasted only four innings while giving up six runs on six ...
The Cubs lost to the Brewers 7-5, and here is what we learned from that loss. Back End of the Rotation Will Be ShakyTake your pick: Chris Volstad or Randy Wells. The Cubs decided as camp broke that they would go with Volstad. With that being said, neither player was lighting up the headlines, as it was basically a coin flip. That's the same thing you will get with Volstad as the fifth starter for the Cubs: a coin flip. There will be days he will sparkle, and there will be days he will look downright awful. Expect the downright awful days ...
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo breathed optimism into the lovable losing franchise for the 2012 season, when ESPN Chicago quoted him saying the forever boring, inspirational tag line, "Why not this year?"For every dim-witted Cub enthusiast out there, there are thousands of knowledgeable fans that continue to suffer—that have stepped away from the Kool-Aid of over-exuberance. I understand Rizzo's intentions of instilling hope and determination for his teammates by showing leadership in the clubhouse, but these are the Chicago Cubs we are speaking of.Every single year has been documented as our year, but like gravity—everything seems to come crashing down to Earth ...
The Chicago Cubs are one step closer ending their championship drought with the recent signing of—David DeJesus?This year's winter meetings, in the first year as a Cub for Theo Epstein and his entourage, have been very quiet for the North Siders.Theo Epstein has previously stated over and over the Cubs will need to rebuild from within to ensure a promising future.Epstein has done an excellent job rebuilding the Cubs internally from a operational viewpoint.He has hired his long-time colleague Jed Hoyer as his general manager, and he has brought Dale Sveum on board as the manager.Both are great hires, and they should ...
For the third year in a row, the Cubs are starting to look like sellers at the trade deadline, and the rebuilding towards of a brighter future will begin very quickly.The Cubs have a lot of work in front of them to bring this club out of the mediocrity it's been stuck in over the last few years. The Cubs will have at least $40 million to spend during this off-season, but hopefully they've have learned from their last spending spree in 2007.Here's what the Cubs have to do, and a look at what the future holds at every position before the ...
As blunt as Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano’s critical comments directed towards his teammates were after another devastating lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, it’s hard to dispute the truth to his words. Albert Pujols had the Cubs feeling déjà vu and possibly worse with his second straight walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th. Afterwards, Carlos Zambrano went on a tirade that will mostly likely signal an end to his roller coaster career with the Cubs. In a post-game interview, he referred his team as a bunch of “Triple A players,” and he expressed he was humiliated ...
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