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Kris Bryant Monster Extension Should Be Next Move for Champion Cubs

December 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series in 2016. And by looking at their roster, it sure looks like they can turn right around and win another in 2017. So, they might as well set their sights on the more distant future—specifically on how long they can keep Kris Bryant around with a contract extension worthy of his talents. The Cubs don't need their star third baseman to prove anything else. All he's done in the last four years is make everyone else look bad. Bryant was Baseball America's College Player of the Year and the No. 2 pick in the ...

Will Joe Maddon’s Confusing Use of Aroldis Chapman Come Back to Bite Cubs?

November 2, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Chicago Cubs have clawed back from the brink of elimination and are now one win away from their first World Series title in 108 years. So, of course they're the ones everyone is second-guessing at the moment. After beating the Cleveland Indians in a 3-2 nail-biter at Wrigley Field in Game 5, the Cubs took control of Game 6 at Progressive Field with seven early runs en route to a 9-3 romp. Like that, Cleveland's 3-1 series lead is gone. All the Cubs need to complete their comeback is a few runs and 27 outs in Game 7 on Wednesday. That leads us to ...

Cubs Caught in a Downward, Likely Irreversible Spiral After Game 4 Beating

October 30, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

If the Chicago Cubs want to be a team of destiny, they better come up with a miracle. If they don't, a season in which they won 103 games on their way to their first World Series since 1945 could be over as soon as Sunday. The Cleveland Indians lead the series three games to one. If the advantage feels even bigger than that, it may be because the latest entry in this Fall Classic was a thumping that only Cleveland fans had an easy time watching. After winning a 1-0 squeaker in Game 4 on Friday, the Indians took Game 5 on ...

Cubs Maintain World Series Favorite Status Despite Game 1 Blowout

October 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

At the risk of going out on a limb for a team that hasn't won a World Series in 108 years or even scored in a World Series in 71 years... Don't worry. The Chicago Cubs still have this. Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday did not go as the Cubs planned. They presumably planned on preventing the Cleveland Indians from scoring runs while netting a few of their own against Corey Kluber and friends. Instead, Cleveland won going away, 6-0. And so, the Cubs are still looking for their first World Series win since beating the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 ...

Cubs Proving to Be Not Just the Best, but Deepest Team in Baseball

October 9, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

When the goal is to snap a World Series championship drought that's existed for longer than Wrigley Field itself, it's best to leave as little as possible to chance. That pretty much explains the 2016 Chicago Cubs. To do a quick recap of what happened in the regular season, the Cubs won 103 games and scored 252 more runs than they allowed. Both figures far outpaced those of any other team. The long and short of it is that the rest of Major League Baseball had no answer for how to stop Chicago. So why should anybody be surprised that the San Francisco ...

Addison Russell Q&A: ‘We’re Definitely Embracing What We Have Here in Chicago’

October 7, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

If the Chicago Cubs have their way, 2016 will be the year they finally end a 108-year World Series championship drought and send the Curse of the Billy Goat the way of the Curse of the Bambino. Addison Russell aims to do his part. He may not have the biggest name on a star-studded Cubs team fresh off a 103-win regular season, but there's no question he's a rising star. The second-year shortstop was an All-Star for the first time in 2016, and his stellar defense and strong offense make him one of the best two-way players still standing. Russell is partnering with ...

Kris Bryant Faces Winding Road to Add MVP to His Growing Resume

August 19, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Because the baseball gods decree that every season must feature an overly complicated debate about the "V" in "MVP," 2016 has given us the curious case of Kris Bryant. There's no need to be curious about Bryant's stardom. It's legit. The Chicago Cubs picked him No. 2 overall in 2013, and all he's done since then is emerge as a No. 1 prospect and last year's National League Rookie of the Year. For his next act, he has eyes on the NL Most Valuable Player Award. That's not inside information, mind you. It's more like a hunch, based on the reality that ...

What Should We Make of Jake Arrieta and the Cubs’ Recent Stumbles?

July 3, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Jake Arrieta is trying to author a worthy follow-up to a Cy Young-winning season, and he's doing it on a Chicago Cubs team that's trying to end a 108-year championship drought. Nobody ever said accomplishing either task would be easy. After losing the first two games of a four-game series against the New York Mets, the Cubs turned to Arrieta on Saturday hoping he would at least give them a chance to escape Citi Field with a split. Instead, Arrieta kicked things off with a 35-pitch first inning that included a two-run homer by Neil Walker, and ultimately lasted just five and ...

Kris Bryant’s Epic 3-HR Game Shines Light on Leap from Phenom to Superstar

June 28, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Kris Bryant was the College Player of the Year in 2013, the Minor League Player of the Year in 2014 and the National League Rookie of the Year in 2015. Clearly, the guy likes to outdo himself. Maybe we shouldn't be surprised about what he's doing in 2016. The Chicago Cubs entered Monday in a funk, having lost six out of seven. But their young third baseman helped them snap out of it in a big way with an 11-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Bryant went 5-for-5 with not one but two doubles and not one, ...

Kyle Schwarber’s Fluke ACL Tear an Early Test for Cubs’ Sky-High Expectations

April 9, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Just like that, the Chicago Cubs have gone from being the darlings of Major League Baseball back to being a team that must prove it's not eternally cursed. The hex that has haunted the Cubs for more than a century flickered to life in the second inning of their 14-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Thursday night, when Kyle Schwarber had to be carted off the field after a collision with Dexter Fowler. And now, it seems alive and well. As reported by Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago, Chicago's star left fielder is done for the year with significant ...

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