At the midway point of the 2020 MLB season, the Chicago Cubs are 18-12 and in first place of the NL Central, three games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals, who, at 11-11, are still in the process of making up ground after rescheduling several games from Coronavirus positives. The MLB season has marched on, however, and with the Cubs sitting pretty in first place, now is a good … [Read more...] about Cubs’ midseason report card
Archives for August 2020
The dominance of Lucas Giolito’s no-hitter
In 2018, Lucas Giolito’s postgame comments were rife with words like “disappointed,” “got away from me” or "frustrating." He’d thrown a 6.13 while going 10-13. The White Sox, at a low point in their rebuild, stumbled through another 100-loss season with little reason to think Giolito could be the anchor of their rotation. On a hot and humid Tuesday night in Chicago, 25 days … [Read more...] about The dominance of Lucas Giolito’s no-hitter
A look at the high-end names the Cubs could consider at the trade deadline
The Chicago Cubs are in good standing, record-wise, as the August 31 trade deadline approaches. They sit atop the NL Central, at the moment, three games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. All signs point to a playoff return, making this trade deadline an instrumental point of the season as they try to do more than just get to the playoffs. “I think we have an idea of what … [Read more...] about A look at the high-end names the Cubs could consider at the trade deadline
Cubs, White Sox to square off in a series that means something
Baseball is good in Chicago. It feels weird, but the 16-8 Cubs and 15-11 White Sox collide this weekend with real stakes on the line. Both sides stand to benefit or fall behind from this weekend instead of one team trying to spoil the other’s postseason chances. This year, both teams may look back and circle this weekend as a critical junction in the year, despite it still … [Read more...] about Cubs, White Sox to square off in a series that means something
Dane Dunning to debut for the White Sox against Detroit
Dane Dunning isn’t exactly one of the top names that come to mind when assessing the White Sox’ war chest of prospects, but he’s still a big enough name to make tonight’s game against the Detroit Tigers a notable point in the White Sox’ rebuild. He gets the against another high-level prospect, Casey Mize, the no. 1 overall pick from the 2018 draft and the club's second-highest … [Read more...] about Dane Dunning to debut for the White Sox against Detroit