Last year, the Cubs played the Athletics in Oakland in April when the A’s were on their way to a 12-50 start. The Cubs won the series, defeating the A’s 16-3. Oakland lost 112 games. I’m here to tell you that the A’s are better this year. Much better. In May/June as a whole they […]
We’ve almost come full circle on the 2024 season. The Cubs’ first home series took place on April 1, 2 and 3 at Wrigley Field against the Rockies, and the Cubs won the series 26-10 against the visitors from Colorado. That sounds good, but the third of those games, a 9-8 victory, foreshadowed problems in […]
Michael Busch, whom the Cubs signed from the Dodgers in the winter in exchange for young players Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope, has been in a terrible crisis in recent weeks. Perhaps Busch’s desire to show the Dodgers what they had given up helped him break out of that situation. He hit a home run, […]
Monday notes … THE NON-HIT REPORT: The Cubs have a total of eight hits in their last three games. That’s the lowest number of hits in three games since 1901. The three previous times they had eight hits were: May 11-13, 1902: Losing Brooklyn at home 3-0 (three hits) and 2-0 (four), then beating them […]
The last time these two teams met was 155 days ago, on April 7 at Wrigley Field, on a cold, rainy afternoon when the game was delayed nearly three hours because of rain. The Cubs won 8-1. All three relievers who played for the Cubs that day are either on the IL, in Triple-A, or […]
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, the Yankees beat the Cubs 2-0. Before I get to the two errors mentioned in the title of this recap, a few facts about the shutout by JohnW53 of BCB: This was the Cubs’ 11th home game of the year without conceding a goal, tying their single-season […]
It is Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark, the hottest happening for night owls, early risers, young parents and Boys Fans abroad. We’re always happy to see a friend, new or old. Come in and cool off with us. There’s no cover charge tonight. We have a few tables left. The show starts shortly. […]
Notes from Tuesday… SEVENTH INNING NUMBERS: Last night’s loss was the Cubs’ 10th in which they led after seven innings. They have won 55 games in which they led after seven innings. They are 6-49 when trailing after seven innings and 10-8 when the score is tied. So if every one of their games had […]
