Former and Current Cubs in Topps Bunt 2021 Series 2 [Base]
How Báez, Bryant, and Rizzo look on their new trading cards
Kyle Schwarber
Comparing franchise impact of Joc Pederson and Kyle Schwarber (and their autographs)
» Listen to this blog post as a podcast. In the offseason, the Cubs let Kyle Schwarber go. A couple months later, the Cubs sign Joc Pederson. Their numbers are practically identical. If you squint, Pederson’s numbers look a bit better. When you look at Joc Pederson’s most similar players on baseball-reference, the very first player…. …
Comparing franchise impact of Joc Pederson and Kyle Schwarber (and their autographs) Read More »
Game 7 scorecard for 2016 World Series
This is it. The big one. Game 7. At the start of the series, I printed out scorecards for seven games. I never really thought I would need all seven. When the Indians took the series lead 3-1, the Cubs were on the verge of losing the World Series. At the start of every game …
Game 6 scorecard for 2016 World Series
So many incredible moments from game six to illustrate Grand slam, pair of homeruns by #Bryzzo, diving catch by Heyward, goofy errors by Indian outfielders, strikeout record almost tied, the incredible bullet throw by Heyward, the scoop play by Báez, super-fraction close call play by Chapman, and this game enabled us to a game 7! …
Game 3 scorecard for 2016 World Series
The first World Series game at Wrigley Field in a long, long time! With the series tied up 1-1, there was great hope leading up to this game. The wind was blowing out at Wrigley, and the Indians had a fly ball pitcher on the mound. It was time for the Cubs to start hitting …
Game 2 scorecard for 2016 World Series
Paintings can be engineered, but most often they are better off simply being painted. Over-thinking the first scorecard is very easy to do. I worked until about 3:30am, because there were so many fun stats to dig out. With the Cubs being in the World Series after 71 years, the trivia overflows. “First time since …
Game 1 scorecard for 2016 World Series
How I screwed up my first professional scorecard Somehow I managed to mess up a major thing on my first scorecard I did for Chicago magazine. First, let’s set the scene (the mistake comes further down the blog post) The anticipation runs high The Cubs are about to play their first World Series game in …
22 Cubs players give thanks to Chicago fans after World Series
The Cubs are World Series champions! 22 Cubs players have given thanks to the fans on Twitter, some gave thanks several times on Twitter. In total there are 38 tweets. The player giving the most thanks to fans is Jon Lester with four. The player with the least likes and retweets on his tweet of …
22 Cubs players give thanks to Chicago fans after World Series Read More »
Could Kyle Schwarber become the next Keith Moreland?
Every Cubs fan is very excited to have slugger Kyle Schwarber back in 2017. The first-round draft pick has been out for the season with a torn ACL and LCL after just two games into the 2016 season. We all awed and oo’ed at Schwarber launch a playoff homerun ON TOP of the Jumbotron at …
Could Kyle Schwarber become the next Keith Moreland? Read More »
Collection of thanks from 14 Cubs players on Twitter
What a wonderful season for the Cubs. Thirteen of the Cubs players have publicly thanked the fans for the great season. What a year. Thank you for everything Cubs fans — Kyle Hendricks (@kylehendricks28) October 22, 2015 Thank you to all of the @Cubs fans for a great year and an awesome experience! You guys …
Collection of thanks from 14 Cubs players on Twitter Read More »
The meaning behind the TM in the Cubs logo
Why does the Cubs logo still have a trademark instead of registered mark? –Or perhaps the TM has a different meaning! 164 meanings for TM are given by Acronymfinder. Here are some of the highlights: Time Machine: All this time, the Cubs logo was predicting the Back to the Future World Series win in 2015! Trust …
Highly detailed scorecard from Cubs playoff clinch against the Cardinals
The first time Wrigley Field has ever seen a postseason series clinched! The Cubs won at home, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS series. I had the honor of being at the game, and thus, keeping a scorecard The stories behind some of the points on the scorecard Free W towels! With 15 strikeouts for the …
Highly detailed scorecard from Cubs playoff clinch against the Cardinals Read More »