Remembering 1984
I was not able to get back to Chicago to attend this year’s Cubs Convention (Behind the Ivy recaps the 2014 event here), though I have attended a convention before and it was awesome. I was able to...
View ArticleCubs fans won’t get to kill the Shields puns in 2015
Awww shucks, I guess our flight of fancy about James Shields in Cubs pinstripes was just that after all… Via @ScottMillerBbl and @JoeFrisaro, #Padres‘ talks for Shields gaining momentum; Padres...
View ArticlePre-Cactus League Opener Cubs Thoughts
The Chicago Cubs open the Cactus League exhibition season with split-squad action against the Bay Area teams. While we’re waiting, the scribes of Chicago sports media are working tirelessly to give us...
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Improving Cubs Ailing Offense Starts and Ends With More Baserunners
Joey Votto takes one of the absolute dumbest criticisms a baseball player can take: That he is “content” to lead the league in on-base percentage. Think for a second about what that actually means....
View ArticleFollowing the Will Ferrell Experience
As you may have heard, Will Ferrell played the role of RWG for many a team today: Ferrell will be playing in the following games: 12:05 p.m. MT: Mariners at Athletics 1:10 p.m. MT: Cubs at Angels 2:10...
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After the Top Prospects, McKinney Goes Unnoticed
Since Theo Epstein took over the Cubs in October of 2011, the Cubs have been stockpiling assets at a startling rate. All of it was part of building a healthy organization, starting with foundation...
View ArticleIvy’s Recap: You’ve got Reds on you
The Chicago Cubs won their last series, and entered the series with the Cincinnati Reds with a shot at taking first place. So how did they do? Well… Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field...
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Bryant Day, Take Two…
I had a pretty good day. Our school got to play at the Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium, which was donated by the University of Illinois at Chicago player of the same name. It was good...
View ArticleIvy’s Roundup: Forgive me Fathers, for Cubs didn’t win…
I guess this is the first time in a while that Chicago Cubs fans have actually been legitimately disappointed that the team couldn’t win a series, because the team is actually getting good and...
View ArticleMinor League Recap: Wada Return and La Stella’s Setback
On the minor league rehab trail, it’s been tough sledding for some Cubs. Tommy La Stella has been put back on the shelf after aggravating an injury with Tennessee. Dallas Beeler has been optioned to...
View ArticleAnd here…we…go! (Cubs Trade Deadline Updates Galore)
First up: Dan Haren! Source: Haren to Cubs from Marlins. — Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) July 31, 2015 Looks like the Chicago Cubs will send the Miami Marlins a couple of minor leaguers per multiple...
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Cubs Have Anti-Climactic, But Productive, Deadline
Amid connections to the Indians for Carlos Carrasco (who has a 3.1 fWAR, 8th in the AL among starting pitchers), to the Padres for Tyson Ross (2.7 fWAR) and Craig Kimbrel (1.0 fWAR), among other or a...
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With Season Over, Off-Season Moves Coming Fast
With the 2015 season coming to an abrupt end at the hands of the New York Mets, now is as good a time as any to look ahead to the off-season. After all, it’s getting close to the end of October and...
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Amidst Uncertainty, Cubs Not Without Starting Options
Theo Epstein said it explicitly. The Cubs are going to seek to add to their starting rotation. And that makes sense for a lot of reasons. The biggest reason is that there is no way in the world that...
View ArticleIvy’s Roundup – There’s No Place Like Home
It’s been a while since Ivy had time to sit down and do series recaps, but the Cubs had a pretty good stretch of games at good old Wrigley Field. Let’s take a look at the long home stand the Cubs just...
View ArticleCould Cubs be Better off Moving Jason Hammel to the Bullpen?
The news that the Cubs sent Adam Warren to Iowa to stretch out for spot starts wasn’t exactly a surprise. Warren has been going through some struggles, so sending him to a low stress environment to...
View ArticleIvy’s Roundup — The Cubs Season Is Miraculously Not Over
Ah, so since the LAST time we blogged up a recap, it appears that the Chicago Cubs have continued their winning ways. This included a series split (with two very annoying losses at the tail end of the...
View ArticleIvy’s Roundup — Wild Wild West
Welp! Even if the series had turned out differently I guess I would have still used this silly movie reference. Actually, the movie was bad, sure, but it was FUN bad! Sort of like Sunday, when all...
View ArticleThe Cubs Won’t Be a Losing Team This Year
If I told you that on August 24, the Chicago Cubs would be the best team in baseball with 81 wins, miles ahead of every other team in the National League, and all of Major League Baseball, you’d be...
View ArticleCubs Happenings Since the Last Time We Had Time To Blog
It’s been a very busy time for us real life folks, and it’s getting to the busy time in the offseason for the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball, too. After a stressful job as I try to reach dees...
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