1. Grading the Chicago Cubs After the 1st Quarter of the Season

    So far in 2013, the Chicago Cubs have been the epitome of a “head-scratcher.” There are times when you watch them play, look at their record and think to yourself, “ Yep, that’s about right ...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 4 days ago 3,681 reads 4 comments

  2. Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Live Updates, Commentary, and Analysis

    SCORE UPDATE: 2-1 Cubs Win!! Two-run blast by Nate Schierholtz - 4th inning Solo shot by Allen Craig - 2nd inning That's a wrap, folks...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 14 days ago 1,765 reads 1 comments

  3. Chicago Cubs: Breaking Down the Cubs' Best Trade Bait

    It's not very often that a major league club goes into a baseball season already knowing they are going to be sellers at the deadline—and sometimes after the deadline via the waiver wire...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 14 days ago 5,773 reads 39 comments

  4. Chicago Cubs: Winners and Losers from First Month of Action

    It’s hard to discern between the losers and winners on a club that is sitting in the basement of the NL Central, but not every aspect of the Cubs through the first month has been a train wreck...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 20 days ago 2,462 reads 13 comments

  5. Chicago Cubs: Matt Garza Suffers Another Setback, Rehab Start Pushed Back

    From the “Things Couldn ’t Possibly Get Any Worse” category, there is more news on Matt Garza ...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 27 days ago 2,675 reads 8 comments

  6. Chicago Cubs: After 3 Weeks Cubs' Weaknesses Are Glaring

    Yes, it may be early in the 2013 season, but Cubs fans can already see where it appears to be headed: down the drain. It is no surprise, really, that the Cubs are as bad as they are...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 28 days ago 1,640 reads 54 comments

  7. Chicago Cubs: David Price Moving to the North Side Next Winter?

    In December I posted an article asking the question: “ Has the Cubs ’ Rotation Improved from Last Year? ” Within that posting I quoted a tweet taken from ...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 1 month ago 1,226 reads 9 comments

  8. Chicago Cubs: 5 Early Season Cubs Storylines to Follow Most Closely

    The start to the Cubs ’ 2013 season has not been uneventful. Already the Cubs have won their first multiple-game series of the season—a feat not accomplished in 2012 until the latter part of April...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 1 month ago 2,793 reads 10 comments

  9. Chicago Cubs: 1 Prediction for Every Player on the Cubs 25-Man Roster in 2013

    ‘Tis the time of year we are asked to put on our swami hats, numerous gold bracelets, sparkly vests, and gaze into a crystal ball to predict the 2013 season futures of each player on a specific team...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 1 month ago 2,170 reads 16 comments

  10. Chicago Cubs: A Reflection on What Baseball Means to Me

    Every year around Opening Day, I tend to reflect on what baseball really is . The existential meaning of baseball, if you will. To each fan, baseball can signify many different things...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 1 month ago 403 reads 1 comments

  11. Chicago Cubs: Grading the Cubs' Top Prospects' Spring Training

    In their final go around at Hohokam Park, the Cubs brought along some of their best prospects to spring training...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 1 month ago 5,336 reads 3 comments

  12. Chicago Cubs: Javier Baez Will Be on the Cubs' 2014 Opening Day Roster

    It has already been decided that Javier Baez will not break camp as part of the major league roster. Also, Theo Epstein previously stated the organization wants its best prospects to spend at least one full season at the Triple-A level...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 2 months ago 9,365 reads 42 comments

  13. Chicago Cubs: The Cubs' Winners and Losers Halfway Through Spring Training

    Spring training is a time when young up-and-comers can get their first taste of the big leagues; when free agent minor leaguers can earn a contract with a new team; when veterans can re-establish or bring new life to their careers...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 2 months ago 6,882 reads 9 comments

  14. Chicago Cubs: Cubs' Spring Training News Roundup

    Lost among the soap opera that is the Los Angeles Lakers, the Blackhawks’ historic point streak and Gareth Bale continuing to take the footballing world by storm, is news from MLB Spring Training...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 2 months ago 2,288 reads 8 comments

  15. Chicago Cubs: Matt Garza Injury Hurts the Cubs Twofold

    The Cubs ’ plans for 2013 took a major hit when it was announced that Matt Garza will be out until May with a strained lat muscle...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 1,993 reads 5 comments

  16. Chicago Cubs: Scouting Reports for the Cubs' Top 10 Prospects at Spring Training

    Spring training has been officially underway for a few days and some of you just might not know who those players walking around with numbers such as 70, 67, and 71 stitched to their jerseys are...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 6,386 reads 7 comments

  17. Chicago Cubs: Plans for Top Prospects Come to Light, so Do Questions

    The Cubs future looks bright. In their compilation of Top Prospects for 2013, Baseball America named four Cubs to the list: Javier Baez, #16; Albert Almora , #33; Jorge Soler , #34; Arodys Vizcaino , #83...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 5,962 reads 11 comments

  18. Chicago Cubs: Final Projection for the Cubs' Opening Day 25-Man Roster

    They say “hindsight is 20/20.” But what about foresight? Does that score somewhere around 20/1200 on the Snellen chart? The evidence—an article of mine published last September—would suggest to the affirmative...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 5,506 reads 7 comments

  19. Chicago Cubs: Where the Cubs' Top Prospects Should Finish 2013

    The Cubs are still in the process of retooling their farm system. The organization has some decent prospects at the higher levels of minor league baseball, but most of their best prospects are plying their trade at the lower levels...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 5,567 reads 11 comments

  20. Chicago Cubs: Where the Cubs' Top Prospects Should Finish 2013

    The Cubs are still in the process of retooling their farm system. The organization has some decent prospects at the higher levels of minor league baseball, but most of their best prospects are plying their trade at the lower levels...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 1 reads 0 comments

  21. Chicago Cubs: What is the Cubs' Best Defensive Lineup?

    In baseball there are many lineup differentiations a manager can invent when any and all variables are given consideration; such as how Wrigley Field will play when the wind is blowing ...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 3 months ago 1,629 reads 6 comments

  22. Chicago Cubs: The Chicago Cubs' All-Time Team

    When composing this lineup, there were some selections that caused some second-guessing and hesitation before the final decisions were made—not just whom to include, but where to place them in the field for those who played multiple positions...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 4 months ago 7,061 reads 34 comments

  23. Chicago Cubs: How the Cubs' New-Look Rotation Compares to 2012 Opening Day Staff

    In an article published last week, I briefly predicted and projected the five pitchers believed to comprise the 2013 Cubs’ Opening Day starting rotation. But I did not do a full comparison between the Opening Day rotations of 2012 and 2013...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 4 months ago 3,284 reads 12 comments

  24. Chicago Cubs: Projecting the Cubs' 5 Man Rotation for 2013

    It might be hard to believe—although it shouldn ’t be—but the Cubs’ 2013 Opening Day starting rotation will be worse than in previous years...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 4 months ago 4,385 reads 8 comments

  25. 1 Element of College Football the NFL Should Adopt

    As every other red-blooded American male, I love football; collegiate and professional. And in some cases “ professional ” (see definition 2a) and collegiate football are one in the same...

    Jared Dwyer Written by Jared Dwyer about 5 months ago 169 reads 1 comments