While watching the Cubs 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night, I had an eerie feeling of déjà vu. While it was in a different city, with a different player at the plate and a different player on the hill, I felt I was watching the exact same scenario unfold.
A grand slam by the [...]
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Déjà Vu: A Dodgers Grand Slam Spells the End for the Cubs
Breaking Down the NL Central…It’s a Two Horse Race
Since the beginning of the season, the NL Central has been the tightest overall division race in all of baseball. Currently, four teams are within five games of first place, and as recently as June 28th, all six teams were within that same striking distance of the division title.
With approximately two months two go in [...]
MLB Power Rankings – June 30th
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Cubicle GM MLB Power Rankings. These rankings are a collaboration of some of the brilliant minds that make up the brain trust here at Cubicle GM. Each participating member gives their individual rankings, and the combined average makes up where we see the balance of power in the [...]
Minor League Watch – May
In Mid April, I started a recurring monthly series titled ‘Minor League Watch,’ with the hope of providing a monthly update on some of baseball’s brightest prospects. The series will follow 5 prospects, ranging from A ball to one youngster that made the Big Show out of Spring training. As we near the quarter point [...]
Is the East Coast Bias Deserved?
Over the last five or so years, one of the most trendy things to complain about is ESPN’s East Coast bias – that is if you don’t live in the East Coast. The complaint is that ESPN and other major sports media carry more Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Celtics, etc games than say, Dodgers, Royals, [...]
Minor League Watch – The Intros
Spring Training, when professional baseball players from around the world descend upon Florida and Arizona, provides a truly unique stage as today’s stars, today’s role players, yesterday’s stars, and tomorrow’s stars practice and play together for 5 weeks. It’s a chance for fans to reacquaint themselves with their squad and see how their offseason acquisitions [...]
