Cubs Jake Ovation, Pure Class
As we tend to do in sports, when a popular player returns after leaving town, you salute him. It doesn’t...
Jake Arrieta
Jake and Bryce: No Brotherly Love Here
With the Chicago Cubs off last night, and me really scrounging for anything to write about, I couldn’t really touch...
Cubs Got Rid of Arrieta Just in Time, He’s Getting Destroyed By Little Leaguers!
What do pro ball players do in their offseason? Well if you’re Trevor Bauer you get your finger stuck in...
You’re Wrong, Jake Arrieta got a Sweet Deal
First, I’m not crazy about people who bad mouth athletes for trying to earn as mich as they can. Their...
Jake Turned Down a Six-Year Offer from the Cubs
Per Jon Heyman of Fanrag Sports, before signing Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta turned down a similar six-year offer from the...
The Cubs are Hurting Jake Arrieta
This year's free agency will be a reckoning for baseball. Players and agents have spoken out about how things are...
Bold Predictions: Arrieta, Darvish, Cobb Landing Spots
My main man over at Forbes, Howard Cole (who also happens to be the president of the IBWAA of which...
This Is Just a Game, Let’s Not Get so Crazy
There is a heck of a lot to unpack in the Yu Darvish world of late. He is waiting for the...
For the Cubs, Ball is in Yu’s Court
According to Carrie Muskat, the Chicago Cubs have an offer on the table to Yu Darvish, and the ball is...
Another Insider Says Cubs Will Sign Jake
We have talked about this for a while now, and it appears more and more likely to happen. Yesterday I...
Arrieta Wants Back In, Maybe
It is now mid-January and the Chicago Cubs are looking for a starting pitcher. Jake Arrieta is still looking for...
Jake Arrieta and Yu Darvish Deals, Includes Cubs? Alex Cobb Loves Chicago Food
We actually had Hot Stove news today - but it turns out a few baseball insiders got too antsy. It...
Shifting Through all these Cubs Rumors
This time of year can be exhilarating and incredibly frustrating, all at the same time. This year's hot stove has been mostly...
CubsCast Vol 1 – Starting Pitcher News, New Leadoff Man, Cubs Convention Info
CUBSCAST Vol. 1 Hi all, we are starting a new webcast on Chicago Style Sports called CubsCast. These will hopefully...
Cubs Are Driving Arrieta and Darvish Market
Early on I had a theory if the Chicago Cubs wait long enough the free agent pitching market might come...
Cubs Want Jake Back, but on Their Terms
Last Sunday I wrote how the Chicago Cubs were interested in bringing Jake Arrieta back. Today we (re)learn that the...
Cubs Want to Bring Back Jake Arrieta
There is one last spot in the Chicago Cubs rotation that needs to be filled, and it sounds like the...
Market for Jake Arrieta is Heating Up
Jake Arrieta is one of the most coveted free agent pitchers on the market this season. This isn't just because...
Even if the Cubs Wanted to Re-Sign Arrieta, It Doesn’t Make Sense
Jake Arrieta did things in Chicago that had only been replicated by one pitcher ever - Bob Gibson. His stretch...
Jake and Cubs Talking About a Return
Regardless of what happens this offseason, Jake Arrieta will forever be indebted to the Chicago Cubs. No player has tested...
Mulling Over the Cubs Free Agent Targets
Ok, so if the Chicago Cubs shouldn’t sign Jake Arrieta, what should they do to fill the backend of the...
Jake: To be or not to be
Look, I love Jake Arrieta. I love him. I picked him up for my fantasy team in the summer of...
GM Meetings – Craziest Cubs Rumors
The GM Meetings are underway and we are sitting back and both, showing why certain Chicago Cubs rumors make sense,...
Fans Might be Underwhelmed by this Cubs Offseason
The Chicago Cubs offseason is underway! The GM Meetings have started and there will be a ton of rumors swirling....
Jake Arrieta Free Agent Projections
In a couple of days, Jake Arrieta will become a free agent for the first time in his career. There...
These Five Free Agents Will Get the Cubs Back to the World Series
Let's face the facts, the Chicago Cubs were one of the last four teams standing in baseball for the third consecutive...
Best Cubs Moves We’ll All Discuss This Offseason
That sucked. While the loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers seemed decisive, the Chicago Cubs window to win is WIDE...
This is Going Seven Games
Don't at me on this. I proclaimed the same exact thing at the conclusion of Game 3 of the World...
Did Joe Maddon Leak Who the Game One Starter Will Be?
While the official announcement will come at any time today, Joe Maddon might have already leaked who the Game One...
Cubs Game One Starter
The regular season is coming to a close and it's about time for the pretenders to book their tee times....
Unfixable? The Best of Arrieta is Behind Us?
The tail end of 2014 and it seemed as if every other start Chicago Cubs pitcher, Jake Arrieta was taking...
Jake Arrieta Hit With WHAT in Boston?
I want to be careful here, all fan bases have idiots. All fan bases have a faction that are absolute...
The Crazy Jake Arrieta Situation
Jake Arrieta began the 2016 campaign just as he ended the 2015 season - absolutely unhittable. But as the summer...
Huge Surprise in Cubs Rotation
Joe Maddon released his 2017 Chicago Cubs Rotation, and there are a couple huge surprises. https://twitter.com/Cubs_Live/status/844980130728624132 So first, Jon Lester...
5 Cubs Ready for a Huge Season
It is hard to repeat, very hard. Even with the Chicago Cubs being the preseason favorite, the cards are stacked...
The Possibly Impossible Path to Re-sign Jake Arrieta
This has been the hottest of hot topic discussions surrounding Chicago Cubs baseball for the past two seasons. Do you...
MLB’s Top 100 Right Now
This past week, the folks at MLB network aired a 5 part series reveling their Top 100 Right Now. Ranking...
5 Questions for the Cubs in 2017
So the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years and the Cubs Convention will be the final...
Provocative Jake Arrieta Possibility Becoming More Likely?
The baseball owners and players union avoided their first work stoppage since 1995 when they agreed to the new CBA...
Cubs Are Very Much Alive
It's easy to go down that dark tunnel, especially for Chicago Cub fans. We've seen a lot of very unimaginable...
Stupid Decision by MLB Could Play Into Cubs Favor
There is an incredible amount of rain coming through the midwest. Due to this weather Major League Baseball had moved...
R-E-L-A-X
It was a big game for a Chicago sports team, on a natonal stage nonetheless, so we all saw the...
Joe Maddon Hints at a Shakeup in Game Two Lineup
Joe Maddon has shaken up some things already in the first World Series game the Chicago Cubs have played in...
Crazy Predictions for Tonight’s Insane Arrieta Bumgarner Matchup
Tonight's game is a must win for the San Francisco Giants, but in a sense it is for the Chicago...
Jake Arrieta was Livid, has Heated Presser
Let's face the facts, Jake Arrieta has not lived up to the lofty expectations that we had, the Chicago Cubs...
The Cubs Playoff Rotation So Crazy It Might Work
With the Chicago Cubs clinching the National League Central so early, and being expected to eventually wrap up home field...
Cubs Potential Postseason Surprises
While the season isn't over (but it mostly is) and there are still 23 games left on the Chicago Cubs...
Yup, Let’s Talk About It
I, like many others, didn't want to broach the topic of Kyle Hendricks being a possible Cy Young candidate -...
Jake Arrieta’s Most Important Start of the Season
I hate putting so much weight on one start in the middle of a baseball season, with some 70 odd...
Jake Arrieta Struggles Not What it Seems
For the better part of the last two seasons Jake Arrieta has been unstoppable on the mount for the Chicago...
Rough Day at the Office, Cubs Glaring Need
Yesterday's game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals is a prime example as to why pitchers win/loss record...
Chicago Aces Can Do Something That Has Only Happened Once, Ever
We have covered the greatness of both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox aces on a couple of occasions...
Jake Arrieta Spills the Beans on Chris Sale
I don't care which side of town you root for, Chicago as a whole better appreciate the pair of aces...
Pittsburgh Reporter Calls for Jake Arrieta to be Thrown At
Matt Maisel, ever heard of him? No, of course you haven't cause he's a small time reporter for the FOX...
Arrieta’s Rise to Dominance
We need to talk about this. Earlier, David discussed the outrageous insinuations via video that were made by Stephen A. Smith,...
Theo’s Best Trade: Hint- It’s Not the Arrieta Trade
Jake Arrieta has been a machine of terminator-like proportions of late. Actually, for some time now. My wife recently commented...
Insane Facts About Jake Arrieta’s Run, Second No-Hitter, and Where He Stacks All-Time
Jake Arrieta is no longer a secret that only Chicago Cubs fans knew about. While we have literally witnessed Jake...
Relive the Ninth Inning of Jake Arrieta’s Second Career No-Hitter Here!
After David McKenzie just wrote a fabulous article on which Chicago ace is better, Jake Arrieta decided to up the...
Let’s Put This Debate To Rest: Chris Sale vs Jake Arrieta
It's only natural when there is a rivalry that the fanbases of both teams seek to prove their players prominence...
The Ultimate 2016 Chicago Cubs Preview
Well I called this the "ultimate preview" so this outta be really, really good. I am using some of the...
Arrieta Tweak Could Have a Huge Effect on Opening Day
Aside from mimes and stealing signs, there is actual cause for some worry in Chicago Cubs camp. A Jake Arrieta...
Predicting Tommy John surgeries for the Cubs
Today at mlbtraderumors.com, Bradley Woodrum released a piece that is quite extraordinary with how much time and effort he spent on...
Arrieta Arbitration Process Likely to Break Records
It has certainly been a whirlwind year for the Chicago Cubs ace, and now that we are a few short...
Cheap Cubs Are Cheap, Yeah…
So all offseason we have heard about how much the Chicago Cubs have spent, and by the way... they've spent...
Reports: Arrieta open to extension
Let's start of with saying Jake Arrieta is one cool dude, and I love that man like I knew him...
How Much Can Jake Arrieta Earn In Arbitration
Just how much can Jake Arrieta earn through arbitration? That thought is scary, but rest assured Cubs fans, it will...
Disappointing Jake Arrieta News
Part of the Chicago Cubs rise from pretender to contender was Jake Arrieta's jump from a good starting pitcher to...
The National League Cy Young Winner Is In
With all of the votes tabulated, the highly contested National League Cy Young award has finally been decided. https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/667128149868544000 In...
Multiple Sources Have Jake Arrieta Winning the NL Cy Young Award
The National League Cy Young race has been an extremely tight, and tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. Eastern we will finally...
Fangraph Projections are Predicting Insane Season for the Cubs
And you thought 2015 was fun, just wait for 2016! At least that is what Fangraphs, the most trusted and...
Source Cubs and Jake Arrieta Nearing Huge Deal
Jake Arrieta is about to turn his incredible 22-6 with a 1.77 ERA and 0.86 WHIP Season into a huge...
Chicago Cubs Award Finalists and When MLB Will Announce Individual Awards
The Chicago Cubs had an amazing season in 2015. The 97 wins, the NLCS appearance, the excitement over the rookies,...
Who’s Up Next for the Chicago Cubs
As the NLDS win over the St Louis Cardinals begins to wear off, we look ahead to what is next...
The Evolution of Jake Arrieta, from Thrower to Pitcher to Cy Young Candidate
Jake Arrieta wasn't always the most dominate pitcher in baseball. No, the fifth round pick with first round talent had...
More Proof Jake Arrieta Will Win the Cy Young
If the results on the field aren't enough to win the Cy Young, fellow ace and Cubs pitcher Jon Lester...
It Might Surprise You Who The Most Important Cub Is
The Chicago Cubs have a ton of players that could be considered the most important or most valuable to the...
Tons of Changes on the Northside, Arrieta Calling Out Players
There are always tons of roster movements on September 1st as rosters expand to 40 men, but some of the...
These Cubs Could Be Looking at Postseason Awards
We are at the midway point of August and the contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders in Major League...
The Cubs Lead the League in This Important Stat
There has been a Twitter hashtag that has been going around Chicago Cubs circles since the beginning of the year....
