The Chicago Cubs are Rollin’
March 12th, 2020 was the day MLB Baseball suspended play for the 2020 season. Now it’s August 16th and the Chicago Cubs are currently the best team in baseball. With the huge lineup consisting of All Stars Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant, they should have a great season. Not to mention having great role players like Ian Happ, Kyle Schwaber and Jason Heyward. The Cubs are making a convenient argument to be considered a title contender for this season. I believe that they are a serious contender and I’ll tell you why.
The Cubbies are currently 13-5 through 18 games played this regular season. During these stretch of games, the Cubs have had one of the best rotations in baseball. The Japanese Superstar Yu Darvish is straight dealing on the mound for the North Siders of Chicago. Darvish, in his last three starts, has put up 22 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched and an insane 0.90 ERA per outing. Also, during his first four starts, he has only allowed 14 hits; which is only 3 and ½ hits per game. When talking about the Cubs, you can’t forget about the two veterans, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks. Both players are putting up great numbers but not the video game numbers like Darvish is. If the Cubs rotations keep up this production for the rest of the season, it will be a serious problem for opposing lineups across the National League.
The Cubs lineup is also one to fear for opposing teams. There is Home Run potential from quite a bit of players on the team. Those include ;Wilson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwaber and Ian Happ. All of these players have the ability to change the game with one swing of the bat. With that being said, pitchers of opposing teams know if they keep something in their ballpark of their swing, it could be a couple of runs for the Cubbies. The Cubs also have guys that know how to get on base for them such as Jason Kipnis and Victor Caratini. If the Cubs lineup is as scary as I believe they are, it will be a very tough time to stop them.
There are two points of interest where I do believe that the Cubs need to address very soon. First is the bullpen. The Cubs’ bullpen is very shaky in late games and have proven to let leads slip a little in the 8th or 9th inning. The Cubs bullpen needs a for sure closer and Craig Kimbrel isn’t the guy for the job. If we can find a reliable closer, the Cubs team would be set up for success. Second is for All Star Kris Bryant to play well and stay healthy. He has put up very mediocre stats while missing five games already. All we need from him is his all star self to return because then his big bat in the lineup would mean something.
The Chicago Cubs have set themselves up for a big season this year and all Cubs fans now have big expectations for this team. The Cubs are moving into the right direction with first year Manger David Ross at the helm of it. I believe that the Cubs have the raw talent to keep doing what they are doing currently, and I can’t wait to see what this team can do come postseason time.
Kaison Hipsher-Walker • May 19, 2021 at 9:55 am
This was a really great article. Even though this was last year is was still cool to look back on how they were doing. I like how you talked about more then one thing rather then staying on one topic the whole.
Ben Engel • Dec 8, 2020 at 9:59 am
Great article! I love watching the Cubs play on tv but when they lost in the first round that was just terrible but i still like the team even if they don’t do so good during the season
Landen Goldsberry • Dec 8, 2020 at 9:43 am
very interesting article and I think that the cubs have good players such as Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant.
Owen Cotner-Graves • Nov 30, 2020 at 10:03 am
I agree and reading this after the season hurts knowing they lost to Miami in the first round. Great article
Devin Lacey • Nov 30, 2020 at 9:57 am
I liked the article and I like the Cubs!
Wyatt Friskey • Sep 30, 2020 at 10:01 am
Great article Jack! I agree the cubs are doing really good this season.
Drew Rector • Sep 30, 2020 at 9:42 am
Great article! I don’t keep up with sports so reading this was very interesting.
Harrison Clark • Sep 23, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Great Article Jack! I agree with all of the thing you are saying but i probably being bias because i am a cubs fan. keep up the great work!
Gavin Hellmann • Sep 18, 2020 at 9:57 am
So far there season is good for them and I hope they keep up the great work this season.
Nolan Hahn • Sep 17, 2020 at 12:23 pm
Great Article Jack! As myself being a Cubs fan, I can agree with your facts and opinions on how the Cubs have been doing lately. Keep up the good writing.
Jaydon • Sep 16, 2020 at 9:53 am
Jack! The cubs are on a roll. They really do have a line up to fear!
Keep up the great work!
Bella Panmei • Sep 4, 2020 at 2:07 pm
I don’t know much about cricket, but I learned a lot from this article. I like to play sports but I do not usually watch sporting events. If I do, they are usually the sports I participate in since I actually understand what is happening in it. Keep up the great writing Jack!
Drew Sailors • Aug 28, 2020 at 2:38 pm
Great article Jack. I like how you displayed how the Cubbies are playing currently and their stats. Keep up the great work.
Preston Beard • Aug 28, 2020 at 1:51 pm
This a great article Jack. Cause it’s telling us how the Cubs will do this year and how they might make the playoffs. But in my opinion the Cubs or Dodgers will both end up in the NLCS and I think the Cubs might win that series if they make to the playoffs.
Curtis Henry • Aug 28, 2020 at 11:02 am
Great article Jack. I’m a Dodgers fan but I have watched highlights and they do look like a playoff team this year and they are leading the league.
Braylen Mayhill • Aug 28, 2020 at 8:17 am
Nice article Jack! I’d have to say the Cubs are the best team right now. Great stats overall too. I am a Cubs fan so I do have to say they are the best.
Jarin Williams • Aug 28, 2020 at 8:17 am
Great article I don’t watch a lot of baseball but the cubs are doing great.
Alex putnam • Aug 28, 2020 at 8:15 am
Jack I’m one of the the biggest cubs fan but I have to agree with you they have been hot lately playing . They have a amaxing start up group. Amazing facts and details you have gave us.
Wade Tocco • Aug 28, 2020 at 8:14 am
Even thought the braves are the best team, the cubs are doing well. They do have amazing lineup. Great article and keep up the great writing.
Jonathan Mack • Aug 28, 2020 at 8:13 am
Nice job on this article you really talked about the cubs lineup and who to fear keep writing.
Braxton Armstrong • Aug 26, 2020 at 8:26 am
Great article Jack! Im not much of a baseball fan but this was a really good article on how the cubs have been doing. And, their starting lineup really is one to fear. Keep up the good writing!
Enoch Hines • Aug 21, 2020 at 2:06 pm
Great article Jack! Although I’m a Reds fan I will admit the Cubs were rolling for a while there. I’ve watched a few Cubs games because they played the Reds and they played pretty well. They kept it going and turned it into a win streak. Keep up the great writing!
Gannon Davis • Aug 21, 2020 at 8:32 am
Nice article Jack! I enjoyed reading this article about how the Cubs are doing so far this year. I have been tuning to some of the games this year and I’d have to say the same that they are playing great baseball. Keep up the great writing!
Nathaniel Moss • Aug 21, 2020 at 8:02 am
Jack I’m not the biggest cubs fan but I have to agree they have been hot lately. They have an amazing lineup of start studs. Amazing stats and facts!