The Cubs really just want to preserve the drama and make those weather-wonked games in Boston matter, eh?
I think Michael put it well last night in the EBS: I remain unworried about the Cubs missing the playoffs entirely, but I am pretty annoyed at this point by the team’s failure to push ahead on the top Wild Card spot. The Cubs are now 6-9 in their last 15, and if they’d just flipped those numbers, the top Wild Card spot would be more or less theirs. Losing two in a row at Wrigley Field to the Marlins is a particular kick in the nuts, particularly when the pitching in both games was almost exclusively very good. Going 2-for-26 with runners in scoring position over a two-game span is not unheard of or anything, but it’s one of those things that would be hard to pull off even by chance alone. A few more balls usually fall randomly. And, if they had, the Cubs would likely have won both nights. Note that that isn’t an excuse, it’s just the nature of the sport – and all the more reason that when your performance leaves the results subject to the vagaries of randomness, you risk losses when you really can’t afford them. If I want to be positive for a brief moment, which is about all I have right now: hopefully a lot of the pitching is coincidentally finding themselves in a good place right now. A huge, huge, huge part of a decent postseason run is having five or six pitchers who just happen to be felling good and locked in with their mechanics at the same and right time. We already know that the Cubs’ starting pitching situation is such that they’re likely to have to yank guys early and play for match-ups; well, that doesn’t work unless you have a lot of other guys good to go. A few weeks ago, that area was looking ROUGH. Now? Some reason for optimism. … of course, that optimism is balanced against the nature of Kevin Gausman’s left shoulder boo-boo (more soon), as well as the need to cover a double-header tomorrow (without the benefit of an extra pitcher being called up, because there’s already one on the roster in September). Please go 6+ innings today, Matthew Boyd. And please win the game, Cubs. Dansby Swanson covers the whole lay of the land, from the losses to the injuries to the weather to the confidence:Dansby Swanson on tonight's loss: "The ability to show up and perform the next day is what's most important. And we've shown that all year, done that all year. Tomorrow will be no different." pic.twitter.com/f36AHCMXrW
Since saves became official in 1969, only one MLB pitcher has had, over 4 consecutive appearances in a season,a 5.0+ inning startthen a savethen another 5.0+ inning startthen another saveThat one pitcher is Sandy Alcantara. pic.twitter.com/QWzdj2Woyh
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 24, 2026 The Marlins also did it with Eury Perez on Tuesday, so there’s clearly a philosophical thing happening. A test ahead of next season, to see if this is something you can ACTUALLY do throughout a season with certain pitchers? And not risk effectiveness drops or injuries? Using their between-start throwing session to steal an in-game inning? Or is this just a weird end-of-season, let-these-guys-do-it-because-whatever situation? Hard to believe it’d be that one, given the injury risk in meaningless games.In the past week, the Marlins have deployed both Sandy Alcantara and Eury Pérez out of the bullpen in game action.Are in-game side sessions a glimpse into the future?#MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/YCbMxD0rmt
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 23, 2026 The Mets are reportedly bringing in former Twins exec Derek Falvey to serve under David Stearns after the calls grew and grew for him to have a strong number two in place. Turns out the Yankees didn’t get a special exemption to allow Apollo to buy 16% of the team – the entire league got a new bump to 20% private equity ownership:MLB owners voted earlier this summer to raise the limit one PE firm can own in one club from 15% to 20% — was not announced.Also revealed in our story: MLB is not capping how many diff teams one PE firm can invest in; NBA, NHL, NFL do. @BenHorney @FOS t.co/G91Egl2SE1
— Daniel Roberts (@readDanwrite) September 23, 2026 As I said before, the desire for private equity money to buy into MLB franchises at exploding valuations is something to which the MLBPA will point about the health of the sport. Private equity firms aren’t buying a huge chunk of these teams because the want access to playoff tickets. It’s a business decision, with an expectation of future cash flow and equity appreciation. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, nor with a family ownership group wanting to take some cash out. But it suggests a very healthy business with a bright future. One that isn’t so strapped that a salary cap system is desperately needed lest the whole business come crumbling down. PCA is Logan Webb’s favorite player:View this post on Instagram
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