Happy โBlack Helicopter Dayโ, if youโre observing itโฆ
46 years ago today, May 11, 1980, was Henry Hillโs final day as a goodfella, and it was an absolute marathon of errands, paranoia and bad decisions.
The Cubs are the 7th team in MLB history with multiple distinct win streaks of 9+ games within their first 38 decisions of a season, joining:
1955ย Dodgers
1941ย Cardinals
1918ย Giants
1912 Giants (3)
1887 St. Louis Browns
1880 Chicago White Stockingsย (now Cubs)
h/t @EliasSports
Today is the second @Cubs sweep of 4+ games in their 38th game of this season (also Philadelphia). The last time the Cubs had two or more sweeps within the first 38 games or quicker was in 1920 ... also in 38 games.ย Both 4-0 sweeps at Wrigley Field.
Pinch hitters on the @Cubs are hitting .364 (12-33) with two HR and nine RBI. The .364 BA leads MLB (min. 15 AB) and 12 hits, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 21 TB ties for the MLB lead. Michael Conforto leads the team with four pinch hits--including two doubles--in nine PH AB.
Additional note on Conforto's HR (per Ed Hartig), prior to last night, the last time the @Cubs won on a walk-off home run with a player's first Cubs home run was Orlando Merced on 9/12/98, in a 15-12 win over the Brewers (PH HR). It was the 11th such HR in team history.
@anishmoonka Iโd be interested to see Carvanaโs chargebacks. I know that isnt listed and eats into profits. Real profit is only profit you can retain. Just curious!