In today’s Windy Conditions newsletter - tracking the next Chicago trophy -
➡️ Cubs stop some of the bleeding
➡️ Pitching rotation free fall
➡️ Salute to Luther Burden
➡️ June swoon ahead?!
Check it out here ⬇️
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Parity year in MLB?
13 teams are all within 4 games of each other (30-33 to 33-28)
The Cubs have gone 6-19 in their last 25 games and are only 2.5 games out of the 6th best record in baseball
Jed Hoyer on trade deadline aggressiveness: “Your World Series odds are probably going to be correlated to your odds of getting a bye and getting a bye is such a big deal…A lot of that aggressiveness is based on that ability to get the bye.” 1/2
The decisions about who will stick at center have been fascinating to monitor.
Frank Nazar immediately becomes an elite 3rd line center but should be in the Top 6.
Where does Moore fit in? Greene centering the 4th?
Kantserov/Bertuzzi/draft pick/Moore?/Lardis? in the Top 6?
Kyle Davidson said the Blackhawks are designing next year's roster with Connor Bedard, Frank Nazar and Anton Frondell all at center.
That means in Frondell's case, "We’re working toward making his primary position center."
More from Davidson in here: https://t.co/wqndBMmkfN
Bright side - Cubs are about to be on a 6-19 stretch and STILL be above .500 at 33-31
Climb out of this teamwide slump and the record will look pretty good
Yeahhh 16 runs allowed to the mediocre 25-38 Giants is a great look
Giants are boom and bust lately (19/2/3/1/12/16 in their last 6 games), so you have to hope they don’t show up the next 2 games
The Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bears’ board has voted on any stadium site.
As one source said, “There is more work to do but barring anything very strange, it’s a done deal.”
1-2 start to the Cubs “June swoon”
Blew a 4-2 lead in Game 2
Needed a miracle 4-run 9th to come back in Game 3 and avoid the sweep
Bring on the Giants!