June 22, 2015: Cub Power

It’s nice to have some power on your team. Although that’s not necessarily a recipe for success, being able to hit the ball out of the yard is the play everybody wants to see.

Kris Bryant went deep twice on Monday night, once against the mighty Clayton Kershaw.  He has been eveything that we hoped he would be. The kid can flat out rake. The power numbers haven’t been off the charts…yet, but he’s on pace for 30. Rookie of the year?  If not him, the only other guy would be Joc Pederson. He was playing across the diamond, and went deep in this one too off the new Cubs closer Jason Motte.

Its not just Bryant that has Sweet Home Chicago blaring from the Wrigley Field speakers. By the way, I like that. I like that they play that song any time a Cub goes deep. It’s kind of like that da da da da da da da when the Hawks light the lamp. It adds to the in game experience, although winning is the ultimate result.

So back to Rizzo…I haven’t been 100% zoned in yet, so when I heard the Cubs broadcasters talking about MVP candidates and Rizzo being a front runner, I was like, really?  Yeah, really. This guy does it all. Again, his power numbers aren’t at the same pace as last year, but it’s his whole game. From fielding, to improving to be one of the best left handed hitters against left handed pitching, to his leadership, the guy is a stud. And oh yeah, his numbers aren’t too bad either.
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Heck, the whole Cubs infield appears set, unless we have some more position changes. With Castro and Russell up the middle, this is one of the best infields in baseball. If not this year, then for the next couple.  Russell has been holding his own, and should only get better. Castro, although he still has his moments, has become a much better fielder. He’s also one of the Cubs clutch hitters. 2 walk offs and 3 game winning Rbi’s in the past week!

So the future looks bright…we’ve been here before. I remember prior, wood, and zambrano being the Cubs aces for years to come. That didn’t work out as expected. It’s all about this year…whatever the current year in progress is. Yes, the future looks awesome, but the present is looking awesome too, and that’s what it’s about.

With a win against Kershaw and the Dodgers, the Cubs improved to 8 over 500; their best record of the season. A wild card is in plain sight, but…there’s still those birds. Those birds who we’ll be playing this weekend. Let’s see if we’re ready this time around.  Last time, we got put in our place, which is still below the Cards.  At the end of the day, this is the team we’re going to have to get past, whether it be in the NL Central standings or in the NL playoffs.  Are we ready for that yet?  Let’s see just how powerful this Cubs team is.