2020s
2021-05-31 — Our first post-COVID game! (Attendance limited to 60%) And it was fantastic! Javy and Wisdom each hit TWO HR's; KB added another. Cubs ended May with a 19-8 record; best since '77 and moved into 1st. And we were featured on the video board! See the "Photos and Mementos" page for more details.
2021-07-24 — Arizona has the worst record in baseball (30-69), and the wind was blowing straight out at 20 mph on a sweltering day. But they hit 2 HRs to our one. A 99 minute rain delay after the top of the 9th just added insult to injury.
2021-08-12 — A rare stinker of a performance by Hendricks. He gave up 11 runs in 4+ innings ! Once again, our offense was anemic. The "highlight" of the afternoon was when the game was way out of reach and Andrew Romine pitched the 9th and the catcher was his brother Austin Romine!
2021-08-21 — The Royals built a 4-0 lead as pitcher Kris Bubic had a no-hitter through 6 innings. Then there was a 34 minute rain delay. Surprisingly, he came out for the 7th inning and issued a lead off walk to Schwindel. Then Wisdom (predictably) hit one into the left field bleachers. Alas, that was the Cubs only hit of the day! The game also marked their 12th straight home loss, tying their all-time record.
2021-08-21 — The "Return of Kris Bryant" weekend continued. And it was another blowout. When the dust had settled, the Cubs had given up 13 hits and 11 walks! In a less heralded return, Tommy LaStella went 3-6 with 5 rbis.
2022-06-28 — Em and Freddie (his first game at Wrigley) on a perfect night for besbol. Pefect except for Castillo who struck out 11 Cubs (including 7 straight at one point).
2022-07-16 — Cubs pitchers held the Mets to 4 hits and struck them out 16 times in 11 innings, but it wasn't good enough as they continued their woeful season. It was also our first game experiencing the extra-inning "ghost" runner (the Manfred Man) on 2nd base.
2022-08-20 — The first half of the game was a pitcher's duel. Then Willy put us on top. Great defense by Nico. Then the action started late: the Cubs tied it in the 9th, each team scored a run in the 10th, the Brewers scored one in the 11th, and then we won thanks to Willy's two out single!
2022-09-10 — In the top of the 2nd inning, Stro balked with a man on third! In the bottom of the 2nd, Rivas hit a triple to right and the relay throw got past the 3rd baseman and went into the dugout, so he scored. Two crazy plays that you rarely see in one inning! The highlight of the day was not the game, but rather the induction into the Cubs Hall of Fame of Pat Hughes, Jose Cardenal, and Buck O'Neil.
2023-06-30 — A hot muggy day, with smoke from Canadian fires, and a rare in-person laugher! Steele was great, and the bats came alive pounding out 13 hits. One highlight was Madrigal's first HR as a Cub, and first in 348 Abs! Also, our first game with the pitch clock.
2023-07-16 — Our first time seeing the Red Sox at Wrigley. Tauchamn led off the bottom of the 1st with a single, and that was our only hit until the 8th! Meanwhile, Steele (making his first start since pitching in the All Star Game) was rocked. The score is misleading; it was 11 - 0 after 7.5. We finally got on the board with 4 straight walks to open the 8th. Also noteworthy: the scorecard is an homage to one from 1954!
2023-08-04 — After scoring 41 runs in the previous 3 games (against the Reds), we were ready for more offense. Hendricks and Fried were BOTH perfect through 3. Then Kyle had a complete meltdown: 7 runs on 8 hits in the 4th! After that, then pen held them to 1 run on 3 hits. But we did nothing on our side. And for our second game in a row, Barnhart came in to pitch...never a good thing.
2023-09-10 — The Cubs salvaged the final game of the series (and gained in the Wild Card standings) with very good pitching and 3 HRs in the 3rd: a leadoff by Morel, and then back-to-back 2 out dingers by Bellinger and Swanson. Plus: Grace and Dunston were inducted into the Cubs HOF!
2024-04-20 — The gametime temp was 43 with a 15 mph wind from the north, so it felt much colder! And the Cubs' bats were cold too, as they struck out 12 times! In spite of that, we took a 2-1 lead into the ninth. It did not last long, though, as Alzolay gave up a single and a HR. A rally in the bottom of the inning fizzled out.