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In today’s spring training matchup, the Royals take on the Cubs. We’ll get our first look at Seth Lugo after his injury-plagued 2025 season. Lugo’s 4.15 ERA from 2025 outperformed his 5.09 FIP, and he pitched only 145.1 innings. The Royals gave Lugo an extension instead of trading him last season, so it’s crucial that […]
Cubs 3, Royals 2: Jefferson Rojas homers in the Cubs’ first spring win Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Monday 2/23, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Monday 2/23, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Royals at Surprise preview, Monday 2/23, 2:05 CT
Monday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Royals lineup: Ben Brown will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Javier Assad, Porter Hodge, Ryan Rolison and Collin Snider. Seth Lugo will start for the Royals. Other Royals pitchers scheduled today: Luinder Avila, former Cubs prospect Alex Lange, former Cub Jose Cuas and Eric […]
Today we look at the Cubs’ one-time closer, who is trying to re-establish himself. Salt Lake City native Porter Dene Hodge, one-time Cubs closer, has lost his confidence and the strike zone. One begets another, but it is unknown which was first. What is known is that he’s ineffective at present. He walks people regularly. […]
Kyle Tucker spent 2025 with the Cubs, then signed a four-year contract including the highest average annual value in major league history with the Dodgers to replace Michael Conforto in the outfield. Now, the loop is completed, as Conforto signed a minor league contract with the Cubs, per multiple reports. Jon Heyman of the New […]
The Connor Murphy trade chatter is picking up steam now that the trade freeze has been lifted, and the Edmonton Oilers sound like a team that could be interested. Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson floated the idea that Edmonton’s bigger deadline need is a right-shot top-four defender, and he pointed to Murphy as a good fit next to Darnell Nurse if the Chicago Blackhawks decide to sell. Connor Murphy trade fit with Oilers is obvious Murphy checks a lot of the boxes Edmonton seems to nee...
Some fans choose their team, and some fans are chosen by their team. Which was it for you? Today, we want to hear your story from you: How you became a fan of the Chicago Bears. When did you first become a fan? Were you born into it? Was there a specific game or season […]
I’ve chosen a few different formats for this series now that the Cubs play all 29 other teams every year. Sorry, I’m not writing 29 of these. This year, I’ll focus an article on each of the Cubs’ NL Central rivals, since the Cubs play them more than any other teams. That’ll make four articles. […]
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the games in the week of 2/23. What will we do without the Oylmpics to watch? (I don’t know about you, but Ski Mountaineering has jumped into my top three Winter Olympics sports.) Congratulations to Saros and Haula on their bronze medals and to Dr. Kevin on his GOLD medal. Games this week are: Thursday 2/26 vs Chicago Blackhawks 7pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN Saturday 2/28 at Dallas Stars 7pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN Go P...
It wouldn’t seem as if the Cubs need any more outfielders at this point in Spring Training, but now they reportedly have one: This is all the information we have about the Cubs signing Michael Conforto at this time. We don’t know if this is a minor-league deal or a major-league deal. If the latter, […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Colton Dach hoping to earn more ice time after rejuvenating break ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks trade deadline preview: Murphy, Dickinson, other veterans might be moved out ( Sun-Times ) Ryan Greene is eager to get back on the ice after a surprise scratch ( Tribune ) Blackhawks, European prospect update, 2/20: Kantserov, Frondell still shining ( SCH ) Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 2/19: ...
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Eric Yelding, Brian Duensing. Also notable: Sparky Anderson HOF. Today […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Nahshon Wright: I’d love to stay in Chicago, had a great season because of how we played We’d love for him to say Column: Chicago Bears are headed to Indiana — for football, not politics. 6 topics for the NFL combine For the combine, of course. Arlington Heights? Hammond? Chicago […]
It’s not often you get saved by the Bell twice with a few minutes, but it happened to Mike Vasil and White Sox this afternoon and made it possible for a come-from-slightly-behind victory. The third win of the spring wasn’t as definitive as the first two, and it was as much the result of Milwaukee […]
Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the New York Knicks (36*-21) face the Chicago Bulls (24-33) tonight at United Center. The Bulls list Anfernee Simons as day-to-day with a wrist issue and Jaden Ivey out with knee soreness. The Knicks are heavily favored thanks to Chicago’s eight-game skid and general stinkability. Tip-off at 8 […]
In training camp of 1968, the Bears’ brass decided that the team’s steady increase in Black players necessitated a new team captain who was Black. Three club leaders made the call to name veteran cornerback Bennie McRae a captain: team president and GM George “Mugs” Halas Jr., head coach Jim Dooley and Paul Patterson. And […]
The Milwaukee Brewers had their first split-squad day of the spring on Sunday, as part of the team visited the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, and the others stayed in Phoenix to battle the Kansas City Royals. With a pair of losses, the Brewers fell to 0-3 in the Cactus League as their hopes for […]
I didn’t go to this game but I kind of wish I had just because of all the weird things that happened in the Cubs’ 4-2 loss to the Giants Sunday afternoon in Scottsdale. First, as the Cubs were batting in the top of the first inning, a loud beeping sound (like a truck backing […]
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Go get ‘em, Colin.
Having crunched their first two opponents by a combined score of 19-3, the White Sox will try to extend the streak of slaughters against a Brewers split squad today. Mike Vasil, who did an excellent job in relief last year and is under consideration for a rotation slot for 2026, will start the parade of […]
Giants 4, Cubs 2: Seiya Suzuki singles into a triple play Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 2/22, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 2/22, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Giants at Scottsdale preview, Sunday 2/22, 2:05 CT
Sunday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Giants lineup: Colin Rea will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Jordan Wicks, Caleb Thielbar and Riley Martin. Robbie Ray will start for the Giants. Other Giants pitchers scheduled today: Carson Seymour, Tristan Beck and Spencer Bivens. Today’s game will be on Giants TV. There […]
After a losing effort against the Guardians on Saturday afternoon, the Brewers are back at it with their first split-squad day of the spring. The road Brewer squad is in Glendale, where they’ll take on the Chicago White Sox, while the home team welcomes the Royals to American Family Fields of Phoenix. In the road […]
Predicting how many games the Chicago White Sox will win in 2026 is challenging because of the odd mix of veterans and inexperienced players and the current state of their rebuild. Plus, there’s always the inherent bias of underestimating a team that is under Chris Getz’s management. Fortunately, statistics provides an unbiased and clear way […]