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Happy Friday, everyone. I know this week hasn’t gone the way we had hoped, and that October baseball is now over for the Cubs, but the postseason rolls on, and we’ll still be keeping an eye on its progress as the month goes on. Today, we look at how the Astros fans turned on their […]
The Houston Astros ' season ended Wednesday in a sweep, and the question hanging over the franchise now is whether Jeremy Pena becomes the next Kyle Tucker. Houston fell 7-3 to the Chicago White Sox in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, getting swept out of the playoffs at Daikin Park. The Houston Chronicle raised the comparison in its postmortem on the season. Pena is entering his final season of club control, the same spot Tucker was in before Houston traded him to the Cubs two w...
The Cubs have a ton of holes after their early postseason exit, and ownership won't go to extreme lengths to change that.
Dave Rosello, who played nine MLB seasons for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, died Sept. 30 in Kissimmee, Florida. He was 76. A native of Puerto Rico, Rosello was mostly a backup infielder, known more for his fielding prowess…
It’s time for the Brewers’ 2026 playoff campaign to begin! Anyone who wanted to see a second straight year with a testy intra-division NLDS matchup between the Brewers and Cubs had their hopes quickly dashed on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Padres, one of the hottest teams in baseball, utterly demoralized the North Siders with […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rafael Lopez, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1966 – Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins his 27th game of the season and the final game of his career. Koufax’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies clinches the […]
Understanding (or attempting to understand) a strange mechanism. The post Breaking Down Roman Anthony’s Bizarre Hand Injury appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers are set to begin their quest to the World Series this weekend as they have home-field advantage throughout the postseason, starting with the NLDS against the San Diego Padres, who took down the Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series this week. Feel free to use this thread […]
The Wild Card round of the 2026 MLB playoffs concluded swiftly for two powerhouses on Wednesday, as the The post MLB Wild Card Sweeps: Yankees Demolish Red Sox, Padres Vanquish Cubs to Advance appeared first on We Never Stop .
Three sweeps, one series going the distance and the White Sox still playing baseball in October. That’s a pretty good start to the postseason. The South Siders sent Houston packing for their first postseason series win in 21 years, while the Yankees steamrolled Boston and the Padres shut down the North Side’s supposedly mighty offense. […]
The Royals assigned left-hander Luke Little outright to Triple-A Omaha, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The log indicates that Kansas City technically designated him for assignment on Monday, though the team never announced the move. Kansas City claimed Little off waivers from the Cubs at the beginning of August. He spent the rest of the […]
The Chicago Cubs were defeated in the National League Wild Card Series by the San Diego Padres. Chicago’s season was impressive considering all of the injuries they dealt with, but the early postseason exit was still a disappointment. Pitching depth will be of the utmost importance moving forward after their pitching injury-plagued campaign, which is […] The post 1 free agent Cubs must re-sign after losing in postseason to Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .
And then there was one. Three of the four wild-card games proved to be pretty dull, with the Red Sox, Cubs and Astros rolling over with the lightest of struggles. So that just leaves the Phillies and Braves. Game #1 saw Atlanta come back from behind to take victory, while the roles were reversed in […]
The Chicago Cubs had a rough week on the field, losing their MLB Wild Card Series to the San Diego Padres. But they scored a major win in court as U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman granted the team summary judgment and a permanent injunction blocking Wrigley View Rooftop from selling tickets to watch games, […]
The Chicago Cubs saw their season comes to an end Wednesday night when they were eliminated from the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs by the San Diego Padres. The Cubs lost the series in consecutive games after earning a spot in the postseason in the final days of the season. While their […] The post Cubs rumors: Chicago insider dumps cold water over any potential Tarik Skubal free agency pursuit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Jacob Misiorowski reached 103.8 mph and struck out the side in the first inning Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, according to MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander entered the start 14-5 with a National League-leading 1.95 ERA. Milwaukee could clinch the NL Central on Tuesday with a win and a Chicago Cubs home [...]
Contreras made two defensive mistakes in Boston's embarrassing loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
The Chicago Cubs saw their season come to an abrupt conclusion Wednesday night when they lost their second consecutive game to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs. "Looking back at the 5 years, I don't know if I was able to reach the expectations that people had […] The post Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Shota Imanaga sound like guys who won’t be with Cubs much longer appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cubs might have lost both Wild Card games to the Padres, but they won where it really matters: the courtroom. You may recall that the Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024 after the revenue-sharing agreement expired, arguing that the business’s unauthorized ticket sales were “parasitic” on the team’s labor and expenses. The counter-argument … The post Cubs Issue Statement on Wrigley View Rooftop Lawsuit Win appeared first on .
This should come as a surprise to exactly no one, but the Cubs are probably going to have two new starting corner outfielders when next season rolls around. Both Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki will be free agents once the season officially ends, and there are long odds on reunions with either. Happ has repeatedly … The post Cubs ‘Unlikely’ to Enter, Win Bidding War for Seiya Suzuki appeared first on .
The Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell to turn a promising roster into a postseason contender. After a swift playoff exit, the executive responsible for building that roster deserves the most heat. Jed Hoyer should lose his job. The San Diego Padres outscored the Cubs 12-1 in a National League Wild Card Series sweep. The Cubs […] The post The Cubs firing that must happen after Padres disaster, and it’s not Craig Counsell appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Should Chicago Cubs fans be concerned after superstar outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong went hitless in the Wld Card Round?
Mason Miller needed just 12 batters to accomplish something no pitcher in postseason history had done. The San Diego Padres closer recorded his 10th career playoff strikeout Wednesday (All Cubs hitters), setting a record for the fewest batters faced to reach that total, according to Sarah Langs. Mason Miller recorded his 10th career postseason strikeout […] The post How Padres’ Mason Miller already made jaw-dropping playoff history appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Chicago Cubs recently saw their season come to an end with a 4-1 loss in Game 2 of the Wild Card round against the San Diego Padres, resulting in a sweep loss in the series. The Cubs now face an offseason filled with more questions than answers after a season filled with much promise […] The post Insider hits Cubs with Pete Crow-Armstrong warning after MVP season ends with thud appeared first on ClutchPoints .
“What did you think I would say at this moment, when I’m faced with the knowledge that you just don’t love me?” – At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters I referenced an article by former MLB commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti on the morning of the first Wild Card game and a passage … The post The Rundown: Winter Comes Early for Cubs Fans, Roster Rebuild Awaits, White Sox and Yankees Also Advance appeared first on .