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That’s why you play them. That’s something you might have heard about a game like this if it occurred in August. One team expected to lose 90 plus games, the other expected to win at least that many. The Nationals early into a full rebuild with a young front office at the helm. The Cubs […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Lynn McGlothen and a host of others, plus more baseball stories. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: George Magoon, Bill Collins, Johnny Gill, Walter Stephenson, Newt Kimball, Wes Covington, Lynn McGlothen*, Vic Harris, Dick Ruthven, Drew Hall, Jaime Navarro, Junior Lake, Eric Stout. Also notable: Miller Huggins HOF. Today in History: Thanks for reading.
Eamus Catuli, the billboard reads on a Sheffield Avenue rooftop just beyond right center field at the Friendly Confines. The signs are positioned on the left side of the upper facade of the Lakeview Baseball Club building, 3633 N. Sheffield Avenue, across the street from Wrigley Field. As today is the Chicago Cubs home opener, many […] The post What the Eamus Catuli Sign Across Wrigley Field Actually Means appeared first on The Sports Bank .
1938After losing four straight exhibition games to the Cubs, a Luke Appling home run helps knock off the White Sox rivals, 10-9, in Los Angeles. That was the good news. The bad news came in the ninth inning, when Appling at first base took off on a hit and run, with batter Joe Kuhel fouling […]
They might as well have stayed in Arizona. The Cubs got blasted 10-4 by the Nationals on Opening Day, and the weather, well, it was what you would expect for late March — 49 degrees, very windy, annoying light rain showers off and on. Matthew Boyd, who was so good at Wrigley Field all of […]
The Washington Nationals started their season off on the right foot with a statement 10-4 win over the Cubs. While the bats were quiet during Spring Training, they came to play in the season opener. However, the production came from some unexpected characters. It was also Blake Butera’s first career managerial win. In the first […]
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Thursday notes… Cubs lineup: Nationals lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Cade Cavalli, RHP Matthew Boyd had an excellent 2025, making the NL All-Star team, though he did run out of gas late in the season. After being hit hard in Game 1 of the division series against the Brewers, he recovered to have an outstanding […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1 Cubs vs. Nationals, Thursday 3/26, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Thursday 3/26, 1:20 CT
Well, here we are at the earliest-ever home opener for the Cubs. You already know how I feel about March baseball in Chicago (they generally shouldn’t, ever). And the forecast for the opener Thursday has temps falling from an early high of near 60 into the 40s. There’s a chance of rain that hopefully will […]
At last, Opening Day is upon us, and the Nationals will open up their 22nd season in franchise history on the road at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. With the 26-man roster set and the rotation lined up, it’s time for the 162-game marathon to begin once more. The Cubs lost one of their […]
No game Wednesday. Today is of course Opening Day. We have plenty of videos to watch and some good articles. Get you some coffee like the Cubs do, and enjoy. Or perhaps some Gatorade will do. Ian Happ leads off today: PCA DEPT. Miscellaneous: *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} […]
From Lindy's 2026 Baseball Review : AL East Projected Finish Blue Jays Orioles Red Sox Yankees Rays AL Division Winners: Blue Jays, Royals, Mariners AL Wild Cards: Orioles, Red Sox , Tigers AL Champion: Mariners NL Divisions: Atlanta, Brewers, Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres NL Champion: Dodgers AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox AL Rookie: Samuel Basallo, Orioles AL Rookie Pitcher: Payton Tolle, Red Sox AL Manager: Matt Quatraro, Royals ...
‘Twas the night before Opening Day here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. We’re waiving the cover charge tonight. It’s getting crowded, but we still have a few good tables available. The show will start shortly. Bring […]
A year ago, many were skeptical that the Chicago Cubs could be a postseason contender, even after the acquisition of Kyle Tucker, a genuine star. A year later, the Cubs did make the postseason and extended the Brewers to five games in a tightly-fought division series. The 92-win season was absolutely a good one, with […]
Here are the 26 men who will line up on the third-base line at Wrigley Field Thursday afternoon before the Cubs’ season opener against the Nationals. Most of these were well-known before; a few were added over the last couple of days. All groups are listed in alphabetical order, except for the starting pitchers, who […]
BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to kick off the 2026 season. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Duane and I had a lively online conversation Tuesday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley was unable to join us for […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to PCA and others, and other stories. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Frank Dwyer, Bill Carney, Polly McLarry, Denver Grigsby, Jim Ellis, Jeff Kunkel, Scott Sanders, Neal Cotts, Pete Crow-Armstrong*. Also notable: Tom Glavine HOF. Today in history: *pictured. **this turns out to be untrue. Click the link.
Good evening from all of us here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re all getting excited around here as the season is about to start. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’ll waive the cover charge. We’ve got […]
Tonight, ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke the news that Cubs fans have been waiting for. We have no details as of yet on the length of the deal or how much money Pete Crow-Armstrong will get. Bob Nightengale reports that it will be more than $100 million, which is a safe report, honestly. Most observers have […]
Spring training is over! The Yankees wrapped up the exhibition portion of their season with a big win over the Cubs down in Arizona — 8-3 is your final. Let’s talk about it so we can turn our attention to the stuff that will matter in pursuit of #28. Gerrit Cole had a power pitcher’s […]
The Cubs’ final spring training game was a clunker, an 8-3 loss to the Yankees at Sloan Park. So this is going to be a very short game recap, as the team’s focus turns to the 2026 season opener Thursday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored both of their runs on solo homers. Alex Bregman […]
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Go get ‘em, Edward.
There’s very “last day of school” vibes around today, with the final spring exhibition before Opening Day tomorrow, wrapping up this two-game set with the Cubs from Arizona. After a one-inning, 10-pitch spring debut last week, Gerrit Cole will get the ball ahead of a likely rehab assignment to try and tune up for a […]