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Here are some Cubs arbitration projections for 2027
Late Friday, MLB Trade Rumors posted their annual salary projections for arbitration-eligible players for next year. It will be interesting to see how many of these players wind up being signed before the owners’ lockout, which will almost certainly happen after the Dec. 1 expiration of the MLB/MLBPA collective bargaining agreement. It seems likely that […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: The Postseason hits the roof
Good morning. This is the time of year that the news becomes outdated very quickly. There won’t be anything about last night’s Dodgers/Braves game because I’m writing this before it ended. And not much from the Brewers and Padres Game 2.
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — October 5
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rey Sanchez*, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1945 – Claude Passeau of the Chicago Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 3 – 0, in Game 3 of the World Series, and 1947 – Left fielder Al Gionfriddo […]
MLB Division Series: Padres at Brewers, Braves at Dodgers
It’s Game 2 of the National League Division Series. The American League series have that weird off day in between Games 1 and 2 and will resume tomorrow. That was quite the ninth innin in Milwaukee Saturday night [VIDEO]. Your browser does not support the video tag. It didn’t end the game — it was […]
Chicago Cubs news — Counsell, Hoyer, Happ
*means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Analysis of Jed Hoyer’s press conference: Off-Season Remarks: Ian Happ Discussions: Stats and Feelings: Cubs’ MiLB Prospects for 2027: Food For Thought: Clint & The […]
MLB Division Series: Yankees at Rays, Padres at Brewers
Here’s your thread for the two Division Series night games today. 5:30 p.m. CT: Yankees at Rays TV: TBS, truTV, HBO Max. Announcers: Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur and Lauren Shehadi. Gerrit Cole, RHP vs. Drew Rasmussen, RHP MLB.com Gameday Baseball-reference.com preview 7:30 p.m. CT: Padres at Brewers TV: FS1. Announcers: Adam Amin, Adam Wainwright, A.J. […]
MLB Division Series: White Sox at Guardians, Braves at Dodgers
It’s time to begin the Division Series round of the 2026 postseason. There will be two threads for the four games today. This one is for the two afternoon games. The night game thread will post at 5 p.m. CT. At the time of this post, the Braves had not yet listed a starting pitcher. […]
2026 Cubs final season grades: Pitchers
This is not going to be as fun as the position player article. This, you likely already know. And this is why: I’ve shown you that chart before, but it’s worth repeating here. The Cubs, by fWAR, had one of the worst pitching staffs in all of Major League Baseball. The only reason they were […]
Chicago Cubs news — Hoerner, Suzuki, Happ
Today’s Reflections There’s not much to say about Game 2 or the Wild Card Series overall. Nico Hoerner was the only hitter to consistently rise to the challenge of the Padre pitching. Hoerner went 2-for-4 in each game with a double and RBI in Wednesday’s game. Seiya Suzuki was 2-for-7 with a run scored over […]
A Cub fan’s guide to the Division Series
Well, that was not the Wild Card round we wanted. This Cubs team provided the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in 2026. We’ll think of this as the year of the walkoff, brought to you in no small part by a pitching staff that was decimated by injuries. Pete Crow-Armstrong notching the […]
Jed Hoyer: ‘We let an opportunity slip away’
You know how you felt about this year’s Chicago Cubs. They had a great offense, tops in many categories in Major League Baseball. They had a great defense, leading MLB in almost every category The pitching, yikes, it was pretty bad. I’ll have more to say tomorrow when I post my final 2026 Cubs pitcher […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman wins the Rizzo Award!
Hopefully you all follow along and have seen the Game 162 Heroes and Goats and you already knew how the final standings ended up, at least at the top and bottom. Kudos to you if you knew by the end of the first inning on Sunday that Alex Bregman had likely secured the Rizzo. In […]
2026 Cubs final season grades: Position players
It’s time to look back at Chicago Cubs player performances over the 2026 season. For the purposes of this exercise, the regular season is all I’m going to consider. I don’t think the clear underperformance of two postseason games moves the needle on any of these players. A reminder that these grades are 100 percent […]
MLB News: Postseason, Wild Card, Yankees, White Sox, Padres, Torey Lovullo, Sonny Gray
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 […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — October 2
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 […]
MLB Wild Card Series Game 3: Phillies at Braves, Thursday 10/1, 7 p.m. CT
Here’s all the info you need for tonight’s Wild Card Series decisive game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. The series is tied 1-1. Aaron Nola, RHP vs. Ray Kerr, LHP The Braves are going with a bullpen game. Kerr, a lefthander, is obviously starting to try to neutralize the LH power hitters at […]
2026 Cubs Playoff Heroes and Goats: Nico Hoerner is the Superhero vs. the Padres
And just like that, the season comes to an end with barely a whimper. Over two days, the Cubs looked completely and totally over matched. If you’re a decades long Cubs fan, you’ve seen this before. There were exceptions along the way in the playoff era, but generally the Cubs have a really good season, […]
Padres 4, Cubs 1: Farewell to 2026, and on to an uncertain 2027
When the Chicago Cubs began the 2026 season 27-12, a stretch that included two 10-game winning streaks, many of us thought, “Hey — maybe this year can be something special.” Well. You know what happened after that. A 10-game losing streak. Injuries. Guys not producing. The bullpen imploding multiple times. After 27-12, they were just […]
Chicago Cubs news — Boyd, Hoerner, Suzuki
Today’s Reflections Okay. The appearance of San Diego native Joe Musgrove in the ninth inning, to the screams of a chanting crowd, was pretty cool. And that was the only enjoyable part of Game 1 of the Wild Card game versus the Padres. “Enjoyable” because by that point, Cub fans that were still watching were […]
Cubs current record, schedule, MLB standings, broadcast information
Last game: 4-1 loss to Padres Next Spring Training game: Friday, Feb. 19, 2027, vs. Athletics at Mesa, time TBD. TV: TBD Next regular season game: Thursday, March 25, 2027, vs. Guardians at Wrigley Field, 1:20 p.m. CT. TV: Marquee Sports Network. Cubs regular season radio: WSCR 670/104.3 The Score (all regular season games), Cubs […]
Cubs Rapid Recap: Cubs season ends meekly with 4-1 loss to Padres
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. But it’s over. The Cubs lost Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series 4-1 to the San Diego Padres. The Friars advance to the Division Series and eliminate the Cubs, 2 games to 0. The Cubs came out just as mildly as they did in Game 1 […]
MLB Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs vs. Padres, Wednesday 9/30, 9 p.m. CT live!
Go get ‘em, Kevin.
MLB Wild Card Series Game 2 preview: Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres, Wednesday 9/30, 9 p.m. CT
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Kevin Gausman, RHP vs. Nick Pivetta, RHP This is exactly why the Cubs traded for Kevin Gausman: His extensive postseason experience, which includes six appearances (five starts) and 30.2 innings in last year’s postseason for the Blue Jays in which he posted a 2.93 ERA. He’ll need to be […]
MLB Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs vs. Padres Wednesday 9/30 game threads
Sep 29, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; General view before game one of the Wildcard round for the 2026 MLB Playoffs between Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Padres 4, Cubs 1: Farewell to 2026, and on to an uncertain 2027 2026 Cubs Playoff Heroes and Goats: Nico Hoerner is the Superhero vs. the Padres MLB Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs vs. Padres, Wednesday 9/30...
If MLB streams it, baseball fans won’t watch
Game 1 of the Wild Card round is in the books, and Chicago, we have some serious problems. The Cubs’ vaunted offense did nothing against Padres pitching, narrowly avoiding being no-hit in the first of the three-game series. Admittedly, Michael King dominated, throwing pitches that looked out of the zone only to dart back in […]
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