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MLB Division Series Game 5: White Sox at Guardians
So far, the road team has won all four games in this series. Will that continue tonight in Cleveland? 7 p.m. CT: White Sox at Guardians (Series tied 2-2) TV: TBS, truTV, HBO Max (streaming). Announcers: Alex Faust, Ron Darling and Lauren Jbara. Sean Burke, RHP vs. Gavin Williams, RHP MLB.com Gameday Baseball-reference.com preview
Today in Cubs history: A five-run ninth inning rally wins a World Series game
We’re setting the BCB “Wayback Machine” pretty far back today, all the way back to one of the Cubs’ World Series wins in the early 20th Century. That win might not have been possible without the team’s tremendous rally in the top of the ninth inning in Game 1 in 1908. The Cubs had quite […]
Chicago Cubs news— Hartshorn, Ayers, Caple, Cabada, Useche
Today’s Reflections There are a few known and lesser-known Cubs prospects in this entry of Cub Tracks. Go, Clevelanders!!! The Guardians are one game from advancing to the ALCS. We owe the fans of Cleveland for 2016, when they became the organization with the WS longest drought. Go Everyone Associated with Cleveland! Iron Mike (RIP): […]
MLB has proposed a 154-game schedule to the MLBPA
We’ve been waiting to hear more information about negotiations between MLB team owners and the MLB Players Association, and Thursday afternoon, there was more — and it had to do with a major schedule change proposal. MLB would revert to a 154-game schedule, the season length that was in effect from 1904-61 (1960 in the […]
A blueprint for Jed Hoyer to fix Cubs pitching
As all of us know, pitching was the Cubs’ downfall this year. Not in the postseason’s two games, really — those games were largely lost because the offense stopped hitting. Right now I’m going to share this chart yet again because, well, it points out the problem in stark numbers. The Cubs had one of […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: The Rays are spreading the news
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Chicago Cubs history unpacked — October 9
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Courtney Duncan*, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1906 – Snow flies at Chicago’s West Side Park as the first one-city World Series opens with the 116-win Cubs heavy favorites. However, White Sox starter Nick Altrock outduels Three Finger Brown […]
MLB Division Series Game 4: Guardians at White Sox
The Guardians stayed alive with a convincing 9-3 win over the White Sox Wednesday afternoon. With the Rays defeating the Yankees Wednesday evening to win their Division Series, the winner of this series will head to St. Petersburg for the ALCS, which begins Monday. 7 p.m. CT: Guardians at White Sox (White Sox lead series […]
Wrigley Field security bollard construction begins next week
One of the things required by Major League Baseball before awarding the Cubs the 2027 All-Star Game was to have enhanced security around Wrigley Field, specifically, security bollards on all four streets surrounding the ballpark, as I reported here in May 2025. The cost is being split, as noted in the article, between the Cubs, […]
This year’s MLB qualifying offer has been set. Should any Cubs be given one?
This could be the last MLB season with a “qualifying offer,” as it’s termed in the labor agreement between owners and players. It’s possible an entirely new system will be created. Until then, the current labor agreement runs through Dec. 1 and so qualifying offers will be made, and accepted or rejected, under that agreement. […]
In praise of Craig Counsell
The Cubs’ Opening Day starter this year was Matthew Boyd. The rotation at that time consisted of Boyd, Cade Horton, Shōta Imanaga, Edward Cabrera and Jameson Taillon. Those five pitchers combined for 86 starts. Only Boyd and Imanaga finished the season in the Cubs rotation and only Imanaga was not injured at some point during […]
Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Gausman, Holmes
Today’s Reflections While watching the Yankees’ four-error performance Monday night ….. It made me GREATLY appreciate the Cubs defense we enjoyed this season. I appreciate your reading. *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 […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Should fielders need to stay in their spots?
It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest after-party for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There are a few tables available, or sit with someone new. […]
MLB Division Series: Rays at Yankees, Brewers at Padres
Two more games for your viewing pleasure this evening! 7 p.m. CT: Rays at Yankees (Rays lead series 2-0) TV: TBS, truTV, HBO Max (streaming). Announcers: Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur and Lauren Shehadi. Nick Martinez, RHP vs. Max Fried, LHP MLB.com Gameday Baseball-reference.com preview 9 p.m. CT: Brewers at Padres (Brewers lead series 2-1) TV: […]
MLB Division Series: Guardians at White Sox, Dodgers at Braves
This will be the last day of 2026 in which there will be four MLB games. This thread is for the first two, Game 3 of the Guardians/White Sox ALDS and Game 4 of the Dodgers/Braves NLDS. Another thread will post at 6:30 p.m. CT for the two night games. 3 p.m. CT: Guardians at […]
An update on the looming MLB owners’ lockout
Let me start by being absolutely clear about the headline to this article. On Dec. 1, when the MLB/MLBPA collective bargaining agreement expires, team owners are going to lock out players. A lockout, not a strike, so this is all on the owners. Commissioner Rob Manfred has pretty much said that’s going to happen without […]
MLB News: MLB Postseason, Mason Miller tipping pitches, White Sox, Shohei Ohtani slumping
High drama is afoot in the MLB postseason, which is always a delightful thing to see unfold. Whether it’s Shohei Ohtani’s unexpected postseason slump (or was it really unexpected considering he’s been battling injuries the latter half of the season?), or Mason Miller tipping pitches (he claims he wasn’t!), or the Yankees just dropping the […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — October 7
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Jose Cardenal*, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 2001 – On the last day of the season, Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres bloops a double down the right field line off Colorado Rockies pitcher John Thomson to become […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Matt Shaw or Pedro Ramírez?
It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We leave the light on for a reason. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat […]
MLB Division Series: Dodgers at Braves, Brewers at Padres
For Game 3 of the NL Division Series, the teams change venues and play at Atlanta and at San Diego. The Brewers can wrap things up tonight, while the Braves and Dodgers will go to Game 4 tomorrow. 5 p.m. CT: Dodgers at Braves (Series tied 1-1) TV: FS1. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz and […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong is named Baseball America’s MLB Player of the Year
This is the first of what are likely to be several major awards won by Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong this year (Bluesky link): You all know PCA’s numbers, but they are certainly worth repeating here, because they represent a Cubs season not seen in decades. Some highlights as posted in the BA article: • He […]
A review of the first year of ABS challenges
One full season of ABS challenges by batters, catchers and pitchers is in the books, so I thought it would be interesting to have a look at the results. Of course, the system continues through the postseason — and we already have had a postseason game end on an ABS challenge! — but we have […]
Chicago Cubs news — Suzuki, Hoyer, Ricketts
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Cubs BCB After Dark: Would you give Ian Happ a qualifying offer?
It’s the first full week of the offseason here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re so glad to see you. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The […]
MLB Division Series: White Sox at Guardians, Yankees at Rays
After an odd little off day Sunday (largely because of NFL games that MLB didn’t want to compete with on TV), the American League Division Series resume today. 4 p.m. CT: White Sox at Guardians (White Sox lead series 1-0) TV: TBS, truTV, HBO Max (streaming). Announcers: Alex Faust, Ron Darling and Lauren Jbara. Anthony […]
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