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On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview
SITE NOTE: “Three up, three down,” the review of the previous week for the Cubs, will run tomorrow, since today’s a holiday and there’s an afternoon game today. The Cubs have lost eight straight. That, you already know. The Pirates have lost six of their last nine. Something’s gotta give in this four-game series. For […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 53
We’ve reached the point where I feel like I’m part of the problem. Not as far as the on the field product of course. What is happening there belongs to this team and this front office. But I feel like a very small part of some of your fandom. Right now I feel about like […]
MLB News: Jose Berrios Tommy John, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole returns, Chris Taylor retires
Happy Monday, everyone, and believe it or not… the last week of May. I’m not quite sure where this year is going, but somehow we are two full months into this baseball season, and unfortunately for some teams, that means it’s time to take a really long, serious look at what they plan to do […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — May 25
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Neil Ramirez, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 2002 – With four homers on May 23rd, one on May 24th, and two more today, Shawn Green becomes the first major leaguer to hit seven round-trippers in three games. The Dodgers outfielder’s nine big flies in a week […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Iowa blasts Memphis, 18-4
Left-hander Ty Blach has elected free agency. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 18-4. It was a Sunday bullpen game for Iowa today as Gabe Klobosits started and allowed three runs in the top of the first inning. Memphis didn’t score again until the ninth. The final line on Klobosits was […]
Astros 8, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga gets bit by the home run bug. Again.
It rained all morning on the North Side of Chicago, but by game time the rain had left the area and it became a beautiful, sunny, late spring afternoon at Wrigley Field. The sky might as well have kept on pouring, because the Astros rained down three home runs off Shōta Imanaga and defeated the […]
Cubs vs. Astros, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Cubs roster move: Edward Cabrera to IL; Jordan Wicks recalled
The Cubs today announced that left-hander Jordan Wicks has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Wicks is replacing Edward Cabrera, who goes on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 21, with a blister on his middle finger. The 26-year-old Wicks started this season on the injured list with left-elbow inflammation. He returned to the mound […]
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Peter Lambert, RHP Shōta Imanaga’s last start was… not up to his previous efforts this year. The Brewers hit him hard. Hopefully, that will not be the case this afternoon. He’s been better in day games (2.62 ERA, six starts, two HR in 34.1 innings) […]
Cubs vs. Astros Sunday 5/24 game threads
Astros 8, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga gets bit by the home run bug. Again. Cubs vs. Astros, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
Heavy sigh. This is as weird of a Cubs season to follow as I can remember. You’ve heard me say it so many times. This team is better than it’s looked over the last two weeks. We knew it was never as good as it looked the three weeks before that. But somewhere in the […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Alcantara, Rea, Hoerner
Today’s Reflections Well, Nico Hoerner did do something I never saw Ryno do. That, and three singles, was all that there was to talk about after Saturday’s game. Better luck, and lineup, Sunday. I had a little fun below, but I think Kevin Alcantara can provide a spark, a break, motivation — something — for […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Iowa stops Memphis, 6-4
Catcher Casey Opitz was activated off the Development List and returned to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs clipped the wings of the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 6-4. Starter Paul Campbell threw the first six inning and allowed three runs on six hits. Two of the three runs came on a home run by rehabbing Lars […]
Astros 3, Cubs 0: In which I criticize Craig Counsell’s lineup choices
So let me get this straight. After Friday’s loss to the Astros, here’s what Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he would do: So what do we get as “something different”? Pete Crow-Armstrong leading off, Nico Hoerner batting cleanup and Ian Happ getting a day off. That’s it. That’s not a “different look,” in my view. […]
Cubs vs. Astros, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Kai-Wei Teng, RHP Colin Rea’s last start was pretty bad, so let’s try to ignore it. (Yes, I know you can’t really do that.) In fact, over his last five starts Rea has posted a 7.04 ERA and 1.913 WHIP and […]
Cubs vs. Astros Saturday 5/23 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52 Astros 3, Cubs 0: In which I criticize Craig Counsell’s lineup choices Cubs vs. Astros, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT
Cubs roster move: Kevin Alcántara recalled, Nicky Lopez DFA
The Cubs, on a six-game losing streak and in an offensive funk, have made a roster move that could shake things up, if only a bit. Outfielder Kevin Alcántara has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. In 41 games for Iowa this year, Alcántara is batting .242/.339/.567 (38-for-157) with 15 home runs. The power is good, […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 51
It isn’t often that a team wins 10 straight and so quickly thereafter loses six straight. But it’s been that kind of year for the Cubs. Every single year there is a stretch where the Cubs run into a number of elite pitchers and the bats go into a funk. To my eye, they’ve held […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Ramirez, Alcantara, PCA
Today’s Reflections Pedro Ramirez has been called up to replace Matt Shaw, who is on the 10-day injured list with back soreness. Ramirez will fill in the super-sub role, but with Nicky Lopez who can fill the infield portion of the role, Ramirez would be free for the outfield (if ready). He could have been […]
Cubs vs. Astros Saturday 5/23 game threads
Cubs vs. Astros Saturday 5/23 game threads
Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend ebbs the Whitecaps, 5-4
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were caught hibernating by the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 8-4. Javier Assad started and gave up five runs in the first inning. He settled down after that, but he still got the loss. The final line on Assad was five runs on six hits over 3.2 innings. He walked two and […]
Astros 4, Cubs 2: RISPy business. Again.
I could just post this here and end this recap and every single one of you would understand exactly what the problem is with the Chicago Cubs. But you come here for a game recap and you shall have one, even though you probably won’t like it. The Cubs lost to the Astros 4-2 and […]
Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 5/22, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Cubs call up INF Pedro Ramírez; Matt Shaw to IL
The Cubs today announced that one of their top prospects, 2B/3B Pedro Ramírez, has been promoted to Chicago to make his major-league debut. In a corresponding move, infielder Matt Shaw has been placed in the injured list with lower back tightness. The Cubs signed Ramírez in January of 2021 out of Venezuela for a $75,00 […]
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