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Welcome back to “Three up, three down,” a review of the previous week’s worth of Cubs action during the regular season. Of course, we don’t have an entire week to review, just three games. Nevertheless, there are some positives — and negatives — that came out of the season-opening series against the Washington Nationals. Here […]
A few times each year, a series happens and I wonder why I do all of this. On some level, I mean recapping these games. But on other levels, it is even just being a fan. Baseball lends itself to so many disappointments. In 42 years of watching this team, I’ve followed so many stupid […]
Happy Monday, everyone! We’ve gotten through the first series of the season (it could have gone better for hte Cubs, let’s just not talk about it), and the season is underway. We’ve already seen the ABS system getting used a bunch, often with game-changing impact, and we’ll get into that below, but it has especially […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Sammy Sosa for George Bell, Kris Bryant heads to Iowa, and other stories. Happy birthday to Alex Bregman! Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Tom Burns, George Van Haltren, Herman Bronkie, Ed Sicking, Ripper Collins, Jake Marisnick, Alex Bregman. Today in History: Thanks for reading.
Before you start complaining about Shōta Imanaga serving up another home run at an inopportune time (with two runners on base), consider that you’re not going to win many games when you get only four hits and three of them are solo homers. That was the tale of the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Nationals […]
The Iowa Cubs were caught hibernating by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-5. It was a good start for Jaxon Wiggins, who went four innings and allowed just one run on two hits. Wiggins struck out six and walked two. Here’s Wiggins getting a strikeout. Meanwhile, the I-Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Nationals lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Jake Irvin, RHP Today, we begin to find out whether Shōta Imanaga can recover his 2024 form. Even then, he did allow a fair number of home runs, but his walk rate was low and he kept guys off base enough to have an outstanding […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 3 Cubs vs. Nationals, Sunday 3/29, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Sunday 3/29, 1:20 CT
The Cubs bounced back in a significant way after a disappointing Opening Day performance. Cade Horton got them on the right foot with three perfect innings to start, on his way to 6.1 innings and only two runs allowed. Offensively, the Cubs turned nine hits and six walks into 10 runs as they evened this […]
I admit that I have my PCA jersey on. We had Chicago dogs for lunch and I have one Old Style left from a trip to Rocco’s a bit ago. Much more noise has been made about his deal than Nico Hoerner’s, as Pete has been anointed the new ‘face’. I suspect PCA is equal […]
The Iowa Cubs were broadsided by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 4-3. Iowa scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and then didn’t score again. First, left fielder Justin Dean walked to lead off the bottom of the inning. He then stole second, went to third on a bad throw and scored on […]
The sun came out over Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon, though it was still quite chilly, 41 degrees at game time. The Cubs followed the bright sunshine in pleasing the 34,834 in attendance by getting a strong outing from Cade Horton and home runs from Miguel Amaya and Ian Happ and crushed the visiting Nationals 10-2. […]
Go get ‘em, Cade.
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Nationals lineup: Cade Horton, RHP vs. Miles Mikolas, RHP Cade Horton had a magnificent rookie season, especially his last 12 starts, in which he posted a 1.03 ERA and 0.783 WHIP. His only start vs. the Nats last year came before that 12-start run, June 3 in Washington. He still had […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 2 Cubs 10, Nationals 2: Cade Horton and Miguel Amaya lead the way Cubs vs. Nationals, Saturday 3/28, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Saturday 3/28, 1:20 CT
No game Friday. Today Cade Horton matches up against our old friend Miles Mikolas, trying to put a bow tie on the series. Mikolas isn’t quite what he used to be, but he still has moxie and tenacity. We have plenty of videos to watch and some good articles to get you revved up for […]
Welcome to another year of the Minor League Wrap. Although for the first week, we’ll just be the Iowa Cubs wrap as they started the season this evening and the other three affiliates wait until next Friday. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs boarded and seized the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 5-2. Javier Assad got the Opening […]
This news just broke, so here it is, without details: I think everyone here is thrilled with this news. Nico Hoerner has become the heart and soul of this Cubs team, a terrific player offensively and defensively and a great human being as well. Presuming this deal begins after this year — as PCA’s extension […]
The Cubs officially announced the long-term signing of Pete Crow-Armstrong by press release late Thursday. As is the team’s custom, they did not announce the terms, though it has been reported as a six-year, $115 million deal with no opt-outs that will begin next year. That binds PCA to the Cubs through 2032. Late Thursday, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week in the SB Nation Reacts survey, I asked you to grade Cubs President of Baseball Operations […]
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 […]
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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.
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 […]