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Mariners 6, Cubs 5: Alex Bregman homers twice, but then there’s that RISPy business
SEATTLE — To begin this recap of Friday night’s 6-5 Cubs 10-inning loss to the Mariners, I thought it would be appropriate to give you this fact from BCB’s JohnW53, because this is the primary reason the Cubs lost this game: The Cubs’ 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position was their worst with […]
Chicago Cubs news— Holmes, Bregman, Hoerner, Taylor
Today’s Reflections So, the White Sox have in Jose Urquidy the equivalent of the Cubs’ Javier Assad. For example: August 19th, Urquidy, planned reliever in the third inning for an opener: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K. June 6th, Assad, emergency reliever in the second inning for a Jameson Taillon implosion: […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw has 2 hits in Iowa win
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs fried the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 8-3. Andrew Wantz got the start and gave the I-Cubs four innings and gave the Mud Hens two runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out five. Hoby Milner pitched the fifth inning in a rehab assignment. Milner gave up a one-out […]
Cubs vs. Mariners, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT
SEATTLE — Today’s roster moves: Here Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Mariners lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Emerson Hancock, RHP Matthew Boyd had been so good in his first nine starts back from his knee injury that his four-homer clunker against the Cardinals last Saturday was pretty shocking. Even with that awful game he’s still at […]
Cubs vs. Mariners Friday 8/21 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Mariners Mariners 6, Cubs 5: Alex Bregman homers twice, but then there’s that RISPy business Cubs vs. Mariners, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT
Cubs roster moves: Daniel Palencia activated from IL, Gabriel Arias added
Daniel Palencia had a good year as Cubs closer in 2025 despite some injury issues. He had more time on the IL this year, first with an oblique strain and then a flexor injury. Today, the Cubs activated Palencia from the injured list after five rehab outings, the last two of which were pretty good. […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Mariners series preview
SEATTLE — Yes, I’ve made the trip to the Pacific Northwest for this three-game series. If you’re going to the games check BCB social media later, I’ll post my seat location. The Mariners made the ALCS last year and came within an agonizing Game 7 of making their first World Series. Now they’re struggling to […]
The Short Porch is taking a closer look at Seiya Suzuki
It’s been a baseball season to remember in Chicago. The Cubs and White Sox are both playing excellent baseball and if the playoffs started tomorrow they’d both be in the field. Pete Crow-Armstrong is putting together a season for the ages on the corner of Clark and Addison. The ten-year anniversary of the Cubs 2016 […]
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts isn’t as ‘cheap’ as some say he is
With the Cubs/Mariners game not happening until 9:10 p.m. CT tonight, I thought I’d take a bit of time today to address something that’s bothered me recently. To wit: The claims by many fans that “Tom Ricketts is cheap!” Yes, it is true that the Cubs have not spent as much money as, say, the […]
The Cubs are having a 150th anniversary celebration next weekend
As you know, the Cubs are the only MLB franchise to be in its original location since the National League was founded in 1876. So that makes this the 150th anniversary of the team, and throughout the year the Cubs have been honoring that history in many different ways. Thursday, the club announced a 150th […]
MLB News: AL Wild Card, Jacob deGrom, Fernando Tatis Jr., Paul Skenes, Ketel Marte
Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve made it through another week and we’re closing in on the end of August. Still hard to believe that the end of summer and the end of the regular baseball season are now just over a month away (howww????). This, of course, brings us to the weird and wacky position the […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — August 21
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Karl “Tuffy” Rhodes, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1931 – Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Today in Cubs history: Cubs Birthdays: Tim Collins, […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Triantos, McCormick lead Iowa past Toledo, 5-4
The person who left the Pelicans game last night in an ambulance was Pelicans pitcher Geovanny Vasquez, who suffered from a “heat-related illness.” He was held overnight and released. He is back with the team. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs roasted the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-4 in ten innings. Connor Noland pitched the first […]
Today in Cubs history: Mark Koenig hits a walk-off home run
As you know, the Cubs have made a habit out of exciting walk-off wins this year. They’ve had 12 in all, which is tied for second-best in franchise history. The team record of 14 was set in 1930, a year where the team came agonizingly short of a second straight NL pennant. The 2015 Cubs, […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong is having an historic Cubs season
Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the bottom of the first in the Crosstown Classic with a home run. Then he walked off the game with his 30th home run, which locked in back-to-back 30-30 seasons. For good measure he started the next game with (you guessed it) a home run. Let’s rewatch that walkoff again [VIDEO]. […]
SB Nation Reacts: David Peterson should go back in the Cubs rotation
When Edward Cabrera returned from his injury, Craig Counsell announced that he’d go back in the rotation and David Peterson would go to the bullpen. Welp. As you know, Cabrera’s start was a disaster and he wound up back on the injured list with a blister. Earlier this week I had asked you in the […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Tyrone Taylor is the Superhero vs. the White Sox
So much feast and so much famine in 2026. 10-game winning streaks, a 10-game losing streak. A few prolonged winning periods. A few prolonged losing periods. On the net, the winning has significantly outweighed the losing, but still frustrating. The Cubs have dropped four of seven. A speed bump not particularly notable. But it is […]
Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Bregman, Assad, Webb
Today’s Reflections “Oh, what a (couple of) night(s)!” as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (almost) sang! A historic lead-off and walk-off home-run Monday night by Pete Crow-Armstrong, followed by another lead-off HR by PCA and a pair of game-tying and game-winning RBI singles by Alex Bregman Tuesday definitely gave the two games a play-off […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Would you re-sign Clay Holmes?
It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. We validate parking. There are still a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw rehabs in Iowa
The Cubs have signed shortstop Jackson Cluff to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. In the eighth inning of the Pelicans game, there was a 32-minute delay as someone in the Pelicans dugout suffered a medical emergency. The person, and I don’t know who it was at the moment, was taken […]
White Sox 3, Cubs 0: The weather was here. Wish the game had been beautiful
The Cubs lost to the White Sox 3-0 on a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon, and the “gorgeous” part is about the only good thing I can say about the afternoon… with the offense disappearing, I am reduced to paraphrasing Jimmy Buffett lyrics for a headline. And come on. José Urquidy? A guy the Sox picked up […]
Cubs vs. White Sox, Wednesday 8/19, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Clay.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Wednesday 8/19, 1:20 CT
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: White Sox lineup: Clay Holmes, RHP vs. Sean Newcomb, LHP Clay Holmes was lights-out in his last start, last Friday against the Cardinals: 6.2 innings, one hit, one walk, 11 ground-ball outs. The last time he faced the White Sox was May 26, 2025 at Citi Field and he had a […]
Cubs vs. White Sox Wednesday 8/19 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Tyrone Taylor is the Superhero vs. the White Sox White Sox 3, Cubs 0: The weather was here. Wish the game had been beautiful Cubs vs. White Sox, Wednesday 8/19, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Wednesday 8/19, 1:20 CT
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