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Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0: The Shōta Imanaga and Ian Happ show
On a sunny, but blustery and chilly afternoon at Wrigley Field, two Cubs totally dominated the action. Shōta Imanaga had another outstanding start, scattering four hits over seven innings and striking out five. And Ian Happ doubled, tripled and homered, scoring both of the Cubs’ runs in a 2-0 shutout of the Diamondbacks, the Cubs’ […]
Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Saturday 5/2, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Saturday 5/2, 1:20 CT
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Diamondbacks lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Ryne Nelson, RHP Shōta Imanaga was a little off his game Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing five runs in 5.1 innings. One positive: He did not allow a home run and this year he’s given up just three long balls in 34.1 innings, a vast […]
Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Saturday 5/2 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 33 Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0: The Shōta Imanaga and Ian Happ show Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Saturday 5/2, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Saturday 5/2, 1:20 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32
The Cubs came back home and got right back into a groove. When last we saw this team, they’d swept all seven games on a seven-game homestand. For those not keeping track at home, they also won the home game before that back on April 12. So this is now nine straight wins at Wrigley […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Carl Edwards Jr., Hoerner, Happ, Bregman, Malört
Today’s Reflections *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. Food For Thought: Henrik Freischlader (born 3 November 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist. His style of music cannot be considered pure blues. […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Palencia rehabs with Iowa
Daniel Palencia was throwing hard in St. Paul. Mason McGwire might just be a prospect. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs declared the St. Paul Saints (Twins) to be heretics, 6-5. Connor Noland put the I-Cubs in an early hole after he got battered around for five runs on six hits over four innings. He walked […]
Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 5: Phil Maton and Jacob Webb come through
For much of this early season, two of Jed Hoyer’s key bullpen acquisitions had not done well. Phil Maton spent time on the injured list and didn’t throw well when he pitched. Jacob Webb had not had good outings most of the year to date. Friday, both of them pitched well when the Cubs needed […]
Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Friday 5/1, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 5/1, 1:20 CT
Daniel Palencia news: Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Diamondbacks lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Zac Gallen, RHP Colin Rea was going along just fine when the Dodgers torched him pretty good over the weekend. That out of the way, Rea has been solid this year (and was last year, too). I don’t think one bad start […]
Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Friday 5/1 game threads
Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 5: Phil Maton and Jacob Webb come through Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Friday 5/1, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 5/1, 1:20 CT
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks series preview
The Cubs just completed a 17-9 April and have won 12 of their last 15. The Diamondbacks come to Wrigley having lost six of their last nine. The Cubs just finished taking two of three from the Padres, whose previous series was in Mexico City against… the Diamondbacks. That series was split. Arizona stopped off […]
MLB News: Kyle Hendricks, Garrett Crochet injury, Alex Cora firing, Nick Kurtz, Mets lose
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s hard to believe it, but we are actually approaching the one-fifth point of the season. It’s no longer easy to just blame issues on a small sample size, and we’re starting to have a good idea of who the real contenders this season might be. The NL seems to be faring […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, May 1
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Marcus Stroman* and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches the seventh no-hitter of his major league career, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Marcus Stroman*, Rudy Meoli, Paul Carter. Today in history: *pictured.
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies split with Trash Pandas
The Arizona Complex League starts on Saturday, so there’s some movement in anticipation of that. The Iowa Cubs also got some (probably) temporary reinforcements. Right-hander Vince Velazquez has elected free agency. Right-hander Jace Beck was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Knoxville. Outfielder Jeury Ramirez was promoted from the Dominican Summer League Cubs-Red to Iowa. […]
The Short Porch is looking at the Cubs battered bullpen
The Chicago Cubs are 19-12 and sitting just a game back of the division-leading Reds despite running what has essentially been a rotating cast of relievers in the late innings for the better part of three weeks. Caleb Thielbar was Craig Counsell’s de facto closer in Daniel Palencia’s absence before landing on the injured list […]
Introducing ‘The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book’
With today being an off day for the Cubs, I thought it would be a good time to let you know that my fourth book about the Cubs will be coming out soon. “The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book” is 300 trivia questions centered around our favorite team. I’ve separated this book into chapters about […]
MLB owners and players will start CBA talks soon. What happens next?
As you know, the collective-bargaining agreement between MLB owners and the MLB Players Association ends on Dec. 1, 2026. The last time such an expiration happened, five years ago, owners began a lockout on Dec. 1, 2021 that ran well into March and threatened the entire 2022 season. That didn’t happen, though Spring Training 2022 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 31
In 2025, the Cubs were relatively healthy. That’s easy to forget. The headline injuries, Justin Steele, Kyle Tucker and Cade Horton were to some of the team’s biggest stars. Nico Hoerner and a number of other offensive players had some various bumps and bruises. A couple of the starting pitchers missed some time. Javier Assad […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes, Hoerner, Bregman, PCA
Today’s Reflections Today’s Reflections are a bit here and there, but it all comes together in the end. A few years ago, I was on one of my mini-MiLB baseball trip/music festival combos through southern Mississippi and the Florida panhandle (Biloxi Shuckers — 3.5 (giant casino in the outfield annoying); Pensacola Blue Wahoos — 4.25 […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Grade the Cubs’ first month
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the bopping-est bar for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad you decided to stop by. It’s been a great day and we hope to make it better. The dress code is casual. The hostess can seat you now. Bring your own beverage. BCB […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Iowa blows out St. Paul, 11-4
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs deconsecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 11-4. Starter Ty Blach gave up three runs in the second inning, but nothing else as he picked up the win. Blach’s final line was three runs on four hits (including one two-run home run) over five innings. Blach walked one and struck out […]
Cubs 5, Padres 4: Ben Brown and Hoby Milner pitch shutdown relief
This game started out like it might be something special for Jameson Taillon, but then the home-run bug bit him again. Jamo recovered from that to throw seven strong innings and the Cubs squeaked out a 5-4 win over the Padres with some nails relief pitching from Ben Brown and Hoby Milner, winning the series […]
Cubs vs. Padres, Wednesday 4/29, 3:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Wednesday 4/29, 3:10 CT
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Matt Waldron, RHP Jameson Taillon has had some good starts this year, and some where he’s allowed too many home runs and runs. On the other hand, even when he allowed a season-high six runs and three homers to the Pirates, he struck out 10. […]
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