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Reflections as the 2026 Postseason begins: Why the Cubs could win the World Series
I’m thinking of a baseball team. With a little more than a week to go in the season, they were comfortably in a wild card spot, having gotten there with multiple long winning streaks. Then… they just stopped scoring runs. They went on the road at the end of the season and could barely muster […]
Chicago Cubs update: Seiya Suzuki, Alex Bregman, Pete Crow-Armstrong
The good news is that the Cubs allowed only 20 runs in the six games over the past week, and six of those were in the 12th inning on Tuesday. So in general, the pitching staff did its job. The bad news, unfortunately, is that the Cubs scored only 15 runs over the six games, […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Red Sox
Sunday was a Game 162 that will have an enhanced footnote in Cub history. Games in Japan. Games in England. A game against the Astros in Milwaukee and now a game against the Red Sox in Tampa. It hits a little different when the game has a footprint that steps outside of the normal unending […]
MLB News: MLB Postseason, Justin Verlander retires, Max Scherzer, Christian Yelich, Pete Alonso, Dan Wilson
Some moments in baseball feel so cinematic they barely seem to be real, and this weekend we saw one such moment in the final start of Justin Verlander’s career. In A League of Their Own, Tom Hanks famously declares, “There’s no crying in baseball!” but this weekend proved that things were a little more like […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — September 28
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Enoli Paredes, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1930 – As a Yankee, Babe Ruth returns to the mound after a nine-year absence at Fenway Park and pitches a complete game, beating the Red Sox, 9-3. The last time the “Bambino” took the mound, he defeated […]
Cubs 6, Red Sox 2: Alex Bregman is more than ready for the postseason
Last Sunday, Alex Bregman was hit in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Michael Busch in Cincinnati. He suffered facial fractures and missed three games. Bregman came back Friday as the DH and Sunday, just a bit over exactly one week since that accident, he hit two home runs and also […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox at Tropicana Field, Sunday 9/27, 2:05 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field preview, Sunday 9/27, 2:05 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Red Sox lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Tanner Houck, RHP I’m actually a bit surprised that Shōta Imanaga is starting this game, unless the plan is to have him only go a couple of innings so he could be available maybe on Thursday against the Padres. Imanaga has had a very […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox at Tropicana Field Sunday 9/27 game threads
Cubs vs. Red Sox at Tropicana Field, Sunday 9/27, 2:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field preview, Sunday 9/27, 2:05 CT
The Cubs and Padres TV schedule is for late-night baseball in the Wild Card Series
Get ready to stay up late, Cubs fans. Major League Baseball announced the TV schedule for the Wild Card Series Sunday and the Cubs, at least for Games 1 and 2 Tuesday and Wednesday, will be playing at 9 p.m. Central time. Here’s the entire schedule for the first two days of Wild Card baseball: […]
The Cubs will face the Padres in the Wild Card Series… in San Diego
As late as Saturday afternoon, the Cubs still had a chance to host Wild Card Series games. Or go to Atlanta to play the Braves. With the Padres’ win over the Diamondbacks Saturday evening in San Diego, they clinched the top wild card spot over the Cubs. That was San Diego’s 90th win of the […]
Chicago Cubs news — Peterson, Holmes, Busch
Today’s Reflections That was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad time to drop a doubleheader. The two losses by the scores of 4-3 and 2-0 tells us two things: that unless the Red Sox have weak hitters, the Cubs pitching staff had its strong moments, but there is no way they can carry the team […]
MLB Wild Card race: Rays at Phillies, Diamondbacks at Padres
I thought many of you would like to follow along this evening with the two games that could affect the Cubs’ postseason position, since the Cubs are off today. Here’s what you need to know about the Phillies/Rays and Padres/Diamondbacks games. Rays at Phillies, 6:15 p.m. CT Griffin Jax, RHP (Rays) vs. Aaron Nola, RHP […]
A brief history of Cubs neutral site games
Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. CT, the Cubs and Boston Red Sox will play Game 162 of the 2026 regular season at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., a neutral site. The Cubs played there earlier this year, taking two of three from the Rays back in April, […]
Here’s how the Cubs can still host Wild Card Series games at Wrigley Field
The Cubs, seemingly headed to having home field in the first round of the 2026 postseason, have a no good, very bad, terrible week so far. They’ve lost four of the five games played and scored just nine runs total — and that was in four of the games, as they got shut out in […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Miguel Amaya and David Peterson are the Superheroes vs. the Red Sox
The same story we’ve been seeing played out. With the wind howling in, the Cubs couldn’t hit the ball out of the park. The Cubs lost two games. The Cubs last won a game in which they didn’t homer on July 30 against the Cardinals. Fortunately, the team hits a lot of homers, because they […]
Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Boyd, Suzuki, Happ, Hoerner, Gausman
Today’s Reflections Congratulations to Pete Crow-Armstrong for 40/40! Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs for making the playoffs! Best wishes to Taylor McGregor at ESPN! Hooray for Bleed Cubbie Blue!!! Okay. That’s enough. For now. Just like with No. 39, Stolen Base No. 40 was easily swiped by PCA on the first pitch. As has been […]
Red Sox 2, Cubs 0: Third wild card, anyone?
The Cubs came to Boston Friday hoping they could win a couple of games and maybe still get home games next week in the Wild Card Series. Instead, after losing the doubleheader nightcap 2-0 to the Red Sox, there’s a mathematical chance they could be dumped into the third wild card spot and wind up […]
The Cubs and Red Sox will play Sunday at Tropicana Field
It’s been rumored for several days, but now it’s official: Game 162 for both the Cubs and Red Sox will be played Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. Central time at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Red Sox had already moved Sunday’s scheduled game to Friday afternoon, […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 2, Friday 9/25, 4:35 CT live!
Go get ‘em, David.
Red Sox 4, Cubs 3: RISPy business. Again. PCA’s 41st steal. And a preview of Game 2
The Cubs took a nice early lead in this game, but then, as has been the case so many times in recent days, simply could not bring many baserunners in to score, going 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. (If it makes you feel any better — it didn’t for me — the Red Sox […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 1, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Clay.
Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Game 1 preview, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Note on BCB procedure today: I will post a recap of Game 1 as soon as possible after it’s over. That post will include the starting pitcher info and other details for Game 2, which is scheduled to start at 4:35 p.m. CT (see below). You all know about the approaching […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox Friday 9/25 doubleheader game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Miguel Amaya and David Peterson are the Superheroes vs. the Red Sox Red Sox 2, Cubs 0: Third wild card, anyone? Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 2, Friday 9/25, 4:35 CT live! Red Sox 4, Cubs 3: RISPy business. Again. PCA’s 41st steal. And a preview of Game 2 Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 1, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Game 1 preview, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT
Cubs roster move: Edward Cabrera to Family Medical Emergency List, Gavin Hollowell activated
The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera on the Family Medical Emergency List and reinstated right-handed pitcher Gavin Hollowell from the 15-day injured list. Hollowell has a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP) with 13 strikeouts and eight walks in 14 games, all in relief with the Cubs this season. He was placed on […]
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