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Smokies catcher Owen Ayers was named Southern League Player of the Week. Right-hander Kenten Egbert went back to High-A South Bend after a brief trip to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. went back to Double-A Knoxville from Iowa. Right-handers Corbin Martin and Yacksel Rios joined Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were deafened by […]
It’s Tuesday here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There are still a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage. BCB […]
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: So, I’ve said many times I will admit when I’m wrong. I did not think Craig Counsell would have Moisés Ballesteros catch in this series. But here he is, starting the first game behind the plate. Hope it works out. Braves lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Grant Holmes, RHP Colin Rea […]
Braves 5, Cubs 2: It’s hard to win when you have only one hit 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 42 Cubs vs. Braves, Tuesday 5/12, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 5/12, 6:15 CT
The Cubs injury-laden pitching staff has forced a number of players into roles they likely weren’t anticipating at the start of the season. After all, how many of us thought the Cubs would have a 27-14 record along with seven different pitchers having saves as they head into a clash of the National League titans […]
Raise your hand if you knew that 41 games into the season — one-quarter of the way — the Braves and Cubs would have the two best records in the National League. I better not see any hands raised because, no, you didn’t know that. None of us did. But that should make this a […]
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the 2016 World Series champions, the Cubs are going to create an arch on the western entrance to Gallagher Way, which is on the west side of Wrigley Field. In their Community Connection newsletter sent out to folks who live in the area around Wrigley Field last […]
We are just past one-quarter of the way through the 2026 season. And the Cubs are off to one of the best 41-game starts in franchise history. Since 1945 — an arbitrary cut-off, granted — only two other Cubs teams have gone 27-14 to start the season. Those were the 1969 and 1977 Cubs and, […]
Today’s Reflections Today, a lot of varied topics and varied fervor are here in Cub Tracks: From the latest injury news and fears, to rumors of needed trades, to comparing the 2026 and the 2016 Cubs (WAY to early for that, but a fun exercise) to Glenallen Hill checking out the apartment building across the […]
It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re always open for a friendly face. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. […]
While the Cubs dropped two of three to the Rangers, it’s hard to be too terribly upset with their performance recently. After all, they are 20-5 over their last 25 games, including two 10-game winning streaks and an active 15-game winning streak at Wrigley Field. All of these streaks are historic. The last time the […]
The Cubs were the hottest team in baseball for most of the past week, winning their first five games of the week against the Reds and Rangers, the last five of their second 10-game winning streak of the year, which also extended their home winning streak to 15 (and an 18-5 record at Wrigley Field […]
The results of these Cubs games are getting more stratified. Four of the last five losses have felt pretty lopsided. Even in that other game, the Cubs allowed nine runs. You do expect to lose nearly 100 percent of the games in which you allow nine runs. Also, the Cubs have only lost five of […]
Happy Monday, everyone, and a belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the BCB moms out there. We have a couple of big bits of news from over the weekend. The biggest is likely the unexpected May trade that sent Patrick Bailey from the Giants to the Cleveland Guardians. There has, naturally, been a fair bit […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Milt Pappas, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1955, Ernie Banks hits a grand slam — the first of five on the year — to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-8 victory that snaps the Brooklyn Dodgers‘ 11-game winning streak and other stories as well. […]
The Cubs lost to the Rangers 3-0 Sunday afternoon in Texas, dropping a series for the first time in a month. Well, that’s it! See you here tomorrow! Oh. Wait. You come here for game recaps and by gum, you are going to get one, though there’s not much to recap. Jameson Taillon and Jacob […]
Right-hander Jostin Florentino was promoted from the rookie ball ACL Cubs to High-A South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs ran aground against the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 9-4. Ty Blach started and took the loss. An error by shortstop Ben Cowles extended the third inning, and with that extra out Kahil Watson hit the first […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Rangers lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Jacob deGrom, RHP Jameson Taillon’s numbers are decent enough, not too far out of line from his career norms — 4.24 ERA, 1.192 WHIP. The problem is home runs — 11 of them in 40.1 innings. Believe it or not, that’s not leading the league. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 41 Rangers 3, Cubs 0: Jameson Taillon was good, but Jacob deGrom was better Cubs vs. Rangers, Sunday 5/10, 1:35 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers preview, Sunday 5/10, 1:35 CT
It’s a real credit to how well this team has played over the first quarter of the season to see how rarely they’ve come up empty. But on Saturday night in Texas, that’s exactly what happened. Not only was this just the 13th time they’ve lost this year, but it was one of an even […]
Seriously, the headline tells pretty much the story of the Cubs’ 6-0 loss to the Rangers, a defeat that ended their 10-game winning streak, the second such Cubs streak this season. Well, not the entire story. Here’s most of the reason for the loss: I’m not going to complain too much about this, because the […]
Today’s Reflections I would say, “Mr. Brown! You did an excellent job!”, but you would probably think I was talking to myself. So, ….. “Ben-nie, Ben-nie, Ben-nie and the Cubs!” Hmph, cheesy. Ben Brown delivered Friday night, four innings pitched, no runs, no hits, 31-of-46 pitches for strikes, one batter over the minimum. Excellent. What […]
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs sent the Columbus Clippers (Guardians) to Davy Jones’ Locker, 13-6. Jordan Wicks didn’t look great, but he did managed to keep the Clippers from scoring for four innings. So the results were great. His final line was no runs on two hits over four innings. He walked four and struck […]