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Chicago Cubs history unpacked, March 16
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Bill Veeck, Sammy Sosa, and Hee-Seop Choi. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Cubs birthdays: Walt Kinzie, Vic Keen, Ken O’Dea, Vern Olsen, Hobie Landrith, Hee-Seop Choi**. Also notable: Lloyd Waner HOF. Today in history: **pictured.
Dodgers 14, Cubs 8: Jameson Taillon did not shine
MESA, Arizona — I know most of you are focused on the USA/Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic semi-final this evening, and the Cubs’ 14-8 loss to the Dodgers ran real long largely because of a ridiculous ninth inning that I’ll get to in a bit. The most important story of this game was Jameson Taillon, […]
World Baseball Classic semifinal: USA vs. Dominican Republic
This should be quite the battle, with one of the best pitchers on the planet facing one of the best lineups on the planet. The winner will face the winner of tomorrow’s Venezuela vs. Italy semifinal in the WBC championship game on Tuesday. The D.R. gets the slight advantage of being the “home” team and […]
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT
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First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Cubs vs. Dodgers at Mesa Sunday 3/15 live discussion threads
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT Cubs vs. Dodgers at Mesa preview, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT
Cubs vs. Dodgers at Mesa preview, Sunday 3/15, 3:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Sunday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Dodgers lineup: Jameson Taillon, just back from the WBC, will start for the Cubs. The other Cubs pitchers scheduled today were not available at posting time. Emmett Sheehan will start for the Dodgers. Other Dodgers pitchers scheduled today: Will Klein, Kyle Hirt and Antoine Kelly. […]
Wilyer Abreu powers Venezuela to the semifinals with a bat flip for the ages
MIAMI, Florida — The party started before the game and spilled outside the park after Venezuela upset the defending World Baseball Classic champions from Japan in a back-and-forth game that thrilled more than 35,000 fans at loanDepot park. The MLB star-studded lineups from both countries played with an energy that matched October baseball, and maybe […]
WBC Wrap: Upsets galore as Italy and Venezuela advance
I think the best line I’ve seen from Italian sports fans is their disbelief that Italy has a better national baseball team than a calcio (soccer) team. Italy 8, Puerto Rico 6 Italy scored four runs in the first inning to upset Puerto Rico and advance to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Brown, Hoerner, Long
Thanks very much to those of you who said kind things. You are appreciated. I’m staying off the boards for now, or I’d say so directly. Another game with no TV. Jonathon Long legitimized the lineup. Carson Kelly manned first base. Moises Ballesteros was behind the dish. Ah, Spring Training. Game results: Colorado 4, Chicago […]
World Baseball Classic quarterfinal: Venezuela vs. Japan
Both of these countries have good lineups and pitching staffs and this should be a good matchup. Here’s all the information you’ll need for this afternoon’s game, which is at loanDepot park in Miami (and yes, they insist that “park” be rendered in lower case). Japan might have a slight advantage because they are the […]
Rockies 4, Cubs 3: Ben Brown shines
One day, I will be able to write up a Cubs recap and present a lot of highlights from the game. Today is not that day. (Though I do have SOME video to show you.) The Cubs lost to the Rockies 4-3 at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale Saturday afternoon, another very warm day in […]
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT
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First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT
Go get ‘em, Ben.
World Baseball Classic quarterfinal: Puerto Rico vs. Italy
The upstart team representing Italy, mostly consisting of Italian-Americans (though there are actually four on the team born in Italy), will try to take down a Puerto Rico team that’s missing a number of its stars, but still has a pretty good club. Italy does have one small advantage: They’ll be the “home” team and […]
Cubs vs. Rockies at Scottsdale Saturday 3/14 live discussion threads
Rockies 4, Cubs 3: Ben Brown shines Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT Cubs vs. Rockies at Scottsdale preview, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT
Cubs vs. Rockies at Scottsdale preview, Saturday 3/14, 3:10 CT
Saturday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup, including Carson Kelly at 1B and the return of Jonathon Long to action: Rockies lineup (on the left, the Rockies are a split squad today): Ben Brown will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Hunter Harvey, Ryan Rolison andGavin Hollowell. Kyle Freeland will start for […]
SB Nation Reacts survey says the Cubs will be very good this year
Earlier this week, I asked you this question via the SB Nation Reacts survey: How many games will the Cubs win this year? The overwhelming majority of those who voted in the survey said the Cubs will win at least 90 games: Eighty-five percent of you said the Cubs will win between 90 and 99 […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Boyd, Martin, Steele
Cubs lose, 4-2 in the battle of Martins. A war of the worlds, if you would. *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: Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie […]
WBC Wrap: Dominican Republic blows out Korea; Team USA survives Canada
There were two quarterfinals games this evening. One was a blowout. The other was a nail-biter. USA 5, Canada 3 Team USA jumped out to a 5-0 lead until their bats went cold, but they hung on for a 5-3 win over Canada. The US team got a run in the top of the first […]
White Sox 4, Cubs 2: Another day in the desert
The Cubs didn’t send too many regulars to Glendale to face the White Sox — Michael Busch, Miguel Amaya (back from the WBC) and Moisés Ballesteros were the only ones among 40-man roster players, and Michael Conforto and Chas McCormick among the non-roster guys trying to make the team. Plus, it was basically a bullpen […]
World Baseball Classic quarterfinals: Korea/Dominican Republic, USA/Canada
This is your official game thread for the two World Baseball Classic quarterfinal games that will take place today. Here’s all the info you’ll need. 5:30 p.m. CT: Korea vs. Dominican Republic at loanDepot park, Miami. Pitchers: Hyun-Jin Ryu (LHP) vs. Cristopher Sánchez (LHP). TV: FS2, Fox Deportes. There are also radio broadcasts via Sirius […]
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Friday 3/13, 3:05 CT
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The World Baseball Classic elimination bracket is set
MIAMI, Florida — World Baseball Classic pool play wrapped up on Wednesday night with one of the most exciting games of the tournament to date as the Dominican Republic beat Venezuela 7-5 in Miami. There were a lot of great moments like this epic Fernando Tatis Jr. blast: Juan Soto, also playing for the Dominican […]
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