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The Cubs’ post-deadline pitching staff is inching ever closer to its final form, with its recently acquired pitchers slowly being activated and some injured arms finally healing up. I’m not quite...
“How do you think he does it? (I don’t know). What makes him so good?” – Pinball Wizard by Elton John with The Who (from the movie Tommy) That’s a sweep, my friends and esteemed colleagues, and I...
Trade deadline acquisition Kevin Gausman said he was relieved to not be making his Cubs debut against the Blue Jays, his former team, on Thursday.
Yesterday, while getting a half-day of rest at DH, Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-5 with 2 HRs and a double, driving in 4 runs during the Cubs’ 7-6 sweep-clinching win over the Los Angeles Dodgers...
The Cubs immediately optioned lefty Braxton Garrett to Triple-A after acquiring him from the Marlins on Monday, but he’s now in Chicago as the team continues to cycle through fresh arms. Garrett...
This game was supposed to have been played back on June 21, but it became the first of two consecutive games banged due to rain. I can only imagine how angry that made Craig Counsell, who is...
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs lineup has dealt with more than its fair share of top-shelf pitching of late (Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, and Tarik Skubal), but they’ve got another Ace on tap today: Dylan...
The Chicago Cubs’ defense is the best in baseball, and it’s not particularly close. It’s winning the Cubs a lot of baseball games, and the league is starting to take notice. Jeff Passan of ESPN...
Shohei Ohtani must be a Honey Bun because media members are constantly glazing him. Understandably so, as he’s the kind of unicorn we just don’t see beyond the high school ranks. The big masher...
A whole lot of baseball was played in the Cubs’ minor league system on Wednesday, as both Knoxville and Myrtle Beach played doubleheaders to make up for washed-out games on Tuesday. Plus, Edward...
This is exactly the kind of comment Cubs fans will like to hear.
Ian Happ’s struggles against left-handed pitchers are nothing new, but recent developments do not bode well for his hopes of reaching a new deal with the Cubs when his current contract expires at...
This is a fascinating move from the Blue Jays.
I woke up this Thursday morning with “Friday” energy, because the Cubs just swept the Dodgers in three straight games at Wrigley Field, moving to a season-high 17 games over .500. Funny enough,...
We love to romanticize baseball, don’t we? The truth is, today’s baseball isn’t the “game of base” once played in 1846 in a sprawling park in Hoboken, NJ. From its onset, the sport oozed myth,...
The Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff has been decimated with injuries this year, but we’re finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not only did Jed Hoyer acquire several pitchers...
The month of July went about as well as possible for Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease.,The 30-year-old veteran will try to stay on track whe
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs swept Shohei Ohtani and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers with a wild 7-6 victory on Wednesday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong emerged as the favorite to win NL MVP on Wednesday after slugging two home runs in a win against the Dodgers that saw their star, Shohei Ohtani, also go deep twice.
The Cubs came into Wednesday’s contest against the Dodgers with an opportunity to complete a sweep and got off to a terrific start thanks to MVP contender Pete Crow-Armstrong. The defending...
The Cubs acquired Clay Holmes from the Mets ahead of the deadline even though he is currently on the 60-day injured list. His health wasn’t really a question as he made three rehab appearances...
Crow-Armstrong and Ohtani both homered twice Wednesday and are now tied in the NL MVP odds
Pete Crow-Armstrong lashed two homers and a double to outduel Shohei Ohtani and help the Chicago Cubs complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Los
Okay, well, that would’ve been a lot more satisfying if the bullpen (mostly Caleb Thielbar) hadn’t nearly blown a 7-1 lead in the 8th inning … but a win’s a win and a sweep’s a sweep! And that was...
Kevin Gausman, who is expected to make his Cubs debut on Friday, said he is happy to be in Chicago.
Bad news for the cycle watch crowd … After a homer and a double in his first two at-bats, Pete Crow-Armstrong did not get a single or a triple in his third … BUT HE DID HIT ANOTHER HOMER! His 26th...
“My luck was so good, I could do no wrong. I just kept on rollin’ and controllin’ them bones. Finally, they just threw up their hands and said ‘When you hot, you hot,’ I said, ‘Yeah!'” – When...
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Kevin Gausman in advance of his expected team debut Friday on the road against the Kansas City Royals.,In a co
In the top of the first inning today, Shohei Ohtani took Shota Imanaga deep out to right field for his 25th home run of the season. Naturally, the NL MVP conversation (which has basically boiled...
Although recently acquired starter Kevin Gausman won’t make his Chicago Cubs debut until this Friday against the Royals in Kansas City, the Cubs are officially adding him to the active roster...
It was an interesting but limited day in the Cubs‘ minor league system as a pair of games were washed away due to rain, while the two others featured a pair of top prospects with opposite degrees...
CUBS LINEUP — The Chicago Cubs have already won this series against the Dodgers while moving to a season-high 16 games over .500. But with a favorable matchup today (and Dylan Cease looming...
I am probably not alone in being at least mildly surprised by the way the Cubs have taken care of business against the Dodgers, especially with Tarik Skubal on the mound last night. Funny what...
Remember when the Cubs traded for Jake Arrieta back in 2013? The Orioles were a contending team that wanted to add a starter in early July, so they traded Arrieta and Pedro Strop to Chicago for...
In case you missed it, the Cubs had a very busy and aggressive deadline. They added two key starters, Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes, who immediately slot into the front of the Cubs’ theoretical...
Josiah Hartshorn (Hart-shorn) went from sixth-round pick to the Cubs’ top-ranked prospect (No. 60 overall) in about a year, and he’s currently putting up a 130 wRC+ with 12 homers in 248 plate...
The Dodgers will have to adjust at the catcher's position.
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It’s rare that we share interviews from the guest conductors of the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley, but we’ll make an exception for Cookie Monster. Surely no one will be critical of what was a good...