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The Cubs feel kind of like a bizarro version of the Indians from Major League, and there’s more to it than just starting with a bunch of wins before looking like hapless losers. They’re almost as...
The Chicago Cubs rotation is holding up as well as it can right now, missing the guys who might’ve been expected to be the front four right now when we were making projections back in March. Hard...
It was a noteworthy day in the Cubs‘ minor league system. Javier Assad was on the mound for the Iowa Cubs, though their offense sputtered yet again. While Knoxville dropped their, Josiah Hartshorn...
Here’s the good news, my friends: Alex Bregman is riding an eight-game hitting streak, including two doubles. And with that, plus his very solid walk and strikeout numbers, his overall season...
As everyone knows, MLB Umpires long ago banded together in a cabal whose singular goal was to call unearned strikes against Seiya Suzuki. Crazy, I know. But I heard it from a guy. With the advent...
Late in last night’s win over the Pirates, the Cubs had the contact play on with Pete Crow-Armstrong at third base. It always seems to not work, and once again, it seemed like the Cubs were going...
The Cubs pulled out of their 10-game nosedive with a pair of wins to split their series in Pittsburgh, and now they head to St. Louis for three with their Arch rivals. This season has been weird...
Chicago Cubs (31-26, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (29-25, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-5, 4.04 ERA,...
For whatever reason, Seiya Suzuki had been victimized by more balls called strikes than any other MLB player over the three previous seasons. The thought was that implementing ABS would therefore...
The Cubs (31-26) broke their 10-game losing streak against the Pirates on Wednesday and followed it up with a win over ace Paul Skenes on Thursday to split the series. The bats finally came to...
An all Bitch Clock Show as the Cubs finally pull out of their tailspin after victory was declared at the Battle of Wrigleysville Dogs. Brought to you by Penguin Imprints, Fanarchy , and our...
I did not fully investigate how long and dense a book was before I requested it from the library, and now I feel like I just assigned myself a semester’s worth of reading in three weeks. But it...
The Cubs and Cardinals have provided some fantastic summer moments for over 100 years.
This weekend is expected to be one for the books as the two fanbases kick off their summer in St. Louis.
When youp’re fresh off of a ten-game losing streak, you’re happy to call ANYTHING a winning streak. Two games? Sure. Good by me. For the second straight night, the Cubs beat the Pirates, this time...
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin the last leg of their four-team gauntlet through the National League Central when they open a three-game series aga
Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
The Cubs kept the momentum going from their victory on Wednesday night with a second consecutive win over the Pirates Thursday. It was more impressive because it came against the reigning NL Cy...
Ian Happ continued to shine in his hometown, collecting three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Chicago Cubs beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 7-
With Paul Skenes on the mound against this ice-cold Cubs offense (last night notwithstanding) and Colin Rea starting for Chicago, you’d be a fool to have bet on the Cubs to win tonight in...
Well, we know Ian Happ can be streaky, and we know he loves hitting in Pittsburgh. Two games ago, he had an RBI double. Last night, he had a CRITICAL go-ahead three-run homer (and 5 total RBI)....
The Pirates kept shortstop Konnor Griffin out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs due to soreness in his right forearm.
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CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs finally ended their losing streak last night, which reached 10 games, in dramatic fashion against the Pirates. The offense finally broke out of their prolonged slump,...
Congratulations, Cubs, you finally won another game. As a reward, you get to face Paul Skenes. But you’ve got to beat the best to be the best, and there’s a whole lot of positive correction coming...
“They’re selling postcards of the hanging.” — Desolation Row by Bob Dylan and performed by The Grateful Dead Thanks to a rousing 10-4 win over the Pirates, the Cubs are no longer riding a...
The MLB Players Association and the league have been meeting in advance of the collective bargaining agreement’s expiration on December 1, and they’ve begun to exchange proposals. While I find...
Volleyball will make history in 2026 when Nebraska, Penn State, Kentucky and Missouri play matches at Wrigley Field. Here's how to get tickets to the games.
Episode 64 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! This week, we talk about the Cubs losing streak and how it changed our framing of this team for this season. Spoiler alert: it’s...
The owners have reportedly submitted their initial Collective Bargaining Agreement proposal to the players, who’d sent theirs over yesterday. BREAKING: As expected, MLB proposed a hard salary cap...
Let me just say at the very top that, no matter what happens tonight between the Cubs and Pirates, I beg you not to judge the Cubs’ offense on the basis of their production against Paul freaking...
Because he’s been with the Chicago Cubs for so long, because his performance divides fans for reasons that always elude me, because he’s a veteran leader on the team, and because he has been...
It was a perfect 4-0 day for the Cubs‘ minor league squads, as they followed the lead of the big club. Iowa didn’t have the greatest day at the plate, but they didn’t need it thanks to some great...
The Cubs provided an update on left-hander Justin Steele this week, as relayed by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic. The southpaw has been cleared to progress to strengthening and then plyo balls but...
I’m a little late on this prediction from Jon Heyman and will only be touching on it briefly, but it does feel important if only for the sake of posterity. Even after having a loose body removed...
This could be a blockbuster deal in the making for the Cubs.
Here’s an admission: when the Chicago Cubs called up Pedro Ramirez last week, my immediate instinct was that there was probably an injury. Because otherwise, why? Now, my instinct proved to be...
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Act like you’ve been there before. That’s what they say when someone puts a little sauce on a celebration of something they’ve done more than a few times in the past. But for Craig Counsell and...
The sun rose a little more brightly today. The birds chirped a little more sweetly. The air smells of lavender and glee. The ten-game losing streak, mercifully, is over. Obviously we’d love to see...
Paul Skenes takes the mound Thursday for the Pirates vs. the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs finally cured some of their ills by snapping their longest losing streak in almost four years on Wednesday.,But on Thursday night, th
It’s been so long that I almost forgot what it’s like to wake up feeling just a little bit happier knowing that I get re-enjoy a Cubs win. The Cubs’ 10-4 win over the Pirates last night has...
Ian Happ drove in five runs and ignited a six-run seventh inning with a three-run home run that eventually helped the Chicago Cubs snap a 10-game losi