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• This Day in Braves History: Braves name Bob Coleman as their new Manager

Braves Franchise History 1912 - The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Vin Campbell from the Pirates in exchange for Mike Donlin. 1944 - The Boston Braves name Bob Coleman as their new manager. Coleman spent the previous 23 years managing in the minors. MLB History 1878 - Fredrick W. Thayer patents the catcher’s mask. 1924 - The National League announces that it will join the American League in a...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 12

The Goose in Blue | Photo by SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The catcher’s mask is patented, guess the PTBNLs in a trade for 10,000 BCB points, the Battle of Herrings, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a li...2025
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• KC Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2025

What do Scott Pelley and the Royals have in common? They are reporting. The wait is finally over. Today marks the beginning of spring training for the Kansas City Royals, with pitchers and catchers reporting to Surprise, Arizona, for the first official workout. Former Royals manager Ned Yost is back in Kansas City, now serving as senior advisor to the general manager. “My deep love for the Royals...2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Matthew Boyd

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Penciled in for our purposes at #5, a profile of Cubs’ lefthanded pitcher Matthew Boyd. Boyd is another pitcher who might have figured things out late. Let’s try not to get too hung up on the numbers 4 or 5. That isn’t the point — those numbers are not arbitrary but they are very malleable (as are 1,2, and 3). It is entirely possible that one...2025
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• Changes, Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs made the following additions to their 2025 projected active roster: Kyle Tucker, rightfield Matt Shaw, third base Carson Kelly, catcher Gage Workman, infield Jon Berti, utility Matthew Boyd, starting pitcher Colin Rea, starting pitcher Ryan Pressly, closer Ryan Brasier, relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar, relief pitcher Shaw and Workman make their MLB debuts […]...2025
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• Cubs announce 2025 promotional schedule

Chicago Cubs The giveaway calendar includes five bobbleheads. The Shõta Imanaga bobblehead pictured above is one of five such giveaways by the Cubs this year, part of the promotional schedule announced by the Cubs Tuesday afternoon. The Imanaga bobblehead will be a gate giveaway to the first 10,000 fans at Wrigley Field Sunday, June 1, when the Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds. Here are th...2025
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• Cubs Release 2025 Promo Calendar Featuring Several Bobbleheads, Ryno Flip Shades, Swanson Flow

You know the drill, this one gets the media release treatment. CUBS PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE IS OUT AND IT IS 🔥 DANSBY HAIR🔥 SHOTS BOBBLEHEAD👀 pic.twitter.com/kf286AcvHZ — Explaining the Cubs (@explaincubs) February 11, 2025 The Chicago Cubs today unveiled the promotional calendar for the 2025 regular season which features a wide range of Special Ticket Offers, … The post Cubs Release 2025 Pr...2025
• Cub Tracks’ camp Counsell

That ball is going a long way, Miguel Amaya | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The 2025 team is gathering in Arizona. Some assembly required. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #M...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 10

Phil Wrigley and William Veeck Sr. | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. A clean breast of things and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various n...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 7

It’s Juan Pizarro’s birthday | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Some notable Cubs were born, a couple of Hall-of-Famers pass, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric lo...2025
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• Chicago Cubs 2025 player profiles

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the roster of the Chicago Cubs as it evolves into the regular-season Cubs team. Necessarily a work in progress. Chicago Cubs Spring Training games begin Thursday, Feb. 20, when the Cubs face the mighty Dodgers in a Cactus League home and home series, the first at Camelback Ranch, the second Feb. 21 at Sloan Park. Quite a fe...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 5

Happy birthday, Daniel Palencia! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Daniel Palencia, and two Hall-of-Famers, diamonds are rough, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1905

Ed Reulbach warms up for the Cubs at West Side Grounds in 1909 | Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images This year saw the acquisition of key parts of upcoming pennant winners. The Cubs won 90+ games for the second straight year in 1905 — and for the second straight year finished 13 games out of first place, behind the pennant-winning Giants. Manager Frank Selee, who had helped bring ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 3

Carlos Zambrano | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Big Z makes his mark in the Caribbean League, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow...2025
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• Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz

He was a lefty with the heart of a lion. My father used to regale me with stories about old baseball players and teams. I suppose that’s the reason I’m more interested in the old times than the modern game. Dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, so I heard a lot of stories about “Dem Bums” growing up, but he also had an appreciation for any player with talent. He admired stars like Stan Musial and Willie...2025
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• Joe Maddon read ‘Managing Millennials for Dummies’ to connect with players
Joe Maddon raised some eyebrows — and elicited some chuckles — by revealing at the MLB winter meetings in December that he started reading “Managing Millennials for Dummies.” The Chicago Cubs skipper, among baseball’s most eccentric personalities , has completed reading the book and now is revealing the lessons gleaned from it. “They’re no different than anyone else,” Maddon said of millennials, v...2019
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• Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon Shows off Arizona-Themed Van
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• Starlin Castro's Agent Denies Client Was Detained for Questioning About Shooting
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• Police question Cubs' Castro about shooting
Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is being questioned by police in the Dominican Republic in connection with a shooting at a nightclub early Saturday....2014
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• Inside the Chicago Cubs' Hiring of Joe Maddon, One of MLB's Best Managers
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"Chicago Cubs It’s an homage to the past, but also a cool new look."

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"Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"What I want to do here is thank David Ross for his contributions to the Chicago Cubs, and they were considerable."

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"First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who finished last season with the Yankees after a trade from the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a two-year contract on Tuesday night to return to New York, pending a physical, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

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"The New York Mets are finalizing a trade to acquire shortstop Javier Baez from the Chicago Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

2020
"Former Chicago Cubs second baseman Glenn Beckert died Sunday, the team announced."

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"According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, that includes discussions with the Chicago Cubs about star outfielder Kyle Schwarber."

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"The Chicago Cubs and free-agent ace pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six-year, $126 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

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"Steve Bartman received an official Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship ring as a special gift from the Ricketts family and the Chicago Cubs organization."

2016
"Friday night's matchup of National League heavyweights became a tag-team affair dominated by the Chicago Cubs, as Jake Arrieta overpowered the San Francisco Giants and Kris Bryant delivered a telling uppercut in an 8-1 victory."

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"On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were no-hit by Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, resulting in a 2-0 loss."

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"Free-agent left-hander Jon Lester has elected to sign with the Chicago Cubs, his agent told ESPN's Jim Bowden."

• This Day in Braves History: Braves name Bob Coleman as their new Manager
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• KC Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2025
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Matthew Boyd
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• Cubs free agent target: Justin Turner

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The first and third baseman is still unsigned. I wouldn’t have written this article at all except for this recent news item via The Athletic: The Chicago Cubs, continuing to explore options even after the start of their spring training, are considering free agent Justin Turner as a potential addition in case Alex Bregman signs with another team, multi...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Are the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball?

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 No MLB team has had a better offseason than the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have signed a litany of stars: Roki Sasaki; Blake Snell; Teoscar Hernández; Tanner Scott; Michael Conforto . . . There are more, but I have limited space. View this post on Instagram ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire future MVP and World Series Champion Johnny Evers from the Cubs

Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1914 - The Boston Braves acquire Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Sweeney and cash. Evers will hit .279/.390/.338 and win MVP while helping the Braves to an upset win over the A’s in the World Series. 1965 - The Braves, who are planning to move to Atlanta for the 1966 season, propose...2025
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• MLB insider sheds light on Jed Hoyer’s future with the Chicago Cubs in contract year

An MLB insider sheds light on Jed Hoyer's future with the Chicago Cubs and what could get him fired....2025
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• MLB rumors: Troubling Chicago Cubs news on Alex Bregman contract offer that helps Red Sox, Astros

MLB rumors: Find out the Alex Bregman contract offer made by the Chicago Cubs and why they are unlikely to land him....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Pitchers and catchers signal the start of baseball!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Wooo, winter is over! Hello and happy Monday, BCB friends! Baseball is officially here! At least if you count pitcher and catcher reporting as the first day of baseball season, because the Cubs reported for duty earliest, coming to camp yesterday. The rest of the teams will be reporting between the 11th and 13th, with the bulk of teams report...2025
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• Cub Tracks sees stars

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Is Kyle Tucker enough to point the way to the top? What about that too many bullpen men thing? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overhe...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 3
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• This Day in MLB History: Bill White named National League president

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The former first baseman rises up the baseball ranks in order to make history as an executive. MLB History 1876: The National League was formed in New York City as a result of the lack of central direction in the young National Association. The NL will field eight teams in its inaugural season and will become the blueprint of professional team sports in...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ tell it to me slowly

John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. It’s the time of the season for waivers. Who’s your daddy? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheat...2025
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• NL Central top prospects overview

Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The future is bright for the NL Central with many talented prospects nearing their MLB debuts When MLB Pipeline released its top 100 prospects of 2025 list on Friday night, the NL Central found themselves with more prospects on the list than any other division in baseball. Of the 23 NL Central prospects that made M...2025
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• Roundtable: Ben Zobrist receives zero Hall of Fame votes

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images A travesty. Ben Zobrist — a generational talent that changed the way the game is played in the modern era, and a World Series MVP in 2016 with the Chicago Cubs — did not receive a single vote for the Hall of Fame. Personally, I feel this just further cements that the Hall of Fame voting process is a sham and an embarrassment. Ian Malinowski I very honestly think Zob...2025
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• The Cubs will have the fewest games with the ball and strike challenge system this spring

Plate umpire Nelson Fraley wears an earpiece that gets signals from a radar that call the ball and strikes during a Tampa Tarpons vs. Bradenton Marauders game in 2022 | THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK MLB has revealed some details on how this challenge system test will work. Last fall, MLB tested the ball-and-strike challenge system in the Arizona Fall League and announced...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Are the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball?
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• Today is BCB’s 20th anniversary

Photo by Felix Zahn/Photothek via Getty Images Much has happened to our favorite baseball team in that time. “It was 20 years ago today...” — The Beatles I’m not talking about the day “Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,” as the Beatles were in that eponymous song. Instead, I would like everyone here to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first post on this site, which happened Feb. 9,...2025
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• The 2025 Cubs by the numbers

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready for this year’s Spring Training. As I do here every spring, today I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 60 players in camp,...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What big Cubs question remains for you days before pitchers and catchers report?

Shota Imanaga pitches at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers report in 3 days Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we can pour your coffee with Irish whiskey or without out while you banter about the Cubs. Be sure you bus your tables so we don’t leave a mess for Josh. It’s been chilly and a bit slippery...2025
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• Cubs free agent target: Alex Bregman

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/MLB Photos via Getty Images Let’s address the proverbial elephant in the room. I don’t usually do these sorts of articles this late in the offseason, but since there have been (totally unconfirmed) rumors out there about Bregman supposedly getting some sort of offer from the Cubs, let’s talk about it. One MLB reporter thinks Bregman could be coming to the Cubs...2025
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• The Cubs are opening a new bleacher space called ‘The Yard’

Chicago Cubs It’s for smaller groups that want the bleacher experience. The Chicago Cubs today unveiled “The Yard,” a new outdoor space complete with five new semi-private rental spaces designed to help fans enjoy the excitement of the Wrigley Field bleachers as if they were in their own backyard. The team says The Yard offers a more intimate vibe with high-top seating, fully stocked coole...2025
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• Lester picks Cubs, gets 6-year, $155M deal
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• Peavy can't stop Cubs in short outing
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• Arrieta cruises to 8-0 start; Heyward injured
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• Dodgers Send Cubs' Jake Arrieta the Rubber & Dirt from Mound After His No-Hitter
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• Joe Maddon Reportedly to Be Hired by Cubs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Source: Cubs land Darvish for $126M deal
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• Chicago Cubs players set to appear on 'Saturday Night Live'
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• Cubs gift Bartman with World Series ring
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• How Yu Darvish's move to Cubs affects his fantasy value
Yu Darvish signed into a much more favorable situation when he came to terms with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. But how much does the move affect Darvish's fantasy value? Tristan H. Cockroft explores how the move might affect the right-hander....2018
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Matthew Boyd
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• Cubs announce 2025 promotional schedule
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Colin Rea

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The righthander is penciled in as the Cubs’ No. 4 starter. Colin Rea is back with the Cubs after a three-year stint in Milwaukee, which residency he ended by being the one of the Brewers’ most successful starters during the 2024 season, in which he was 12-6 with a 4.29 ERA and 1.2 of his lifetime 1.4 bWAR. Rea had previously played for the Cu...2025
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• MLB uniforms will look better this year after Nike addresses player complaints

Photo illustration: Mike Bojanowski Eventually, they’ll completely revert to the pre-2024 style. The photo illustration above is just one part of the uniform fiasco Nike put forth for MLB players in 2024. The Shōta Imanaga jersey at the left was the one he wore for his introductory news conference in January 2024, before the new Nike style debuted. The onel on the right, with the smaller n...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire future MVP and World Series Champion Johnny Evers from the Cubs
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• Outside The Confines: Pitchers and catchers signal the start of baseball!
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• BCB After Dark: Which non-roster invitee to camp will have the biggest impact on the 2025 Cubs

Non-roster invitee Moises Ballesteros works out at Spring Training on Sunday | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Cubs pitchers and catchers reported on Sunday Welcome to your late week, late night, indie coffee shop where we’re pouring whatever libations your heard desires as the weekend winds to a close and the work week begins. If you need a triple shot to get your week sta...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 31

Happy birthday, Ernie Banks! | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Three Hall-of-Famers were born on this date. One of them was Mr. Cub, Cap Anson is released, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a l...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Where should the Cubs find more pitching?

Justin Steele warms up before a game against the Cardinals in August in front of a sold out Wrigley Field | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The roster has improved but more can be done before Spring Training Welcome to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we’re pouring all the beverages you can imagine to help you get through January. If you’re looking for som...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: January 27th

Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1944 - The Boston Braves fire manager Casey Stengel as new owners Lou Perini, Guido Lugo and Joseph Maney take over the team. 1966 - Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules that the Braves must remain in Milwaukee or the National League must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for the 19...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ flat out

Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Trade rumor news, player analysis, roster speculation, and even some facts. We have it all in this edition. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, a...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Shōta time

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The Cubs are .500 after a fine pitching performance and a few unfortunate bounces. The bullpen was spotless. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fr...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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