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• Cub Tracks’ you know what comes after meatloaf

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Just desserts, yes? Le mot juste. Or a spur? 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, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed over...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is the Cubs offensive pace sustainable?

Michael Busch hits a grand slam against the Brewers in the second inning | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The team has 202 runs in 33 games after a 10-0 rout of the Brewers It’s Saturday night at your Cubs indie pop-up where we’re pouring all your favorites as you head into the weekend. If you’re looking for a classic cocktail like an Old Fashioned we can mix up one of the best yo...2025
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/3/25): Cubs 6, Brewers 2 – PCA Homers Again in Win
The Cubs took on the Brewers Saturday night after a blowout 10-0 win on Friday. Chicago had the home run swing working again and hit three more as they won the game and the series. The North Siders picked up a 1st inning run on former teammate José Quintana when Justin Turner hit an RBI … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/3/25): Cubs 6, Brewers 2 – PCA Homers Again in Win appear...2025
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• Watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson Go Back-to-Back in Milwaukee
Pete Crow-Armstrong is tearing it up! He hit two home runs last night, and now he has just gone deep again. Tonight’s version was a three-run home run to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead. PETE HENRY CROW-ARMSTRONG. pic.twitter.com/NITz3ObVvw — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 4, 2025 Not to be outdone, Dansby Swanson followed with a … The post Watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson Go Back-t...2025
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• Watch: Kyle Tucker Goes Yard in Milwaukee
Kyle Tucker is a beast. He just launched his ninth home run of the season. This solo home run gives the Cubs a 6-2 lead. The King of the North would like a word. pic.twitter.com/a4nieddCN0 — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 4, 2025 The post Watch: Kyle Tucker Goes Yard in Milwaukee appeared first on ....2025
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• Game Thread #34: Milwaukee Brewers (16-17) vs. Chicago Cubs (20-13)

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Milwaukee looks to bounce back after back-to-back blowout losses Yesterday’s series opener against the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs went about as poorly as it could have gone. Tyler Alexander, a last-minute addition to the lineup as the opener, went just 2⁄3 of an inning (2 ER) before being pulled in favor of Quinn Priester. Chicago then tagged...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Is the Cubs offensive pace sustainable?
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• Before Cubs vs. Brewers, a look into the future

David Banks-Imagn Images How might these two teams match up as the season goes on? The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs kick off a three-game series in Milwaukee tonight, and as the season enters its second full month, I’d like to take stock of how these two teams have performed so far and what we might expect of them the rest of the way. I don’t mean any disrespect by leaving the Cincin...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 2

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Iron Horse sits one out and other stories for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Keith Moreland* and myriad other former Cubs. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at basebal...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Brewers welcome the Cubbies to town in big rivalry matchup The Milwaukee Brewers are set to welcome the Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee for the first series between the two rivals in 2025. The Crew is coming off a lengthy 10-game, 11-day road trip that took them through San Francisco, St. Louis, and Chicago. After starting the trip 1-5 against the Giants and Cardin...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 30

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Billy Williams* makes it 1,000 in a row, Andy Pafko needs time, 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...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Over the weekend, the baseball discourse took a strange turn. Here’s a sample from Ken Rosenthal on Monday: The Orioles’ 10-17 record is the third-worst in the majors, ahead of only the Chicago White Sox (7-21) and Colorado Rockies (4-23). Their 5.83 rotation ERA is also the third-worst, ahead ...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 5

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images A tough week of road games ends on a high note Last Week’s Results Monday: Giants 5, Brewers 2 Tuesday: Brewers 11, Giants 3 Wednesday: Giants 4, Brewers 2 Thursday: Giants 6, Brewers 5 Friday: Cardinals 3, Brewers 2 Saturday: Cardinals 6, Brewers 5 Sunday: Brewers 7, Cardinals 1 Division Standings Chicago Cubs: 17-12 Cincinnati Reds: 15-13 (1.5 GB) Mil...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 28

Tom Connolly (right) at the 1913 World Series | Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Tom Connolly* (right) passes, 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 baseb...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 5

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Cubs have another hot week, the rest of the division ... not so much Welcome to the fifth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank s...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves take part in first-ever game at Nationals Park

The ending stunk but oh well! It’s in the past! Braves Franchise History 2008: The Atlanta Braves and the Nationals play the first game ever at Nationals Park with Atlanta falling 3-2 when Ryan Zimmerman hits a walk-off home run off Peter Moylan. MLB History 1948: Cardinals pitcher Murry Dickson becomes the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter in spring training history. 1966: Dodgers...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 19

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jack Quinlan passes, Denny McLain is indicted, and other stories for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Richie Ashburn, David Ross*, and others. Today in baseball history: 1951 - Detroit Tigers player representative Fred Hutchinson asks that players ...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers

Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ don’t make a habit of this

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs lose to Diamondbacks in a game that doesn’t count but feels bad nonetheless. 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, overheated, s...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 17

Who am I? Guess right and you could win 5,000 BCB points. | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Evers takes over for Chance, Lefebvre and Lasorda duke it out, and other stories. Guess the identity of our pictured birthday player and win 5,000 BCB points. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased ...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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2025
"Friends, I need send you back only to Friday’s game to remind you that late-inning deficits like this mean nothing to the Chicago Cubs."

2024
"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."

2022
"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."

2021
"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."

2019
"According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, that includes discussions with the Chicago Cubs about star outfielder Kyle Schwarber."

2018
"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."

2017
"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."

2015
"On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were no-hit by Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, resulting in a 2-0 loss."

2014
"Free-agent left-hander Jon Lester has elected to sign with the Chicago Cubs, his agent told ESPN's Jim Bowden."

• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The meatloaf looms and the Cubs are rolling along the boulevard with halberds and quarter-staves. W/ELCOME 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, overh...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Friday 5/2, 7:10 CT

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game series at the park sometimes called “Wrigley North.” Friday notes... SCORING LOTS OF RUNS: The Cubs’ current run differential, +52, is their season high. Last year, it took them exactly four more months and 105 more games to reach +52, when they won on Sept. 1 at Washington, 14-1, in their 137th game. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW5...2025
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• Team Italy spark plug Nicky Lopez joins hot-hitting Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs signed versatile infielder Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract on April 23, 2025 after releasing him earlier in the spring. The Cubbies initially offered a minor-league deal with an invite to Spring Training on February 7, 2025,… Continue reading →...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 5
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• Cub Tracks, good buddy

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs fell 10-4 to the Phillies, tying up the series and bringing on the match for the meatloaf. 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 basebal...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Saturday 4/26, 3:05 CT

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs go for the series win. Saturday notes... RUN SCORING UPDATE: The Cubs have outscored their opponents by 47 runs, 167-120, a season high. Through 27 games a year ago, the Cubs had the same record, 17-10, but they were only +15, having just lost at Boston, 17-0. They did not reach at least +47 until Sept. 1, in their 136th game, when they won, 14-1, ...2025
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• Collecting Rule 5: White Sox acquire SS Gage Workman from Cubs

Meet your newest waiver-wire-and-Rule-5 acquisition, Gage Workman! | Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images If you fill your roster with players you can’t demote, at least you’re forced to put them on the IL faster when they’re hurt! Chris Getz seems to have found a curious crack in the baseball industry: Collecting Rule 5 players drafted by other teams and then dropped. The GM made his se...2025
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• Seth Rollins Trolls Packers Fans At 2025 NFL Draft With His Chicago Cubs Flair
Seth Rollins trolled the Green Bay Packers fans while announcing the next draft pick for his favorite team, the Chicago Bears....2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr. makes MLB debut

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The future superstar gets the call in Cincinnati. Braves Franchise History 1977: George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds has seven RBI, five runs, two home runs, a double and a single in the Reds’ 23-9 victory over the host Atlanta Braves. Cincinnati ties a National League record by scoring 12 runs in the 5th inning off three Braves pitchers. 2010: Mike Pelfr...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: It’s no surprise who’s the best surprise among 2025 Cubs players

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images He’s one of the best surprises of the entire league. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, I posted this SB Nation Reacts survey which asked you to v...2025
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• Before Cubs vs. Brewers, a look into the future
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• BCB After Dark: Will Drew Pomeranz continue to be effective out of the Cubs bullpen?

Drew Pomeranz pitches at Wrigley Field | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The 36-year old has been excellent since his call up last homestand Welcome to your late night, indie, pop-up coffee house where you can imbibe the beverage of your choice as we finish out the week. Maybe you’re looking for a glass of wine after a big event or are sticking to mocktails because you’ve g...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 4/30, 5:40 CT

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Cubs go for the series win. Today’s roster move: Here Wednesday notes... BLANKING THEM: Four of the Cubs’ 18 wins have been shutouts — 22.2 percent. They have not had a percentage that high at the end of a season since 2020, when it was 23.5 percent: eight of 34 wins. But that season was limited to 60 games. Their last full season with a higher percentag...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: Which Cubs player has been the most pleasant surprise this year?

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs have had some good unexpected performances. Who’s your favorite? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Cubs are off to an excellent xxxx...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images It’s the first 2025 series for the Cubs against a team from the NL Central. The Cubs have played 29 games, 18 percent of the 2025 season, without facing a team from its own division, the NL Central. They’ll begin that round through the division by facing the Pirates, who they beat seven of 13 times last year. For more on the Pirates, here’s Austin Bechtol...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?
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• SB Nation Reacts: The Cubs’ biggest need right now

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images Your vote might be different after the last few games. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Last week, I ran this SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by FanDuel which ga...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: What is the most important thing for the Cubs to improve right now?

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The team’s doing well, but every MLB team can always find places to do better. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Cubs have had a very good start to the 2025 ...2025
• Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Sweep!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs won this brief two-game set — and the season series — from the supposedly mighty Dodgers. I told you this was a good Cubs team! They spotted the Dodgers a lead, came back to take a one-run advantage, blew that lead partly on bad defense, then came back again and held on with solid relief pitching to defeat the Dodgers 7-6 Wednesday e...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers
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• Brewers embarrassed by early Cubs offensive explosion

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images A deflating 10-0 loss opens this big three-game series Box Score In a game that was over almost before it started, the Chicago Cubs made a strong statement to the Milwaukee Brewers. The red-hot Cubs offense spat on Pat Murphy’s idea to use Tyler Alexander to open for Quinn Priester and jumped all over Brewers pitchers who looked unfit for the moment. After a second-...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Friday 5/2, 7:10 CT
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• Before Cubs vs. Brewers, a look into the future
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 30
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players
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• BCB After Dark: Something for October

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what do the Cubs need to win in October. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. New friends and old, all are welcome. There’s no cover charge this evening, but there is a t...2025
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (4/22/25): Cubs 11, Dodgers 10 F/10 – Amaya’s Dramatic 9th Inning Homer Leads Cubs to Wild Win
The Cubs welcomed the Dodgers to Wrigley on Tuesday night, and weather conditions gave the hitters a major boost. It turned out to be another wild night with massive momentum swings before a dramatic home run in Chicago’s final at-bat in the bottom of the 9th led them to a victory in extra innings. Third … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (4/22/25): Cubs 11, Dodgers 10 F/10 –...2025
• Cub Tracks’ penmanship

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, -3four days a week, rain or shine. A battle of the bullpens turned a tight game into a slugfest. One of the best games I’ve seen in a while. 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 #ML...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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• Hitters To Buy Right Now - April 23, 2025
Seiya Suzuki, OF, Chicago Cubs Suzuki had a great day at the plate going 2-5 with R, 2 RBI, 2 K on two hard hit balls. Suzuki is seeing the ball excellently, as his 45.6% LA Sweet Spot is 96th Percentile. He's barreling 17.5% of baseballs. Given the quality of contact, his 27.7% K rate is tolerable, especially since he offsets it with 11.7% walk rate. Suzuki gets very little hype compared to his o...2025
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• BTB Friday Open Thread: Do all sports going on right now help with football not being here?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This is our open thread for Friday discussion. Welcome to our Friday open thread! Over the last few weeks we have been launching daily discussion prompts here on the blog and the purposes is obviously for the greatest community of Dallas Cowboys fans that there is to talk about matters relevant to the team. For the most part our prompts are related to the c...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
Old Faces In New Places Thairo Estrada, 2B, Rockies Thairo Estra signed with the Rockies this offseason on a one-year contract worth $3.25 million. He was a huge disappointment in 2024, slashing just .217/.247.343 with 9 home runs and 2 stolen bases in 96 games. This was the follow-up to a 2023 season where he batted .271 with 14 homers and 23 steals. He suffered a wrist injury in May, and the in...2025
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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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• Cub Tracks’ you know what comes after meatloaf
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• Game Thread #34: Milwaukee Brewers (16-17) vs. Chicago Cubs (20-13)
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Saturday 5/3, 6:10 CT

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Saturday notes... MILESTONE INCOMING: Win or lose tonight, the Cubs will make some team history. A victory will bring their total to 5,000 at National League parks since 1876, the league’s inaugural season. They have lost 5,703 games at NL parks since 1877. .A defeat would be their 5,000th at an NL park since 1901, s...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 6

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers fall behind Reds in our edition of the power rankings as true competition in NL Central becomes clearer Welcome to the sixth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% ac...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Cubs get medieval on Brewers
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• Brewers embarrassed by early Cubs offensive explosion
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Friday 5/2, 7:10 CT
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• Game Thread #33: Milwaukee Brewers (16-16) vs. Chicago Cubs (19-13)

Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers and Cubs open season series in Milwaukee The I-94 Series. The Craig Counsell Series. The Colin Rea Series. The “Hey, We Don’t Like You Guys But We Will Sell You Our Season Tickets For Way More Than They’re Worth” Series. For the first time this season, the Brewers and Cubs meet as the two clubs vie for supremacy in the National Leag...2025
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• Before Cubs vs. Brewers, a look into the future
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 2
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• BCB After Dark: Will Drew Pomeranz continue to be effective out of the Cubs bullpen?
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• Cub Tracks’ trial by friar

David Frerker-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs faced the Padres in the first of three at Petco Park. 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, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and ...2025
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• If Patrick Peterson merits Cardinals Ring of Honor induction, shouldn’t Steve Keim?

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images The CROH case for Steve Keim might be similarly warranted as Pat P’s. Professional sports Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor protocols are often a topic of discussion, particularly in this era of performance enhancing drugs and some players’ and front office executives’ off-the-field transgressions. Perhaps the most discerning of all pro sports’ Hall of Fames i...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: When will the Rockies youth process actually pay off?

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 As we approach Opening Day for the 2025 season, the Colorado Rockies will officially announce their roster sometime before their game against Tampa Bay on Friday. The roster became a highly debated topic over the past weekend because of a sequence of moves that revealed the Rockies plans...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ spring training speed bump

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs dropped another game, and the regulars played very little. Domestic Opening Day looms. 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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• Cub Tracks returns to form

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs dropped one at Sloan Park, thanks in part to Michael King’s good pitching and their quiet bats. 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, ov...2025
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• Cub Tracks has the vapors

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs will be heading to Japan for some strangeness with the Dodgers. The guys in the picture are on the trip roster. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fr...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ for Pete’s sake

Michael Sarrazin and Barbra Streisand In ‘For Pete’s Sake’. | Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The world is his oyster, and we just live in it. 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 fills in the blanks

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The surging Cubs face the Royals in a rare spring training night game tonight. 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, overheated, steeped ...2025
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