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• Cubs free agent target: Carlos Estévez

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images This reliever might be a useful guy for the Cubs bullpen. Here’s another guy I wasn’t going to write about connected to the Cubs, but then he appeared in this Jim Bowden article in The Athletic Monday, about who he considers the top 15 remaining free agents. Here’s what Bowden wrote: Like [Kirby] Yates, Estévez probably has to wait until Scott signs befo...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025
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• The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You probably don’t want to remember these, but here we are. There have been other years when I’ve posted a number of blowout losses in this annual recap. In some ways, those are easier to take, a team runs up a huge score against the Cubs but it still counts for only one loss. Other times I’ve filled these with soul-crushing defeats. This time, I’m going...2024
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• Cubs 7, White Sox 6: (°0°)

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs raced out to a big lead, then hung on for dear life. (That’s a shocked face emoji in the headline, if it’s not clear to you.) “If the Cubs had lost THAT game...” some of you must have been saying. But they didn’t. Yes, they certainly tried hard to blow a 7-0 lead, but in the end hung on — barely — for a 7-6 win over the White Sox, their third wi...2024
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• Cardinals 5, Cubs 4: The complaint department is OPEN

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This space intentionally left blank because otherwise it might have bad words in it. As most of you know, I have been watching Cubs baseball for more than 60 years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of bad baseball and a lot of losing. Most of the time, I can slough off the losses, been there, done that, seen it before. This one pissed me off. The Cubs should ...2024
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• What each American League team has done this offseason
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• Cubs 7, Astros 2: A good beginning

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs opened their series against the visitors from Houston with a decisive victory. After a lackluster series split against the Marlins, the Cubs needed a game like their 7-2 win over the Astros Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field to show themselves, and everyone else, that they’re still the strong contending team many expected them to be this year. Jo...2024
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• Diamondbacks 12, Cubs 11: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images I can’t even... Whatever that game was, I did not like it one bit. Well, perhaps that’s too harsh. The Cubs scored a lot of runs! They got a key grand slam from Ian Happ! They were one out away from victory... Nope. Sorry. Going back to “did not like it one bit.” The Diamondbacks beat the Cubs 12-11 in 11 innings Tuesday night in Arizona, and while we can fi...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A pitcher’s duel created drama in the desert. The Cubs emerged victorious. 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, ove...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024
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• Rangers 11, Cubs 2: Back to the drawing board

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images That was an ugly, ugly loss. This... this is not the way we wanted the 2024 Chicago Cubs season to start. An injury to the team’s best pitcher and a blowout loss? Ugh. The Cubs lost to the Rangers 11-2 Saturday and unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good stuff to report to you. But, report I will! The Cubs scored first, so that’s ... about the only posi...2024
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• Rangers 4, Cubs 3: Justin Steele leaves with hamstring tightness

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This was not a good way to start the 2024 season. I have a request. Next time the Cubs open a season — a year or so from now — could we have a little less controversy and injury? The Cubs lost Game 1 of the 2024 season to the Rangers 4-3 in 10 innings, and also have likely lost ace Justin Steele to the injured list, though for how long is not yet certain....2024
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• Cubs 7, Royals 6: Everyone digs the long ball

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Cubs smashed five home runs and beat the Royals, and also won a split-squad game against the Angels. MESA, Arizona — Jordan Lyles has been around a long time, 2024 will be his 14th MLB season. His 5.24 career ERA is the second-worst of any pitcher in the Modern Era (since 1900) with at least as many innings (1,504) — only Jose Lima (5.76) is worse. Th...2024
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• Looking at projections for the 2024 Chicago Cubs

Jed Hoyer introduces Shōta Imanaga in January | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images This team seems incomplete at the moment. Every offseason I wait until the Cubs look like a quasi-finished project before writing up my thoughts on the new team. This year I waited longer than usual. Cubs Convention came and went. January turned into February. The ZiPS projections were released, so wa...2024
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• Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will join the Cubs Hall of Fame

Chicago Cubs The announcement was made at the Cubs Convention. Generally, not much news is made at the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention. It’s intended to be a love fest between players old and new and fans. One new thing that’s been done the last couple of years at the ceremony is to reveal the names of Cubs stars who will be added to the team’s Hall of Fame later on this year. Kerr...2024
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"They’ll likely hope that Christopher Morel in left and Taylor Walls in shortstop can bounce back after dreadful seasons."

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"One other thing I’d like to address is the rumors that began to fly when Christopher Morel didn’t make it to the convention."

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"Christopher Morel led off with a ground ball to the usually reliable Willy Adames at short."

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"Here’s the greeting he gave to plate umpire Gary Cederstrom that afternoon: That’s somewhat reminiscent of what we saw from Christopher Morel when he made his MLB debut earlier this year, and Morel definitely has looked to Contreras as a mentor."

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"The Cubs have added a pair of right-handers, Cory Abbott and Keegan Thompson, as well as infielder Christopher Morel to their 40-man roster, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune was among those to report."

• Cubs free agent target: Carlos Estévez
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• What each American League team has done this offseason
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• Cubs 7, White Sox 6: (°0°)
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• Padres 9, Cubs 8: Uh-oh

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Cubs had a massive bullpen meltdown Monday night in San Diego. The Cubs roared out to an 8-0 lead by the fourth inning Monday night in San Diego. What could possibly go wrong? Well, if you didn’t stay up to see the end of the Cubs’ 9-8 loss to the Padres that began a nine-game West Coast road trip... maybe you don’t want to know. Nevertheless, you c...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports An uneven start to the season. I didn’t set out to be a baseball writer. I just kind of fell into it. I was sitting in the same spot that you, the reader, occupied back in 2017 and even before. I loved this space from its creation and was a commenter on a regular basis. When its previous writer rode off into the sunset after the 2016 championship, I was just ...2024
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 2: The old school recap

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With no video or photos from this game, what you get is descriptions. It is very odd, in the year 2024, to not have any audio or video live coverage of a Major League Baseball game. Yes, even in Spring Training, where the Cubs do cover nearly every game, and all those at home. But this one, about 10 miles north of the Cubs’ Sloan Park complex, had none. So I ca...2024
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• Padres 7, Cubs 0: Just give us something to talk about

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs got shut out for their first loss of the spring. MESA, Arizona — Be honest now. All you want to talk about today anyway is Cody Bellinger. The Cubs certainly didn’t give us anything to talk about, recording just three hits, all singles, in a 7-0 loss to an anonymous Padres team. San Diego didn’t bring any of their big names to Mesa for this afternoon’...2024
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• Cubs announce 2024 promotional giveaway schedule

Here are some of the items fans will get at Wrigley Field this year. Five bobbleheads highlight the 2024 Cubs promotional schedule, announced today by the team. Those bobbleheads will be: Saturday, June 1: Christopher Morel bobblehead Saturday, June 22: Adbert Alzolay bobbleheadSaturday, July 6: Justin Steele bobbleheadThursday, August 1: Ian Happ bobblehead Those bobbleheads are pictured at the...2024
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• Cub Tracks Belli full

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. 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 overnigh...2024
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• The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024
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• Cardinals 5, Cubs 4: The complaint department is OPEN
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images That’s likely not the headline you were expecting to read, but it’s the one we really need to talk about. You guys are all going to want to talk about Kyle Hendricks and what to do with his rotation spot and by all means, feel free. What I want to talk about is how the Cubs bullpen failed to keep the game close and the offense completely vanished after t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
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• The Cubs might be close to adding a sleeve ad, and other notes from team photo day

Uni-Watch Have a close look at the location of the sleeve patch. Every year, I like to have a bit of fun with Cubs team photo day, where often players make silly and fun poses. This is especially true when the players have to show up at 7 a.m. for the photographers. I’ll get to that, but first there’s this article from Uni Watch’s Paul Lukas, who notes something about the placement of the ...2024
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• Looking at projections for the 2024 Chicago Cubs
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• 5 bold predictions for the 2024 Cubs

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images In which I go out on the proverbial limb to forecast the year to come. You know what? A year ago today I posted 5 bold predictions for the 2023 Cubs and, revisiting them in November, I did pretty well. All that did is make me more confident that I can do it again this year. That’s probably misplaced confidence, but it’s not going to stop me. I’m going to...2024
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• Braves 6, Cubs 5: Jameson Taillon has an outstanding outing, but it’s not enough

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Once again, the Cubs’ bullpen failed. ATLANTA — The summary of the Cubs’ September in one tweet: The Cubs have now lost 5 games this month after holding a lead in the 8th inning or later.That's tied for their most such losses in any single month over the last 50 seasons (June 1991 & September 1992).— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 28, 2023...2023
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• A magical night at Wrigley in three acts: Michael Fulmer, Nick Madrigal and Christopher Morel

A joyous celebration at home plate as Morel walksoff the Crosstown Classic | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports None of these things should have happened but all of them did, thanks to those three players. The vast majority of the time, baseball is wildly predictable. Some detractors of the sport might even say it’s boring, but every so often it gets adventurous. After being conditioned to...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the Chase
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!
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• Watch: Christopher Morel Hits Little League Home Run on Opening Day
What was a slow, relatively uneventful game has quickly turned into one of those games we’ll talk about for years to come. This hit by Christopher Morel was officially scored a single, E7, E7. It’s also what you see a lot of when you have kids that play Little League baseball, better known as a … The post Watch: Christopher Morel Hits Little League Home Run on Opening Day appeare...2024
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• The Cubs have their first full-squad spring workout

Al Yellon Photos and videos from Mesa! MESA, Arizona — It’s convenient for the Cubs’ first full-squad spring workout to fall on Presidents Day, as it often does, because that allows families with school-age kids to take in some up close and personal practice from their favorite players. That was the scene on the back fields in Mesa Monday afternoon as the full squad went through the usual ...2024
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• Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will join the Cubs Hall of Fame
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• A magical night at Wrigley in three acts: Michael Fulmer, Nick Madrigal and Christopher Morel
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• Cubs 4, White Sox 3: Christopher Morel walks it off

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports ... and, my friends, this was the game of the year. So far, anyway. As baseball fans, each and every one of us lives for moments like we had at Wrigley Field Wednesday evening, a game in which our team seems headed for an inevitable, crushing defeat and then in a matter of just a few seconds, we are all sent into indescribable joy. Or, as a friend of mine...2023
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out
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• Cubs 10, Red Sox 4: Cody Bellinger is en fuego!
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs brought out the long ball — and a lot more hits — and evened up the series. There is nothing that says more about what the Chicago Cubs should do going forward than what happened in their 10-4 win over the Red Sox Saturday. Cody Bellinger, who has now homered five times in his last six games, hit a grand slam to cap a six-run inning. Marcus Strom...2023
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• In appreciation of Willson Contreras
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs catcher moves on, but we remember him fondly. Willson Contreras, as you know, declined the Cubs’ qualifying offer Tuesday and so will likely be moving to another team as a free agent. I actually wrote this article last summer when it appeared Willson would be traded. When he wasn’t, I decided to save it for the time, if it came, when it looked like his...2022
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• Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will join the Cubs Hall of Fame
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 4: The cardiac Cubs come back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A ninth-inning rally put this one in the win column. You asked for meaningful baseball in September and by gum, you have got it. Now let’s hope we all survive it. The Cubs fashioned an early lead, got good starting pitching, then the bullpen blew that lead. But then the team put together a stirring ninth-inning rally and held on — barely — for a 5-4 wi...2023
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024
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• The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024
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• Cubs 7, White Sox 6: (°0°)
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done
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• Cubs 7, Astros 2: A good beginning
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• Marlins 6, Cubs 3: Where did the offense go?
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 3: Alexander Canario sparks the winning rally

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Let’s not talk about the first game of the doubleheader. Okay, I promise you we will talk about the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, but not until you get a recap of something much better, the 5-3 Cubs comeback win over the Marlins in the nightcap. The Cubs took an early lead in the night game. With one out in the first inning, Cody Bellinger launched ...2024
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• Cubs 8, Marlins 3: Jameson Taillon dazzles in season debut

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images And the Cubs put together a solid, varied offense and won again. Every Cubs fan was, I suspect, waiting to exhale when Jameson Taillon made his 2024 season debut Friday afternoon. Coming off a back issue and with only two rehab starts, what would Taillon look like? If Friday’s outing is any indication, it looks like we’re getting the Taillon of the second...2024
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• Diamondbacks 12, Cubs 11: This space intentionally left blank
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done
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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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• Cubs 4, Giants 0: Kyle Hendricks throws a vintage Professor game, four outs short of a no-hitter
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Class was most definitely in session Saturday evening in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — Is it too early to say “I told you so”? Maybe, but I’m saying it anyway. I told you Kyle Hendricks would come back and throw like The Professor again. Was Saturday’s brilliant eight-inning, one-hit outing a one-off? Possibly, but I don’t think so. Hendricks was, as the ...2023
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• The Cubs used to be fun. What happened?
Christopher Morel celebrates a home run on May 23 | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The team’s struggles continued as they were swept by the Angels The Cubs were swept by the Angels and every loss seemed utterly predictable and inevitable. There was the giving up a four-run lead loss as the bullpen imploded (yet again) on Tuesday, followed by the spectre o...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ next?
Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Now we want a catcher and a third baseperson, please Jed? Maybe then even Crane Kenney will shut up for a while. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fro...2022
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