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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (10/11/25): Same Batting Order as Usual, Pitchers Just Looking for 27 Outs
Craig Counsell isn’t starting Shota Imanaga even though he’s on regular rest, which is a big relief given the lefty’s sustained propensity for giving up homers. That doesn’t mean he won’t make an appearance in the right situation, especially with the strategy for this game calling for an all-hands-on-deck approach. Matthew Boyd is really the … The post Chicago C...2025
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• Cubs Face Perplexing Pitching Problem for Game 5
The Cubs forced Game 5 with their win on Thursday night, and now look to come back from a 0-2 series deficit in the NLDS. To do so, they’ll have to defeat the Brewers at American Family Field for their third straight elimination-game victory. The first two games in Milwaukee saw Craig Counsell‘s starting pitchers … The post Cubs Face Perplexing Pitching Problem for Game 5 appeare...2025
• Shōta Imanaga Confirmed as Game 2 Starter
As expected, Craig Counsell announced Sunday afternoon that Shōta Imanaga will be the Cubs’ starter for Game 2 of their NLDS series against the Brewers. Imanaga has not technically started in the postseason, but he did pitch four innings against the Padres as the bulk man after Andrew Kittredge opened the game. Even that short … The post Shōta Imanaga Confirmed as Game 2 Starter appear...2025
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• Craig Counsell Defends Debatable Decision to Start Matthew Boyd in Game 1
Saturday showed what happens when your best option isn’t really your best option. Craig Counsell has previously displayed a willingness to live and die with his proven veterans, and that was the case in Game 1 of the NLDS in Milwaukee when Matthew Boyd made the start on three days’ rest. Yes, the same Boyd … The post Craig Counsell Defends Debatable Decision to Start Matthew Boyd...2025
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• Counsell stands by short-rest Boyd after G1 flop
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he was "very comfortable" starting Matthew Boyd on three days' rest after the lefty lasted just eight batters in Saturday's 9-3 loss to the Brewers in Game 1 of the NLDS....2025
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (10/2/25): Familiar Batting Order, Taillon Starting Do-or-Die Game 3
If you’re looking to blame someone for the Game 2 loss, don’t pin it on Craig Counsell, Andrew Kittredge, or the offense. No, it was my fault. I knew better than to show up to Wrigley given my history of having only witnessed postseason losses, and I went anyway. Sure enough, they dropped their sixth … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (10/2/25): Familiar Batting Order, Taillon Starti...2025
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• Here’s How Playoff Rotation Could Look Without Cade Horton
Craig Counsell has remained coy about his starting rotation, and for good reason. Not only are things in flux with the loss of Cade Horton, who has been placed on the 15-day IL with a fractured rib, but the manager wants to give the Padres as little time as possible to prepare for their Wild … The post Here’s How Playoff Rotation Could Look Without Cade Horton appeared first on ....2025
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• Cubs' Tucker visits Florida for additional treatment
Kyle Tucker traveled to Florida for treatment on his injured left calf, with Cubs manager Craig Counsell saying the four-time All-Star had plateaued in his recovery....2025
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• Hidden Injury
Here’s another data point in the falloff in production due to an injury category: Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker, who has been given several days off this week for a reset amid his struggles at the plate, was diagnosed in June with a hairline fracture in his right hand, manager Craig Counsell confirmed Wednesday night. Counsell said […]...2025
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• Cubs To Place Michael Soroka On IL With Shoulder Discomfort
Michael Soroka’s debut with the Cubs could hardly have gone worse. The righty only made it through two innings before departing the game with shoulder discomfort. Manager Craig Counsell said postgame that Soroka is headed to the 15-day injured list; the severity of the injury and recovery timeline aren’t clear (relayed by Maddie Lee of…...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Cubs avoid a sweep with a 10-3 win ahead of the trade deadline. Phew. That was a cathartic win. You could feel the tension building in Chicago and throughout Cubs Nation. I mean, way back in game number 72, the Cubs reached 18 games over .500. Here they are 36 games later at that same mark. Though I’m completely comfortable giving some corners of Cub f...2025
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images And Ian Happ is headed to the injured list. This is not the way we had hoped this series would go. After an uncharacteristic bad outing from Matthew Boyd Monday, there was at least hope that Colin Rea could put together a good one Tuesday. Welp. Didn’t happen, and the Cubs also got poor relief work and some unusual bad defense from Pete Crow-Armstron...2025
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• Vaughn knocks in six as Brewers dismantle Cubs, but Chourio exits early

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The Brewers clinched the series with a 9-3 win, but we await further clarification on Chourio Box Score On May 2nd, the Cubs dismantled the Brewers. Quinn Priester pitched in that game and got beat up; he allowed seven runs in 4 1⁄3 innings, the Brewers lost 10-0, and the Cubs looked light years ahead of the Brewers. Tonight, with Priester back on the mound (ag...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ryno’s gone way too soon. Let’s celebrate his Hall of Fame career and life. Ryne Sandberg means so many things to so many people that it’s impossible to wrap that up in one paragraph, or even one article. Nevertheless, I will try here to capture the love that Cubs fans feel for the man affectionately called “Ryno” for not only his play on t...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ tie game

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win behind Cade Horton and a resurgent Matt Shaw, tie the Crosstown Series. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. Cade Horton and Aaron Civale locked up in a classic pitchers’ d...2025
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• Cubs series preview: To the friendly confines!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Will these two teams make a deal? The Royals head to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field this week, just a train ride away. They swept the Cubs there in 2021, but have lost the series to them each of the last two seasons. The Cubs have missed the playoffs each of the last four seasons, but come into this series with the second-best record ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What would you do for Brown?

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would leave Ben Brown in the rotation. It’s Monday here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re always glad to see a smiling face. The hostess will lead you to your table. Let us know i...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...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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• Royals Rout Sends 'Crazy' World Series Spinning into Game 7 Wednesday Night
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"Roberts has been very, very good so far this year and he seems to be working his way up in Craig Counsell’s circle of trust."

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"After that, though, Craig Counsell summoned Drew Smyly to face a couple of lefthanded hitters."

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"Craig Counsell is leaving the Brewers to become the manager for the Cubs, sources confirmed to ESPN."

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"The Brewers are planning to activate right-hander Freddy Peralta from the 60-day injured list during the club’s upcoming three-game series in Pittsburgh from August 2-4, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Todd Rosiak of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)."

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"Brewers reliever John Axford will miss the rest of the season after suffering significant structural damage in his throwing elbow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Adam McCalvy of MLB."

2020
"The Brewers have announced a new contract with manager Craig Counsell, as first reported by Robert Murray (Twitter link)."

2019
"Fortunately for the slumping Brew Crew, manager Craig Counsell suggested that Yelich will steer clear of the injured list."

2018
"As of now, right-handers Chase Anderson, Zach Davies and Jhoulys Chacin are the only locks for Milwaukee’s 2018 rotation, manager Craig Counsell suggested to reporters, including Adam McCalvy of MLB."

2017
"Brewers manager Craig Counsell has been trying to escape the concept of pitching roles, calling them all "out-getters" instead as he attempts to creatively navigate the Brewers down the stretch."

2016
"" Manager Craig Counsell told reporters the reliever will miss "significant time," but a firm timetable isn't available yet since it's yet to be determined if Smith needs surgery."

2015
"The Brewers will hire Craig Counsell as their next manager, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets."

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"Former major league player Craig Counsell worked as an assistant for Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin in 2012."

• Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Saturday 8/2, 1:20 CT

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes... WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: Yesterday’s win improved the Cubs’ record in games decided by one run to 16-8, for a winning percentage of .667. They have finished with a higher percentage in only one season since 1901: .688 in 1907 (37-16-3). They were .667 in 1912 (31-15-2) and ....2025
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• Cub Tracks’ you gotta see the show

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. And you gotta believe. Cade Horton and the crew throw goose eggs at the Orioles and the Cubs take the opening game of the series. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY. The 64-45 Cubs opened their three-game series against the 50...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 109

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs return home and win behind terrific pitching. So, did anything happen since we last spoke? There were a couple of trades, huh? This is Tom’s platform and while I usually just talk about the game and generally how things are going. As a guy who purports to talk about the big picture, I don’t think the trade deadline is a thing that I can ign...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108
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• Cub Tracks’ 5 p.m. deadline

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Today is an off day and the trading deadline. Cubs took the last game of the Brewers series and maintained their skein. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. Mike Imanaga f...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Cub Tracks’ a titan passes, contractual obligations, and also baseball

Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Ryne Sandberg has moved on, Jed Hoyer is staying, and the Cubs are in second place. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. R. I. P. Ryno. You were the GOAT to a lot of us. Jed Hoyer was extended Mond...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 105

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs hang on for a 5-4 win over the Sox. Clearly you guys just needed me to get back in the country. The Cubs were on a four-game winning streak when I left. They dropped four of five while I was outside of the States. Then they’ve won two in a row since I got back. As near as I can tell, I will also be traveling the week of the Wo...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 104

Getty Images The Cubs bounce back behind Horton and homers in a 6-1 win. Where were you on July 25, 2015? I was at sea. My family has a passion for cruising and that is the most memorable cruise date for me. I didn’t see Cole Hamels no-hit the Cubs that day. I sometimes like to imagine that I live in some alternate universe where the Cubs haven’t been no-hit since Sandy Koufax’s perfect ga...2025
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 1: Cade Horton and Matt Shaw lead the way

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Two Cubs rookies helped the team to victory. We’ve seen flashes of great play from Cubs rookies Cade Horton and Matt Shaw this year, but the pair has also struggled at times. Shaw has had long batting slumps. Horton couldn’t seem to put together good outings away from Wrigley Field. Both had stellar games Saturday night on the South Side. Horton threw six strong...2025
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• Sunday Notes: Cam Schlittler Shelved His Splitter (Yet Is Surviving Just Fine)
Plus Lucas Giolito looks back at a low point, Craig Counsell on learning from Prince Fielder, Matt Shaw's faith-based change, Tanner Bibee's worst pitch, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
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• Amid woes, Cubs focus on process, not results
"Things not going right is not what's happening," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday of his team's recent struggles that have seen Chicago lose its past three series....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 109
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements
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• Vaughn knocks in six as Brewers dismantle Cubs, but Chourio exits early
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 105
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/28/25): Cubs 2, Cardinals 0 – Getting Hot in Time for Postseason
This one only mattered for pride and momentum, if you’re into such things. The Cubs had already sealed up home-field advantage in their series against the Padres, so Sunday was kind of a spring training affair in which there were lots of late substitutions and position changes. Craig Counsell also leaned on three pitchers who … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/28/25): Cubs 2, C...2025
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements
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• Vaughn knocks in six as Brewers dismantle Cubs, but Chourio exits early
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 104
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #5: Milwaukee Brewers

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images At least you’re not a Brewers fan! Oh, wait... my bad. *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. So, about a month and a half ago, I published a series of satirical articles intended to poke fun at our NL Central rivals. Some of you thought they were funny; most of you probably didn’t. If you didn’t catch them when the...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images A stirring comeback went for naught when the Cubs bullpen blew up in the eighth. The Cubs bullpen has been so good this year that having an inning like the one Brad Keller had in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 8-6 loss to the Cardinals is, frankly, shocking. It turned on one play in that inning, and I’ll get to that, but first things first. The Drew Pom...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 88

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Bombs were flying out of Wrigley Field in an 11-3 rout of the Cardinals. Heroes and Goats warning, this is one of those days where WPA might feel less than entirely satisfying. Something I’ve said for so long that I was saying it before I was even the one writing this feature. When the game gets lopsided quickly, whatever happens first tends to set the order...2025
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?

Daniel Palencia | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how many saves do you think Daniel Palencia will get this year. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and cool off with us. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cove...2025
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• Crew shuts down Nats as Santana belts 2 HRs
Brewers manager Craig Counsell has been trying to escape the concept of pitching roles, calling them all "out-getters" instead as he attempts to creatively navigate the Brewers down the stretch. Sunday's series-clinching, 7-2 win over the Nationals at Miller Park showed why....2017
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• Sources: Counsell bolts Brewers to manage Cubs

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• In appreciation of David Ross

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The now ex-Cub manager is an important person in Cubs history. By now, you have heard the news that David Ross has been let go as Cubs manager and replaced by Craig Counsell, the former manager of the Brewers. Counsell received a five-year deal for a reported $40 million, so it’ll be a while before we have another Cubs manager, presumably. There will be...2023
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• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs won their second bonkers game of this homestand. The Cubs were behind... and then, suddenly, they weren’t. And then they built a nice lead... and then, blew it and wound up behind in the late innings. Then, just as they did in Friday’s crazy game at Wrigley Field, this Cubs team came back. They forced extra innings and Ian Happ’s 10th-inning single complet...2025
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• Brewers To Hire Craig Counsell
The Brewers will hire Craig Counsell as their next manager, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. The team announced the firing of Ron Roenicke Sunday night and will formally announce their new hire Monday morning. Counsell is currently a special … ...2015
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• Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 2: The long ball, the relievers and a very weird 100-pitch start from Ben Brown

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs pounded the long ball early and then got some solid relief pitching. The Cubs started out Saturday just like they had ended Friday, pouring on lots of runs and home runs, despite a temperature 25 degrees colder at Wrigley Field. Home runs by Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki led a six-run onslaught off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the first two innings ...2025
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• Mets hire Carlos Mendoza: New York misses out on Craig Counsell, lands Yankees bench coach as new manager

Mendoza had been a coach for the crosstown Yankees...2023
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• Craig Counsell: ‘It is time to be a Cub’

Marquee Sports Network The new Cubs manager was introduced at a news conference at Wrigley Field Monday. The headline to this article reflects, I think, Craig Counsell’s approach to taking the job of Cubs manager. During his introductory news conference, he confidently stated: “It’s time to be a Cub.” Throughout the presser he laid praise on Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer...2023
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• Ashby No Questions And Tells Cubs No Lies
Hope everyone had a glorious Memorial Day, while placing some hot dogs in your gullet and swallowing them whole with some cheap beer. Like George Washington would've wanted it! George used to remove his wooden teeth and eat hot dogs whole. True story. So, I've become Mr. Pull My Pitcher With 90 Pitches. I hate pitches 90-100. They suck. In ten years, I will hate pitches 80-90. Then, ten years late...2022
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (10/11/25): Same Batting Order as Usual, Pitchers Just Looking for 27 Outs
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• Cubs Face Perplexing Pitching Problem for Game 5
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• Counsell stands by short-rest Boyd after G1 flop
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• Here’s How Playoff Rotation Could Look Without Cade Horton
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/28/25): Cubs 2, Cardinals 0 – Getting Hot in Time for Postseason
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• Cubs Hoping To Reinstate Kyle Tucker On Friday; Daniel Palencia Reinstated Today
The Cubs are hoping to have outfielder Kyle Tucker back in the lineup on Friday. “I think we’re trending towards that,” manager Craig Counsell said today, per Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times. Tucker is on the 10-day injured list and would need to be officially reinstated, which would require a corresponding active roster move.…...2025
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• Moisés Ballesteros Apparently in Atlanta as Cubs’ Health Questions Persist
Craig Counsell told reporters after Sunday’s loss that he didn’t expect to have Kyle Tucker in Monday’s lineup, and that Pete Crow-Armstrong‘s status would be determined prior to the game. The team scratched Owen Caissie from the Iowa Cubs’ Friday contest and brought him to Chicago in the event that Tucker would need an IL … The post Moisés Ballesteros Apparentl...2025
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• Cubs Notes: Tucker, Crow-Armstrong, Caissie
The Cubs have been without Kyle Tucker since he exited Tuesday’s game against the Braves due to a calf issue, and it’s unclear when he’ll be returning to the lineup. Yesterday, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (as relayed by Marquee Sports Network on social media) that Tucker “didn’t really make progress” during Thursday’s day off,…...2025
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• Cubs To Place Miguel Amaya On Injured List With Sprained Ankle
Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya had to be carted off the field during tonight’s matchup with the Blue Jays. He hurt his left ankle running to first base in the eighth inning. After the game, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times) that Amaya’s X-rays thankfully came back negative for a…...2025
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• Cubs 5, Orioles 3: Justin Turner walks it off

Photo by Zoe Davis/Getty Images This is not a headline you expected to see today. Justin Turner has been a favorite Cub to dislike, by some, this year. His production is down, he’s 40, and he doesn’t really play good defense anymore. With the acquisition of Willi Castro, Turner’s place is basically pinch-hitting from time to time. On yet another gorgeous weather day at Wrigley Field Sunday...2025
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• Royals 12, Cubs 4: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images That was... ugly. The Royals hit four home runs Monday and crushed the Cubs 12-4 at Wrigley Field. I lead this recap with that because of this, from BCB’s JohnW53: The Royals went into this game having hit 77 home runs, second fewest of all teams. Only the Pirates had hit fewer, 66. This was just their second game with four. They hit more in only one g...2025
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 21 edition

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It was a short week, but we’ve still got some Cubs ups and downs to discuss. With last week’s All-Star break, this update on the Cubs covers just three games, the series against the Red Sox over the weekend. Still, there’s good and bad to discuss. Three up Colin Rea continues to impress While the Cubs certainly need at least one starting pitc...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #5: Milwaukee Brewers
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• 2025 Cubs midseason grades

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are my assessments of Cubs player performances so far this year. As befits a first-place team, most of them are pretty good. The Cubs really couldn’t have done much better so far this year. They have three All-Stars, two of them starting players. They’re in first place in the NL Central, though by just one game, and have had une...2025
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 14 edition

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs enter the All-Star break on a high note. As most of you know, I usually write an article during the All-Star break giving Cubs players midseason grades. That article will appear here tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs over the past week, when they went 3-3 on a road trip to Minnesota and New York. Three up Shōta Ima...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs take the series from Reds with a 7-3 win. It’s always funny to me when finding my story feels like a visit to the psychiatrist. I’ve been flipping things over for a while and I feel like I’ve had a very patient psychiatrist who just patiently just kept asking for me to tell them more. Maybe scribbling a few notes, but not particularly interjec...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What would you do for Brown?
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 53

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cubs comeback magic continues in an 11-8 win. On your Memorial Day, while you are remembering the fallen heroes that make the life that you are used to possible, how about also thinking of a couple of other blessings? First, you aren’t a Reds fan. The Reds were a trendy pick the last couple of years as a team on the upswing. That fandom wakes up this Mon...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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