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• Today in White Sox History: April 12

One year ago today, the Cincinnati Reds were yukking it up all game, romping to an 11-1 win that dropped the White Sox to 2-11 on the season. | David Banks-Imagn Images All-time worst status begins here, today, one year ago 1909 After weeks of begging Fielder Jones to come back and manage the White Sox for another year, Charles Comiskey hired catcher Billy Sullivan as player-manager of the...2025
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons

David Banks-Imagn Images There’s something else that this signing would do for the Cubs. With Kyle Tucker off to a great start with the Cubs, the chorus of voices urging Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to open up the team wallet and sign Tucker to an extension before he hits free agency has gotten louder. While there’s no question about Tucker’s abilities on the field — he’s hitting the way he ...2025
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• Padres 8, Cubs 7: This space intentionally left blank

David Banks-Imagn Images That was one of the weirdest games you will ever see. I’m going to put this right out there first thing, and then get to the recap of this bizarre game. You might disagree with my conclusion here, but I think Craig Counsell made a mistake in the ninth inning. After batting for Matt Shaw with Michael Busch, Counsell put Gage Workman at third and left Justin Turner a...2025
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• Padres claw back against Cubs, get win

Fernando Tatis Jr. | David Banks-Imagn Images Error opens door for San Diego, Tatis Jr. slides in An error on Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner in the top of the ninth inning resulted in Fernando Tatis Jr. racing home from third base to give the San Diego Padres an 8-7 lead en route to their first win of the series at Wrigley Field, Sunday. Padres take the lead in the 9th! pic.twi...2025
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• Angels 3, White Sox 2: Five-Hour Loss

Nothing like March baseball on a field without a roof! | David Banks-Imagn Images Rain rain go away, or rather, have a three-hour delay In typical spring baseball fashion, this afternoon the Chicago White Sox lost to the Angels, 3-2, after a chaotic weather day. The Angels won two in a row after a resounding defeat on Opening Day, and will leave Rate Field with a series win. The game start...2025
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• Tom Ricketts talks about the Cubs on CNBC

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs chairman was interviewed as part of CNBC Sport’s videocast. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts sat down with CNBC Media & Sports Reporter Alex Sherman in front of a live Chicago audience for the CNBC Sport videocast earlier this week. He touched on a number of topics relevant to the team. Here’s a partial transcript, and below that you can watch the entire video. ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who is the left fielder of the quarter century?

David Banks-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs top left fielder of the quarter century. It’s another Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club 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 you. There’s no cover charge tonight. We still have a few...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Are there non-elite free agent relief pitchers the Cubs should sign?

Kirby Yates pitches against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in 2019 | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Despite a lull, it is still hot stove season Welcome back to your late week, late night indie coffee shop where we’re discussing all things Cubs and some things just baseball. We’ve got mocktails if you’re doing a Dry January, or traditional cocktails if you aren’t. Take off your coat, get war...2025
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• Rams-Raiders: Bold Predictions for Sunday’s matchup

David Banks-Imagn Images Kupp or not, Tutu Atwell has his best game of the year and other bold predictions The Los Angeles Rams will take on the Las Vegas Raiders following an early bye in Week 6. The break seems to have come at the most opportune time with LA possibly getting some of their weapons back from injury which could include Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp. Here are my three bold pre...2024
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025

Yes, Minnie is our inspiration for the 2025 Sox. | David Banks/Getty Images Time to go with the flow of fandom In the entertainment industry, whether on stage or on a screen, you often hear of people, especially members of minority groups, saying they wish they could see more people who look like them. Bear that in mind, and also bear in mind that spectator sports are first and foremost en...2024
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• The good, the bad, and the ugly in Rams 24-18 loss

David Banks-Imagn Images We have officially entered the “what is McVay thinking?” saga of the season The Los Angeles Rams fell short against the Chicago Bears (24-18) to give up their third loss of the season. While there was some positives from the game despite not getting the win, moving to 1-3 on the season is less than ideal. Only 42 teams that began 1-3 have made the playoffs since...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 150

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs return home with a 9-2 pounding of the A’s. The Cubs came back home and the offense got into gear quickly. Putting together a team isn’t some literal chemistry equation or evenly a math equation. But it’s hard not to think the team needs another catalyst or two. The last half of this year has seen an explosive offense, except when the offense is missing in...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22

On this day one year ago, a rare change was made in the executive offices at 35th & Shields. | David Banks/Getty Images Lo, an executive era endeth 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning of relief (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s Immaculate Inning came in the 12th, mowi...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ doubly good

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs come up winners, the Earth does the wave, and other stories. 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’ t...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ ivy league

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. #Motorola Cubs drop one to St. Louis but can still take series, 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, a...2024
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• Cowboys final mock draft: C, RB the choices in the first two rounds

Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mock draft season is ending, so here is one more before we hit the real thing. This is it. The 2024 NFL Draft is this week. With only a couple of days left before the mocks stop and the real thing commences, we take a look at the Dallas Cowboys situation to try and figure out what the team may try and do when they are finally on the cl...2024
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• South Side Soxivus 2022: Worst Games of the Year
Bennett Sousa wonders why he wasn’t allowed to get one final strike on Trea Turner, as fans sit, stunned, after “1-2 Intentional Walk, Part 1.” | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports There were at least 81 choices, so stroll through the schedule and relive some of the worst moments of the year We started this Soxivus season with the Calling of Managers, then moving on to Grievances and Feats of S...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: April 12
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons
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• The NFL is already looking for “the next Braden Fiske”

David Banks-Imagn Images Braden Fiske comparisons are running rampant at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week Ed Oliver and Calijah Kancey were supposed to be “the next Aaron Donald” for the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively. Many across the NFL have attempted to find their own version of Sean McVay and emulate the recent success of the Los Angeles Rams. Af...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ on the up and up

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Everything is just fine, thank you. Business as usual. 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, ...2025
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• Rams-Raiders: Bold Predictions for Sunday’s matchup
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025
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• Washington Nationals making fielding an emphasis this spring

David Banks-Imagn Images The Nats need to clean up what was a sloppy defense in 2024 During Spring Training, it is very common to see an emphasis on defense, and this is certainly the case for the Nats. In their time in West Palm Beach, Davey Martinez and the Nationals staff have been laser focused on defense. Last season, the Nationals were not a very good defensive team. Their 109 errors...2025
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• Can Rams make the playoffs? Game-by-game predictions after the bye week

David Banks-Imagn Images Can Rams get hot and make another run at the playoffs? The Los Angeles Rams are coming off of their bye week in Week 7 with a 1-4 record. It’s a similar hole that the Rams climbed out of last year when they made the postseason after starting 3-6. The road back isn’t going to be easy and the margins will be small, but another playoff appearance is possible. Here ar...2024
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• The good, the bad, and the ugly in Rams 24-18 loss
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• Cubs 1, Reds 0: A blast from the past

Nico Hoerner scores the only run of this game | David Banks-Imagn Images A pitching gem, and a single run, gave the Cubs an old-fashioned win. One hour and forty-eight minutes! That’s all it took for the Cubs to defeat the Reds 1-0 on a very windy Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Before I get to the details of this game, a few notes on that game time. It’s the fastest nine-inning game b...2024
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• Tom Ricketts talks about the Cubs on CNBC
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• The sadness of being a White Sox fan

The beautiful city of Chicago and White Sox fans deserve better, and someday soon I hope we get it. | Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How a historically bad start to the season tops off one of the most disappointing endings to a rebuild we have seen The timeline of the recent Chicago White Sox seasons looks like a movie trailer no one would want to watch: In 2017 and 20...2024
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• 2024 Cubs attendance watch: The weather and ticket pricing for the first homestand

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Some interesting numbers for both as the 2024 season begins. The Cubs won five of six games played at Wrigley Field last week. So, that’s good! What wasn’t good was the weather, which was pretty awful through the entire homestand. No game-time temperature was over 47 and the average for the six dates was 43. It rained during play in three of the six games and t...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How is Lt. Dans doing?

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your evaluation of Dansby Swanson after a year and a week. It’s another Wednesday evening at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. The weather out there is miserable, but we’re so glad you made the effort to get here. If you have a coat or ...2024
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• Browns history: WR Corey Coleman opens up to DBN about Hard Knocks scene, mental health and so much more

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images 25 questions with a former first-round draft pick The Cleveland Browns were looking for some offensive punch in 2016. With a new head coach who was an offensive mind in Hue Jackson, the franchise just wasn’t scoring enough. The thought process was to bring in a young guy with plenty of speed to take the top off the defense. WR Josh Gordon had been the NFL ...2024
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• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15

Alexander Canario | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports A catcher, an outfielder, a reliever and two shortstops are on today’s list. We are at the halfway point in our countdown of the BCB top 25 prospects for 2024. As we’ve noted before, the Cubs system is very deep at the moment. I think there’s a bit of a drop off after 12, but that’s just going from “excellent” to “pretty good.” And the firs...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ end of an era?

SI Model Chase throws out the first pitch. | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. SI on the skids, Hader sets a record, Stroman bites the apple, and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images This mark was tied Wednesday by the Phillies. The Phillies defeated the Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of their Division Series Wednesday in Philadelphia. In so doing they hit six home runs: Two each by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos and one by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh. In so doing, the Phillies tied a postseason record that was set by the Cubs in Game 3 of...2023
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• Cubs 14, Pirates 1: Now that’s more like it

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Friendly Confines were very friendly to Cubs bats Tuesday evening. Rain delayed action at Wrigley Field Tuesday for an hour and 25 minutes and when it got started, the Cubs didn’t wait long before unleashing bats that had been awfully quiet for almost a week. A barrage that included 12 hits, six walks and four home runs led the Cubs to a 14-1 victory over t...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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• The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This could save the team lots of money in the long run. Nico Hoerner, finally healthy, is having the best year of his brief MLB career. In 101 games and 387 plate appearances, he is batting .304/.351/.429 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 12 stolen bases. He’s also solidified a claim as the Cubs’ starting shortstop, playing solid defense at th...2022
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• Cubs 6, Braves 4: Takin’ care of business

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs wrapped up a successful homestand by winning a series against the team with the best record in baseball. The Atlanta Braves, who came into Wrigley Field with the best record in baseball, are a very good team. But you know what? So are the Chicago Cubs. After a blowout loss Friday, the Cubs played solid baseball in every way for two days (in the rain, t...2023
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• Cubs 6, Royals 4: A tale of two games

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs appeared to be on their way to an easy win... until they had to hang on for dear life. Drip... drip... drip... That was what today’s 6-4 Cubs win over the Royals felt like, after the Cubs zoomed out to a 6-1 lead after four innings. KC runs scored off just about every Cubs reliever until Adbert Alzolay finally put a stop to that in the ninth inning wit...2023
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• Cubs 4, Marlins 2: Nick Madrigal saves the day
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The infielder’s key two-run single gave the Cubs an eighth-inning lead. As most of you know, I have been critical of Nick Madrigal on this site in the past. So today I will give him major props for his game-winning single in the Cubs’ eighth-inning rally. Madrigal’s two-run single with one out in the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Miguel Amaya followed with ...2023
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• Cubs 3, Orioles 2: Just enough pitching, just enough hitting, just enough defense
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs won their fifth straight. After winning four games on the homestand in blowout fashion, the Cubs played a much tighter game against the Orioles Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. A two-run double by Nico Hoerner and sacrifice fly by Mike Tauchman plated all the runs for the Cubs, and four Cubs pitchers, helped by some great defense, held a good Oriol...2023
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• Willson Contreras declines Cubs’ qualifying offer
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports And so, his free agency begins. We knew when Jed Hoyer had his season-ending news conference that Willson Contreras was going to receive a qualifying offer. Today, he received it and rejected it: Cubs are extending the $19.65M qualifying offer to Willson Contreras, and he is declining it, making him a free agent. Very good two-way catcher should do extremely ...2022
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• Cubs 8, Brewers 7: A Morel victory
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Christopher Morel’s sixth-inning homer, plus some excellent relief work, gave the Cubs a win over Milwaukee. Now that was a fun baseball game! That could have been said even if the Cubs had lost it, but it was entertaining regardless. There were five lead changes and five home runs hit on a windy day at Wrigley, and in the end Christopher Morel’s two-run homer ...2022
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• Grading the White Sox: Dylan Cease
Well done, Dylan, well done. | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Cy Cease goes from fantasy to reality At midseason, the SSS staff graded the 46-46 White Sox, from head of the class Dylan Cease all the way down to Dallas Keuchel. We invented a WARsss metric that could very well be just a cute way to trot out our special site grades — but really for all you know could be the product of years of...2022
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• BCB After Dark: what is Colin Rea’s role on the 2025 Cubs

Colin Rea pitches as a Cub at Wrigley in 2020 against the Cardinals | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images This is another solid backend starter or bullpen piece Welcome late week late night Cubs fans and thank God it’s Friday here at BCB After Dark. We made it through the first full week of 2025. It feels like it’s been a month in a handful of days, but we are here, on Friday with every drin...2025
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• Saints vs. Packers: Game time, TV, radio, online streaming, mobile, and odds

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images New Orleans travels to Green Bay for their Week 16 matchup and this is your one-stop shop to find out how to follow the action! Welcome to Saints Gameday! Tonight: New Orleans Saints (5-9) at Green Bay Packers (10-4) The Saints face the Packers in Green Bay on Monday Night Football. The odds are stacked against the Saints, especially in primetime in t...2024
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• Rams-Raiders: Bold Predictions for Sunday’s matchup
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• Cubs 9, Athletics 2: The bats come alive...

David Banks-Imagn Images ... and Shōta Imanaga strikes out a whole bunch of A’s. In the end, the final 13 games of the Cubs’ 2024 season might not mean much. Any postseason hopes hang by a very thin thread. Nevertheless, it’s always nice to see the Cubs smash baseballs all around and out of Wrigley Field, especially with recent batting struggles at home. Monday night, an 18-hit attack led ...2024
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• Browns history: WR Corey Coleman opens up to DBN about Hard Knocks scene, mental health and so much more
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• Which of these 2 defensive positions makes most sense for Rams in first round?

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Should Rams GM Les Snead go cornerback or edge in the first round of the 2024 draft? Over at NFL Mock Draft Database, which compiles and averages all the mock drafts and big boards, the most common first round pick for the L.A. Rams is Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean. Though it was some of his basketball highlights that went a little viral recently, DeJean could ...2024
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• White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf considering relocating, selling team

Chicago White Sox chairman, and majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf, has discussed selling his stake in the team. | David Banks/Getty Images The sports news cycle is shaken by yet another relocation rumor, but this time our South Siders are the subject It is a tumultuous time to be a fan of a major league baseball team. Several franchises are engaged in protracted talks with city officials and...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Winter Meetings Blues
Photo by David Banks/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning club for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs will make a big acquisition at the Winter Meetings. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the jumpin’ joint for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to that you decided to stop in this evening. I hope to find you well tonight. Come on in and relax for a while. T...2022
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