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• Today in Cubs history: An Opening Day for the ages

Ernie Banks | Getty Images The Cubs and Cardinals fought for more than four hours... and in the end, neither team won. Monday, April 12, 1965 was the season opener for the Cubs and Cardinals at Wrigley Field. When it began, both teams’ records were, of course, 0-0. And when it ended, those records were... the same. Let me explain. Larry Jackson had an outstanding 1964 season — 24-11, 3.14 ...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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• Baseball history unpacked, March 31

Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie Banks’ statue* revealed, 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 ...2025
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• Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 6: Miguel Amaya drives in five

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Cubs began the North American portion of the 2025 schedule with an offensive outburst. Here’s yet another example of why Spring Training results mean nothing. The Cubs returned from Japan — where their bats were pretty silent — and played five games at Sloan Park, in which they were outscored 35-13, and lost four of the five. Two days later, the Cubs sma...2025
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• Joy of a subset: A thrilling start

In order to keep this series in my head and not forget about it for a year, I'm running another version of "Joy of a Subset" three months later, which is a little sooner than I'd like as I usually space them out more. Tonight I'm going way back, to what you could argue was the first "out-of-the-box" topic for a subset in Topps history. Subsets were a new idea for Topps in the '50s...2025
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• This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training

Even for spring training, this was a huge matchup Braves Franchise History 1915: The Boston Braves break ground on Commonwealth Avenue and begin construction of Braves Field. Owner James E. Gaffney wants a large enough park so that inside-the-park homers can be hit in three directions. The field will open on August 18th. 1935: At St. Petersburg, the St. Louis Cardinals set a spring training recor...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 31

Happy birthday, Ernie Banks! | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Three Hall-of-Famers were born on this date. One of them was Mr. Cub, Cap Anson is released, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a l...2025
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• Bus Clarkson: A little-known star from an alternate Milwaukee Brewers history

Milwaukee Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK Meet a Negro League All-Star who spent his twilight years in Milwaukee Milwaukee has had a major league baseball team for all but five years since 1953, the year the Braves left Boston for the Midwest. After a short gap from 1965-69, the Seattle Pilots moved to town in 1970, became the Brewers, and the rest is history. However, 1970 was not the first sea...2025
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• Here are three interesting things about the Kyle Tucker trade

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Some notes on how unusual this trade is, plus some numbers. I think it’s reasonable to say that most Cubs fans are excited about Friday’s trade that brought Kyle Tucker to the Cubs. Even if Tucker does leave via free agency after one season, the addition of a hitter of his caliber gives the Cubs an excellent chance to win the NL Central...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case

Photo by Jacob de Golish/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, November 20, 2024 The National Baseball Hall of Fame released the ballot for the 2025 cycle on Monday, with a cast of characters both returning and debuting for the first time on the ballot. The new batch of candidates features a no-brainer like Ichiro Suzuki while featuring a slew of debatable players who...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1957

Dale Long (left) and Lee Walls talk with Rogers Hornsby at spring training in 1958 | Getty Images There were quite a few Cubs trades in ‘57. None of them had any great impact on the team. The Cubs were coming off a 94-loss season in 1956, and they tried quite a few changes to make a difference in ‘57. It didn’t work, as the Cubs lost 92 in 1957. And as bad as a 90+ loss season is now, reme...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1959

Randy Jackson, with the Cubs in 1953 | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images More deals that probably should not have been made. The Cubs had a good year in 1958 and had the reigning league MVP in Ernie Banks. They were second in the NL in runs that year, but third-worst in runs allowed. So, pitching is the need, right? Did they go out and trade for pitching? The answer, as you lik...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1960

Richie Ashburn bats for the Cubs in 1960 | Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images This was not a good year for Cubs deals. In 1959, the Cubs had contended briefly, and finished with 74 wins, their most since 1952 and second-most since 1946. They had the two-time MVP Ernie Banks anchoring a pretty good offense. The first thing the Cubs did in the offseason was fire manager Bob Scheffing. The edict...2024
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?

Greetings in the last few hours of what I think was the very real year of 2024.It's difficult to tell what's real and what's not these days. Just yesterday I saw a report that said the brilliant minds that run Facebook and Instagram plan to infiltrate both social media sites with AI-generated users. This kind of stuff freaks me out. I've seen very real cases of people I know being fooled by...2025
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• With Lessons of Game's Greats, Mike Trout Poised for Move from MVP to MLB Icon
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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"Ernie Banks and Mark Grace also did it four times, Banks in 1956, 1969, 1962 and 1969, and Grace in 1992, 1995, 1997 and 1999."

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"Notable names among the others who did it: Grover Cleveland Alexander (only pitcher), Ernie Banks, Glenn Beckert, Jose Cardenal, Frank Chance, Andre Dawson, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman, Rogers Hornsby, Randy Hundley, Jerry Morales, Andy Pafko and Ryne Sandberg."

2023
"It will include the 1876, 1907 and 1908 championship trophies, Ernie Banks’ 1959 MVP Award, Pat Hughes’ 2023 Ford Frick Award and more."

2022
"Sure, Ernie Banks received a standing ovation before a crowd of 18,505 at Wrigley before his first inning at-bat — an infield hit — in what would be his final game Sept."

2021
"To paraphrase the late, great Chicago Cub Ernie Banks: “Let’s race two!"

2019
"Miggy surpasses Ernie Banks on all-time RBI leaderboard"

2018
"While the 500-homer club boasts sluggers such as Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and Ernie Banks, the 400-homer club offers us a glimpse into one of baseball's superglues: a diversity of skills."

2017
"This year's fourth annual Cactus League Hall of Fame induction, the first to recognize players, honors four pioneering African-Americans who helped pave the way for others: Larry Doby, Willie Mays, Monte Irvin and Ernie Banks, all of whom were among the first handful of players to integrate Spring Training baseball in Arizona."

2016
"David Ortiz belted career homer Number 513 in the third inning against Astros right-hander Collin McHugh on Saturday at Fenway Park, passing Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on Major League Baseball's all-time home run list to take sole possession of 22nd place."

2015
"Cub" Ernie Banks, a Hall of Famer who hit 512 home runs in 19 seasons in Chicago, has died at age 83."

2014
"New manager Joe Maddon and pitcher Jon Lester will join Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Hall of Famers Billy Williams, Ernie Banks and Fergie Jenkins at the 30th Cubs Convention, Jan."

• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 31
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• This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
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• Will the Cubs have a 40-homer man in 2025?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images It’s been quite some time. Derrek Lee hit 46 home runs for the Cubs in 2005. That’s 20 years ago! Since then, no Cub has hit 40 or more home runs. The most by any Cub in the last 20 seasons is 39, by Kris Bryant in his MVP season in 2016. Kyle Schwarber hit 38 in 2019. Nine different Cubs have accounted for 19 different 40-homer season...2025
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• Perhaps I was too hasty

I had viewed enough 2024 Archives pack openings to know I needed to open some myself.Not that I liked the cards -- Archives and I have never seen eye-to-eye -- but I wanted to see the content for myself so I could comment on it on my own blog instead leaving irked comments all over everyone else's pack breaks.Also, there was one aspect of 2024 Archives that folks kept bringing up, but actual...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Eddie Mathews gets elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo by Louis Requena/MLB Photos The star third baseman receives his proper recognition for a fantastic career Braves Franchise History 1943: The Boston Braves release veteran outfielders Paul Waner and Johnny Cooney. 1978: Eddie Mathews is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. The former Atlanta Braves third baseman is named on 301 of 379 ballots. 2021: Hall of Famer Don Sutton, a ...2025
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?
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• Here are three interesting things about the Kyle Tucker trade
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ryne Sandberg edition

There are a handful of useful clues here, even though we can’t see the scoreboard. Here’s what we know about this photo: Future Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is batting The Cubs are playing the Astros The Astros catcher is wearing No. 14 The Astros pitcher is righthanded Not very many people are in the bleachers Here’s the full photo again: First things first. Alan Ashby was a ca...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case
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• Today in Cubs history: An Opening Day for the ages
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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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• Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 6: Miguel Amaya drives in five
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• This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
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• Baseball is supposed to be fun, isn’t it?

Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. — Bob Uecker And it was, whenever Bob Uecker was involved Bob Uecker’s death last week at the age of 90 was not just a reminder of what a great guy (and bad ballplayer) he was, but also a reminder of a very important fact —...2025
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• The 5 best Cubs games of 2024

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images These were all fun, well-played, or both. Now that you’ve read yesterday’s recap of the five worst Cubs games of 2024, here are five that should make you smile. Walk-offs, of course, always generate big cheers and excitement, no matter how they happen. I’ve got some of those here, but there are also other entertaining wins that deserve recogn...2024
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ryne Sandberg edition
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case
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• This day in Braves History: Dale Murphy wins second-consecutive NL MVP Award

Another honor for one of the greatest players to slip on a Braves uniform Braves franchise history 1983: Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy, who hit .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases in the National League, joins Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt as one of the players who has won the MVP Award in consecutive years. Murphy receives 21 of the 24 first-place votes cast. ...2024
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?

Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024
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• Joy of a subset: A thrilling start
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• The 2025 Cubs by the numbers

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready for this year’s Spring Training. As I do here every spring, today I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 60 players in camp,...2025
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ernie Banks signs autographs at home edition

Bettman Archive Just when did the Cubs Hall of Famer sign these scorecards? Getty Images says: Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks signs autographs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Banks would go on to win the Most Valuable Player award in the 1958 and ‘59 seasons. Okay, so what we know is that this was before or during the 1958 season. This scorecard, visible at the center of the photo, is def...2025
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• The 5 best Cubs games of 2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case
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• This day in Braves History: The Niekro brothers make history together

Phil beats his brother Joe and they both end up going down in baseball history. Braves Franchise History 1912: The Giants clinch the National League flag with a sweep of the Braves, winning, 8-3 and 4-0. Christy Mathewson coasts to his 23rd win in the opener and Al Demaree, recently called up from Mobile where he was 25-10, shuts out the Braves on seven hits in the nitecap. Demaree strikes out ni...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Braves send Lou Pinella into retirement

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The legendary manager went down in defeat, with the Braves being the team to hand him his final loss. Braves franchise history 1927: Braves outfielder Eddie Brown surpasses Fred Luderus’s modern National League mark of 533 consecutive games played from 1916 through 1919. Steve Brodie played 574 consecutive games from 1893 throug...2024
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• Beloved Mr. Cub, Hall of Famer Banks dies at 83
"Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks, a Hall of Famer who hit 512 home runs in 19 seasons in Chicago, has died at age 83....2015
• Beloved 'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks dies at age 83
"Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks has died at 83, just days before his 84th birthday....2015
• Hall of Famer, Cubs legend Ernie Banks dies
Hall of Famer, Cubs legend Ernie Banks dies...2015
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• Cubs Legend Ernie Banks Dies at Age 83
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• Ernie Banks, the Eternally Hopeful Mr. Cub, Dies at 83
Banks, whose mantra was “It’s a beautiful day, let’s play two,” hit 512 home runs and won consecutive M.V.P. awards in 19 seasons, but he never reached the postseason....2015
• Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame next month

Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston in 1997 | VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images They’ll be honored at Wrigley Field September 8-10. Cubs greats Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston were announced as the 2023 Cubs Hall of Fame inductees at last January’s Cubs Convention. Today, the team announced that these two popular former Cubs will be honored at Wrigley Field the weekend of September 8-10, when t...2023
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• Kurkjian: Saying goodbye to Mr. Cub
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 31
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: 1960s home movie edition

This looks like one thing... then turns into another. The screenshot at the top of this post is from this video that I found recently on YouTube: As you can see, it’s titled “Cubs Game 1960’s.” Okay, now we can get to sleuthing. The marquee shows a series against Milwaukee on Aug. 24-25-26. With the marquee being blue/green and the title, this has to be the Milwaukee Braves. The marquee was paint...2025
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• Bus Clarkson: A little-known star from an alternate Milwaukee Brewers history
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ryne Sandberg edition
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1951

Andy Pafko in 1948 | Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images One of these became one of the worst deals in Cubs history. The Cubs had a poor season in 1950, losing 89 games. It was their fourth straight losing season and third straight of 89 losses or more (roughly equivalent to a 94-loss year in a 162-game schedule). They got off to a modestly good start in ‘51, and after defeating the Phil...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 2

Happy birthday, Christian Bethancourt! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Pappas throws a no-no and other stories. Happy birthday to Christian Bethancourt! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseba...2024
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• Andre Dawson wants his Hall of Fame plaque changed to a Cubs cap — and the Hall is listening

Andre Dawson with his Hall of Fame plaque at the induction ceremony in Cooperstown, July 25, 2010 | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Give the man what he wants. Tuesday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune posted a column in which he wrote that Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from an Expos cap to a Cubs cap. Dawson’s reasoning, per Sullivan: “...2023
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• A perfect tribute to Lin Brehmer on what would have been his 69th birthday

Sara Sanchez Lin’s Binge was a home run all on its own Saturday at Wrigley Field The weather was perfection. The vibes were good with the Cubs unexpectedly in a Wild Card and Division race in mid-August. It was a quintessentially Chicago weekend with the Air and Water Show punctuating the normal cadence of a Cubs game with the roar of fighter jets. The Cubs’ 6-4 win over the Royals was the...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Leon Durham, Mike Bielecki, and others, plus a plethora of good stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s co...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 25
Happy birthday, D-Lee! | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources, “cheap notoriety and the money there is in it” plus D-Lee and bad Nyborg. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plent...2022
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 8
Gabby Hartnett | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The “Homer in the Gloaming” and other Cubs legends. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plent...2022
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