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• The Short Porch: Thirty-five runs?!

Seiya Suzuki hits a three-run homer against the A’s | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Is this a Sutter Health Park thing? The Cubs started out their week in Sacramento to face the A’s who were celebrating their first series in their temporary home, Sutter Health Park. Things didn’t go as planned for the A’s, who lost all three games of the series, but things went wildly well for...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 3/30, 3:10 CT

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Cubs go for the series win. Sunday notes... CHASE FIELD, THE FRIENDLY CONFINES?: With their win last night, the Cubs have won two of three games to begin a series at Arizona for the eighth time in their last nine visits. The only failure was three straight losses in 2023. Their run of success began in 2016, when the Cubs also won the fourth game of a series....2025
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• Cub Tracks’ can I borrow your nails?

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Matt Shaw’s career-first Homer Run is the game winner, King Kyle swats one, Shota is as advertised, and the Cubs win 4-3. 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, #M...2025
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• Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets
After starting the current four game homestand off poorly (5-3 L to BUF), the Winnipeg Jets have turned things around with two solid victories over the Washington Capitals & New Jersey Devils. The accumulated points are much needed, as the Dallas Stars are continuing their pursuit of the Central Division’s top spot by winning their last 4 contests and are currently leading the Seattle Kra...2025
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• Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Great American Ballpark and Kauffman are very different places to play baseball. Jonathan India is better suited to Kansas City’s friendly confines. I am tired of trying to care about things happening in spring training games, so it is time to turn the focus on what the Royals will look like when the real games begin. The biggest dif...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
Ivan Herrera (C-STL) impressed in his first significant run in the majors last season, registering a .301 average with 5 homers, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases across 259 PA, with a wRC+ of 127 as a 24 year-old. Reports indicate that he'll share time behind the plate in 2025 with Pedro Pages as Willson Contreras moves to 1B, but it's likely that Herrera sees more playing time. In 2024,...2025
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• Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• Game Day #55: Blue Jackets come home
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 7:00 PMNationwide Arena – Columbus, OhioTV: FDSNOH; Radio: 93.3 FM Utah Hockey Club (22-22-9; 53 points; 5th Central; 10th West) at Columbus Blue Jackets (26-21-7; 59 points; 4th Metro; 10th East) After playing on the road in 8 of the last 9 games, the Blue Jackets finally return to the friendly confines of Nationwide Arena for two home games be...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Greg Jones

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The infielder was acquired in March for Joe Rock and has some big league potential 28. Greg Jones (91 points, 18 ballots) The trade that brought Jones from Tampa Bay to Colorado in exchange for former PuRP Joe Rock in March 2024 was a head-scratcher for Rockies fans, as Colorado was trading from a perpetual weakness (starting pitching depth close to t...2025
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit

Photo by Dale Brazao/Toronto Star via Getty Images The kissing bandit of baseball Okay, you asked for it and I’ll deliver it. Specifically, Karldared asked for it, but you’re all still getting it. Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in an earlier story, but a quick Google check shows it was just a figment ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 1

Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wee Willie Keeler and Don Larsen* pass on, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to f...2025
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• This Week in Seahawks History: Shaun Alexander misses NFL rushing title by 1 yard

Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Are you ready for a weekly blast from the Seahawks teams of the past? This will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. The 1984 and 1994 teams were already done and the 2014 squad had a 1st round bye in the playoffs so it’s just the 2004 crew to rev...2024
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• Bills vs. Lions preview: 3 key matchups for 2 Super Bowl contenders

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Breaking down the three key matchups from Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions with a deep statistical dive. The Detroit Lions are looking to stake their claim as the winningest regular season team in franchise history with 13 wins and extend their current winning streak to 12 games. All that is standing in the way is the fire-breathing, rocket launcher-arme...2024
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• The best former Royals player for each MLB team

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images What Royals were great with other teams? There is a lull in the baseball season, the perfect time to engage in frivolities and shenanigans. You may have played the internet baseball trivia game Immaculate Grid that asks you to find players that meet specified requirements, many times, “who played for these two teams?” I don’t know if that in...2023
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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
Ty Dillon, in the White Sox Chevrolet, finished in 35th place in the Grant Park 220 on Sunday afternoon. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The only Chicago team that paid to have their logo in the race didn’t even get a mention in NBC’s opening sports reel Happy Independence Day, White Sox fans. I hope you’ve finished shop-vac’ing the sewer water out of your basement and are readying yourself...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ if at first you don’t succeed, call Acme in the morning
His prospects are looking up. | Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Matt Mervis likes the Abreu news, I bet. Welcome to today’s edition 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, and then cold-brewed o...2022
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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"Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium"

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"A blown six-run lead, on top of the lousy weather, would have made this a really bad night at the Friendly Confines."

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"31 Arizona Diamondbacks One playoff hopeful the Cubs have not seen yet this season is the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will head to the Friendly Confines for four games right after the Giants series."

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"Josh Winckowski called the Friendly Confines 'stock standard' after his Saturday outing"

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"Damian Lillard reacts to Nassir Little’s breakout game in Blazers’ first road win"

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"Colorado Hosts Vancouver in Critical Early Season Division Match-up"

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"Theo Epstein has funny analogy for why Cubs haven't signed a premium free agent"

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"Fan pays over $132,000 for tickets to Super Bowl LII"

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"Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren are especially excited to return to the Friendly Confines, as they will be getting their 2016 World Series rings."

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"The Friendly Confines are beckoning."

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"Kyrie Irving Denies Rumor He'll Return vs. Thunder"

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"How Does the Warriors' 20-2 Start Compare to the Greatest Starts in NBA History?"

• The Short Porch: Thirty-five runs?!
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• The 2025 Wrigley Field Community Meeting

Crowds gather at the marquee prior to a game against the Cardinals last June. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images What’s new heading into the baseball season at the corner of Clark and Addison? The 22nd Annual Wrigley Field Community Meeting took place at the Inter-American School on Waveland just down the street from Wrigley Field on Thursday night. A few dozen people were in the audit...2025
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• Colts’ NFL Combine Primer: 5 top prospects at 5 positions of interest

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The NFL Combine is kicking off this week, and the Colts have a number of needs that they could potentially fill. This year’s NFL Combine officially kicks off this Thursday through Sunday at the friendly confines of Lucas Oil Stadium for the Indianapolis Colts scouting department. The Colts are currently armed with the 14th overall pick in the upcoming N...2025
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• Ranking the 10 greatest moments from the Eagles dominating playoff run

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Where does “DeVonta’s Dagger” rank? It was a season, and more specifically, a postseason run, that we will never forget. Five weeks of do-or-die football. Four playoff games. Three at the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Field and a fourth played in front of a decidedly raucous pro-Eagles crowd in New Orleans. With each game in these playoffs, the...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 53: Andre Lipcius

Andre Lipcius made his MLB debut in 2023, for the Tigers, and saw plenty of action that season against the White Sox. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A superutilityman on the level of Danny Mendick or Zach Remillard? This free agent signing could turn out to be more than that Andre Lipcius First Baseman6´0´´190 poundsAge: 25First appearance in the South Side Sox Top 100 Rankings2024 High Lev...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Will Shōta Imanaga improve in his second year with the Cubs?

Shota Imanaga was an ace for the Cubs, what will his second act bring? | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Imanaga looked like an ace for most of 2024, but there are some red flags Whether you’re joining our little indie coffee shop late at night on Friday or in the wee hours of Saturday morning, welcome! Pull up a chair and grab a beverage. We’re a little under two weeks awa...2024
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• Unexpected issues paired with Cowboys lack of offseason activity has led to rocky 3-3 start

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cowboys have a lot of work to do before taking the field again in San Francisco. In no way, shape, or form does it feel like the 2024 Dallas Cowboys are sitting at 3-3 on the season, on their bye week, and tied in the win column with the Philadelphia Eagles. The way they have gotten here has been much more about historic low points than anything close to ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 13

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Alec Mills’ finest hour, and more! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the co...2024
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• Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets
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• Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium
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• Game Day #55: Blue Jackets come home
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 53: Andre Lipcius
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Greg Jones
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• Broncos vs Bills Wild Card Round: Keys to victory

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Here’s how the Denver Broncos can pull off the upset on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The Denver Broncos have the chance to pull off something incredible on Sunday when they travel to the friendly confines of the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs. They’re coming off of a dominant game against the Chiefs where all facets of ...2025
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
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• This Week in Seahawks History: Shaun Alexander misses NFL rushing title by 1 yard
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• Broncos vs Bills Wild Card Round: Keys to victory
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 1
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• NFL playoff picture: What does Chiefs-Steelers mean for AFC standings?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Chiefs face the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas Day. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture. Fresh off their Week 16 games last Saturday, both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pitsburgh Steelers are back in action on Christmas Day. And this holiday clash between two of the top teams in the AFC has huge playoff implications for...2024
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• Bills vs. Lions preview: 3 key matchups for 2 Super Bowl contenders
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• BCB After Dark: Will Shōta Imanaga improve in his second year with the Cubs?
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• Unexpected issues paired with Cowboys lack of offseason activity has led to rocky 3-3 start
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• How Does the Warriors' 20-2 Start Compare to the Greatest Starts in NBA History?
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• Storied clubs clash at Wrigley to open NLCS
The Friendly Confines are beckoning. So is history. It's hard to argue that there could be a better venue for Game 1 than the oldest ballpark in the NL, ivy-adorned Wrigley Field, where first pitch is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on FS1....2016
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• Kyrie Irving Denies Rumor He'll Return vs. Thunder
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• Cubs Fans Urinate in Cups Due to Bathroom Complications at Wrigley Field
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• San Diego Padres Become 1st Team in MLB History to Be Shut Out in 1st 3 Games
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• Stephen Strasburg vs. Rockies: Stats, Highlights and Twitter Reaction
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• Champion Cubs await Yankees at Wrigley
The Yankees are making their first trip to Wrigley Field since 2014, as Michael Pineda takes the hill Friday opposite Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks. Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren are especially excited to return to the Friendly Confines, as they will be getting their 2016 World Series rings....2017
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• Melvin Upton, Craig Kimbrel to Padres: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• Tigers Hoping They Don’t Javy Baez Remorse
Figured if I heard the first part of the sentence, "Finally, the Tigers went out and got their man," it would be followed by a story about how a few tigers dressed up as humans, went to visiting hours at Joe Exotic's jail and ate him. It didn't mean that, but if the Tigers sign Carole Baskin, the Pirates will trade Bryan Reynolds to the Tigers for her. So, the Tigers signed Javier Baez, and I love...2021
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• Jake Arrieta Showing No Signs of Slowing Down After Breakout '15 Cy Young
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• NFL Week 1 Picks: Top Experts' Predictions Around the Web
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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Bargain Buys, Sleepers for August 9
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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best DraftKings MLB Pitcher Picks for July 3
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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Strategy, Primer for April 28
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• Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 16: Last-Minute Fantasy Football Advice for Sunday
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• Mavs Start Rajon Rondo Era Right and Other Saturday NBA Takeaways
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 3/30, 3:10 CT
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• Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium
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• The 2025 Wrigley Field Community Meeting
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• Colts’ NFL Combine Primer: 5 top prospects at 5 positions of interest
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• Ranking the 10 greatest moments from the Eagles dominating playoff run
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Greg Jones
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 53: Andre Lipcius
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Two pitchers and three position players made the last five in Now that we’ve looked at the players who were on a single ballot (PuRPs 72-59), those receiving multiple votes (PuRPs 58-47 and PuRPs 46-36), plus the Honorable Mention PuRPs for mid-season 2024, it’s time to examine the players that made the list. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs po...2024
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• Open thread: Which jersey should the Lions wear for their first primetime game?

AP The Lions should have a bunch of primetime games again in the 2024 season. Which jersey should they wear for their first night game at Ford Field? Finally, they are here. After a lot of anticipation (and a leak thanks to our not-so-good friends over at Fanatics) the Detroit Lions rolled out their new uniforms in front of a group of season ticket holders at Ford Field during a special ev...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ son of abridged too far

Getty Images Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, cooked just the way you like them. How is it all going to come down? Speculation is all we have to cling to, and it’s a slippery rock to hold. There’s no scrying in baseball. 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 ba...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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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
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• Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks... but bring your wallet
A fan with a hot dog at Wrigley Field | Photo by Jeff Haynes /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Concession prices have surged at Wrigley Field this year. Over the weekend I went to Yankee Stadium for the first time and I expected quite a bit of sticker shock. After all, it’s New York City, and everything costs more in New York City. There were no $8 StubHub tickets to be found, so I took...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ with six you get meatloaf
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news, four days a week. The Cubs streak was extended by a game as they gave themselves a chance for a home sweep in the final home game of the season. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits from Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, ...2022
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