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• How Washington Nationals’ Brad Lord Is Mastering Getting Outs Without Overwhelming Strikeout Stuff

Brad Lord doesn’t overwhelm hitters with his stuff, but he’s figured out all the ingredients to get outs just the same Brad Lord has been one of the few pleasant surprises for the Washington Nationals in 2025. An 18th round pick from South Florida in the 2022 MLB Draft, Lord put his name on the map by simply just performing at every level he was at, jumping from High A to Triple A with a 2.43 ERA ...2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame

David Sameshima A personal remembrance of a generational Cubs hero. There are well-deserved accolades pouring in from every corner of the baseball community about one of the greatest second basemen of a generation. On June 23, 2024 when Ryne Sandberg’s statue was unveiled at Gallagher Way I wrote about that ceremony, and genuinely wasn’t sure I needed to say anything else today. But this m...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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• This Day in Braves History: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Bobby Cox are inducted into Hall of Fame together

Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images Cooperstown turns into Atlanta North for one wonderful day. Braves Franchise History 1961: Vada Pinson steals home to give the Reds a 2-1 win over the Braves. Carl Willey’s throw beats Pinson but he kicks the ball out of the glove of catcher Sammy White. 1966: The Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules a lower court decision and holds that the state doesn’t ...2025
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• The most Hall of Famers, yearly update (2025)

Back in January, when we knew the five former players who were going to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2025, I wrote a post on those five players, mentioning how many cards I had of each of them. I went back to that post to see if I had gained any cards of Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki or Bobby Wagner since. I did. None for Sabathia or Wa...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: The Scott Proctor Game

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Or The Jerry Meals Game if you live in Pittsburgh. Braves Franchise History 1962: Warren Spahn sets a National League record for pitchers with his 31st career home run in a 6-1 Braves’ win over the Mets. 1964: The Braves sweep the Mets in a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. Both teams use 11 pitchers each with Atlanta’s Chi-Chi Olivo getting the win in bo...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 21

JOHN ZICH/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Wood* outpitches Maddux, more stone in Wrigley stands, 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 follow as they unfold over the cour...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 16

Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. It is the natal day of Lee Elia*, 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 follow as they unfol...2025
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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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• Baseball history unpacked, July 14

Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Santo’s great feet and other heroics. Happy birthday to Steve Stone and Carson Kelly, among others! 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 fo...2025
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• Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances

Chuck Rydlewski/Getty Images Memories of an all-time great White Sox winner With the sad new of Bobby Jenks’ death from cancer at age 44, we have come together as a staff to do our part to remember him. Here our our memories of a White Sox legend, and please feel free to share your own in the comments. Brian O’Neill Some pitchers seem more (or possibly other) than human. Randy Johnson was...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Bob Horner crushes four homers

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A great day for a great hitter from the early 80s. Braves Franchise History 1945: The Braves sweep a doubleheader from the Pirates. Butch Nieman hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the opener. Tommy Holmes singles in the second game to extend his hitting streak to 34 consecutive games to break Rogers Hornsby’s National League record. 1970: Felix Milan goes...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 25

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to A-Ram 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 follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a ...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 12

Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images Marco Dinges continues to impress, Jacob Misiorowski makes major league debut Triple-A Nashville (40-27) The Sounds went 2-3 this week against the Norfolk Tides. Nashville is now 13 games above .500 and half a game up in the International League West. Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers’ No. 4) threw five no-hit innings in his major league debut. Miz...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A Royals welcome

Photo by Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images A look ahead to the trade deadline. The Royals call up their top prospect. The Red Sox may be selling. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Cubs are on pace to win 102 games this season and have the best record in the National League. The Rockies have won two in a row and clinched their first series win since last Sept...2025
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• An unconventional Cubs Convention: Fans, friendship and love for a baseball team
Danny Rockett A summary of happenings at the first Cubs Con in three years. I am a part of the greatest community in the world: I am a Cubs fan. Cubs fans can be from anywhere and can be anyone. You can be a part of any religion, race, or gender and the bond that ties us all together is a love of the Chicago Cubs. Whether you’re an autograph hound, a fantasy league stats nerd, gear head, o...2023
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"On the bump that day for the Cubbies was newbie named Greg Maddux, who evidently was going to be sent down to the minors if he didn’t obtain the win."

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"2014 - Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine are elected to the Hall of Fame along with first baseman Frank Thomas."

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"With due respect to Barbaro Canizares, Ryan Church, Troy Glaus, Juan Fransisco, Joey Terdoslavich, Christian Bethancourt, Cameron Maybin, Tyler Flowers, Cristian Pache and Alex Dickerson, the final resting place for Jones’ number 25 will now be in the more appropriate company of Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, Warren Spahn, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro, Hank Aaron and Tom Glavine whose numbers were retired specifically for their accomplishments with the Braves organization."

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"Greg Maddux says he initially intended to sign with the Yankees instead of the Braves in 1992"

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"The great Greg Maddux has said waste pitches in 0-2 counts are a pointless endeavor."

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"That percentage ties him with his former teammate, Greg Maddux, for 10th-highest percent all-time (Ken Griffey Jr."

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"WATCH: Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant during BP with his arsenal of pitches"

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"Wednesday was the first day in uniform at Camelback Ranch-Glendale for Greg Maddux, special assistant to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman."

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"The no-hitter was Arrieta’s 14th consecutive quality start, the most for a Cubs pitcher since Greg Maddux in 1992."

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"Keith Law of ESPN weighed in on the field and who he would send to Cooperstown: There is no set number of inductees to the Hall of Fame each year, but last year featured three stars—Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas—for only the eighth time in the 70-year history of the process, according to the official website."

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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Even in an era where everyone wants to throw hard and get strikeouts, the two seamer is making its return For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy of 50% of all pitches thrown in the major league...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Rich Hill proves you can go home again

Rich Hill looks on from the dugout of Wrigley Field during his 2025 debut 20+ years after making his MLB debut on the same field. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Tuesday night Wrigley Field was the latest stop on the quixotic quest of the 45-year old curveballer Welcome to your late night pop-up, indie, coffee shop where we’re pouring your favorite summer ales along with some mocktails th...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Tuesday 7/22, 7:05 CT

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series against the Royals. Tuesday notes... OLDER THAN RICH HILL: Rich Hill’s age today is 45 years and 133 days. Only three pitchers have been older when they made a start against the Cubs. Jamie Moyer did it five times, all with the Phillies. He was 47/239 when he made the last of the five, on July 15, 201...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones extends his consecutive game streak with an extra-base hit to 14 games

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1944 - The Dodgers score eight unearned runs to defeat the Braves 8-5 and snap a 16-game losing streak. 1992 - Greg Maddux announces that he has broken off negotiations with the Cubs and will become a free agent at the end of the season. Maddux will sign with the Atlanta Braves during the offseason. 2001 - Fred McGriff invoke...2025
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• Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances
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• The Royals according to Ted Williams

The Science of hitting With the Royals hitting woes causing considerable gnashing to teeth in Royals Nation, I figured it was a good time to check in with Teddy Ballgame and get some advice. Not literally of course, since the Greatest Hitter who ever lived has been gone for 23 years. His body is gone. His head, unfortunately, is resting in some Arizona cryogenic facility, hoping that someday techn...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 25
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 12
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• This day in Braves History: Greg Maddux duels with Andy Benes

Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Andy Benes lost a no-hitter in the ninth inning but Greg Maddux pitched eight shutout innings and the Braves won anyways. Baseball! Braves Franchise History 1929: In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York’s 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott’s home run in the 7th ...2025
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• Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Sweep!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs won this brief two-game set — and the season series — from the supposedly mighty Dodgers. I told you this was a good Cubs team! They spotted the Dodgers a lead, came back to take a one-run advantage, blew that lead partly on bad defense, then came back again and held on with solid relief pitching to defeat the Dodgers 7-6 Wednesday e...2025
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• Spoiler alert: Here’s how the 2025 Braves season will play out

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Past results may not be indicative of future performance, but don’t doubt the Battery Power Almanac. There’s that meme. You know the one. “What a week, huh?” “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.” The 2025 Atlanta Braves regular season isn’t even a month old and it’s already been a long season. The lack of free agent signings to bolster the pit...2025
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• Never happened before

Clayton Kershaw should reach 3.000 strikeouts tonight in the Dodgers' game against the White Sox. That's provided that he lasts more than two or three innings, but he's been doing pretty well since his return off the injured list, so chances are good. Kershaw will become the first Dodgers pitcher -- who is known as a Dodger pitcher -- to achieve the milestone while a Dodger. There have ...2025
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• Retribution for India may still be in the Cards

Before the contact. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Sangre por sangre. Literature and cinema are full of great tales of revenge. It’s one of the tentpoles of storytelling, one that meets the primal bases of most everyone alive, something to which each person can relate, regardless of whether they admit. Great revenge movies include Unforgiven, the John Wick franchise, Gone Girl, Cape Fear, ...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries

Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman are had momentous moments. The 2025 season is chock full of expectations on the field, but it is also a milestone year as the Atlanta Braves will host the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000 and for only the third time since the team moved to Atlanta. The All-Star...2025
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• Jake Arrieta's 1st No-Hitter Cements His Status as One of MLB's Top Aces
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• Dodgers add Maddux, Ibanez to front office
Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux and 19-year Major League veteran Raul Ibanez have been named special assistants to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and the baseball operations department....2016
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Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux and 19-year Major League veteran Raul Ibanez have been named special assistants to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and the baseball operations department....2016
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• Celebrating Atlanta Braves legend Andruw Jones

At long last, Atlanta Braves legend Andruw Jones is having his number retired by the organization. Seven years after being inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame, Jones will finally see his number retired by the organization with which he became a generational defensive talent. At long last, the Atlanta Braves will be retiring the number Andruw Jones famously wore during his 12 seasons with...2023
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• WATCH: Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant during BP with his arsenal of pitches
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• The White Sox are YOUR problem now

The tweet that started the madness. | @chrystal_ok / Twitter. What will you do to fix this team? Let’s live in a fantasy world for a bit. First off, Chris Getz has been ousted due to being terrible. While doing a quick-to-nonexistent search, Human Resources descended upon the ballpark to fill the spot. Someone taps you on the shoulder after seeing the way you managed to carry a beer, nac...2024
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• How Washington Nationals’ Brad Lord Is Mastering Getting Outs Without Overwhelming Strikeout Stuff
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock becomes the first player in history to homer over the center field wall at Polo Grounds

Braves Franchise History 1922 - The Boston Braves fall 12-3 as the New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs at Braves Field. 1953 - Joe Adcock becomes the first player in major league history to hit a home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds. The homer travels an estimated 475 feet. 2007 - Chipper Jones hits into the 13th unassisted triple play in major league histo...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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• The Hall of Fame’s voting system is irretrievably broken

The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2022 | Al Yellon The failure of Ichiro Suzuki to be unanimous clinched that. Monday’s announcement by the Hall of Fame that Ichiro Suzuki had been elected, but one vote short of unanimously on the 394 returned ballots by BBWAA members, runs the risk of making these Hall elections irrelevant. Some would argue that they already are, but let’s look at the po...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 8

Happy birthday, James Russell! A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to James Russell and others, 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 follow as the...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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• Braves Mailbag: Roster decisions, Michael Soroka, playoff rotation and more

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images This week’s mailbag is full of questions about the rotation and some of the bullpen decisions that the Braves are going to have to make. A huge thank you to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s Atlanta Braves mailbag. I couldn’t get to all of them, but we are going to try do these more frequently over the final month of the regular season...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 5
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