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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first of many for the lefty hurler Braves Franchise History 1928: Voters in Massachusetts approve Sunday baseball in Boston, provided that Braves Field is more than 1,000 feet from a church. This leaves Pennsylvania as the only state with no Sunday baseball in the major leagues. 1960: Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Youn...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. David Ross is signed, Rick Sutcliffe lets out a Cy, 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...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves defeat the Dodgers in game 6 of NLCS to advance to the World Series

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1991 - Mark Lemke hits his second triple of the game in the ninth inning and then scores on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Willard to give the Braves a 3-2 win over the Twins in Game 4 of the World Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdfoMKVCtM8 1996 - The Braves jump out to a 6-0 lead at Fulton County Stadium, but w...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Austin Riley delivers a walk-off single in game one of the NLCS

Photo by Jenn Finch/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1991 - Steve Avery shuts down the Pirates as Atlanta beats Pittsburgh 1-0 to force a Game 7 in Pittsburgh in the NLCS. It is the third 1-0 game of the series. Greg Olson doubles home the only run of the game in the ninth. Ron Gant picked up his sixth stolen base of the series to set a new playoff record. https://www....2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 16

Happy birthday, Rodney Scott! | Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Rodney Scott! 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 na...2024
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• Arizona Cardinals’ Fans: One Love

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When did you feel like you were the only Cardinals’ fan in the building? Here we are on the eve of a new football season and this morning I awoke to this image of a boy wearing a Cardinals’ t-shirt at Gilette Stadium last night. @AZCardinals Feast your eyes https://t.co/zpUK92EWxI— nkemjika (Kemi) (@kemindolo) August 9, 2024 The im...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 16
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• Arizona Cardinals’ Fans: One Love
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31

Happy birthday, Leon Durham! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Leon Durham, Jon Lester lays it down, 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...2024
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• Giants 5, Cubs 1: Another good Kyle Hendricks start ruined

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Professor appears back. Unfortunately, the offense is missing. SAN FRANCISCO — The good news for the Chicago Cubs is that Kyle Hendricks appears to be back in a groove. The Professor threw seven solid innings, allowing five hits and two runs, his longest outing of the year and first quality start. The Giants countered with a bullpen game. If y...2024
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• The 2024 White Sox could be historically bad

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports This isn’t a diss to the Sox — it’s just reality. A year ago at this time, many were saying that the 2023 Oakland Athletics could be historically awful. It should be noted that after 16 games, the 2023 A’s were one game better than the 2024 White Sox. Oakland was 3-13 and the Sox are currently 2-14. The A’s then went on a horrific run that left them at 10-45, w...2024
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• Reflections on the cusp of the Cubs’ 2024 season

Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com This year, I believe the Cubs will be playing October playoff baseball. Remember this? That was Joe Maddon in November 2014, at the freewheeling presser held to introduce him as Cubs manager. The Cubs had just come off three of the worst seasons in recent franchise memory, as Theo Epstein rebuilt the ballclub. They had lost 101, 96 and 89...2024
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• The Rays and the art of MLB thrifting

How the Rays thrift their way to success... In the world of Major League Baseball, nobody “thrifts” like the Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays have been above 25th in MLB payroll rankings just once since 2013 (2022, 24th). The teams they typically share the bottom of the rankings with include the Athletics, Pirates, and Marlins, not exactly the type of company you want to be around. This low budget is wher...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Los Angeles Angels

Ron Washington was named as manager for the Los Angeles Angels after the end of the 2023 season. | Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Angels will enter the 2024 season without one of the game’s biggest stars, but added the venerable Ron Washington as manager. When the 2024 Los Angeles Angels head north from Cactus League action and return to southern California, they...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2019

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Some deals were made to try to put the Cubs back in the postseason. As would happen again in September 2023, the Cubs had a playoff spot in hand in September 2019, only to go on a nine-game losing streak that was one of the worst collapses in franchise history. Some of these deals might look a bit different in hindsight had the Cubs made the playoffs. M...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Adam Duvall’s first inning slam not enough in Game 5 loss to Astros

Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1960 - The Milwaukee Braves trade shortstop Alvin Dark to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for infielder Andre Rodgers. Dark will then sign a two-year agreement with the Giants to serve as the team’s manager. 2005 - Braves outfielder Andruw Jones wins a Silver Slugger Award in the National League. 2011 ...2023
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• Quick Hits: Maddon, Molina, Hernandez, Gilbert
After being fired as the Angels manager in June, Joe Maddon would like to return to baseball, but “right now I need to get tired of what I’m doing in order to want to do something else,” Maddon told Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. The veteran skipper is enjoying a rare “summer vacation”…...2022
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• Joe Maddon shares his one regret from time with Cubs
Joe Maddon won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs, but the former manager endured a rocky end to his tenure that left some feeling sour. Many felt that Maddon’s teams in 2018 and 2019 underperformed relative to the talent they had. Maddon, however, didn’t voice any regrets about his time in Chicago except for one — and it relates to his restaurant. Maddon’s restaurant, Maddon’s Post, opened in W...2020
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• Joe Maddon read ‘Managing Millennials for Dummies’ to connect with players
Joe Maddon raised some eyebrows — and elicited some chuckles — by revealing at the MLB winter meetings in December that he started reading “Managing Millennials for Dummies.” The Chicago Cubs skipper, among baseball’s most eccentric personalities , has completed reading the book and now is revealing the lessons gleaned from it. “They’re no different than anyone else,” Maddon said of millennials, v...2019
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• Maddon surprised by T-shirt controversy in St. Louis
Joe Maddon met a Cubs fan at a downtown restaurant earlier this week who was denied access to Busch Stadium because he was wearing one of the manager's "Try Not to Suck" T-shirts. Maddon has heard from other fans who were told by ushers that the shirts were offensive....2016
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• Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon Shows off Arizona-Themed Van
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• It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
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• Inside the Chicago Cubs' Hiring of Joe Maddon, One of MLB's Best Managers
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"Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant lead the mound celebration after the Cubs won the World Series in Cleveland | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images You will probably want to record this one Have you spent way too much time wondering why Joe Maddon pulled Kyle Hendricks from Game 7 of the World Series in 2016 when he was dealing in the fifth inning?"

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"Joe Maddon called on Aroldis Chapman, who struck out the next two hitters."

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"The Los Angeles Angels have fired manager Joe Maddon, the team announced Tuesday."

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"The Angels are planning to transfer superstar outfielder Mike Trout from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list, manager Joe Maddon told reporters (including Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times and Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register)."

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"Joe Maddon, now managing the Angels after guiding the Cubs to an elusive World Series championship in 2016, enjoyed a mini-reunion with his former team during a spring training exhibition Monday at Arizona's Sloan Park."

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"Joe Maddon said the pitcher "has definite ideas on what it takes to be successful, and it's really apparent in his game also."

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"Joe Maddon is trying to emphasize the art of the game this spring, and he has introduced paintings that are creative versions of the Mona Lisa, Einstein, Salvador Dali and Michaelangelo's David with his messages on them."

2017
"Manager Joe Maddon likes to talk about the heartbeat, and how important it is to a team's success."

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"Before Dexter Fowler led off the Cubs' season opener, manager Joe Maddon gave the outfielder the same message that he did before each at-bat last year: "You go, we go."

2015
"Louis, Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoped they would make a September statement upon returning to Busch Stadium for a series budding with playoff implications."

2014
"Joe Maddon's stint as a free agent has come to an end."

• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves defeat the Dodgers in game 6 of NLCS to advance to the World Series
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 16
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• Giants 4, Cubs 3: Groundhog Day, yet again

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cubs got some offense, but it was not enough. Again. SAN FRANCISCO — These get harder and harder to write. Like “Groundhog Day,” it’s the same thing over and over and over and for one thing, I just don’t understand why Craig Counsell keeps sending the same lineup out there every single day and expecting different results. Shake it up just to s...2024
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• The 2024 White Sox could be historically bad
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• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview

Getty Images A discussion of the season to come from the BCB staff. BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to kick off the 2024 season. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Duane and I had a lively online conversation Wednesday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley was unable t...2024
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• The Rays and the art of MLB thrifting
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• Re-live Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with Joe Maddon and Terry Francona

Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant lead the mound celebration after the Cubs won the World Series in Cleveland | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images You will probably want to record this one Have you spent way too much time wondering why Joe Maddon pulled Kyle Hendricks from Game 7 of the World Series in 2016 when he was dealing in the fifth inning? Or maybe, yo...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves defeat the Dodgers in game 6 of NLCS to advance to the World Series
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• This Day in Braves History: Austin Riley delivers a walk-off single in game one of the NLCS
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• Giants 4, Cubs 3: Groundhog Day, yet again
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/23/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Nido Debuts, Taillon Starting

The Cubs got absolutely dog-walked in the series opener against the Mets and the result was made even worse by the fact that Shōta Imanaga looked pretty awful. It’s a game Joe Maddon would have said to throw in the trash, but the Cubs’ garbage can is already overflowing at this point. If they don’t … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/23/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Nido Debu...2024
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• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Los Angeles Angels
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2019
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• Cubs Wrigley Field game times through history, updated

Getty Images (Time adjusted by Mike Bojanowski) 1:20 is an iconic time for Cubs home day games. But that hasn’t always been the case. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an update to the latest in this series, an article posted in November 2021 that chronicled Cubs scheduled game times through all of Wrigley Field’s history dating back to 1916, when the Cubs first moved to the corner of Clark & Addison...2024
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• A Cubsmas Advent Calendar: Cody Bellinger was the NL Comeback Player of the Year

Cody Bellinger hits a home run against the Diamondbacks in September | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Will he continue to thrive in 2024 — and if he does, will it be with the Cubs? This is Day 11 of a Cubsmas Advent Calendar. You can read the explanation for the project and Day One here. Yesterday I wrote about the impact Adbert Alzolay’s emergence as a closer had on the 2023 Cubs. I...2023
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• The Rays and the art of MLB thrifting
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• Re-live Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with Joe Maddon and Terry Francona
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• The Best Tampa Bay Rays Sports Illustrated Covers

Remembering the best cover photos from the iconic magazine. In shocking news today, the current license holders for publishing Sports Illustrated announced intentions to shut down the publication after recent attempts to renegotiate fees had failed. Sports Illustrated is an institution in the American sports landscape, known for iconic covers across all major leagues, and has a strong union that ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Final Grade

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you to grade David Ross’ term as Cubs manager It’s another Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. Kick the slosh off your shoes. If you want us to check your coat, we can do that now. We’ve stil...2023
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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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• 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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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 64
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Class dismissed! Kyle is vintage Professor in a 4-0 win Some of you might not remember, but when your team wins back-to-back games, that’s called a winning streak. Yeah, it’s not really that long. Somehow, they won two straight against the Rays. I mean, not really just “somehow.” This team basically has one way it wins games: A domina...2023
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• Adbert Alzolay’s two-inning save was electric
Alzolay after the eighth inning against a juggernaut Rays team | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images More like this, please! I have a confession to make — I cheer for the Cubs and I do not think the front office understands what this means the same way I do. Anthony Rizzo meant more to me than Eric Hosmer or Trey Mancini could ever mean. Yes, I’m factoring in the latter’s possible contrib...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ foals’ errands
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. The young Cubs continue the season-opening homestand and try to capitalize on an impressive first win. 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,...2023
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• SB Nation Reacts: Cubs fans are split on the balanced vs. unbalanced schedule
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Results from the recent survey are in. Yesterday, we asked BCB readers, via the SB Nation Reacts survey, whether they preferred the new balanced schedule that MLB has begun in 2023, or the unbalanced schedule with more divisional games, as had been the case for quite a number of years in 2022 and earlier. Here are the results: The results, as ...2023
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• Cubs answer back with 3 HRs, 6-out save
Manager Joe Maddon likes to talk about the heartbeat, and how important it is to a team's success. Facing elimination, the Cubs collectively tapped their hearts and got just enough hits to keep their season alive....2017
• Cards' Central lead cut as Cubs gain ground
Having watched his club be swept and outscored, 15-4, during a June visit to St. Louis, Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoped they would make a September statement upon returning to Busch Stadium for a series budding with playoff implications. Consider that challenge met, as the Cubs, despite a spirited comeback attempt by the Cardinals, held on for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night behind seven RBIs from Star...2015
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• Cards rally, but Central lead down to 4 1/2
Having watched his club be swept and outscored, 15-4, during a June visit to St. Louis, Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoped they would make a September statement upon returning to Busch Stadium for a series budding with playoff implications. Consider that challenge met, as the Cubs, despite a spirited comeback attempt by the Cardinals, held on for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night behind seven RBIs from Star...2015
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• Joe Maddon Reportedly to Be Hired by Cubs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Cubs' bats stay hot behind Arrieta to top O's
Cubs manager Joe Maddon wasn't panicked about his team's first half, confident that Chicago would be able to turn it on when it mattered most. And while it's only two games into the second half, Maddon's club has rewarded that trust....2017
• With Happ leading way, Cubs break out in win
Looking to spark a lineup that was kept quiet the last three nights at PNC Park, Cubs manager Joe Maddon kept it local. Maddon slotted Ian Happ, a product of nearby Mt. Lebanon, into the leadoff spot and watched the Cubs' bats slowly but surely break out in an 8-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday night....2017
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• Cubs win 7th straight in Maddon's Trop return
It was a sweet homecoming for Cubs manager Joe Maddon....2017
• Report: Maddon on verge of deal with Cubs
Joe Maddon has agreed to become the Chicago Cubs' next manager, according to a CBSSports.com report....2014
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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Austin Riley delivers a walk-off single in game one of the NLCS
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• Arizona Cardinals’ Fans: One Love
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• Phillies 6, Cubs 4: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images “Groundhog Day”? “Lather, rinse, repeat”? Nah... getting tired of those headlines. I thought about it, really I did. What is the “it” I thought about? I thought about coming here, saying “The Cubs lost to the Phillies 6-4,” noting tonight’s starters, and saying “That’s all I’ve got.” But you deserve more than that, and so, you shall get ... well, a reca...2024
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• Giants 4, Cubs 3: Groundhog Day, yet again
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• Giants 5, Cubs 1: Another good Kyle Hendricks start ruined
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/28/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Morel at 3B, Wesneski Going for Series W
The Cubs have already shown an ability to bounce back from tough losses, but yesterday wasn’t nearly the same as other contests that saw them snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They were absolutely boatraced in a laugher that you can’t even begin to take seriously, so you do what Joe Maddon always talked … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/28/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Morel at 3...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Monday 4/8, 8:40 CT

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs open a long West Coast trip at Petco Park. Monday notes... ABOUT THE MANAGER: If the Cubs win tonight, Craig Counsell will tie for the second-best record of any first-time Cubs manager whose tenure began on Opening Day. David Ross was 8-2 in 2020. Johnny Evers was 7-3 in 1913. Only 8 other new Cubs managers had a winning record through 10 gam...2024
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• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• The Best Tampa Bay Rays Sports Illustrated Covers
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• Cub Tracks’ filling in

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Ohtani, Yamamoto, other rumors and speculation. Who’s on first? 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, and then cold-brewed overnig...2023
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• Padres interview Phil Nevin for manager vacancy

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports So AJ Preller wasn’t putting the manager search on hold during the GM meetings... Dennis Lin and Kevin Acee have reported that the San Diego Padres interviewed Phil Nevin on Wednesday. Talks are scheduled to continue today. The Padres formally interviewed Phil Nevin for their managerial opening Wednesday, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli. A.J. Prell...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Quite a glare he had, Jack Coombs. He was a Cubs nemesis for a long time, way back in the day. Plus many other events in this episode. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centr...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• A few thoughts about David Ross, Cubs manager

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images He’s done a very good job under difficult circumstances. It’s become fashionable in some parts of the Cubs fanbase to call for the firing of manager David Ross. Something something lineups, something something bullpen, or something like that. I’m here to tell you that not only should Ross not be fired, but he should — presuming the Cubs continue contending...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 64
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