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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2024 season’s second “half” at home. Today's roster moves: Here and here. With the late date of this year’s All-Star game, this isn’t really the second “half” of the season, more like the last 40 percent. But the Cubs still have a chance to get back in wild-card contention, and one of the teams they’re chasing is this weekend’s opponent. F...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: May 25
    • Today in White Sox History: May 25
    Typically, Carlos Quentin looks more like he’s about to punch someone than celebrate after his miraculous power game, 16 years ago today. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Q puts the screws on the Halos 1924 In a game at Washington that the White Sox won, 10-9, Ray Schalk caught his 1,500th career game. At the time of his retirement in 1929, Schalk had...2024
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT
    Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series in Seattle. Saturday notes... THE SHŌTA FILE: In his first two starts as a Cub, Shōta Imanaga allowed no runs and four hits, with no walks and 12 strikeouts. The fewest runs by any Cub in his first three starts is two, by George McConnell in 1916 (27⅓ innings) and Rich Harden in 2008 (17⅓). Nine others gave up t...2024
  • Cub Tracks springs into action
    • Cub Tracks springs into action
    Kevin Alcántara chases a fly ball. | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Punxsy Phil says Spring is nigh. Rich Nye agrees. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and blog...2024
  • Cubs historical sleuthing: Retail edition
    • Cubs historical sleuthing: Retail edition
    Fathead You can buy this historically accurate Wrigley board replica. Recently, I came across this ad from the Fathead company. They sell things you can stick to walls, mainly related to sports, while not ruining the wall. The photo above is what’s in the ad, a replica of the Wrigley Field scoreboard, with teams and pitchers listed. Here’s the entire image: Fathead So,...2023
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  • Baseball history unpacked, October 23
    • 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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John Lackey injury and suspension

  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
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  • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
    • 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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  • • The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
    Al Yellon Twenty-eight players will go before BBWAA voters. Monday, Baseball’s Hall of Fame announced its Hall of Fame ballot that will be voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Fourteen new players will be on the ballot this year: Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltrán, Matt Cain, R.A. Dickey, Jacoby Ellsbury, Andre Ethier, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Jhonny...2022
  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs move to 8-1 over their last nine games with the sweep of the Phillies. There are some times where I think baseball is so predictable and I feel that even if I don’t know exactly what is going to happen, that I have a feeling for largely what will happen. I assure you none of those things that I know or even feel, no hunch, nothing that said that t...2022
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
    Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs win yet again, 4-2 over the Phillies 92 games. Break even. What is that? That’s what the Cubs have done now. They’ve played their last 92 games at 46-46. Just under halfway through that stretch, the Cubs made a series of trades, sending away arguably their top four relievers of the first four months of the season. The Cubs are actually 28-26 sinc...2022
  • • Transaction retrospection: Eloy Jimenez-Jose Quintana trade
    Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of Eloy Jiménez’s MLB debut. With that in mind, it’s an interesting time to look back at the blockbuster crosstown deal that brought the 23-year-old slugger to the South Side. Jiménez wasn’t the headlining name of that July 2017 swap. That was José Quintana, with good reason. The southpaw had emerged as one of the game’s most consistent, reliable starters. ...2020
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  • • Lackey passes on Diamondback's offer, Buchholz steps in
    The Diamondbacks made a minor league offer to right-hander John Lackey this offseason, writes USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, but the veteran righty passed on the opportunity. Coincidentally, Lackey’s friend and former teammate, Clay Buchholz, ultimately wound up in the D-backs organization on a similar deal and is now thriving in a rotation that has been hit hard by injuries. “I don’t bring that up ...2018
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  • • Jason Hammel's Contract Option Declined by Cubs: Latest Details and Reaction
    2016
  • • Cubs starter John Lackey leaves game with injury
    Cubs starter John Lackey leaves game with injury...2016

John Lackey lifestyle

  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "“Bryant still hears the voice of John Lackey despite the latter’s retirement in 2017."

  • 2023
    "For Chicago, Anthony Rizzo homers and drives in 6 runs in support of John Lackey."

  • 2022
    "Ben Zobrist, John Lackey and Jason Heyward hadn’t been signed yet."

  • 2020
    "Jake Arrieta and John Lackey were each approaching f"

  • 2018
    "Sure, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks are there, but John Lackey and Jake Arrieta are both out for the moment, and they’ll at least want to replace the latter."

  • 2017
    "Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory."

  • 2016
    "John Lackey stymied his former team to lift the Cubs to a 5-0 victory on Monday in the first of their 19 regular-season meetings against the Cardinals."

  • 2015
    "Facing their archrivals from Chicago for the first time in postseason history, the Cardinals, behind the experienced postseason arm of John Lackey and a late rookie power surge, nabbed a 4-0 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Friday to open their best-of-five National League Division Series."

  • 2014
    "Louis Cardinals have exercised their 2015 contract option on pitcher John Lackey, which is at the major league minimum."

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John Lackey trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT
    2024
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  • • Cub Tracks springs into action
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 23
    2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Traveling for the holidays
    Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers traded Hunter Renfroe to the Angels. No big free agent signings yet, but lots of rumors. The new Hall of Fame ballot is released. A woman makes history at Brown University. And a happy Thanksgiving for everyone out there, a day early. There was one trade in MLB yesterday as the Angels stayed active. The Brewers traded outfielder Hunter Renfroe to th...2022
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  • • The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
    2022
  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
    2022
  • • Diamondbacks Notes: Lackey, Shipley, Souza
    The Diamondbacks made a minor league offer to right-hander John Lackey this offseason, writes USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, but the veteran righty passed on the opportunity. Coincidentally, Lackey’s friend and former teammate, Clay Buchholz, ultimately wound up in the D-backs organization on a similar deal and is now thriving in a rotation that has been…...2018
  • • Lackey passes on Diamondback's offer, Buchholz steps in
    2018
  • • AL Central Notes: Lynn, Twins, Hahn, Jay, Indians
    The Twins’ recently reported two-year offer to Lance Lynn was for a total of $20MM, reports Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Lynn’s camp considered that number a “non-starter,” however, according to Berardino. Minnesota remains open to adding a starter on an affordable and relatively short-term pact, Berardino continues, noting that outside of the team’s $100MM+ offer to Yu Darvish, a...2018
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  • • Ideal landing spot for MLB’s top remaining free agents
    The MLB free agent market has been slow to develop for various reasons, but with pitchers and catchers reporting in a little over a month, odds are that things will pick up sooner rather than later. That means we’ll see a rush of signings once the first dominoes fall, leading teams to really consider their options.Here’s a look at an ideal landing spot for the top free agents still on the market.1...2018
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John Lackey stats and results

  • • Cub Tracks springs into action
    2024
  • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs break a postseason losing streak
    • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs break a postseason losing streak
    Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images It had been 12 years since the Cubs won a division series game. The Cubs lost three straight division series games to the Diamondbacks in 2007 and three more to the Dodgers in 2008. But in St. Louis, eight years ago today, Saturday, October 10, 2015, a young Cubs club broke that division series losing streak, against the team’s biggest rival. I was at this game...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, April 7
    Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to David Bote, the Milwaukee saga, 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...2023
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
    2022
  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
    2022
  • • Cubs Now in Prime Position to Use Checkbook to Magnify Future Dominance
    2017
  • • Indians vs. Cubs: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 World Series
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Rangers, Indians, Cubs Race Toward History
    2016
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  • • What Should We Make of Jake Arrieta's, Cubs' Recent Stumbles?
    2016
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  • • Cubs Affirm Status as MLB Favorites with Impressive Sweep of Nationals
    2016
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  • • Today in White Sox History: May 25
    2024
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  • • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Traveling for the holidays
    2022
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  • • Ideal landing spot for MLB’s top remaining free agents
    2018
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  • • Dodgers' Justin Turner has a Kirk Gibson moment with walk-off home run vs. Cubs
    Turner drove a three-run walk-off home run off of John Lackey in the bottom of the ninth...2017
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  • • Cubs' Historic Comeback Nearly Complete as Stage Is Set for Epic Game 7
    2016
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  • • Indians vs. Cubs: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 World Series
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Rangers, Indians, Cubs Race Toward History
    2016
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  • • Bullpen's new look lightens load for Lackey
    Cubs starter John Lackey could've gone longer in the 3-1 win over the White Sox on Thursday night, but manager Joe Maddon took advantage of a National League moment in the sixth inning knowing his bullpen has changed with the addition of Aroldis Chapman....2016
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  • • What Should We Make of Jake Arrieta's, Cubs' Recent Stumbles?
    2016
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Top John Lackey news

  • • Lackey, Cubs blank Cards in rivalry opener
    2016
  • • Offense lacking for Leake in opener with Cubs
    2016
  • • Lackey, Cards shut out rival Cubs in Game 1
    2015
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  • • Late blasts boost Lackey in Game 1 shutout
    2015
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  • • Big 1st, Bryant's blast make Lackey a winner
    The Cubs sent 11 batters to the plate in a five-run first inning in support of John Lackey and Kris Bryant added his first home run of the season in the fourth en route to a 9-2 victory over the Reds on Wednesday night....2016
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  • • C-Mart runs into trouble as Cards drop opener
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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  • • Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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  • • Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
    The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
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John Lackey fantasy rankings and news

  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
    2016
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  • • Cubs' Shocking Dexter Fowler Steal Boosts Already World Series-Ready Roster
    2016
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  • • What Is James Shields Truly Worth in Today's MLB Pitching Market?
    2014
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  • • St. Louis Cardinals Rumors: Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest Talk
    2014
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  • • Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
    2014
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  • • Royals' Yordano Ventura Delivers Ace Performance to Push World Series to Game 7
    2014
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John Lackey schedule, game

  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
    2024
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT
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  • • Cub Tracks springs into action
    2024
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  • • Cubs historical sleuthing: Retail edition
    2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 23
    2023
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  • The best former Cub from every MLB team
    • The best former Cub from every MLB team
    Andre Dawson bats at Wrigley Field as a member of the Montreal Expos | Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A fun little offseason exercise. Credit where credit is due, I borrowed this idea from Adam Sanford of our SB Nation Tampa Bay Rays site DRays Bay. Here’s his article on the best former Ray on every MLB team, by bWAR. So the question asked here is: Which player who at one ...2023
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  • • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
    2023
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  • • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs break a postseason losing streak
    2023
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
    2022
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
    2022
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John Lackey rumors, scandals

  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 23
    2023
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  • Beltrán, Lackey lead 14 newcomers on Baseball Hall ballot
    • Beltrán, Lackey lead 14 newcomers on Baseball Hall ballot
    Carlos Beltran, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the Houston Astros' cheating scandal....2022
  • • The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
    2022
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  • • John Lackey Intends To Pitch In 2018
    While there’s been speculation that veteran right-hander John Lackey could call it a career following the 2017 season, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports (via Twitter) that Lackey has no plans to retire and intends to pitch in 2018. The 39-year-old Lackey just wrapped up a two-year, $32MM contract with the Cubs. After a strong…...2017
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
    2016
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  • • Zack Wheeler-for-Jorge Soler Trade Would Be Win-Win for Cubs, Mets
    2015
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  • • Carlos Martinez Loss May Finally Be the Injury That Bites the Cardinals
    2015
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  • • Clay Buchholz not worried about trade rumors
    Clay Buchholz isn’t concerned about whether he’ll follow in the footsteps of Jon Lester, John Lackey and Jake Peavy, among others. Not every July rumor carries weight. Buchholz, the only member of the Boston Red Sox’s 2014 Opening Day rotation to not be traded at last season’s Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline, realizes his name could be tossed around in speculation leading up to Jul...2015
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  • • Report: Boston Red Sox Receiving ‘Lots Of Calls’ About Allen Craig
    This embed is invalid" /> Allen Craig’s role with the Boston Red Sox is undefined at the moment. Thus, it appears teams are inquiring about the outfielder/first baseman. The Red Sox are receiving “lots of calls” about Craig, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick. Crasnick adds that nothing is brewing right now, but Craig has been the subject of trade speculation throughout this ...2014
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  • • Allen Craig Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz, Speculation Surrounding Red Sox Star
    2014
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