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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the DodgersPhoto by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025Visit the page Freddie Freeman headline news -
• Cubs 2025 player profiles: Ben BrownPhoto by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Where will the flame-throwing right-hander fit for the Cubs? Starter or reliever? Ben Brown, No. 32 in your program guide, has one of those arms. Scouts oohed when they saw his heater and he has what they call ‘the death ball’, a rapidly-descending slurve kinda thing, which the Pitch Lab teaches. There’s approximately a 10 mile per hour difference betwe...2025See more Ben Brown news and rumors -
• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter centuryPhoto by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ top starting pitcher of the century so far Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We can check your coat. There are still a few good tables available. Let us know if you need anythi...2025Read about Andy Lyons news today -
• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attentionGetty Images Odds and ends from Hot Stove season Hello, Cubs fans. I hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the downtime as best you can between Cubs seasons. It’s been a wacky enough this winter that even down here in the Tampa we’ve had what we would call cold. If I followed things correctly, I think almost all of you would have been happy to come down here and deal with “cold” weath...2025See also Hot Stove news today -
• BCB After Dark: Closer of the Century?Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ closer of the century—so far. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We’ve got a warm table waiting for you. We can check your coat. The show will start shortly. Bring your...2025See more Ryne Stanek rumors -
• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Chicago streetcar editionThis is a really good color photo. Here we have a Chicago streetcar — something that’s been gone from Chicago streets for nearly 70 years — passing in front of Wrigley Field. Once again, for your perusal, here’s the full photo: This is a really good look at the marquee when it was painted the... well, sort of off-blue, off-green color it was until 1965. Streetcars stopped running in C...2025Visit the page Wrigley Field breaking news today
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Kerry Wood injury and suspension
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
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• Cubs 2025 player profiles: Ben Brown
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• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attention
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• Here are the attendees for the 2025 Cubs ConventionCraig Counsell greets Cubs players at the 2024 Cubs Convention | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Most of the 40-man roster plus some alumni favorites will be in attendance. The Cubs Convention begins this Friday at the downtown Sheraton Grand Hotel. Passes are still available and you can get yours here. Here are all the current, past and future Cubs who wi...2025Check it out Craig Counsell injury status -
• Baseball history unpacked, November 6Craig Counsell is named Cubs manager on this date a year ago | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Craig Counsell is named Cubs manager and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s...2024Visit the page Craig Counsell -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 20Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie hits his first, no-hitters galore, 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 t...2024See more Louis Requena injury -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 2Happy birthday, Christian Bethancourt! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Pappas throws a no-no and other stories. Happy birthday to Christian Bethancourt! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseba...2024Visit the page Christian Bethancourt injury -
• Baseball history unpacked, May 8Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ryne Sandberg wins a game, no-hitters and other performances on a busy day in history. 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 vario...2024See more Michael Reaves -
• Baseball history unpacked, May 6Photo credit should read JOHN ZICH/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The greatest game ever pitched, Willie Mays’ birthday, 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...2024Visit the page Willie Mays injury status -
• Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Monday 4/1, 1:20 CTJerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs play the first of 81 games at Wrigley Field. Monday notes... THE WEATHER: Rain might, just might, hold off until mid-afternoon. Here’s the point forecast for Wrigley Field. And here’s the local radar for you to keep handy: CUBS VS. ROCKIES: This is the earliest date on which the Cubs ever have played the Rockies. The previous earliest was April 8...2024Visit the page Chicago Cubs injury
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 8
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• This Day in MLB History: March 16MLB History 1900 - Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stockings. 1907 - The Detroit Tigers agree to trade Ty Cobb to the Cleveland Naps in a deal for Elmer Flick but Cleveland’...2024Check it out Ban Johnson -
• No, the World Baseball Classic shouldn’t be cancelled because of Edwin Diaz’s injury
Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Injuries can — and do — happen just about anywhere in baseball. By now, you have certainly heard about the patellar tendon injury suffered by Mets closer Edwin Diaz while celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win over the Dominican Republic. You might not, however, have seen this reaction to it: Wouldn't have happened in a celebration of a mea...2023Click for news about Edwin Diaz
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• This Day in MLB History: March 16th
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images MLB History 1900 - Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stockings. 1907 - The Detroit Tigers agree to trade Ty Cobb to the Cleveland N...2023Click for news about Julio Aguilar
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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• VIEW: Kerry Wood Puts $3.6 Million Dollar Mansion on the Market
According to the Chicago Tribune, the former Chicago Cubs’ ace, Kerry Wood and his wife, have placed their $3.595 million dollar Lincoln Park mansion on the market. While they have not led on as to where Wood and his family would be relocating, one thing is for sure, it won’t be too far. Wood, now 37, played the majority of his 14-year career right here in Chicago and has since been hired on as a ...2015Check it out Jed Hoyer
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"He was kind of the Kerry Wood of his time." - 2024
"Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez were the two players named for 2024, and the team introduced them via a nicely-done video narrated by the sons of the players: We call them heroes." - 2023
"Everyone remembers Kerry Wood’s 20-K game against the Astros May 6, 1998." - 2022
"Kerry Wood (September 7, 2001) and Kevin Foster (September 3, 1995) both threw 66 in six innings." - 2020
"Against Kerry Wood, hitters 'had no chance'" - 2019
"Strasburg passes the likes of Chris Sale, Kerry Wood and Pedro Martinez" - 2018
"”Had it been 21 strikeouts as a pitcher, Cole actually would have broken the record for K’s in a single game, which is a feat that was accomplished by Clemens twice and Kerry Wood and Max Scherzer each one time." - 2017
"It certainly wasn’t as neat as when Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson, Max Scherzer, and Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters, but the Boston Red Sox tied the MLB record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game after five of their pitchers combined to strike out 20 Texas Rangers on Thursday night at Fenway Park." - 2016
"The Cubs, who already have former big leaguers Ted Lilly, Kerry Wood and Ryan Dempster on hand as special assistants (plus former Major Leaguers Kevin…" - 2015
"To this day, Kerry Wood says he has never seen anybody handle Sosa better than the mop-topped first baseman who came to Chicago knowing the Cubs required a leader and then carried himself with the sort of swaggering, been-there, done-that edge that only a highly decorated veteran can bring." - 2014
"Lester to wear No. 34 in honor of Walter Payton, Kerry Wood, Nolan Ryan"
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Kerry Wood trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
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• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter century
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• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attention
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• BCB After Dark: Closer of the Century?
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the YearPhoto by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Skenes came in with big expectations and surpassed all of them. It’s hard to put into words how much one player could mean to a sports franchise. Patrick Mahomes to the Kansas City Chiefs, Steph Curry to the Golden State Warriors, Sidney Crosby to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the same city as Crosby as past greats like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Joe...2024Check it out Paul Skenes contract -
• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs ever have another Kyle Hendricks?Kyle Hendricks waves to fans after being pulled from his last game at Wrigley Field | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The late night coffee shop wonders if Kyle Hendricks is a vestige of a bygone age of pitchers Welcome late night/early morning Cubs fans and friends to the indie coffee shop Josh lends us for the latter part of the week. There’s coffee and lattes if that’s your jam, ther...2024See more Kyle Hendricks salary -
• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez deliveredAnthony Rizzo acknowledges fans before the Yankees took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley Field | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images ... even as the team on the field fell short. I’ve been at the return game for every 2016 Cubs hero, and they’ve all delivered. The montages put together by the Cubs were on point. The crowd understood the assignment and delivered long standing ovations. Occa...2024Read about Anthony Rizzo contract rumors -
• A look at Cubs no-hitters through historyPhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs threw their second-ever combined no-no Wednesday. Here are all the other Cubs no-hitters. The combined no-hitter Wednesday evening by Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge against the Pirates is the 18th in Cubs franchise history. That statement has to be looked at with a small grain of salt. The first four no-hitters thrown by the Chicago ...2024Continue with Nate Pearson contract rumors -
• Royals 6, Cubs 0: One inning that sums up the entire 2024 seasonPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The story of this entire Cubs season can be told in brief. For those of you who want to fast-forward through the rest of this miserable 2024 Cubs season, you can tell all your friends just to watch the fifth inning of the Cubs’ 6-0 loss to the Royals Friday night, because that inning summed up the entire year quite well. The Cubs couldn’t touch Brady Singer f...2024Click for news about Brady Singer trade rumors -
• Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz Ks 13 in six scoreless, Nats 4-0 over Marlins...Notes and quotes from DJ Herz’s 13-K, six-scoreless start vs the Marlins in Nationals Park... Some of the notes from 23-year-old lefty DJ Herz’s efficient, 84-pitch, six-scoreless-inning, 13-strikeout, 0-walk outing against the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon in Nationals Park? Via the Nationals’ post game notes: His 13 punchouts are the most by a Nationals’ pitcher this season and the most s...2024Continue with Miami Marlins
Kerry Wood stats and results
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• Cubs 2025 player profiles: Ben Brown
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• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attention
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the Year
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs ever have another Kyle Hendricks?
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• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 2
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 8
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• Cub Tracks’ it’s almost the offseason for everyone elsePhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, served just the way you like them, in hot links. 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 overnight for maximum flavor. Craig B...2023See more articles Cub Tracks statistics -
• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 138David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Justin Steele dominates in a holiday 5-0 win. It was a long holiday weekend for me here in the Tampa area. I had an old friend in town and Sunday night was a very late night. There were a few drinks and only a few hours of sleep. I appreciate you all bearing with me while I gave you somewhat abridged versions of Heroes and Goats the last couple of days. The C...2023See more David Banks -
• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 8/27, 12:35 CTPhoto by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win! Sunday notes... EVEN MORE JORDAN WICKS STRIKEOUT FACTS: 55 pitchers before Wicks had made their MLB debut starting for the Cubs and struck out at least three batters. Baseball-reference has play-by-play on 42 of the games, the first in 1917. The only previous Cub with three strikeouts in his first inning was Thomas Diamond...2023Read about Chicago Cubs scores
Kerry Wood parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend
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• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter century
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• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attention
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• BCB After Dark: Closer of the Century?
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the Year
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs ever have another Kyle Hendricks?
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• Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hail and (probably) farewell to Kyle HendricksGetty Images The Professor threw a vintage game and received several well-deserved ovations. Today at Wrigley Field, we had one of those events where you’d say, “If you pitched this to Hollywood producers, they’d throw you out of their office.” Kyle Hendricks, World Series hero and Cubs stalwart starter for over a decade, struggles all season long. It’s clear that this was most likely his ...2024Check it out Kyle Hendricks -
• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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• Royals 6, Cubs 0: One inning that sums up the entire 2024 season
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz Ks 13 in six scoreless, Nats 4-0 over Marlins...
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• Backdoor slidersPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s mystical side With roster moves and opening day bearing down on us, I wanted to explore some of the oddball and sometimes almost mystical occurrences in the history of the Royals and in baseball. How rare is an Opening Day home run on the first pitch of the season? Turns out, it’s really rare. It happened only once, on Opening Day 1986, Bosto...2024See also Jack Morris
Top Kerry Wood news
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• Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will join the Cubs Hall of FameChicago Cubs The announcement was made at the Cubs Convention. Generally, not much news is made at the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention. It’s intended to be a love fest between players old and new and fans. One new thing that’s been done the last couple of years at the ceremony is to reveal the names of Cubs stars who will be added to the team’s Hall of Fame later on this year. Kerr...2024Continue with Aramis Ramirez -
• Today in Cubs history: Kerry Wood strikes out 16 RedsPhoto by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images This great Wood K game has been nearly forgotten. Everyone remembers Kerry Wood’s 20-K game against the Astros May 6, 1998. I wrote it up on its 20th anniversary in 2018. It’s one of the most famous games in franchise history and arguably the most dominating pitching performance in the history of baseball. Here’s one you might not remember. A...2023See also MLB Photos -
• David Ross Considering Front Office Role With Cubs
David Ross’ playing career has only been officially over for about six weeks, but the veteran catcher is already considering a return to the Cubs, writes CSN Chicago’s Patrick Mooney. The Cubs, who already have former big leaguers Ted Lilly, Kerry Wood and Ryan Dempster on hand as special assistants (plus former Major Leaguers Kevin…...2016Click for news about David Ross
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• Today in Cubs history: Celebrating the day Kerry Wood struck out 20 Astros
DANIEL LIPPITT/AFP/Getty Images It happened 25 years ago today. It’s hard to believe a quarter-century has gone by since Kerry Wood’s incredible 20-strikeout game at Wrigley Field against the Astros. But here we are, and so today I’m re-posting the article I wrote five years ago on this memorable game’s 20th anniversary. It happened 25 years ago today, Wednesday, May 6, 1998. It really wa...2023See also Wrigley Field
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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• Nationals’ Max Scherzer Strikes Out 20 to Tie a Record
Scherzer tied the nine-inning strikeout mark, an accomplishment that had been achieved by only Roger Clemens (twice), Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson....2016See more articles Roger Clemens
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• Cubs 1, Rays 0: Marcus Stroman’s one-hitter was a masterpiece
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs shut down a potent Rays offense and scored just enough to win. Now THAT is a way to start a series against the best team in baseball! Marcus Stroman no-hit the Rays for six innings, then Wander Franco blooped a single into left to break that up. Stroman continued to dominate and finished the Cubs’ first complete-game shutout since Alec Mills’ no-h...2023See more articles Marcus Stroman
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 138
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• Corey Kluber Gets Back on Track with an 18-K Start for the Ages
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• Cubs 2025 player profiles: Ben Brown
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• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter century
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• 2025 Heroes and Goats: Offseason attention
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• BCB After Dark: Closer of the Century?
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• Here are the attendees for the 2025 Cubs Convention
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the Year
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 6
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The Cubs blow out the Padres 13-0 in NLCS Game 1Al Yellon It was a festive, glorious day at Wrigley Field. The division clinched in Pittsburgh, the 1984 Cubs headed home. Before the season’s final series, the scoreboard guys had some fun to show everyone walking by Wrigley Field how proud they were of this N.L. East division title team, as I posted earlier this week: Al Yellon Wrigley Field, Sept. 27, 1984 The C...2024Check it out Wrigley Field -
• Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hail and (probably) farewell to Kyle Hendricks
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• A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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Kerry Wood rumors, scandals
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• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter century
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• Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hail and (probably) farewell to Kyle Hendricks
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 2
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2003Getty Images Not much happened, and then one BIG deal went down. The Cubs stood pat trade-wise over the 2002-03 offseason, though they did sign some free agents, including Tom Goodwin and Lenny Harris — the latter, terrible for the Cubs, wound up with a World Series ring after the Cubs let him go and he signed with the Marlins. Trade-wise... here we go. May 9: Traded Alan Benes to the Rang...2023Click for news about World Series scandals -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 2
Happy birthday, Jason Hammel | Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. This one has a bit of everything. 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...2022See more articles Jason Hammel buzz
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• 2016 MLB Draft Results: Easy-to-View Grades for Each Franchise
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• Max Scherzer Carves His Place in MLB History with 20-K Masterpiece
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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