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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contentionRon Santo at third base for the Cubs at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati in 1973 | Diamond Images/Getty Images The core that had brought so many memories but no titles failed again. I’ve written about this star-crossed 1973 Cubs team on quite a number of occasions, so this summary of that ballclub is going to kind of be a conglomeration of the previous articles, with some new material adde...2024See more articles Ron Santo news -
• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contenderBilly Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the games missed would no...2024Click for news about Billy Williams news and rumors -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 25Happy birthday, Mike Harkey! | 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, Mike Harkey, and other stories for the discerning reader. 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 ...2024See more Chicago Cubs rumors -
• The 1971 Cubs: What went wrong in this contending yearFergie Jenkins pitches against the Giants, May 19, 1971 | Photo by John F. Jaqua /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Once again, a talented Cubs team failed to make the postseason. So, I figured after writing about the 1969 Cubs failures and those of 1970 the last couple of days, I’d continue this brief series with a look at the team in 1971. General manager John Holland was curiously ina...2024See more Fergie Jenkins headline news -
• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024Visit the page Instructional League -
• This Day in Braves History: Braves defeat the Dodgers in game 6 of NLCS to advance to the World SeriesPhoto 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...2024Visit the page World Series breaking news today
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Leo Durocher injury and suspension
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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contention
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• The 1971 Cubs: What went wrong in this contending year
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The division clincher in PittsburghThe video board at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh after the Cubs clinched the N.L. East title | Al Yellon The Cubs ended 39 years of losing... and Rick Sutcliffe threw a masterpiece. The Cubs made the postseason four straight years from 2015-18, and then a fifth in the abbreviated pandemic season in 2020, making it five playoff years in six. That’s something that had never previously h...2024Visit the page Rick Sutcliffe injury status -
• Baseball history unpacked, August 26Cleveland should have used that name. | Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The sad saga of the Cleveland Spiders and other strange stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful pas...2024Click for news about Bradford Doolittle availability report -
• Outside The Confines: South Side bluesKen Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The White Sox fired their manager as they challenge for the all-time record for losses. And other news from around MLB. A leaked script from Major League 4. Jerry Reinsdorf: Here are a list of candidates for the new White Sox manager. Chris Getz: I’ve never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime. Ozzie Guillen, Jim Leyland, To...2024Visit the page White Sox injury report -
• Baseball history unpacked, August 5Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Tim Federowicz! Hits, no-hits, another record broken by Slammin’ Sammy, and more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and ...2024Continue with Christy Mathewson injuries -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 31Happy 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...2024See also Leon Durham injury -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Orlando Cepeda to A’sBraves Franchise History 1972 - The Braves trade Orlando Cepeda to the A’s for Denny McLain. 1997 - Keith Lockhart hits a pinch-hit grand slam to help the Braves overcome a five-run deficit in a 6-5 win over the Phillies. Fred McGriff broke the tie in the seventh with a triple to give Atlanta the win. 2000 - John Rocker tosses a perfect eighth to help the Braves beat the Mets and end their seven...2024Visit the page Orlando Cepeda injury status -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024That was a fun moment between Butler and Gordon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thursdays are the new Friday! Ed note: Yes, I know, it’s not Friday. But when we get down to OT, this will make sense. Greg was gracious enough to switch when I realized the game today fit with the topic. For those of you who skip Friday Rumblings... shame on you. Or not. But this is the wild and bori...2024Check it out Jamie Squire injury status
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson Day 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...2024See more Jackie Robinson -
• Baseball history unpacked, March 20
Steve Bilko, who did not play today, but was a huge figure in Wrigley Field West history. | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wrigley West and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseb...2023Check it out Wrigley Field
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 9
Rachel Balkovec manages her first game | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The future draws ever nearer. 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 narrat...2023Click for news about Rachel Balkovec
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"The Cubs had held spring camp in Mesa, Arizona, from 1952-65, but moved to Long Beach in 1966 largely to placate new manager Leo Durocher, who wanted to stay close to his Southern California home during spring camp." - 2023
"It is remarkable to me that since Leo Durocher was fired in July 1972 after 6½ years as Cubs manager — and that’s more than half a century ago — no one has managed the Chicago Cubs for more than five seasons." - 2022
"That was the first year under Leo Durocher, and, as managers back then had much more authority over player acquisition than they do now, Leo tried all sorts of guys out that year." - 2015
"Even grumpy manager Leo Durocher, his skipper from 1966 until he retired in '71, couldn't cloud his relentless sunshine." - 2014
"Now, he steps into what has been, for more than four decades, a managerial graveyard: Not since Leo Durocher left in 1972 has a manager lasted more than five years in Wrigley Field."
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Leo Durocher trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• The 1971 Cubs: What went wrong in this contending year
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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, August 26
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024
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• There's a lot I don't like and thank goodness for thatI often think that I like too many card things and I need to rein it in. But here's a list of items often sold at card shows that will make me ignore your table:-- Unopened, sealed product-- Pokemon, Magic the Gathering or any fantasy or modern movie cards-- Basketball cards-- Non-vintage football or hockey cards-- Anything slabbed, especially rows and rows and rows of slabbed cards-- Big di...2024Read about Earl Campbell -
• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has diedPhoto by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images The lefthander threw two no-hitters with the Cubs. Ken Holtzman burst onto the Cubs scene at age 19, barely three months after he was selected out of the University of Illinois in the very first amateur draft in 1965. A full-time member of the Cubs rotation by the following year, he tantalized Cubs fans with near no-hitters a couple of times, inc...2024Check it out Ken Holtzman contract rumors -
• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season previewGetty 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...2024See more articles Sara Sanchez
Leo Durocher stats and results
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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contention
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?
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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, August 5
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15
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• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 2Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Dan Winkler! 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 narra...2024See more Michael Reaves
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024
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• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has died
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era, 1968Jim Hickman | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Some key 1969 players were acquired the year before. Having returned to contention in 1967, you’d think the Cubs would have tried to make some significant deals to improve the ballclub. Most of what they did was minor, but there was one trade that brought two key players to the North Side. February 9: Traded Lee Thomas to the Astros...2023Click for news about Louis Requena -
• Former Cubs lefthander Dick Ellsworth has died
He had one truly outstanding season on the North Side. Dick Ellsworth was a lefthanded pitcher who exhibited great promise for the Cubs in the early 1960s. In 1963, he made 37 starts, went 22-10 (back when individual pitcher wins really meant something), posted a 2.11 ERA and led the major leagues in ERA+ at 167. Yes, better than Sandy Koufax of the pennant-winning Dodgers. Koufax won the NL MVP ...2022See more articles Sandy Koufax
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• Farewell to 'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks, an Elegant Ambassador and All-Time Great
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Joe Maddon to Conquer Cubs' Managerial Graveyard?
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• Farewell to 'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks, an Elegant Ambassador and All-Time Great
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• A few midseason thoughts about David Ross as Cubs manager
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images How does the Cubs skipper stack up as we head to the season’s second half? A number of BCB readers have suggested, not just this year but in the past, that when I issue grades for the players at midseason, I should also rate the manager and coaching staff. Truth be told, I just don’t know enough about many members of the coaching staff to assign a grade. H...2023See more David Ross
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• Reflections on the Cubs’ 2022 season
Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com This year, we hope, was a transition from the bad into the good. One thing I think many have forgotten about the 2022 baseball season is how close we came to losing it — all of it. When the lockout suddenly ended March 10, we were probably only a day or so away from Rob Manfred announcing that more games were going to be “removed from the ...2022See more Rob Manfred
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ernie Banks and Ron Santo editionBut when? And where? The men shown above are two of the greatest players in Cubs history, Hall of Famers Ron Santo and Ernie Banks. They’re wearing home Cubs pinstripes — but that isn’t Wrigley Field. So where is this? The background and batting cage of the photo matches two others I’ve sleuthed that came from 1966 Cubs spring training, held at Blair Field in Long Beach, California. The Cubs had ...2024See more Ernie Banks -
• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has died
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• A few thoughts about David Ross, Cubs managerPhoto 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...2023Continue with David Ross -
• October or bust: Maddon a big-picture skipper
In 1969, the Mets ultimately sailed past the Cubs for the NL pennant thanks to the managing style of Gil Hodges, whose philosophy of resting players directly opposed that of Chicago skipper Leo Durocher. The good news for fans of the 2015 Cubs is that manager Joe Maddon is a whole lot like Hodges. He manages for seven months -- including October -- whether his teams get to the postseason or not....2015Check it out Joe Maddon
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Joe Maddon to Conquer Cubs' Managerial Graveyard?
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• There's a lot I don't like and thank goodness for that
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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contention
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender
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• The 1971 Cubs: What went wrong in this contending year
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The division clincher in Pittsburgh
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 26
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024
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• There's a lot I don't like and thank goodness for that
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• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has died
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Leo Durocher rumors, scandals
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 31
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 22Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday wishes to Glenallen Hill and Dexter Fowler, 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 follow as they unfold...2024Continue with Dexter Fowler -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1973Bill Madlock at third base for the Cubs in 1976 | Getty Images It was a year of great change for the team. You surely know the story of the last gasp of the great Cubs teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s that never won anything. This team roared out to a great start, then at one point went on an 8-31 run that took them out of contention. Later they struggled back and still had a chance...2023Continue with Joe Pepitone scandal -
• A few thoughts about David Ross, Cubs manager
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 22
Happy birthday, GlenAllen Hill! | Photo by Tom G. Lynn//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Today’s image is of a man who hit the most titanic home run I have ever seen, onto a rooftop across the street from the ballpark. We had better call him MISTER Hill. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,...2023Read about Puerto Rico
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