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• Padres win-streak snapped by Cardinals

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Randy Vasquez allows five runs, takes loss Randy Vasquez started on the mound for the San Diego Padres and worked three scoreless innings to start the game. He came to the mound in the top of the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead, but the St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs on four hits, which included a three-run home run by Pedro Pages...2025
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• Padres take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals, earn 4-1 win

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Nick Pivetta pitches seven innings, allows one run on one hit The San Diego Padres took advantage of sloppy defense by Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals and turned the mistakes into a 4-1 win at Petco Park, Friday. Jake Cronenworth was on first base in the bottom of the fifth inning after a one-out walk. Jose Iglesias hit a g...2025
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• Benches clear as Machado, Contreras hit twice
The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis' Willson Contreras and San Diego's Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches....2025
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• Padres beat Cardinals to end losing streak at four games

Jake Cronenworth | Tim Vizer-Imagn Images Jake Cronenworth scores two runs, proves to be the difference in the game San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth has received some trade interest over the past week and he showed why with a 1-for-3 night with a double and two runs scored that proved to be the difference in a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday. Cronenworth was ...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 18

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers finally slip up, but sit in first place in Central Welcome to the 18th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank some team...2025
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• Mistakes prove costly for Padres in loss to Cardinals

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images San Diego losing streak reaches four games A day after the San Diego Padres saw their offense put up seven runs in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, they suffered a shutout. Despite outhitting the Cardinals 11-5, the Padres dropped the second game of their four-game series, 3-0. The Padres sent Nick Pivetta to the mound hoping he would ...2025
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• The 10 best Cubs vs. White Sox games

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The teams have been playing regular-season games for 29 seasons. Interleague play has been with us for 28 years (29 seasons), since 1997. It’s not new, nor is it going away. The Cubs and White Sox have played at least one series against each other in all 29 of those seasons, now at 149 total games. The series has been competitive, no matter how good or ba...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 23

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Joe Mather, Swish Nicholson has a big power 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 ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs midseason grades

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are my assessments of Cubs player performances so far this year. As befits a first-place team, most of them are pretty good. The Cubs really couldn’t have done much better so far this year. They have three All-Stars, two of them starting players. They’re in first place in the NL Central, though by just one game, and have had une...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Thread

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look for their first win in their new era Last night’s loss kicked off the post-Rizzo and Davey era. Now the team is looking for their first win in this new era. To do this, they will need to knock off a Cardinals team that has been very good at home this season. The lineup for tonight is an odd but explainable one. It looks like a line...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images At last, the Cubs face their biggest rivals. The Cubs have played 77 games this year and the Cardinals 78. This is the first time the teams have met in 2025. Have I mentioned how much I detest the balanced schedule? The good news for this rivalry is that all 13 games between the two teams remain, including the final three games of the season at Wrigley Field. For m...2025
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• Priester shines again as Brewers win a close one

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Brewers take series over Cardinals with 3-2 victory Box Score It was tense and uncomfortable, but the Brewers picked up their second 3-2 win of this four-game set against the Cardinals to give them a 3-1 series victory. Christian Yelich led the offense, but the big story was—again—Quinn Priester, who continued an excellent run of outings that is now approaching a ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Javier Báez is El Mago again. A Brewers rookie has an impressive debut. A look ahead to the trade deadline and the draft. And other baseball news. Let’s go surfing now. Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me. I’m leading with this one because it’s the one that will bring the most joy to your heart. Jesse Rogers tells of how the Tigers’ Javier ...2025
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• Misiorowski flashes in no-hit debut, 6-0 win over Cardinals

Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Miz shines in major league debut Box Score In an impeccable debut, Jacob Misiorowski pitched five hitless innings while flashing his triple-digit velocity, playing a key role in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Misiorowski’s electric arm was on full display, striking out five batters and...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers set for another division clash as they look to build lead on Cardinals The Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their 10-game homestand this weekend, as they’ll welcome the St. Louis Cardinals to town for a four-game set. It’s a key matchup in the NL Central and NL Wild Card races, as the Brewers and Cardinals are separated by just a half game. The Brewers h...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cardinals fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very cle...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15

Getty 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...2024
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• Why Stop at One: Cubs' Near-Future Window to World Series Riches Wide Open
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• Corey Kluber Leading Indians Arms in Crushing Cubs' World Series Dreams
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"Things really came apart in the third inning, with a Masyn Winn single, a wild pitch, a Donovan walk, and a Willson Contreras double made it 3-2 Cardinals."

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"He walked Willson Contreras right after that, but then retired 12 straight Cardinals before running out of gas in the seventh, and was lifted to a warm ovation with two out and two on in the seventh and 99 pitches."

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"6 bWAR as a backup to Miguel Montero and Willson Contreras."

2022
"For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was elected to the American League All-Star team as a pitcher and hitter, while brothers William Contreras and Willson Contreras will both start for the National League."

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"That move comes amid a series of transactions, as Chicago has also placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list with a sprained knee, reinstated catcher Austin Romine from the 60-day injured list, selected the contract of right-hander Ryan…"

2020
"With the Cubs fresh off a letdown of a season and perhaps seeking to shake up their core, catcher Willson Contreras was the subject of trade speculation at the beginning of the winter."

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"Willson Contreras?"

2018
"Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina appears to be taking exception to recent comments from Cubs catcher Willson Contreras about how he plans to be a better backstop than perennial All-Stars Molina and Buster Posey."

2017
"Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr."

2016
"Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each homered in the first inning, but it was Contreras' RBI single in the seventh that proved the difference in a 5-4 win over Miami at Marlins Park."

2015
"To say that Willson Contreras had a breakout season is an understatement."

• Padres win-streak snapped by Cardinals
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• Padres take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals, earn 4-1 win
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• Padres beat Cardinals to end losing streak at four games
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 18
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• Mistakes prove costly for Padres in loss to Cardinals
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• Rockies 8, Cardinals 4: Riding the Crazy Train to victory

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Mickey Moniak and Brenton Doyle were the War Pigs that led the way for the Rox The runs came early and often for the Colorado Rockies, who held on to their early advantage for the entire game as they took home the win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. I Don’t Wanna Stop Mickey Moniak has been on the tear of his career lately. Since July 1st, he’s hi...2025
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• Can the St. Louis devil magic cure the Braves’ blues?

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Nothing else has worked. Grant Holmes gets the start. Well, the Braves’ cursed season continues, and now it’s time for the annual trip to St. Louis, home of the Cardinals’ storied devil magic. The Braves are [record redacted for sanity] but with basically everything indicating they’ve played akin to a .500 team; the Cardinals are 50-44, currently a game ou...2025
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• Looking to Rebound: New look Nationals Try to Reset Against Reeling Cardinals

Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. (2) throws his bat after drawing a walk to score a run during the seventh inning at Nationals Park. | Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Washington’s recent struggles set the stage for a bounce-back opportunity against a St. Louis team that’s also searching for answers. After getting swept disappointingly, the Washington Nationals are at a ...2025
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• Padres beat Cardinals to end losing streak at four games
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• Mistakes prove costly for Padres in loss to Cardinals
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• Looking to Rebound: New look Nationals Try to Reset Against Reeling Cardinals
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images What, YOU again? After not seeing the Cardinals for the first 77 games of 2025, now they’ll have seven games against them in a 13-game sequence. Thanks, schedule-makers. Hopefully this one works out better than the one last week. For more on the Cardinals, here’s Heather Simon, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos, with a nod to the Fourth of July!...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 81

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The Cubs split their series against the Cardinals behind their second straight shutout. Last year’s Rizzo Award winner, Shōta Imanaga, returned and threw five scoreless innings. A Cubs bullpen coming off of one of their worst stretches of the year stopped the momentum on a dime and didn’t allow a run in this series. The bullpen came up huge in this series. They kep...2025
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• Cubs 3, Cardinals 0: Welcome back, Shōta Imanaga!

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The Cubs lefthander picked up where he left off in May. The Cubs completed the first half of the 2025 season with their 81st game Thursday, and ended that first half with a victory, 3-0 over the Cardinals, earning a series split. Five Cubs pitchers held the Cardinals to just three hits. Before I get to the recap of this game, I want to note that the Cubs finished sa...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 7: This space intentionally left blank

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images That was ugly, but a different kind of ugly from Monday’s ugly. The Cubs gave up eight runs to the Cardinals. Again. About that, from BCB’s JohnW53: This is the sixth straight game in which the Cubs have allowed at least seven runs, tying for their longest streak of the Modern Era. They set the record in their first six games of the era, in 1901. This is the fifth t...2025
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals

Edgar Quero went 2-for-4 with an RBI and picked off a runner at first from behind the plate in Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Cardinals. | Zoe Davis/Getty Images Shane Smith got tagged for five runs in the second while most of the offense took a nap and the bullpen floundered It was a rough night for the White Sox (23-50) pitching staff, who got shelled for 13 hits and 12 runs in a 10-run l...2025
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• Can the St. Louis devil magic cure the Braves’ blues?
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images A stirring comeback went for naught when the Cubs bullpen blew up in the eighth. The Cubs bullpen has been so good this year that having an inning like the one Brad Keller had in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 8-6 loss to the Cardinals is, frankly, shocking. It turned on one play in that inning, and I’ll get to that, but first things first. The Drew Pom...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ outshined

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs are looking especially vulnerable right now. Matt Shaw had a good game, but it wasn’t enough. Cade Horton didn’t. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. The Cubs are a go...2025
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• White Sox see red as Cardinals deal crushing doubleheader sweep

A grand salami for Andrew Benintendi. It was fun, for a bit. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Grand slam? Sure. Win? Absolutely not. Chicago still finds a way to lose as they drop Game 1, 5-4, and Game 2, 8-6 Game 1 It looked like things were going to get ugly really fast for Sox starter Sean Burke as the St. Louis Cardinals wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard in the first. Masyn Wi...2025
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals
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• Priester shines again as Brewers win a close one
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• Game Thread #73: Milwaukee Brewers (38-34) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (37-34)

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers go for series victory in fourth game versus Cardinals In a game that became contentious at times, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the third of their four-game set yesterday at American Family Field. The headlines follow Willson Contreras, who caused a ruckus after (inadvertently, surely) knocking Caleb Durbin down on a play at first bas...2025
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• Cubs overwhelm Mets, maintain Central lead
Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017
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• Mets can't stop Cubs after Reyes' leadoff HR
Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017
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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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• Contreras, Bryant halt Cubs' 4-game skid
The Cubs came out swinging, and scoring, quickly on Friday night. Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each homered in the first inning, but it was Contreras' RBI single in the seventh that proved the difference in a 5-4 win over Miami at Marlins Park....2016
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• Backyard BBQ: Host Cubs rout Reds on 4th
After being swept by the Mets in New York, all the Cubs needed to snap a four-game losing streak was a little home cooking and a game against the Reds. Kris Bryant belted his National League-leading 24th home run, Addison Russell drove in three runs, including a pair on his ninth homer, and rookie Willson Contreras added a solo shot to power the Cubs to a 10-4 victory on Monday over the Reds at Wr...2016
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• Lackey, Contreras ejected after disputed call
As if the Cardinals-Cubs series needed any more tension, Cubs pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras were both ejected after arguing with home-plate umpire Jordan Baker in Friday's opener at Wrigley Field....2017
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• White Sox drop their sixth straight game in 12-2 blowout loss to the Cardinals
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• Herrera's Hat Trick - April 3, 2025
Ivan Herrera, C, Cardinals Ivan Herrera had an explosive day at the plate, going 3 for 4 with three home runs, a walk, three runs, and six RBI. This is the type of performance many fantasy managers were waiting for after Herrera was one of the most popular breakout picks of the offseason. He is taking over the majority of starts behind the dish after Willson Contreras moved to first base full-time...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
Ivan Herrera (C-STL) impressed in his first significant run in the majors last season, registering a .301 average with 5 homers, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases across 259 PA, with a wRC+ of 127 as a 24 year-old. Reports indicate that he'll share time behind the plate in 2025 with Pedro Pages as Willson Contreras moves to 1B, but it's likely that Herrera sees more playing time. In 2024,...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 8, 2025
Around the League Colson Montgomery-White Sox-SS The White Sox are projected to be one of the worst lineups in baseball in 2025. On a macro level this is not ideal for fantasy production but what it does offer is playing time for young players. The White Sox are going to give SS Colson Montgomery every opportunity to figure it out at the major league level. He hit .214 with 18 HR, 66 R, 63 R...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2025
Luken Baker, 1B (STL) Baker's prodigious power has been on display this spring. The 27-year-old hit his third home run on Wednesday, improving his OPS to 1.233 in 17 Grapefruit League at-bats. Power is Baker's game. He hit 33 home runs in 314 AAA at-bats in 2023 and 32 homers in 376 AAA at-bats in '24. However, the rest of his game is lacking. He is a classic Three True Outcomes batter, striking o...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What’s your favorite non-baseball game part of baseball season?

Fans on the berm at Sloan Park | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mine is the people The weekend is ending but we’re closing it down right here at Bleed Cubbie Blue After Dark — your late week, late night indie spot for some baseball banter and vibes. We’re running a special on craft beer from Detroit (more on why in a second) but if beer’s not your thing we have all sorts of other libations. ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
Cardinals: Changing of the guard at catcher - two viable fantasy options? It was announced during the offseason that veteran catcher Willson Contreras will be making the switch from Catcher to First Base full time. Contreras has delivered 10+ home runs every year (other then 2020) while his career .814 OPS has made him a valuable commodity behind the plate. I love the switch here from a fantasy ...2025
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• St. Louis baseball media had some unique takes on Miles Mikolas’ ejection last night
Mikolas tries to explain baseball to umpires | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Mikolas was ejected for intentionally throwing at Ian Happ. The Cubs and Cardinals have one of the best rivalries in sports and that means every time these two teams come together there is the potential for some seriously entertaining baseball. There is also always the potential for drama. After all, playi...2023
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• I’ll Buy Your Mirror, Nico
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) Little Nico Hoerner said he could play middle or corner or any of the field's orifices, After a meeting in David Ross's office. He stuck out his thumb, Indicating hitchhiking or he could play with aplomb, And said, "Eric Sogard sucks, so here I am.'" Not sure that's how the poem...2021
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• Rolling In The Deep: A Look At Cheap Catchers
It’s mid-March, and we here at the Razzball Deep League Department have taken a look at late-round outfielders and each of the infield positions, which can only mean one thing… it’s time to move on to catchers. I know, I'm already bored too, but think of how good it'll feel getting it checked off our list. There were some epic catcher disappointments last year (don’t get me started on the team w...2021
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• Padres take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals, earn 4-1 win
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• Padres lose slugfest to Cardinals

Wandy Peralta | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Yu Darvish allows eight runs, San Diego drops third straight game Yu Darvish allowed eight runs in his fourth start of the season and that proved to be too much for the San Diego Padres to overcome as they suffered a 9-7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Thursday. Darvish was handed a 2-0 lead before he too the mound in ...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees preview, Friday 7/11, 6:05 CT

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cubs visit Yankee Stadium for a weekend series. Friday notes... DON’T WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK: The Cubs are 7-18 against the Yankees in interleague play. Their .280 winning percentage is the worst vs. the Yankees among current National League teams. The Astros were .111 (1-8) before switching to the American League after 2012. T...2025
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 0: After actual rain, the Cubs rained down hits and runs

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs waited out a rain delay and then unleashed a storm of runs. Matthew Boyd was named a 2025 All-Star and went out Sunday evening and showed why, shutting down the Cardinals for five innings. Meanwhile, his teammates put together a 13-hit attack, including a home run from All-Star snub (at least for now) Seiya Suzuki, and shut out the rival Cardinals 11-0, ta...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch
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• Let’s check in on the Cubs and their NL Central rivals

The Cubs celebrate a walkoff and a series win against the Pirates | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs are in the middle of a seven-game stretch against division rivals. The Cubs maintained a 5½ game lead in the division over the weekend taking three of four from the Pirates, but now the real fun starts. The second place Brewers are heading to Wrigley Field for a three-game set, there...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals
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• Hey, Tom Ricketts! You need to get Kyle Tucker signed now — and not just for baseball reasons

David Banks-Imagn Images There’s something else that this signing would do for the Cubs. With Kyle Tucker off to a great start with the Cubs, the chorus of voices urging Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to open up the team wallet and sign Tucker to an extension before he hits free agency has gotten louder. While there’s no question about Tucker’s abilities on the field — he’s hitting the way he ...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s the Cubs’ third baseman of the quarter century?

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ top third baseman of the century so far. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you this evening. All are welcome here. There’s no cover charge. We can check your coat if you’d like. We still hav...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto tops the free agent market

Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images But what will it take to sign him? There are plenty of big names out there who have now hit the free agent market, but likely none is bigger than Yankees’ slugger Juan Soto. Soto, agented by Scott Boras, is sure to fetch a tidy sum, and plenty of teams are already making overtures to try and get him on their roster. Al will have m...2024
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