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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1949

Hank Sauer | Getty Images One quite significant deal was made in this calendar year. The Cubs lost 90 games in 1948. It was the first 90-loss season in franchise history. They did make a couple of trades in December ‘48 that we’ll examine in the next installment of this series. Apart from that, there wasn’t much done to try to improve the team, but one of these trades paid dividends for th...2024
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• Fanatics and NHL Unveil Uniforms for Discover NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS – Today, the National Hockey League (NHL) and Fanatics, the authentic outfitter of the NHL, unveiled the Discover NHL Winter Classic® uniforms to be worn when the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues face off outdoors … Continue reading → The post Fanatics and NHL Unveil Uniforms for Discover NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field first appeared on Pro Hockey...2024
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• BCB After Dark: A southpaw from the Bronx

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should deal Nico Hoerner for Nestor Cortes. It’s another Monday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in out of the cold. The companionship in here is warm and the music is hot. The dress code is casual. We c...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1951

Andy Pafko in 1948 | Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images One of these became one of the worst deals in Cubs history. The Cubs had a poor season in 1950, losing 89 games. It was their fourth straight losing season and third straight of 89 losses or more (roughly equivalent to a 94-loss year in a 162-game schedule). They got off to a modestly good start in ‘51, and after defeating the Phil...2024
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Don Drysdale edition

Drysdale played second banana to Sandy Koufax for years, but was a legitimately great pitcher himself. Here we have future Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, who spent his entire 14-year MLB career with the Dodgers, at Wrigley Field. After I tell you the date this was taken, there’s something interesting about it beyond just the date. First, here’s the entire photo as I received it, which pretty much giv...2024
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Nolan Ryan edition

When was this photo of the future Hall of Famer taken? As always, here’s the full photo so you can have a closer look: Nolan Ryan played for the Astros from 1980-88, but we can narrow this down further. The message board underneath the main scoreboard was installed in 1982 by Tribune Company when they bought the team. And to the left of the message board, you can see the soccer clock ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12

On this day 44 years ago, Steve Stone got the honor of his baseball life. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A former South Side hurler and future broadcaster caps off the season of his life 1920 As a response to the Black Sox scandal that saw members of the White Sox throw the World Series in 1919, baseball owners unanimously elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first baseball commissioner. ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Where goest thou, Sasaki?

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks where you think Roki Sasaki will sign and whether the Cubs have a chance. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: your cool nightspot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the fall chill air. We’ve got some warm music and conversation in here. If you need us to check ...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1957

Dale Long (left) and Lee Walls talk with Rogers Hornsby at spring training in 1958 | Getty Images There were quite a few Cubs trades in ‘57. None of them had any great impact on the team. The Cubs were coming off a 94-loss season in 1956, and they tried quite a few changes to make a difference in ‘57. It didn’t work, as the Cubs lost 92 in 1957. And as bad as a 90+ loss season is now, reme...2024
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• In appreciation of Kyle Hendricks

Kyle Hendricks pitches in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series | Getty Images The righthander had a stellar career in Chicago. One thing to remember about Kyle Hendricks’ mostly good-to-great 11 seasons in a Cubs uniform is that they nearly didn’t happen. And wouldn’t have, if a proposed trade of Ryan Dempster to the Braves for Randall Delgado would have been consummated near the trade deadline...2024
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Don’t do this, kids. Just don’t. You’ve certainly heard plenty about the Mookie Betts vs. Yankees fan incident from Game 4 of the World Series. I have opinions, so here goes! First, have another look at the play [VIDEO]. Betts, clearly, was not happy about this and you can see the play was immediately ruled fan interferernce and the batter, Gleyber Torre...2024
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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contention

Ron 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...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 28

Happy birthday, Lenny Harris! | Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Lenny Harris, the first World Series game at Wrigley Field in 71 years, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball...2024
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• The World Series has big names... but could be decided by players who aren’t stars

Photo by Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images Some of those players already have had a big influence on this year’s postseason. You all know the names of the big stars on the Yankees and Dodgers who will take the field tonight at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the World Series: Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, among others. Many postsea...2024
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• The 1971 Cubs: What went wrong in this contending year

Fergie 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...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ this space for rent

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. There’s vacancy on the roster and we make another pitch for vacancy in the POBO office. 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,...2024
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• BCB After Dark: He gone?

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how you would feel about the White Sox leaving Chicago It’s another night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad you took the time to stop by. Your name is on the guest list. Let us check your coat, if you ...2024
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• Guardians 6, Cubs 1: Swept outta Cleveland

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images This was not the result the Cubs wanted at Progressive Field. In a week where the Cubs had hoped to show they belonged in the NL wild card race, instead they blew a lead and tried to come back in one game, and then the offense disappeared for the rest of the series. The 6-1 loss Wednesday, resulting in a sweep by the Guardians, was thus a microcosm of the...2024
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• Imagine being proud of beating the 2024 White Sox

Beautiful bastard Grady Sizemore is the new face of a (hopefully) new White Sox team. In a not-so-classic Crosstown, the South Siders still maintain a superior record overall against the Cubs Welcome to the second Crosstown Classic of the 2024 season, Chicago. You’ll find your respective sections of postgame coverage below, divided into sections for South Sider or North Sider. White Sox F...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 26

Happy birthday, Alex Burnett! | Photo by Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Alex Burnett! Bill Madlock and Tyler Houston had big days, 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...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should we widen the field?

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if MLB should move out the foul lines Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swinging spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and celebrate with us. We’ve got no cover charge this evening. Let us know if we can do anything for you. There are still a couple of tables avai...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 22

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The downfall of Marla Collins, Matt Garza to the Rangers, Dillinger at the Biograph, 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 narr...2024
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• The organist played fans out with ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ after Tuesday’s loss to the Phillies

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Here are some more musical suggestions for an underperforming team On Tuesday night the Cubs attempted to rally in the bottom of the ninth. The first two runners reached base before Seiya Suzuki sent his 11th home run of the season over the wall to pull the Cubs within two runs of the Phillies. However, like so many other efforts at the corner of Clark an...2024
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• Chicago is deplorable at baseball

Yeah right, like lightning will strike anywhere near either of these dead teams. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The second-worse team beats the first-worse team, but barely The Cubs are in possession of the Crosstown Cup, White Sox fans. Before today’s Crosstown opener on enemy territory, White Sox fans were served with a flurry of news, including the immediate return of Luis Robert Jr., just...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 15

Happy birthday, Rafael Ortega! | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Rafael Ortega! No-hitters 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 an...2024
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"A-Ram also gave us some magical moments at Wrigley Field; perhaps the best of them was this two-run walkoff home run against the Brewers in 2007 [VIDEO]."

2023
"Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston in 1997 | VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images They’ll be honored at Wrigley Field September 8-10."

2022
"In any case, I was very happy to see Contreras in the lineup the Tuesday before the trade deadline so the Wrigley Field faithful could give him a sendoff, and they did that in tremendous fashion, as I wrote in the game recap."

2021
"Fans visiting a newly approved sportsbook will be able to enter Wrigley Field from inside, but they won't be required to be attending the game to make bets."

2020
"The city of Chicago has approved Wrigley Field rooftop stands for 25% capacity setups and tickets have gone on sale at one viewing venue for $350."

2019
"The Cubs’ reported lack of spending capacity has been the offseason’s main storyline out of Wrigley Field, though in a recent radio interview on 670 The Score (partial transcript here), president of baseball operations Theo Epstein dismissed the idea that the Competitive Balance Tax is “dictating any of our actions or inactions this winter at…"

2018
"A 20-year-old Cubs fan is suing team owners to force them to provide better wheelchair access at Wrigley Field."

2017
"The Cubs' second-half offensive surge continued on Saturday at Wrigley Field as Rene Rivera smacked his first career grand slam, Anthony Rizzo reached 100 RBIs with a bases-clearing triple and Javier Baez added a solo home run and RBI double to post a 14-12 victory over the Braves for Chicago's sixth straight win."

2016
"The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago."

2015
"PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay"

2014
"SAN DIEGO — Suddenly, in the middle of the night on the East Coast, construction on the Chicago Cubs’ roster dramatically blew past the construction that is remodeling Wrigley Field."

• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1949
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• BCB After Dark: Will Shōta Imanaga improve in his second year with the Cubs?

Shota Imanaga was an ace for the Cubs, what will his second act bring? | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Imanaga looked like an ace for most of 2024, but there are some red flags Whether you’re joining our little indie coffee shop late at night on Friday or in the wee hours of Saturday morning, welcome! Pull up a chair and grab a beverage. We’re a little under two weeks awa...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1953

Getty Images Another quiet year for Cubs deals. The biggest Cubs news of 1953, though they didn’t know it at the time, was the MLB debut of a skinny, 22-year-old shortstop named Ernie Banks on Sept. 19. Banks would go 0-for-4 in that debut game, which the Cubs lost 16-4. Eventually he’d homer a couple of times that September, beginning a Hall of Fame career. That didn’t help the team, whic...2024
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the Year

Photo 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...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1956

Sam Jones | Getty Images There weren’t many deals this year, and at least one was pretty bad. Wid Matthews, the Cubs general manager from 1950-56, came from the Cardinals and Dodgers, where he was highly regarded as a scout under Branch Rickey, for both teams. Both the Cardinals and Dodgers were known for their early adoption of the farm system model in baseball and had been the league’s t...2024
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• 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...2024
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• The Cubs have again opened up season ticket sales to everyone

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It happened last year — now it’s happened again. A little less than a year ago, I posted this article noting that the Cubs had sent out emails inviting anyone and everyone to buy season tickets. This was after two decades’ worth of telling folks that there was a waiting list for season tickets. The Cubs let people believe there was such a lis...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: 1990s edition

Here’s a beautiful photo that captures an era at Wrigley Field. This beautiful photo of Wrigley Field is from the 1990s. We know this before even looking at the scoreboard because of the center-field bleacher batters eye. It’s from a time after the artificial turf cover was removed, as well as the empty benches that were there, but before shrubbery was installed in the late 1990s. It has to be lat...2024
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Dallas Green edition

The Cubs GM, some kids... and the scoreboard. But when? Cubs general manager Dallas Green is shown here on the field at Wrigley, with a group of kids, on what shows on the scoreboard message board as “CUBS/INTERLAKE HONORS PROGRAM.” Exactly what is that? Here’s the full image, which explains: So, it was run by a suburban Chicago company to honor local grade school and high school stud...2024
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Johnny Bench edition

This is a cool snapshot of the Hall of Fame catcher. Once again, let me show you the full photo before I get into this one, which turned out to be pretty easy: This, of course, is Reds Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. One thing that stood out immediately in this photo is that there are only five games on each side of the board. That limits this photo to 1967 or 1968, because when th...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 2

On this day 24 years ago, Wrigley Field was granted landmark status — which should have been asked and granted for Comiskey Park years earlier. The North Side gets a gift that should have been shared on both sides of town 1946 Beloved White Sox broadcaster and member of the 1983 White Sox division champs Tom Paciorek was born in Detroit. Paciorek was a two-sport star at the University of H...2024
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• Paul Skenes’ dominant season worthy of Rookie of the Year
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• Cubs historical sleuthing: Dallas Green edition
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs ever have another Kyle Hendricks?
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• Today in White Sox History: November 2
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 28
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• The A’s still don’t have financing in place for their Las Vegas stadium

Oakland Athletics ... so John Fisher is trying to sell a partial share in the team. Earlier this week the New York Post reported this about the ongoing saga of a potential stadium in Las Vegas for the Athletics: Billionaire Oakland A’s owner John Fisher is looking to cash in on the team’s move to Las Vegas by selling off a minority stake that values the franchise at $2 billion — a whoppin...2024
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• Dodgers' Series dream ends with loss to Cubs
The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to wrap up the 11th NL pennant in franchise history....2016
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• PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay
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• Braves fall short in slugfest vs. Cubs
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• With first Wrigley clinch, Cubs move on to NLCS
For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
• Cards denied 5th straight NLCS appearance
For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
• Cubs sink Cards' 'pen after Waino-Lester duel
On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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• 'Pen can't hold off Cubs after HRs back Waino
On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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• Dodgers dealt NLCS blow; face must-win Game 6
The Cubs are one win away from their first World Series appearance since 1945 after their 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Chicago leads the best-of-seven series, three games to two, with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday at Wrigley Field....2016
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• BCB After Dark: Where did all the home runs go in 2024?

Aaron Judge runs the bases at Wrigley Field after hitting an RBI-double in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Welcome to the first Fantasy Friday open mic at the coffee shop The World Series is on! Welcome to your Friday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang out and excellent baseball conversation with a bit of a Sanchez twist. As I mentioned yesterday ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs make a move for Juan Soto?

Juan Soto nabs a hit against the Cubs in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Your late week late night spot to enjoy baseball and music with the beverage of your choice It’s World Series Eve here at BCB After Dark and we’re bringing you full weeknight late-night coverage for the first time! Welcome to your Thursday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang ou...2024
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• Holliday's Grand Return - August 1, 2024
Jackson Holliday, 2B/SS, Orioles Jackson Holliday returned to the big leagues with a bang on Wednesday, going 1 for 5 with a grand slam, the first home run of his career. It was an encouraging sign, considering his first stint in the majors lasted just ten games, where he batted .059 with 18 strikeouts in 34 at-bats. However, he returned to AAA and showed why he is the highest-ranked prospect in a...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs inability to close out a game pops up again in a 7-6 loss. In probably the biggest upset of the young 2024 season to date, I made it through the first 31 games without writing a glass half full/glass half empty piece. It’s probably my biggest go to as a writer, but the cup has run over so much in the early going, I just haven’t r...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 26

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Kosuke Fukudome, 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...2024
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• Cub Tracks earns the split

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Cubs could have had both games, take one, and head for a series win Sunday. 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’ tear...2024
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• Frustrations & Fluctuations - April 21, 2024
Will Benson, OF CIN Despite an absolute flood of red on his StatCast page, easy to count 5 SBs and an enormous physique, Will Benson continues to take the seat vs. LHP. As the Cincinnati Reds struggle to utilize talent, avoid injury or do much of anything right, Benson will continue to enrage fantasy baseball managers due to his salivary gland triggering 15.4% Barrel Rate, 13.3% BB Rate and near-e...2024
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• Cubs' Hype-Filled Roster Still at Least a Year Away from MLB Success
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Nolan Ryan edition
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• The Rays will play at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa in 2025

Steinbrenner Field during Spring Training 2024 | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The home of Yankees Spring Training will host the Rays next year. Since Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida was seriously damaged last month by Hurricane Milton, the Tampa Bay Rays have been looking for a home for future games. Today, they have one, at least for 2025: The Rays ...2024
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• Blackhawks and Blues Set for Winter Classic on New Year’s Eve Day
St. LOUIS, MO – Less than two months remain from the NHL’s mid-season tentpole event, the Winter Classic, scheduled for the friendly confines of Wrigley Field between the host Chicago Blackhawks and visiting St. Louis Blues. Moved to a different … Continue reading → The post Blackhawks and Blues Set for Winter Classic on New Year’s Eve Day first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2024
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. David Ross is signed, Rick Sutcliffe lets out a Cy, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2

Rick Sutcliffe’s greatest game? | Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The second-best Playoff game for the Cubs, ever, 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 plen...2024
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• Pete Rose has died. Will he ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

Pete Rose at Wrigley Field in the 1970s | Getty Images This seems complicated, but it really isn’t. News item: Pete Rose, who had more MLB hits than anyone in history, has died at the age of 83. You can read about Rose’s career at that link, or just about anywhere, and the various reasons he isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Beyond his gambling, which he denied for 15 years until he admitted it t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Obviously, we wish this year’s Cubs would have done better. But there were still some performances to celebrate. As they did in 2023, the Cubs dug themselves a deep hole early on this year, went on a pretty good run and were briefly in a wild-card spot, then couldn’t hold on to it in September. They did finish 83-79, the same record as last y...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ going in style

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Hendricks Experience, one more time. A fitting farewell, if farewell it was. 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, steep...2024
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• Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hail and (probably) farewell to Kyle Hendricks

Getty 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 ...2024
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