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Free of charge for the discerning reader. This one has a work stoppage, and other stories. The Vulture, a birthday boy. Today in baseball history: Cubs birthdays: Rudy Schwenck, Don Elston, Phil Regan*, Thomas Diamond. Also notable: Mickey Cochrane HOF, Ernie Lombardi HOF, Bert Blyleven HOF. Today in History: Thanks for reading. À bientôt. * pictured
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Caleb Williams is doing his image no favors in ‘Iceman’ dispute with George Gervin Don’t care. Bears’ Caleb Williams: ‘Iceman’ trademark application is to protect my business interests We figured that one out by ourselves. Bears coach Ben Johnson remains a tough grader on QB Caleb Williams, and that’s what […]
Nashville Sounds 7, Charlotte Knights 5 (Gameday Box)Even though he tossed four walks, Tanner McDougal navigated his control issues fairly well, allowing just one run on a solo home run in the fourth, giving up two total hits and striking out three in his five innings. The unfortunate part of his outing was that the […]
The Cubs had three home runs in this game, the second time they’ve gone deep three times in the early going in 2026. Matt Shaw, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ homered for the Cubs. Unfortunately, the result was the same as the other time they homered three times (a 6-3 loss to the Nationals). This […]
Right-hander Ryan Jensen joins the I-Cubs to take Riley Martin’s spot. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs won their fifth-straight game, 6-2 over the Louisville Bats (Reds). Starter Vince Velazquez got the win with five strong innings. He allowed just one run on two hits. He struck out seven and walked just one. Tyler Santana bounced […]
This series has been pretty grim. The pitching hasn’t been awful, one significant meltdown notwithstanding, but the offence largely hasn’t shown up against a pretty bad pitching staff, and now the Jays find themselves on a 1-5 skid and below .500 for the season. In case the results weren’t enough, Addison Barger had to leave […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
During the Marquee Sports Network broadcast of the Cubs’ 1-o win over the Guardians in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader, Jim Deshaies referred to it as the headline reads: “a throwback from 1968.” That year was known as “The Year of The Pitcher,” with runs down all across MLB. The Cubs won four games by […]
The last of our three-game series with the White Sox. I am in Nagasaki, Japan today. This is going be one of those heavy days that we sometimes get on holidays. The US dropped an A-bomb on the city near the end of the Second World War. We have been to a few of these […]
Spread the word — the White Sox are on a winning streak! Just when it looked like things were as bad as ever or even worse, the Sox have begun to show some life as they’ve taken their season back home to Chicago. Now, after back-to-back wins over the defending American League champions, they’re on […]
Go get ‘em, Edward.
1974 The White Sox opened the season at home under freezing conditions versus the Angels and Nolan Ryan. Wilbur Wood started, which caused broadcaster Harry Caray to comment that the game was “The tortoise against the hare.” This time the hare won, as Ryan and the Angels got an easy 8-2 victory. The game did have its moments, however. […]
Today’s roster moves: Here I had not remembered a traditional, non-split doubleheader on the road for the Cubs in recent years. The last such doubleheader at Wrigley Field was Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 vs. the Diamondbacks. So, naturally, I asked BCB’s JohnW53 if he knew. Of course he did! Here’s the answer. The Cubs have […]
Guardians 6, Cubs 5: Wonky relief work ruins a good Shōta Imanaga outing Cubs vs. Guardians, Sunday 4/5 Game 2, 3:30 CT live! Cubs 1, Guardians 0: A 1968 throwback game Cubs vs. Guardians, Sunday 4/5 Game 1, 12:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians doubleheader preview, Sunday 4/5, 12:10 CT
Yes, I know that for any Cubs fan, the words “Cade Horton to injured list” in a headline gives feelings of dread. But here we are. Horton was placed on the injured list today, the move retroactive to Saturday. For pitchers, the IL is 15 days. The “fortunate” thing, if there is one regarding this […]
Earlier this week, we asked Chicago Bears fans who would be the number one rusher for the Bears in 2026, and you guys are expecting a repeat performance by D’Andre Swift, who was Chicago’s top rusher the last two seasons. In his first year in Chicago in 2024, he rushed for 959 yards while averaging […]
Sources say that Riley Martin is heading to Chicago. Colin Rea and Ben Brown are the leading candidates to sub for Cade Horton, with southpaw middle/long man Martin standing in for one of them in the ’pen. Horton’s headed to Chicago. More below. Maybe he’ll be good enough to see some volleyball. Game Results: Cubs […]
The Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday night with a 4-2 win over a struggling Seattle Kraken team. Neither team scored in the first, but it took Teuvo Teravainen to score on an otherwise sloppy power play 9:15 into the second period. GOAL: Teuvo Teravainen drives to the net and jams in a power-play goal. pic.twitter.com/PP3o2L96aF — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) April 5, 2026 With under a minute remaining in the second, Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 32nd goal of...
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Three days after getting 2024 Rule 5 Draft pick Angel Bastardo back from the Blue Jays, the Red Sox got 2025 Rule 5 Draft pick Jedixson Paez back from the White Sox on Saturday. Unlike Bastardo with the Blue Jays, Paez made the White Sox’ Opening Day roster out of spring training last month despite … Continue reading "Red Sox get Rule 5 pick Jedixson Paez back from White Sox"
When one of the worst teams in the majors plays one of the best, it’s fair to expect that the mistakes will be made by the team that lost 102 games last year — not the one that was in the World Series. Scratch that expectation. For the second day in a row, it was […]
If you were hoping to see a Cubs game tonight… you won’t: This is the same storm front that stopped the Cardinals/Tigers game in Detroit this afternoon after eight innings. As of the time of this post, neither team had officially announced any starters for either game, though I would assume Shōta Imanaga and Edward […]
Today’s expected roster move, Cade Horton to the IL and Riley Martin called up, has not been officially announced yet by the Cubs. When it is, I’ll have a separate post on the front page. Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Guardians lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Slade Cecconi, RHP Shōta Imanaga’s first 2026 start wasn’t terrible… […]
Cubs, Guardians postponed; makeup as part of a doubleheader Sunday Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Saturday 4/4, 6:15 CT
Cubs, Guardians postponed; makeup as part of a doubleheader Sunday Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Saturday 4/4, 6:15 CT