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Today, we have a look at the five series the Cubs will play against AL East clubs this year. One of those series will be the last three games of the regular season! Baltimore Orioles Key departures: Scott Blewett, Corbin Martin, Gary Sanchez, Tomoyuki Sugano, Dylan Carlson, Alex Jackson, Grayson Rodriguez Key arrivals: Pete Alonso, […]
The Starter Boston acquired Willson “Don’t Forget The Second L” Contreras in late December from the St. Louis Cardinals, in exchange for SP Hunter Dobbins and pitching prospects Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita. A catcher for the first nine years of his career with the Cubs and Cardinals, Contreras shifted to first base a year […]
MESA, Arizona — Tuesday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Italy lineup: Cade Horton will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: zzzz some other guy will start for Italy. Other Italy pitchers scheduled today: zzzz. No TV or radio today. MLB.com Gameday Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today. […]
It’s a new week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop in. We’ll waive the cover charge. There are still a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own bevergae. BCB After […]
The Cubs scored four runs in the first inning of this game and the game summary shows they hit three doubles in that inning, but all three of those baseballs could have been played had the Reds had a bit better defense. In the end it didn’t matter, as Jameson Taillon and Ryan Rolison both […]
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Reds 17, Cubs 9: The pitching and defense forgot to show up Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Monday 3/2, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Monday 3/2, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Reds at Goodyear preview, Monday 3/2, 2:05 CT
Monday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Porter Hodge, Jack Neely, Collin Snider and Connor Schultz. Brady Singer will start for the Reds. Other Reds pitchers scheduled today: Brandon Williamson, Sam Moll, Yunior Marte and Sam Benschoter. Today’s game is on […]
Today we look at one of the Cubs’ veteran relievers. Phil Maton has been around for a minute. He was drafted in the 20th round by the Padres in 2015, and debuted with the same club two years later. He’s piched for six teams over nine years, having amassed 23 wins, 20 losses, boasting a […]
In today’s installment of our daily thrice weekly occasional spring series, I wanted to ask about the World Baseball Classic. Exhibition games kick off tomorrow, WBC squads facing off against MLB teams. The Jays host Team Canada at their usual 1:07pm ET spring timeslot. Canada then visits the Phillies on Wednesday before flying to Puerto […]
The Dodgers are going to win 130 games and blow away the NL West. Of course they’re not going to do that. Isn’t that what was said about the Dodgers last year? They won exactly one more game than the Cubs did. Obviously they’re the favorites to win their division again, as they have done […]
Happy Birthday to Reese McGuire* and other former Cubs, fighting amongst themselves, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. […]
For the second game in a row, it only took two batters for the White Sox to score via the long ball. This time it was Edgar Quero’s turn. Alex Bregman returned the honor off Anthony Kay in the bottom of the first. Both of the first-inning homers were kind of cheap, not getting to […]
MESA, Arizona — The Cubs’ 5-1 loss to the White Sox on another very hot afternoon was painfully reminiscent of some Shōta Imanaga starts last year. Imanaga threw 47 pitches in 2.2 innings. Three of those pitches left the yard, solo homers by Edgar Quero, Austin Hays and Braden M0ntgomery, two of whom will likely […]
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Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Do you think players trying to make the team or holdovers trying to keep their jobs care as much that the opponent is the Cubs as fans do? They probably have other things on their minds, but thumping That Other Team in Town back in the first Cactus League game was sure fun for us. […]
White Sox 5, Cubs 1: Here we go with Shōta Imanaga and the home runs again Overflow thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Sunday 3/1, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Sunday 3/1, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. White Sox at Mesa preview, Sunday 3/1, 2:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Sunday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: White Sox lineup: Shōta Imanaga will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Hunter Harvey, Grant Kipp, Luke Little, Corbin Martin, Hoby Milner and Caleb Thielbar. Former Cub Anthony Kay will start for the White Sox. Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network, […]
It’s chock-full Sunday. You’ll need at least a coffee. The Cubs Spring Training Crew approaches the .500 threshold. Good news about Justin Steele heads up the list — he’s ready to shove. Bad news about former Cub Dan Serafini, who has been found guilty of murder and won’t be seeing daylight anytime soon. The Cubs […]
The Dodgers were a split squad Saturday, but many of their regulars played against the Cubs, among them Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernández. And three Cubs pitchers who are all in the mix for swingman/relief/starter roles threw very well and the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 6-2. And today, if you missed […]
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Go get ‘em, Colin.
Involved in their first split-squad day of the year, the reigning champs will play simultaneous games against the Cubs and Rangers, with Justin Wrobleski facing Chicago and prospect Jackson Ferris pitching against Texas. Saturday Game info Saturday Game info
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 2/28, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 2/28, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Dodgers at Glendale preview, Saturday 2/28, 2:05 CT