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- Cubs Farm Report | May 16, 2024: Brennan Davis Goes Yard in Iowa Loss
- Joe Buck is Returning to the Booth to Call a Cubs-Cardinals Game
- Pete Crow-Armstrong Put on a Show, and Continues to Make a Strong Case for Continued Playing Time
- Northwestern Returns to Wrigley Field TWICE This Fall
- Impressive Fill-In Guys, Bullpen Health, Roberts, Javy, and Other Cubs Bullets
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Cubs Farm Report | May 16, 2024: Brennan Davis Goes Yard in Iowa Loss
Brennan Davis' fifth home run of the season was not enough for the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday as they fell to the Syracuse Mets in a rain-shortened affair. That and more in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm Report |...
May 16, 2024
Joe Buck is Returning to the Booth to Call a Cubs-Cardinals Game
I know that Joe Buck is a polarizing broadcaster. Some people love him. Some people hate him. I also know that he seems to have gone through phases in his career where there were stretches I thought he was mutably...
May 16, 2024
Pete Crow-Armstrong Put on a Show, and Continues to Make a Strong Case for Continued Playing Time
Pete Crow-Armstrong put on a show last night, which I mean in the most literal sense. It was more like a performance than a baseball game. Bases-loaded HBP while showing bunt? OK, sure. Running easily to first on a dropped...
May 16, 2024
Northwestern Returns to Wrigley Field TWICE This Fall
Northwestern will be making a return to Wrigley Field not just once this season, but twice! Due to the construction of their brand new football stadium, the Cats will be playing five of their seven home games at its temporary...
May 16, 2024
Impressive Fill-In Guys, Bullpen Health, Roberts, Javy, and Other Cubs Bullets
The Cubs come back home from the Pittsburgh-Atlanta road trip having split it 3-3, and I gotta say, that's a pretty solid outcome when (1) you're facing Jones and Skenes, (2) you're playing three in Atlanta where they'd lost just...
May 16, 2024
Brennen Davis Homered Again, Back-to-Back with B.J. Murray Jr. (Whom We Should Discuss)
Just about as soon as I could talk about how Brennen Davis had homered for the third time in four games, he homered AGAIN, making it four times in five games. And this time, just for fun, B.J. Murray Jr....
May 16, 2024
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Beat the Braves to Salvage the Series
The Chicago Cubs' bats finally came alive last night in Atlanta, albeit with a little bit of help from Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton. On the other side, Javier Assad was brilliant once again. Good win. Needed win. Enjoy the...
May 16, 2024
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 7, Braves 1 – May 15, 2024
The Cubs took the lead on the very first pitch of the game and didn't look back. They needed that. I needed that. Offense up and down the lineup. Two extra-base hits for Seiya Suzuki. Three times on base for...
May 15, 2024
Curt Casali Has Opted Out of His Cubs Deal and is Already Starting Tonight for the Giants
There's fast, and then there's Curt Casali fast. Er, well, not his basepath speed, but the speed with which he went from catching at Triple-A Iowa for the Cubs to starting behind the plate tonight for the Giants in San...
May 15, 2024
Mike Tauchman Ends the Cubs Scoreless Streak on the First Pitch of the Game!
The Cubs scored exactly zero runs in their last 18 innings in Atlanta. But Mike Tauchman did not let that streak continue long tonight. On the first pitch of the game, Tauchman lifted one over the left field wall for...
May 15, 2024
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Dodgers vs. Reds Probable Starting Pitchers – May 16
The Cincinnati Reds (18-25) kick off a four-game series on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-16). The contest starts at 10:10 PM ET at Dodger Stadium.This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Dodgers will send Tyler Glasnow (6-1)...
May 16, 2024
Cubs Farm Report | May 16, 2024: Brennan Davis Goes Yard in Iowa Loss
Brennan Davis' fifth home run of the season was not enough for the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday as they fell to the Syracuse Mets in a rain-shortened affair. That and more in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm Report |...
May 16, 2024
Astros vs. Athletics Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Houston Astros (18-25) host the Oakland Athletics (19-26) at 8:10 PM ET Thursday for a sluggers' duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Kyle Tucker has racked up 13 homers this season (No. 1 in the...
May 16, 2024
Cubs vs. Pirates Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Chicago Cubs (25-19) are favorites (-126) on the moneyline when they square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-25) Thursday at 7:40 PM ET, live on MARQ.Chicago's Justin Steele and Pittsburgh's Jared Jones have been named the starters for this...
May 16, 2024
Joe Buck is Returning to the Booth to Call a Cubs-Cardinals Game
I know that Joe Buck is a polarizing broadcaster. Some people love him. Some people hate him. I also know that he seems to have gone through phases in his career where there were stretches I thought he was mutably...
May 16, 2024
Party’s Over? Michael Block Having Rough Go Of It In Round 1 Of The PGA Championship
It appears we won't be getting a repeat performance from last year's PGA Championship darling Michael Block. The club pro from Mission Viejo, California had an epic underdog run during last year's event at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester....
May 16, 2024
Pete Crow-Armstrong Put on a Show, and Continues to Make a Strong Case for Continued Playing Time
Pete Crow-Armstrong put on a show last night, which I mean in the most literal sense. It was more like a performance than a baseball game. Bases-loaded HBP while showing bunt? OK, sure. Running easily to first on a dropped...
May 16, 2024
Phillies vs. Mets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Philadelphia Phillies (31-13) roll into Thursday's matchup with the New York Mets (19-23) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 6:40 PM ET on MLB Network with the Phillies listed as -144 favorites on the...
May 16, 2024
Red Sox vs. Rays Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, May 16, 2024
Bookmakers declined to choose a favorite for Thursday's matchup between the Boston Red Sox (22-21) and the Tampa Bay Rays (22-22), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 7:10 PM ET, live...
May 16, 2024
Cubs vs. Pirates Probable Starting Pitchers – May 16
The Pittsburgh Pirates (19-25) start a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs (25-19) on Thursday at Wrigley Field. First pitch is at 7:40 PM.The probable pitchers are Justin Steele for the Cubs and Jared Jones (2-4) for the Pirates.Cubs vs....
May 16, 2024
