Yesterday, the Chicago Cubs announced that they’d reached a seven-year extension agreement with first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and then presented him a core piece of “the future” in a press conference at Wrigley Field. There were a lot of interesting reactions to the signing, all of which were positive …
A very happy birthday to our Littlest Girl, who has to work harder than most of us, but who does it while generating more sunshine than any of us. Michael Busch erupted out in Colorado, which happens for a lot...
[BN_drinks] CUBS VS ATHLETICS — Although I know that the day the season ends, I'll instantly miss baseball ... I am otherwise ready for this to all be over. This has been such a weird and disappointing year, filled with...
The Triple-A Iowa Cubs have one more week left in their season, and they played their final home game yesterday. I'll dispense quickly with the part where they gave up 17 runs and did not win (eep), and will instead...
The Cubs really didn't want to let this one slip away, adding a flurry of runs late to insure the lead, including homers from Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 9th. Good thing, as Keegan Thompson loaded the bases...
Whatever happens today with the big league Cubs and their series in Colorado, at least the Iowa Cubs are having a mighty fun day at home already. Through two innings, the I-Cubs have already scored six runs. You have outfield...
CUBS LINEUP — If the Cubs had simply won more games this season, they'd have a better record. It's as easy as that. Here's a look at the Cubs lineup for the finale against the Rockies at Coors Field. Chicago...
The Bear is a "comedy" in the same way that the 2024 Chicago Cubs are a comedy. The humor is there, but it is incidental to the haunting, and occasionally beautiful, mix of drama and horror. Which is to say,...
A nice milestone reached for top Chicago Cubs prospect Matt Shaw, who clubbed his 20th home run of the 2024 season. That, combined with his 28 stolen bases, makes Shaw the first 20-20 player in the system: https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1835117475844751721 Shaw is...
Welp. Welp. Yeah. With a two-run lead, Porter Hodge struck out the first two batters in the 9th, and came within an eyelash of striking out the third. Hunter Goodman did a two-strike check swing that was one of those...
The ball flies well in the thin air of Denver, but the ballpark's dimensions there account for it. So if you hit one well over the wall in center at Coors Field, you must have hit it a very long...
Last night’s Bears-Texans game doesn’t deserve an intro with a build-up. Let’s just get into it. From the top: A thought I can’t get out of my head after watching last night’s loss to the Texans: Caleb Williams is a...
The Kansas City Royals (82-68) and the Detroit Tigers (77-73) face off at Kauffman Stadium on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series.The Royals will call on Seth Lugo (16-8) against the Tigers and Casey Mize (2-6).Royals vs....
The St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) on Monday at Busch Stadium. First pitch is at 7:45 p.m. ET.The Pirates will call on Paul Skenes (10-2) against the Cardinals and Andre Pallante (6-8).Pirates...
The Philadelphia Phillies (90-59) and the Milwaukee Brewers (86-63) face off at American Family Field on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, starting a three-game series.The Phillies will give the nod to Ranger Suarez (12-6, 3.05 ERA), who is eyeing win...
The Chicago Cubs (76-73) and the Oakland Athletics (65-85) face off at Wrigley Field on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series.The Cubs will call on Shota Imanaga (13-3) against the Athletics and Joey Estes (7-7).Cubs vs. Athletics...
The Washington Nationals (68-81) and James Wood (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+160) on the moneyline for their matchup with the New York Mets (81-68) on Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network.New York's Sean Manaea...
An AL Central matchup Monday features the third-place Minnesota Twins (79-70) visiting the first-place Cleveland Guardians (86-64). The Twins (-113) are listed as favorites for the game, which gets underway at 6:40 p.m. ET from Progressive Field.Minnesota's Pablo Lopez and...
The Los Angeles Dodgers (88-61) visit the Atlanta Braves (81-68) at 7:20 p.m. ET Monday for a sluggers' duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Dodgers (-114), Shohei Ohtani has racked up 47 homers...
Our continued wait to see how and where (and, frankly, when) we'll be able to watch Chicago Sports Network, the new home of the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox, is slowly starting to get some clarification. On Monday morning, Chicago...
Welcome to Training Camp Starts This Week... week, Blackhawks fans! Thursday morning, there will be Blackhawks skaters -- NHL guys and prospects -- on the ice at Fifth Third Arena. We'll also talk to Kyle Davidson for the first time...
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