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I got to see a lot of friends yesterday, which felt like a very good use of the holiday weekend. Fill that bucket. Hope you have a chance to do something like that today or tomorrow.
Disappointment Abounds, the Play at the Plate, Smyly, Hodge, Alcántara, and Other Cubs Bullets
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- Well … This Sure Sucks, Doesn’t It?
- Catching Prospect Moises Ballesteros is Getting Promoted to Triple-A Iowa!
- Cubs Roster Moves: Cuas DFA’d, Roberts Added to 40-Man
- Enhanced Box Score: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 – June 16, 2024
- Pre-Gamin’: Cardinals at Cubs (12:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
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Well … This Sure Sucks, Doesn’t It?
Well, we're officially in the latter-half of June, the Cubs are four-games under .500 and in last place of the NL Central. Sure, they might be just 1.5 games out of a playoff spot, but that's not because of anything...
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Catching Prospect Moises Ballesteros is Getting Promoted to Triple-A Iowa!
In 2023, Chicago Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros played 56 games at Low-A Myrtle Beach, hitting .274/.394/.457/142 wRC+ with good peripherals. On that basis, the Cubs decided he was ready for High-A South Bend. There, Ballesteros played 56 games, hitting...
Jun 17, 2024
Cubs Roster Moves: Cuas DFA’d, Roberts Added to 40-Man
Ah ha! So Ethan Roberts WAS going to opt out of his minor league deal! That's the explanation for the timing of tonight's moves, which saw the Cubs add Roberts to the 40-man roster, option him to Iowa (where he...
Jun 16, 2024
Enhanced Box Score: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 – June 16, 2024
The Cubs lose another series. They have still not won a three-game series in over a month. And it was another just completely meh, blah, un-fun game. Patrick Wisdom tried to do the thing in the 9th - fake rally...
Jun 16, 2024
Pre-Gamin’: Cardinals at Cubs (12:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
CUBS LINEUP — What do you know, another rubber match. That makes 12 of 16 three-game series. The Cubs have lost (6) more of those games than they've won (5), but they can even that up today. Miles Mikolas vs...
Jun 16, 2024
Mike Imanaga II Dominates, Wicks’ Injury, Nice Prospect Bits, Old Friend Alert, and Other Cubs Bullets
To the fathers out there, and to the folks with fathers in your life, a very happy Father's Day. Cliche but true: being a dad is the most important, hardest, and happiest part of my life. The call was bad,...
Jun 16, 2024
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Actually Succeed in All Phases
Good starting pitching, good offense, good defense, good baserunning, and good bullpenning? All in one game? This cannot be legal. But the Cubs did it in their 5-1 win over the Cardinals yesterday. Enjoy all the phases if you missed...
Jun 16, 2024
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Cardinals 1 – June 15, 2024
Although it looked like the Cubs were about to follow The Script once again today, they finally made some critical edits. They did get the great starting pitching performance that has frequently been available to them, with Shōta Imanaga pitching...
Jun 15, 2024
Cubs Roster Move: Wicks to the IL, Thompson to the Bullpen
As expected, lefty Jordan Wicks goes back on the Injured List today, this time with an oblique issue. It has to be frustrating for him to only have just returned from the forearm strain, and then go right back on...
Jun 15, 2024
Pre-Gamin’: Cardinals at Cubs (1:20 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs are now a season-low four games under .500 and a season-high 7.5 games out of first place. And it's mid-June. If the turnaround doesn't happen soon, it's probably not going to happen at all. But...
Jun 15, 2024
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