15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (566+ words) And Miguel Amaya homered for the first time since Aug. 9, but it wasn’t enough. Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd has to be the MLB King of Having His Inherited Runners Scoring. (For lack of a better term.) This has been happening…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (44+ words) Memo to Tom Ricketts More about 2-out 'heartbreak' home runs Who was the Cubs Player of the Game for Game 148 (September 11)? How many games will the Cubs win against the Pirates? Cubs' peculiar night/day record...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (907+ words) The Cubs’ winning two-run rally came on walks and hit batters. Whatever it takes! That… that was not quite the way I’d have drawn up another Cubs win, but we will take them any way they come. The Cubs defeated…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (535+ words) It’s getting ridiculous — and I’ve got numbers that prove the point. Here’s a way to fix it. Major League Baseball has set specific rules for allowing a position player to pitch in a blowout game. The player’s team has to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (58+ words) Happy Birthday, Jerry Mumphrey! Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Jerry Mumphrey, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history: Today in Cubs history: Happy Birthday, Mark Prior! Jimmy Lavender was the first Cub…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (547+ words) This feature is running on Tuesday rather than its usual Monday slot due to the Labor Day holiday. It includes only the seven games against the Brewers and Marlins last week, not Monday’s game. Here’s who was hot and not…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (108+ words) Happy Birthday, Mark Prior! Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Mark Prior, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1998 - Mariners’ OF Ken Griffey, Jr. has four hits, including two homers, and reaches…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (909+ words) As Jack Brickhouse used to say: “When you come by, bring my stomach!” You know, based on the number of baserunners the Cubs had in this game — 13 hits and six walks, not to mention a hit batsman — they should have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) Time to make your plans for Mesa! We’re still in the stretch run for the 2026 postseason, but today Major League Baseball and the Cubs announced Spring Training schedules for next year. As is the case for the regular season schedule,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) The Angels were sold for a record $4 billion. A Red Sox announcer and Ketel Marte apologize. And other MLB news. Boston and the Yankees have bad blood if you can believe it. Curaçao wins the LL World Series. And other…...