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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Mariners series previewPhoto by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Cubs head up the West Coast to Seattle. The Cubs are 15-7 all-time vs. the Mariners and have won 10 of the last 12 meetings between the two teams. Here’s hoping that continues this weekend. For more on the Mariners, here’s Kate Preusser, managing editor of our SB Nation Mariners site Lookout Landing: The Mariners were once again busy this off-season ...2024See more articles Eugenio Suárez news -
• Outside The Confines: The butcher’s billKen Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Injuries are everywhere and no one knows what to do about it. The Red Sox lock up a rookie outfielder. And other news from MLB. I hope everyone feels better today. And that no one has an elbow injury. This big story in baseball is injuries, in particular to pitchers. Jeff Passan writes that MLB and the Players Association must work together to do something about...2024Visit the page Red Sox news -
• Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers preview, Saturday 3/30, 6:05 CTPhoto by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Looking to even things up in this series. Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes... GAME TWO: The Cubs are 70-77-1 in second games of seasons, compared to 81-66-2 in season openers, including their loss on Thursday. They are 32-32-1 in second games after losing openers. Their last such win was in 2021, when they beat the Pirates, 5-1, after having los...2024Check it out Chicago Cubs headline news -
• Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers preview, Thursday 3/28, 6:35 CTPhoto by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The 2024 Cubs season begins! Happy Opening Day! Happy Opening Day! Thursday notes... THE OPENER: The Cubs are 81-65-2 in all season-opening games, a .654 winning percentage. In all subsequent games of seasons, their percentage is only .512. In their 90 season openers on the road, the Cubs are 50-40, .556. In all subsequent road games of seasons, their p...2024Read about Chicago Cubs breaking news -
• Backdoor slidersPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s mystical side With roster moves and opening day bearing down on us, I wanted to explore some of the oddball and sometimes almost mystical occurrences in the history of the Royals and in baseball. How rare is an Opening Day home run on the first pitch of the season? Turns out, it’s really rare. It happened only once, on Opening Day 1986, Bosto...2024See also Jack Morris -
• Re-live Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with Joe Maddon and Terry FranconaAnthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant lead the mound celebration after the Cubs won the World Series in Cleveland | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images You will probably want to record this one Have you spent way too much time wondering why Joe Maddon pulled Kyle Hendricks from Game 7 of the World Series in 2016 when he was dealing in the fifth inning? Or maybe, yo...2024See more articles World Series latest news
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• Outside The Confines: Third-degree BurnesCharles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports More fallout from the Corbin Burnes trade. The White Sox make a couple of deals, as do the A’s. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The groundhog saw his shadow on Friday, which means there will be six more weeks of not signing Cody Bellinger. We should nickname Corbin Burnes “Third Degree,” as in Corbin “Third Degree” Burnes. That’s a shou...2024Read about Corbin Burnes injury update -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2014Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Almost time to get back into contention. The Cubs started this year terribly on the field. They were 13-27 on May 16, already 13 games out of first place and their season essentially over. So they sold off again at the deadline, and wound up going 60-62 the rest of the year, and 28-27 after August 1, perhaps presaging their excellent...2024Click for news about Billy McKinney injury -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2009Tom Gorzelanny | Getty Images This was not a good year for Jim Hendry’s trades. This is the year when Jim Hendry’s GM tenure went off the rails. From signing Milton Bradley as a free agent — a colossal mistake — to some weird and bad trades, 2009 began his downfall. January 18: Acquired Garrett Olson and Henry Williamson from the Orioles for Felix Pie Pie was a highly-touted prospect who ...2024Visit the page Jeff Samardzija injuries -
• Cubs New Year’s resolutions, No. 1: Make big dealsCody Bellinger rounds the bases after a double at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers report in 40 days It’s January, and like many people I spend the first weeks of every New Year evaluating what went right in the previous year(s) before setting intentions for this year. I see no reason this practice should be limited to individual fitness...2024Read about Cody Bellinger injury update -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2005Photo by Warren Wimmer/Getty Images There were a lot of hit-or-miss minor trades, and a couple of big ones. The 2005 Cubs were expected to do better than they did. Instead, it was a year muddling around .500, and the trades made that year reflected that. February 2: Acquired Mike Fontenot, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Dave Crouthers from the Orioles for Sammy Sosa After Sosa’s unceremonious exit...2024Check it out Sammy Sosa injury report -
• Cubs free agent target: Jordan MontgomeryPhoto by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Cubs need a starting pitcher. Could this be the guy? I had a conversation with Sara Sanchez recently in which she said the Cubs would probably sign Jordan Montgomery this offseason. Well, why not? Let’s have a look at what Montgomery brings to the table. After a good rookie year with the Yankees in 2017, he missed quite a bit of time the next couple of y...2023Continue with Jordan Montgomery injury -
• Outside The Confines: The rotten appleBrad Penner-USA TODAY Sports A look at how the A’s left Oakland in the lurch. The circular firing squad has started in Flushing. More Japanese pitchers are coming. And other news from baseball. Good morning. OK, it’s not such a good morning. Tim Keown has the inside story of how John Fisher and the Athletics walked out on Oakland. If you’re still one of those people who think Oakland did...2023Visit the page John Fisher injury update
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"Or maybe, you’re still scarred from seeing Jon Lester come into the game with a runner on first base." - 2023
"He had multiple postseasons and a World Series ring to back this up, and his friendship with Jon Lester helped him in this clubhouse leadership role." - 2022
"Left-handed pitcher Jon Lester has retired from baseball with 200 wins and World Series rings with the Red Sox and Cubs." - 2021
"The Cardinals and Nationals agreed to a last-minute trade sending veteran left-hander Jon Lester from Washington to St." - 2020
"Jon Lester said of Rob Manfred's comments: "You play for that piece of metal." - 2019
"” The Cubs are already overloaded with veteran rotation options on the 25-man roster, with Jon Lester, Cole Hamels, Kyle Hendricks, Jose Quintana, Yu Darvish, swingman Mike Montgomery, and Tyler Chatwood all on hand to make starts." - 2018
"For the third time in four seasons, Chicago Cubs lefty Jon Lester will start on Opening Day as manager Joe Maddon announced the decision before Lester's spring debut on Tuesday." - 2017
"Jon Lester hit his first Major League home run, notched his 2,000th career strikeout and got homers from Anthony Rizzo, Ian Happ and Javier Baez, to post a 16-4 victory over the D-backs on Tuesday night and continue the Cubs' hot second-half run." - 2016
"Jon Lester took the baton from Jake Arrieta and ran with it on Tuesday night, dominating the Angels through seven innings and leading his Cubs to a 6-1 victory." - 2015
"Dexter Fowler, Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo each homered in the fifth inning, and Schwarber added another two-run shot in the seventh plus an RBI single in the eighth, backing Jon Lester and powering the Cubs to a 9-2 victory Thursday over the Brewers at Wrigley Field for their 13th win in the past 14 games." - 2014
"Free-agent left-hander Jon Lester has elected to sign with the Chicago Cubs, his agent told ESPN's Jim Bowden."
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• Cub Tracks’ flat BelliPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Still no Cody Bellinger, and other news. -WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, ste...2024Continue with Cub Tracks contract rumors -
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2015Getty Images The team made one key deal that helped them make the postseason. Going into 2015, many Cubs fans were optimistic because of the signing of Joe Maddon to manage, and then Jon Lester to pitch. The optimism proved to be true with a 97-win wild card season and an NLCS appearance. January 14: Acquired Lars Huijer from the Mariners for Mike Kickham I swear, I am not making up these ...2024Check it out Joe Maddon trade rumors -
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• A Cubsmas Advent Calendar: Justin Steele was an ace in 2023Justin Steele throws against the Diamondbacks in September | John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Was it a career year or a new level for the Cubs lefty? This is Day Nine of a Cubsmas Advent Calendar. You can read the explanation for the project and Day One here. The Cubs’ best pitcher in 2023 was Justin Steele. The 28-year old lefty put together a season worth...2023See more Cubsmas Advent Calendar scores -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 30Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. A memorable World Series game and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold o...2023Click for news about Jamie Squire statistics -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 25Young Fergie | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Cubs lost to Cleveland in recent memory on this date, but they muddled through nevertheless. They also traded Fergie Jenkins. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric lo...2023Visit the page Louis Requena stats -
• Today in White Sox History: September 26Early Wynn (as a Washington Senator) was the victim of an all-time White Sox uprising, on this day 80 years ago. More runs in an inning, and more fans in a season, than ever 1905 In a doubleheader at Boston, White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh relieved starter Doc White in the first inning of the first game without warming up, gave up five runs in the frame, but shut out the Red Sox for the next e...2023Check it out White Sox -
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• BCB After Dark: Cubs in the Hall?Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if any 2016 Cubs player is going into Cooperstown. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark, the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so happy to see you stop by this evening. If you’re a regular or a first-timer, everyone is welcome here. There’s no cover ch...2023Continue with Justin Berl scores
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• In appreciation of David RossPhoto by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The now ex-Cub manager is an important person in Cubs history. By now, you have heard the news that David Ross has been let go as Cubs manager and replaced by Craig Counsell, the former manager of the Brewers. Counsell received a five-year deal for a reported $40 million, so it’ll be a while before we have another Cubs manager, presumably. There will be...2023Read about David Ross -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 2Adam Greenberg gets his chance at bat | Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The sad tale of Adam Greenberg and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and vario...2023Check it out White Sox -
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 120Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Christopher Morel’s big moment gives the Cubs a 4-3 win! I have tried hard over the years to keep this a positive space. I haven’t had to write in a few years about not getting too high or too low. I mean you can’t. When your team is good, you have to take the good with the bad. If you get too high in the moment, the crash is painful. If you get too low,...2023See more articles Kamil Krzaczynski
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Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017Click for news about Willson Contreras
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• Cubs overwhelm Mets, maintain Central lead
Willson Contreras drove in three runs and had an adventurous night, Javier Baez smacked a solo home run among four hits and Albert Almora Jr. -- who entered the game in the seventh -- drove in a career-high six runs to back Jon Lester and spark the Cubs to a 17-5 victory Wednesday over the Mets at Wrigley Field....2017Continue with Willson Contreras
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• Bryant's HR gives Cubs walk-off win vs. Tribe
Kris Bryant hit a walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning and Jon Lester allowed one run through 8 2/3 innings as the Cubs defeated the Indians, 2-1, on Monday at Wrigley Field. Monday's game was a makeup of an earlier game scheduled for June 15 that was postponed because of inclement weather....2015Read about Kris Bryant
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• Cubs rout Reds; keep heat on Bucs in WC race
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It seemed like a nothing move at the time. Just a transactional move that people would forget about within hours, if not minutes. Just ten days ago, the Nats announced they would be demoting Carter Kieboom. Then, before leaving town, Carter Kieboom watered down all the hand sanitizer. Now Patrick Corbin, Yan Gomes, Josh Bell, Brad Hand (ah HA!), Will Harris, Josh Harrison, Alex Avila, Jon Lester, ...2021See more articles Carter Kieboom
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• Bounce-back pitchers: Will Lester, Thor be fantasy stars again in 2018?
Just a season ago, Noah Syndergaard and Jon Lester were among the top pitchers off the board in drafts. Heading into 2018, both are coming at a discount and are among our top candidates to rebound on the mound in fantasy....2018Click for news about Noah Syndergaard
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• An update on MLB no-hitter streaksPhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Who’s got the longest active streak of not being no-hit? All of you likely know that the Cubs hold the MLB record for most consecutive games not being no-hit, 7,920, between Sandy Koufax’ perfect game against them September 9, 1965 and Cole Hamels no-hitting them for the Phillies at Wrigley Field July 25, 2015. Hamels’ no-hitter, the only one thrown at Wri...2024Check it out Sandy Koufax -
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Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday to Leon Durham, Mike Bielecki, and others, plus a plethora of good stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s co...2023Check it out Chicago Cubs scandals
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats rally in 7th, blow lead in 9th in 8-6 loss to Padres...
Notes and quotes from the series finale in Nationals Park... Irvin Rides Or Just Starts Again: In spite of the fact he struggled at points in each of his last two starts, with strong stretches and bad ones, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said Jake Irvin would continue to start for Washington again, even after veteran starter Chad Kuhl came off the IL recently. “We definitely want to give Jake ...2023Check it out Davey Martinez rumors
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• Brewers 3, Cubs 1: A battle of two bullpens
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Justin Steele and Brandon Woodruff pitched a tight matchup for six innings... but the Cubs’ pen couldn’t hold the lead. Today, the complaint department is open. Here’s mine: Why is it, that when an opposing hitter is literally trying to make an out, the Cubs pitcher can’t throw strikes? That’s what happened to Javier Assad in the eighth inning after a l...2023Read about Michael Reaves
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• Cub Tracks’ wondering in winterland
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. The powers-that-be convene in San Diego for jawflaps and handshakes. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum...2022Visit the page Cub Tracks whispers
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