Wrigley Field rumors, news

Wrigley Field news, rumors

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 20
    Steve Bilko, who did not play today, but was a huge figure in Wrigley Field West history. | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wrigley West and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseb...2023
  • • Jeremiah Estrada, Caleb Kilian among five Cubs roster cuts
    Caleb Kilian | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The spring roster continues to be reduced. The Cubs announced five more roster cuts before Saturday’s game against the Giants. Right-handed pitchers Jeremiah Estrada and Caleb Kilian have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Three non-roster invitees have been assigned to minor league camp: left-handed pitchers Bailey Horn and Eric Stout, and ri...2023
  • • Cub Tracks’ my dog won’t let me sleep
    Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Roster Jenga times two, position battles and projections. 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, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed...2023
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  • • Cubs 2, Reds 1: This score doesn’t count, weather or not
    Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Seriously, they should never have started this game. The cancellation of the Cubs/Reds game Wednesday night with the score 2-1 Cubs in the fourth inning gives me another chance to go on one of my weather rants. First, look at this: This image was taken from The Weather Channel website about half an hour after umpires finally threw in the towel...2023
  • • MLB and Ticketmaster have a major problem with the Ballpark app
    Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s something they need to fix before Opening Day. Over the last few years, Major League Baseball has gone to mobile ticketing in a big way. This isn’t any different than any other major event. The pandemic accelerated this trend. I’m not a big fan of this, despite its convenience (as long as I have my phone...2023
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  • • World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats the Dominican Republic for the first time in tournament history
    Anthony Santander celebrates with teammates after adding an insurance run in the eighth inning | Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images This was an incredible baseball experience MIAMI — I have been in love with the game of baseball for as long as I can remember and I’ve had incredible baseball experiences. I was at the David Bote walkoff grand slam, I had a perfect view of David Ortiz hitting ...2023

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Wrigley Field injury and suspension

  • • Cub Tracks’ my dog won’t let me sleep
    2023
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  • • Cubs 2, Reds 1: This score doesn’t count, weather or not
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  • • Cub Tracks puts it in park
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Weekend edition. Cubs win, and win, and win. This would be easy to get used to. 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, steeped in writers’ tears, ...2023
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  • • Preseason Prep, March 8th, 2023
    Xander Bogaerts, SS, SDAfter a fantastic decade in Boston, Bogaerts has moved across the country to play shortstop alongside Manny Machado for the Padres. Despite being in the league for TEN years, Bogaerts is still just 30 years of age and still figures to be a top choice at SS from a fantasy perspective. He has been one of the best and possibly the most consistent fantasy shortstops over the pas...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 6
    Happy birthday, Jake Arrieta! | Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The Hawk signs a blank check, Kirby Puckett departs this vale, 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...2023
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  • • Cub Tracks’ double ought
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs throw a shutout after a no-no. Pitching is king for another day. 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, steeped in writers’ tears, and then c...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
    Tim Anderson’s return could be really important for the White Sox | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images More White Sox, plus the other clubs in a likely competitive division. The Guardians cut their payroll to the bone and were supposed to not be very good, and instead won the division by 11 games. The White Sox were supposed to be really good last year, but weren’t. Their big offseason move...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Cubs played these teams last year, so there’s at least some familiarity. Over the last three days we’ve taken a look at the Cubs’ National League competitors, all of whom they’ll play in at least one home-and-home series in 2023. Now we turn our attention to American League squads. The Cubs will face all these teams in one three-game series this year, either ...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
    Kris Bryant hopes to get back on the field this year | Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs didn’t do very well vs. the West last year. Unlike the Cubs vs. the National League East in 2022, the Cubs did extremely poorly against NL West teams last year. The Cubs went 10-25 against the five NL West teams in 2022, including a 7-0 sweep at the hands of the Dodger...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL East
    Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images There are some powerful teams in this division. Funny thing about these NL East teams. As good as they were last year — two 100-win teams and the eventual NL pennant winner — the Cubs played surprisingly well against them. They played at least .500 ball against all five NL East teams and swept the Phillies in the six-game season series. Overall, the Cub...2023

Wrigley Field lifestyle

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  • • Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: 1964 edition
    Once again, this photo is not from the year the site I found it said it was. I found this photo on a closed eBay auction page with the title “BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS WRIGLEY FIELD VIEW TOWARD CENTER FIELD ISSUED CIRCA 1955.” That’s not even close to the right date and I don’t even have to look at the matchups to tell you that it’s not 1955. Why? Because the board has the red stripes in the middle i...2023
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  • • An unconventional Cubs Convention: Fans, friendship and love for a baseball team
    Danny Rockett A summary of happenings at the first Cubs Con in three years. I am a part of the greatest community in the world: I am a Cubs fan. Cubs fans can be from anywhere and can be anyone. You can be a part of any religion, race, or gender and the bond that ties us all together is a love of the Chicago Cubs. Whether you’re an autograph hound, a fantasy league stats nerd, gear head, o...2023
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  • • Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
    Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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  • • For Cubs and fans in '16, long wait over
    The World Series trophy is on tour, Cubs players are back from vacation and hometown parades, and renovation work is underway at Wrigley Field. The 2016 season was a wild ride for the Cubs and their fans as the team won a Major League-best 103 games and its first championship since 1908....2016
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "That ball, as they say, was crushed, reminiscent of some of the blasts KB used to hit out of Wrigley Field."

  • 2022
    "In any case, I was very happy to see Contreras in the lineup the Tuesday before the trade deadline so the Wrigley Field faithful could give him a sendoff, and they did that in tremendous fashion, as I wrote in the game recap."

  • 2021
    "Fans visiting a newly approved sportsbook will be able to enter Wrigley Field from inside, but they won't be required to be attending the game to make bets."

  • 2020
    "The city of Chicago has approved Wrigley Field rooftop stands for 25% capacity setups and tickets have gone on sale at one viewing venue for $350."

  • 2019
    "The Cubs’ reported lack of spending capacity has been the offseason’s main storyline out of Wrigley Field, though in a recent radio interview on 670 The Score (partial transcript here), president of baseball operations Theo Epstein dismissed the idea that the Competitive Balance Tax is “dictating any of our actions or inactions this winter at…"

  • 2018
    "A 20-year-old Cubs fan is suing team owners to force them to provide better wheelchair access at Wrigley Field."

  • 2017
    "The Cubs' second-half offensive surge continued on Saturday at Wrigley Field as Rene Rivera smacked his first career grand slam, Anthony Rizzo reached 100 RBIs with a bases-clearing triple and Javier Baez added a solo home run and RBI double to post a 14-12 victory over the Braves for Chicago's sixth straight win."

  • 2016
    "The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago."

  • 2015
    "PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay"

  • 2014
    "SAN DIEGO — Suddenly, in the middle of the night on the East Coast, construction on the Chicago Cubs’ roster dramatically blew past the construction that is remodeling Wrigley Field."

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Wrigley Field Trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL West
    Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs haven’t played these teams in four years. Much has changed. The last time the Cubs played AL West teams was 2019, before COVID and the lockout upended the sport. The Cubs went 10-6 against the five AL West teams that year, but that’s long before a lot of things have changed in that division. The Mariners have improved. The Ran...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central
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  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta reaches an agreement with Edward Salcedo
    Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2010 - The Braves reached an agreement with 18-year old Dominican shortstop Edward Salcedo to a reported $1.6 million deal. Salcedo will spend six seasons in the minors and will never reach the major leagues. 2012 - Mike Minor tells the Braves that he wants to be traded if he is not in the team’s starting rotation. MLB His...2023
  • • 2023 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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  • • Cubs historical sleuthing: John Boccabella edition
    There’s an interesting detail in this photo. John Boccabella was a Cubs backup catcher from 1963-68, after which he was selected by the Montreal Expos in the expansion draft. I’ve argued previously here that the 1969 Cubs might have been a better team if they had held on to Boccabella, who had some decent years with the Expos, instead of Randy Bobb, who they protected and who never had much of a b...2023

Wrigley Field stats and results

  • • Cub Tracks’ my dog won’t let me sleep
    2023
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  • • World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats the Dominican Republic for the first time in tournament history
    2023
  • • The city of Chicago and the Cubs host their annual Wrigley Field community meeting
    Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com The 20th annual meeting was back in person for the first time since 2020. The Wrigley Field Community meeting was held for the 20th year at the 19th District Police Building. It is a unique gathering in baseball that is mandated by a city ordinance and brings together representatives of the wards closest to Wrigley Field, city personnel an...2023
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  • • Cubs 6, Rockies 5: The sub Cubs come through
    Brennen Davis | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images After all the regulars departed, some Cubs minor leaguers put together a ninth-inning rally. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Wins and losses mean nothing in Spring Training, yet the Cubs’ come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields Sunday afternoon felt... well, pretty good. Some guys who could be part of the ...2023
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  • • Cubs 4, Padres 0: The first Spring Training no-hitter in Cubs history
    Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Seven Cubs pitchers combined on this gem against the Padres. Now there’s a headline you did not expect to read on this site about the 2023 Chicago Cubs. Let’s give the seven Cubs pitchers who no-hit the Padres 4-0 Friday night their due: Justin Steele, Javier Assad, Brad Boxberger, Adbert Alzolay, Jeremiah Estrada, Cam Sanders and Nick Burdi allowed San Die...2023
  • • Cubs vs. Giants at Mesa preview, Saturday 2/25, 2:05 CT
    Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports It’s the Spring Training opener! MESA, Arizona — We will get our first look at the pitch timer, shift restrictions and the new larger bases in this afternoon’s game, but I thought it was important to note this, from two Cactus League games played Friday afternoon: Time of game for Padres-Mariners: 2 hours, 29 minutes.Time of game for Rangers-Royals: 2 hour...2023
  • • SB Nation Reacts: Cubs fans are split on the balanced vs. unbalanced schedule
    Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Results from the recent survey are in. Yesterday, we asked BCB readers, via the SB Nation Reacts survey, whether they preferred the new balanced schedule that MLB has begun in 2023, or the unbalanced schedule with more divisional games, as had been the case for quite a number of years in 2022 and earlier. Here are the results: The results, as ...2023
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  • • Cub Tracks’ on the other other hand
    Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Our gripping narrative continues as the spring advances toward the start of the games. The roster is in the best shape of its life. 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...2023
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  • Please, I Beg You, Stop
    • Please, I Beg You, Stop
    I want to start this article by saying I have nothing against the people of Raleigh, the city of Raleigh, or the support shown for the game played tonight between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes outdoors on the yardlines of Carter-Finley Stadium. It seems like everyone showed up early to take part in some tailgating, they were well-behaved throughout the day, and they cheered loudl...2023
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Wrigley Field parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats the Dominican Republic for the first time in tournament history
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  • • The city of Chicago and the Cubs host their annual Wrigley Field community meeting
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  • • SB Nation Reacts: Cubs fans are split on the balanced vs. unbalanced schedule
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  • • Please, I Beg You, Stop
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  • • Ray Herbert, 1929-2022
    Topps A 20-game winner and All-Star on the South Side, our tribute comes in the form of a detailed Q&A from the archives No sooner had we heard of the passing of Gary Peters on Thursday than we learned that his former teammate and rotation mate, Ray Herbert, had died back on December 20, of Alzheimer’s. As in the case of Peters, Mark Liptak has an extended interview (originally published ...2023
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  • • An updated estimate of the 2023 Cubs payroll and luxury tax
    Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Much has happened since the last update in this series. Earlier this offseason, we took a look at the Cubs’ estimated payroll and luxury tax figures, helped out as always by BCBer The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street. That was seven weeks ago and the Cubs went on a mini-spending spree after that, signing quite a number of free agents. I’ll get to that in a mome...2023
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  • • A personal remembrance and appreciation of Lin Brehmer
    The longtime morning host at WXRT was also a huge Cubs fan. I don’t often post photos of myself here but, after we all received the sad news of the passing of WXRT’s Lin Brehmer Sunday, far too young at 68, I wanted to share this one with you. It’s of Lin, and me, and my friend Jessica Lee, taken March 14, 2019 at a game at Sloan Park in Mesa. In case you care, the Cubs won the game that afternoon...2023
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  • • An unconventional Cubs Convention: Fans, friendship and love for a baseball team
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  • • The Ricketts family panel returns to the Cubs Convention
    Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Day two kicked off with a candid conversation with the Cubs ownership group. Cole Wright hosted a conversation with Tom and Laura Ricketts to kick off Day 2 of the 2023 Cubs Convention. Whoever was booing Tom during the Opening Ceremony must have slept in on Saturday morning, because there was only applause in the sparser crowd as the conversation k...2023
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Top Wrigley Field news

  • • Dodgers' Series dream ends with loss to Cubs
    The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to wrap up the 11th NL pennant in franchise history....2016
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  • • PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay
    2015
  • • Braves fall short in slugfest vs. Cubs
    2017
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  • • With first Wrigley clinch, Cubs move on to NLCS
    For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
  • • Cards denied 5th straight NLCS appearance
    For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
  • • Cubs sink Cards' 'pen after Waino-Lester duel
    On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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  • • 'Pen can't hold off Cubs after HRs back Waino
    On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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  • • Dodgers dealt NLCS blow; face must-win Game 6
    The Cubs are one win away from their first World Series appearance since 1945 after their 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Chicago leads the best-of-seven series, three games to two, with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday at Wrigley Field....2016
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  • • Cubs pounce on close play, Cards error in nightcap
    Behind three runs in a wild seventh inning, the Cubs rallied to beat the Cardinals, 5-3, in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Tuesday night. Chicago won Game 1, 7-4, for its first doubleheader sweep at Wrigley Field since Sept. 27, 2003, against Pittsburgh....2015
  • • Arrieta stymies Bucs, who sit 3 back of Cards
    Jake Arrieta was brilliant once again, throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out nine in the Cubs' 2-0 victory over the Pirates on Sunday night at Wrigley Field. The right-hander not only carried a perfect game into the seventh, but he also hit a solo homer to support his cause....2015
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  • • Close play, error cost Cardinals in nightcap
    Behind three runs in a wild seventh inning, the Cubs rallied to beat the Cardinals, 5-3, in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Tuesday night. Chicago won Game 1, 7-4, for its first doubleheader sweep at Wrigley Field since Sept. 27, 2003, against Pittsburgh....2015
  • • Mets can't stop Cubs after Reyes' leadoff HR
    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....2017
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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....2017
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  • • Down to final strike, Yankees stun Cubs
    The Cubs welcomed Starlin Castro, Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren back to Wrigley Field with video tributes and hugs on Friday, but Brett Gardner gave the Yankees something to celebrate....2017
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Wrigley Field fantasy rankings and news

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  • • Cubs' Hype-Filled Roster Still at Least a Year Away from MLB Success
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Wrigley Field schedule, game

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 20
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  • • World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats the Dominican Republic for the first time in tournament history
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  • • Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Advertising edition
    This was an interesting sleuthing challenge. This image of the Wrigley Field scoreboard was sent to me by reader Michael Teixeira, who noted in his email, “I saw the attached picture in an ad and wondered if it is based on a real day or is it just made up? If anyone could figure it out, that would be you.” Well, Michael, you’re right. You have probably seen many ads featuring the Wrigley board, an...2023
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  • • Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: 1950s scoreboard edition
    Here’s a real good look at the board from almost 70 years ago. While we wait for more news out of Cubs camp, here’s another good look at the Wrigley scoreboard from many years ago, sent to me by reader Patrick Allen. He noted that the board lists starting pitcher and relief pitcher, instead of pitcher and catcher, and that I had previously noted that changed in 1955. Clearly, from this photo that ...2023
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  • • The city of Chicago and the Cubs host their annual Wrigley Field community meeting
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  • • Cubs historical sleuthing: Don Kessinger edition
    Not enough clues, you say? Of course there are! I don’t usually do a lot of sleuthing photos once Spring Training has begun, but I could not resist this one, found on Twitter on Monday. There’s a reason I put that as a link instead of an embed, and I’ll explain why I did that later on. First, that’s obviously Don Kessinger batting at Wrigley Field, and the catcher is a Cardinal. You’re saying, wel...2023
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  • • Cubs 4, Padres 0: The first Spring Training no-hitter in Cubs history
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  • • Cubs vs. Giants at Mesa preview, Saturday 2/25, 2:05 CT
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Wrigley Field rumors, scandals

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  • • Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: 1930s mystery edition
    This is a good view of the bleachers and scoreboard from their early years. Yes, yes I know, watermarks all over this photo. This is considered “fair use,” I’m not trying to sell this photo, just sleuth it. That said, let’s have a look at what we see. First, the Chinese elms are on the steps up toward center field and there’s no clock on the board. That makes this one within the first few years of...2023
  • • The Ricketts family panel returns to the Cubs Convention
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  • • The Drew Smyly signing by the numbers
    Drew Smyly pitches against the Giants at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smyly will return to the Cubs It’s hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu writing this piece because I’ve written it before — I also did this five years ago, the first time the Cubs signed Drew Smyly to a two-year deal when he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Cubs took a second f...2023
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, December 2
    Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. RIP Ronnie. 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 over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeli...2022
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  • • Cub Tracks’ older, wiser, sadder day
    Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Happy birthday to me. 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 flavor. Pity about Alexand...2022
  • Week 13 Snap Judgments
    • Week 13 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight from an interesting Week 13 in the NFL… * It has come to this. The team that hasn’t even had a home-field advantage this season may well be hosting a home game in the NFL playoffs. That reality is starting to sink in thanks to Sunday’s events, when the Los Angeles Chargers kept up their strong late-season push to the playoffs, knocking off the visit...2017
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  • • Cubs' Title Drought Lives On, but Their 'Curse' Days Are Officially over
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  • • Chicago Cubs Advance to NLDS: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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