A Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005
Outfielder Dylan Carlson has re-signed with the Cubs and was assigned to Triple-A Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs scuttled the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-6. Jordan Wicks made a rehab start for Iowa today and got some good results. Wicks went three scoreless innings and gave up just one hit. Wicks struck out two and […]
It’s a strategy familiar to anyone who follows baseball. Middle innings, team rallying, left-handed hitter comes up. The team on defense sends in a left-handed reliever. The batting team counters with a right-handed pinch-hitter. That was the scenario in the bottom of the sixth on a sunny, but chilly Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Mets lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Freddy Peralta, RHP Jameson Taillon’s three starts this year can be described as: Mediocre, decent and not so much. Even so, after allowing three home runs to the Pirates last Sunday, he stayed in the game, ate up some innings and […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 20 Cubs 4, Mets 2: Carson Kelly’s pinch home run wins the game Cubs vs. Mets, Saturday 4/18, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Saturday 4/18, 1:20 CT
The first part of this roster move, you already know, as the Cubs placed reliever Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list before Friday’s game with an oblique issue. Here’s how it happened (Bluesky link): No roster move was made Friday, as this happened very close to game time, so the Cubs played Friday’s 12-4 […]
Just like that, there is no real reason to parse scoring stats for the Cubs anymore. With 33 runs over their last three games and 47 over five, they are now up to 106 runs in 19 games (~5.6/game). Last season, over the whole season, they averaged about 4.9 runs per game. Summer weather and […]
At the moment, I’m not on the IL. I am, however, perpetually listed day-to-day. “Every page these days has some form of advertising. {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.“ Food For Thought: D Man […]
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were scuttled by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 5-3. Vince Velasquez gave the I-Cubs a solid start as he allowed just one run on five hits over 4.2 innings. Velasquez walked four and struck out seven. Yacksel Rios pitched the bottom of the ninth, gave up a two-run home run and […]
The Mets came to Wrigley Field riding an eight-game losing streak in which they had been outscored 44-12. Those sorts of things are usually ripe for the losing streak team to break it, especially with the wind blowing out at the ol’ ballyard. Not in this one. The Mets looked like a team in disarray […]
Go get ‘em, Edward.
Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Mets lineup: Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Kodai Senga, RHP Edward Cabrera was really good his first two starts, not so much last time out against the Pirates. Even so, his outing last Sunday was decent. As a former denizen of the NL East, Cabrera has faced the Mets a lot. Last […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19 Cubs 12, Mets 4: Home runs by Moises Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ lead to a blowout Cubs vs. Mets, Friday 4/17, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Friday 4/17, 1:20 CT
This Cubs homestand is an old NL East flashback — Mets and Phillies! Just like it was the 1970s or 1980s again. Obviously, that’s just a bit of nostalgia. In the meantime, this seven-game homestand seems important for the Cubs to begin to set a tone at Wrigley Field, where they are just 4-5 so […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article appeared here on the 42nd anniversary of this event, eight years ago. Since it’s now been exactly half a century since Mike Schmidt’s four-homer game at Wrigley Field, I thought you might like to read about that day again. Here’s a lightly edited version of the 2018 article. […]
Happy Friday, everyone. The Cubs are back home tonight and looking to keep the good times rolling, and with the struggling Mets coming to town, they might just get their wish. In the meantime, we’ll take a look at what’s happening around baseball. The top stories of the continuing trend of teams extending their breakout […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Cap Anson and a mighty host of others, plus more baseball stories, such as the first pro game, Jackie’s first hit, Sam Snead’s big hit, Mickey LOVED Washington, and the debuts of Clemente, Aparicio, Drysdale and Frank Robinson. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Roberto […]
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs plundered the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 11-10 in ten innings. Matthew Boyd started this game on a rehab assignment. He got into trouble in the second inning when he gave up three runs, but was strong otherwise. The final line on Boyd was three runs on four hits over 3.2 innings. […]
One of the early trends of the 2026 MLB season has been a flurry of activity by teams locking up young talent via extensions. It’s a trend that dates back to early last season when the Red Sox signed Garrett Crochet and Kristian Campbell in the early going before the Padres locked up 2024’s Rookie […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article ran here at BCB last October. This one has updated giveaway numbers and some information about Cubs gate giveaways from 2026. I’ve written on this topic previously, but now I’ve got some new information that I wanted to pass along to you. As you know if you […]
This spring, the Cubs have given contract extensions to two key players — Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner. Other teams have done the same, primarily with young players, some even with players who have yet to play a MLB game. The Cubs have two veteran players who don’t really fit either category above, but who […]
Reminder: I’m on vacation all this week and will be a little briefer than usual this week. Thanks for your patience. The Cubs offense has showing some serious signs of life. It’s now 53 runs over eight and if we drop the high and the low, it’s 42 over six. Or if you prefer, it’s […]
Trea Turner hit Shōta Imanaga’s second pitch of the game out of Citizens Bank Park. Okay, I know what a lot of you were thinking: “Here we go again.” But that turned out not to be the case! Imanaga slammed the door on Phillies bats after that, allowing just two other hits and a walk […]
*means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Food For Thought: Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Massachusetts, Chris credits both his parents for introducing him to blues, jazz, rhythm & blues […]
It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark, the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad to have you stop by. We’ve got a bit of a celebration going on here. You’re welcome to join us. There are still a few tables available. Bring your own beverage. […]