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A look at the 2026 Cubs at the season’s halfway mark
Let’s look at the season this way for a moment. If, on Opening Day, I had told you the Cubs would be 44-37 after 81 games, you’d have probably been a bit disappointed. That’s an 88-win pace, which is good, but fewer wins than last year and probably not enough to win the NL Central. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Trent Thornton is the Superhero vs. the Mets
Well, that game was at least a little differently shaped. Sort of. The Cubs broke out to a three-run lead after both starters were excellent. Then the porous Cub bullpen slowly gave back the lead with three different relievers being charged with a run each. But they scored in the tenth and held on. A […]
Cubs 4, Mets 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 10th-inning double produces a series sweep
This one wasn’t as easy as the other three games in this series appeared to be. It took 10 innings, a double from Pete Crow-Armstrong and some lockdown relief from Trent Thornton — as well as more sketchy Mets defense — to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Mets and a sweep of […]
MLB News: Shohei Ohtani, Dalton Rushing drama, CBA negotiations, All-Star Game
Happy Friday, one and all! As some of you might have predicted, after Phase 1 of the All-Star voting was completed, there were no Cubs on the shortlist. Outside of the Braves and Dodgers, actually, there wasn’t a lot of team diversity in the top names. But that was kind of to be expected. In […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — June 26
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rodney Myers, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1960 – At Forbes Field, Cubs rookie Ron Santo, making his major league debut, leads Chicago to a sweep of the first-place Pirates. Santo is 3 for 7 and drives in five runs as the Cubs win, […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies dethrone Barons, 5-1
Right-hander Grant Kipp was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Kenten Egbert went back down to High-A South Bend after his one game in Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were trampled to death by the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays), 15-1. Corbin Martin started this game as a kind of hybrid opener/bullpen game […]
Cubs vs. Mets, Thursday 6/25, 6:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Thursday 6/25, 6:10 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Thursday notes… Neither team had posted a lineup as of the time this preview posted. Please check BCB social media for tonight’s lineups. Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Freddy Peralta, RHP Matthew Boyd returns tonight from his second IL stint. The first was due to a bicep issue. After his return then, […]
Cubs vs. Mets Thursday 6/25 game threads
Cubs 4, Mets 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 10th-inning double produces a series sweep 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Trent Thornton is the Superhero vs. the Mets Cubs vs. Mets, Thursday 6/25, 6:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Thursday 6/25, 6:10 CT
Cubs roster move: Matthew Boyd activated from injured list, Gavin Hollowell optioned
Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd has had two injured list stints this year, one for a bicep issue, the other for a knee injury suffered while playing with his kids. The latter likely wins “Weird Baseball Player Injury of the Year.” Boyd’s ready to return and so has been activated from the 15-day injured list to […]
2026 Cubs attendance watch: An update at mid-season
The Cubs have played 40 home games, just short of half the season total of 81. (It would have been just above half if not for Sunday’s rainout at Wrigley Field.) Here are some attendance numbers for the season to date. The Cubs have sold 1,397,964 tickets for the 40 dates. That total ranks sixth […]
SB Nation Reacts: Starting pitching is the Cubs’ biggest need
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, I asked you what the Cubs’ biggest need is right now: Starting pitching, relief pitching or […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Dansby Swanson and Pedro Ramirez are the doubleheader Superheroes!
I want everyone to be honest with themselves. Ignoring the sequencing, did you think the Cubs would be on a pace for more than 87 wins? I did. So yeah, I’m a little disappointed where this half of baseball ended up. I don’t have to convince any of you that this team left wins on […]
Cubs 10, Mets 5: Dansby Swanson leads the team to a doubleheader sweep
I’ve always been a fan of Dansby Swanson. He plays elite defense and, up to this year, his bat always played well enough. This season, Swanson got off to a very slow start. He had a decent run for a few weeks in April, then went into an extended slump that had him batting .175/.281/.306 […]
Chicago Cubs news — Swanson, PCA, Counsell
Today’s Reflections It feels SOOOO good to put Dansby Swanson’s name first on the Cub Tracks page! Tuesday night, he had a two-run home run and an RBI double, followed by a three-run homer and a grand slam in Game 1 Wednesday afternoon. In his last five games (through Game 1 of the doubleheader), Swanson […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Cubs acquire David Peterson
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for taking time out to visit with us. We always like to see a friendly face. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas homers twice in Smokies rout
Right-hander Kenten Egbert was promoted from High-A South Bend to Triple-A Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs hunted down the Buffalo Bison (Blue Jays), 18-11, thanks in large part to an 11-run fifth inning. Will Sanders started and collected the win, improving to 4-0 on the year. Sanders gave up three runs on four hits […]
Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 6/24 Game 2, 6:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Cubs 10, Mets 3: Dansby Swanson homers twice and drives in seven. Also: Game 2 preview, 6:10 p.m. CT
This game looked tough due to the Mets young ace Nolan McLean starting. And in fact, it did not start out that way, with the Mets taking a 3-0 fourth-inning lead with two homers off Javier Assad. But these are the suddenly offensively surging Cubs, and they hit three home runs and won the opener […]
Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 6/24 Game 1, 12:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Javier,
Cubs roster move: Ben Brown to injured list
As if the Cubs didn’t have enough problems, right-hander Ben Brown was placed on the 15-day injured list today with a neck strain. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Here are all the roster moves made by the Cubs today, per press release from the team: The Chicago Cubs today selected the contract of right-handed […]
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets Game 1 preview, Wednesday 6/24, 12:10 CT
SITE NOTE: Here’s how all the BCB threads will go for today’s doubleheader. This is a normal game preview as would be the case for any afternoon away game. Since this is a split doubleheader, I’ll write a recap after the first game and also include the pitcher matchup and other info for the nightcap. […]
Cubs vs. Mets Wednesday 6/24 doubleheader game threads
Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 6/24 Game 2, 6:10 CT live! Cubs 10, Mets 3: Dansby Swanson homers twice and drives in seven. Also: Game 2 preview, 6:10 p.m. CT Cubs vs. Mets, Wednesday 6/24 Game 1, 12:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets Game 1 preview, Wednesday 6/24, 12:10 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Pete Crow-Armstrong is the Superhero vs. the Mets
Stop me if you are getting tired of that headline. PCA has been on an unbelievable tear. Sammy Sosa, Derrek Lee, maybe Kris Bryant? Maybe Andre Dawson? How many Cubs have we seen have a run like this? Sammy is the most obvious, but I remember each of the other recent Cub MVPs having their […]
Cubs 9, Mets 6: Edward Cabrera injured and Pete Crow-Armstrong homers again
After waiting since Saturday to play baseball. the Cubs had themselves an eventful game in the opener of a four-game series against the Mets at Citi Field. The Cubs won the game 9-6 (and the game wasn’t really that close), but now have apparently lost starter Edward Cabrera for an extended period due to a […]
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