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MESA, Arizona — Friday was Edward Cabrera’s first outing in a Cubs uniform and it was a great success. Cabrera retired all six Guardians batters he faced, striking out three. He threw 20 strikes in 31 pitches and had six swings-and misses. The bullpen did a good job, too — well, with one exception, I’ll […]
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Go get ‘em, Edward.
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Guardians, Friday 2/27, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Guardians, Friday 2/27, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Guardians at Mesa preview, Friday 2/27, 2:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Friday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Guardians lineup: Edward Cabrera will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Daniel Palencia, Jacob Webb, Porter Hodge, Ethan Roberts, Ryan Rolison, Collin Snider and Gavin Hollowell. Logan Allen will start for the Guardians. Other Guardians pitchers scheduled today: Hunter Gaddis, Parker Messick, […]
Today we look at the Cubs’ lefthanded reliever. Riley Martin hasn’t yet pitched in a regular-season major league game, but this might be the year. The 6’1”, 215 pound Salem, Illinois native has been in the Cubs’ system for five years, rising slowly through the ranks with so-so results until 2025, when he posted a […]
The NL East could have several strong teams this year. The Phillies appear to be in win-now mode. The Mets have made major changes. The Braves should recover from a down year in 2025. Even the Marlins could make some noise. The Nationals? Well, they are here. Atlanta Braves Key departures: Jarred Kelenic, Marcell Ozuna, […]
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Rules in the news, notable passings, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: […]
The Cubs lost to the Angels 5-4 in Tempe Thursday, but the big story of this one was Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd. Boyd had allowed five hits in less than two innings in his first spring start earlier this week. Thursday afternoon in Tempe, Boyd was much better. He retired all nine Angels he faced […]
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Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Angels 5, Cubs 4: Matthew Boyd is perfect Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Angels, Thursday 2/26, 2:10 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Angels, Thursday 2/26, 2:10 CT Cubs vs. Angels at Tempe preview, Thursday 2/26, 2:10 CT
Thursday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Angels lineup: Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Riley Martin, Jaxon Wiggins, Corbin Martin and Connor Noland. José Soriano will start for the Angels. Other Angels pitchers scheduled today: Sam Aldigheri, Mitch Farris, Jayvien Sandridge, Tayler Saucedo, Chase Silseth and Jose Gonzalez. […]
Today we look at the Cubs’ left-handed flamethrower. Luke Little, all 6’8”, 220 pounds of him, just needs to throw strikes. In three seasons as a part-time Chicago Cub, he’s thrown 35.1 innings. In those innings, he has struck out 44 batters. That’s really good. But he has walked 28. That’s really bad. He’s 3-1 […]
The Cardinals are tanking. Oh, they can deny it all they want and claim it’s a “rebuild that’s not a rebuild” like a certain team we know did, but this is full-out tanking. It’s not surprising, given that they have a new executive in charge in Chaim Bloom, their new President of Baseball Operations who […]
Sources say that Michael Conforto has agreed to a minor-league deal. Terms were unavailable at press time. Tyler Austin isn’t going to be available for a while, and per Maddie Lee, Jonathan Long is also nursing an injury. That tweet is in The Feed. Some kinda roster jenga would seem to be in order. We […]
It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest get-together of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s so good to see you. We’re busy tonight, but we’ll make room for you. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We’re getting a table ready for you now. Bring […]
MESA, Arizona — Things were going on swimmingly at Sloan Park for the first four innings, with good Rockies pitching holding the Cubs down and Cade Horton throwing well after Jameson Taillon got lit up early on. Then both teams scored six runs in the fifth inning, a frame that took nearly an hour to […]
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Mike Lufrano kicked off his 23rd Wrigley Field Community Meeting by nostalgically noting that it was Ryne Sandberg’s number. The Cubs Executive Vice President of Community, Government and Legal Affairs also said that while the meeting is familiar now, it wasn’t always a given that the Chicago Cubs and their neighbors would come together to […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Rockies 14, Cubs 7: Well, Cade Horton had a nice outing, anyway Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Wednesday 2/25, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Wednesday 2/25, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Rockies at Mesa preview, Wednesday 2/25, 2:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Wednesday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Rockies lineup: Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Cade Horton, Caleb Thielbar, PhilMaton, Hunter Harvey, Luke Little and Jack Neely. It will be the first spring outing for Horton, Maton and Harvey. Old friend José Quintana will start for […]
The Pirates made a bit of news this offseason by… well, appearing to want to compete. They made an offer to Kyle Schwarber, which… well, it’s uncertain whether they actually thought he was going to sign, or whether this was simply an “open for business” sign. They did wind up signing Ryan O’Hearn to what […]