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The Detrimental Effect of the Massive Rebuilds by Cubs, Astros

Jan 31, 2019

Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

In July of 2018, a wonderful book by Sports Illustrated senior writer Ben Reiter, called Astroball: The New Way to Win It All, hit newsstands everywhere. It chronicles the historically successful organizational...

Sim Game: Recreating Game 7 of the 2016 World Series

Tom Dorsa

Nov 1, 2018

Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was an instant classic. Two historic franchises long mired in championship droughts, the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, looking to finally reach the summit of Major League B...

Resurgent Cubs Will Wreck Brewers’ Coming-Out Party in 2019

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 26, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers were one of the most captivating storylines of the 2018 Major League Baseball season, going from a non-playoff team to pushing the Los Angeles Dodgers to seven games in the National League...

An Exciting 2018 MLB Season Caps Off With an Exciting Final Weekend

Jason Kelly

Sep 28, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Postseason, St. Louis Cardinals

The end of the 2018 regular season is just a few days away as October and postseason baseball rapidly approaches. Heading into the final weekend, there are only a few teams that can rest on their laurels. The B...

Addison Russell Placed on Administrative Leave After Ex-Wife Details Years of Abuse

Jason Kelly

Sep 21, 2018

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

In a blog posted earlier this week, Melisa Reidy, the ex-wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, expounded in detail about the abuse she suffered, both physically and emotionally, at Russell's hands for...

Minor Moves: Negron, Stewart, Gimenez-Wilson

Joe Orsatti

Aug 31, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

Much like July, August 31 brings a new deadline. This time, however, the deadline signifies the final opportunity for teams to bring in players outside of the organization who will be eligible for postseason ro...

The Chicago Cubs are Benefiting from an Underwhelming National League

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 22, 2018

Chicago Cubs, National League, Opinions & Predictions

The 2018 Chicago Cubs are not an unbeatable, or flawless team. But at 71-53, they own the best record in the National League and are benefiting from the underwhelming NL, as a whole. The Cubs have been hard ...

The Nationals Have a Fire Sale

Joe Orsatti

Aug 21, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, National League, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals, who have been riding in third place in the National League East, finally decided to punt the season and made a pair of deals. Early on Tuesday, it was reported that the Nationals ha...

Cubs Reportedly Acquire Cole Hamels from Rangers

Jason Kelly

Jul 26, 2018

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers

Another prominent left-handed starter has reportedly been been plucked off the trade market as the Chicago Cubs swung a deal to acquire Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers late Thursday night. No official word h...

Cubs Acquire Jesse Chavez, Send Pitching Prospect to Texas

Joe Orsatti

Jul 20, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Transactions

About 12 hours after the Brad Hand blockbuster was announced, the Cubs decided to join in on the fun, and get themselves some reinforcements for their bullpen as well. Jesse Chavez will be joining the Chicago C...