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Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 9/26, 6:20 CT
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/ Here. We. Go. ATLANTA — Tuesday notes... A WINNING PACE: The Cubs’ low point this season was 10 games below .500, at 26-36, .419 on June 8. Had they maintained that pace for the entire season, today they would be 65-91. Since June 9, the Cubs are 56-38, .596. Had they won at that clip since the start of the season, today they would be 93-63. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) STILL A HOT HITTER: Seiya Suzuki, 23 games in September: .375/.434/.727 (33-for-88) with eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 22 RBI and 17 runs scored. He’s a strong...
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On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Braves series preview
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/ The Cubs played well against the Braves at Wrigley Field. Hopefully that translates to Truist Park. ATLANTA — Yep... one more trip for me this year, this one for a very important series. I’ll be reporting from Truist Park for the...
TalkingChop 11 mins ago
Cubs vs. Braves game thread
Photo by G Fiume/ The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs will begin a three-game series Tuesday night at Truist Park. The Braves have a magic number of three to clinch home field advantage throughout the postseason while the Cubs are fighting for one of the final playoff spots in...
TalkingChop 2 hours ago
Kevin Pillar starts in left as Braves begin series against Cubs
Photo by Mitchell Layton/ Eddie Rosario is out of the starting lineup Tuesday with a left-hander on the mound. Bryce Elder will take the mound for the Atlanta Braves Tuesday as they begin their final homestand against the Chicago Cubs. Left-hander Justin Steele will get the start...
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2023 Cubs attendance watch: Wrigley Field home season wrap
Photo by Michael Reaves/ The 81 Cubs home games for 2023 are in the books. The Cubs wrapped up the Wrigley Field portion of the 2023 regular season with a win over the Rockies Sunday afternoon. They won 45 of the 81 games played, and with the team in contention, attendance did rise over the 2022 season. The Cubs sold 2,775,149 tickets for 2023. That total ranks ninth in MLB, and no one’s going to catch that number over the season’s final week, so that will be the team’s final ranking. The per-game average is 34,261, which also ranks ninth, and with the Red Sox...
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Cub Tracks’ six-pack season
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/ The best of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, all in one tidy multimedia package, four days a week. Six games left to go before the playoffs. Are the Cubs in or out? Welcome to today’s episode 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 overnight for maximum flavor. It’s a six-game season. The Cubs reasonably need to go 4-2 to ease on into the postseason — not an easy task as...
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BCB After Dark: Sizing up Stroman
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if it’s a good thing if Marcus Stroman returns next year. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. We’ve waived the cover charge this evening. Dress code is casual. The show will be starting shortly. There is a two-drink minimum, but it’s bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest,...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 25, 2023
SB Nation Reacts: Who will win the wild cards?
Photo by Jamie Sabau/ We’re down to the last week of regular season action. Just one week remains in the 2023 MLB regular season, and there are still several postseason spots not locked up. Of course, you are quite familiar with the Cubs’ quest for a wild card position. SB Nation Reacts’ most recent survey asked fans who they think will take home the wild card spots in each league. Here are the results: This, of course, matches the current standings for the three wild card positions. With the Diamondbacks facing a schedule crunch due to Tropical...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 25, 2023
2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports A three-game sweep sets up a fight to the finish. As easy as one, two, three! Okay, well, it wasn’t easy. But, the Cubs took care of a woeful (on the road) Rockies team in business-like fashion. This season has been so many things that we don’t always see from the Cubs. I’ve talked about it several times regarding their ability to come off the mat and rebound from adversity. Add to that, a team that has often lacked killer instinct. You can certainly point to their September struggles and say that the team didn’t always take care...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 25, 2023
Baseball history unpacked, September 25
the Hawk goes deep | Photo by Focus on Sport/ A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Dawson hits two, Sammy hits 66, and other bat-drama. 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 timeline, to help you follow along. Today in baseball history: 1889 - The Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4
BJ Murray Jr. | Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies are one win away from a title. Iowa’s season ends with two losses. It’s the final day of the year for the Iowa Cubs. Smokies go first today, since they’re in the playoffs. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies reeled in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins), 8-4 to win game one of the best-of-three Southern League Championship Series. Brandon Birdsell gave the Smokies a strong start and got the win after giving up just one run on four hits over five innings. Birdsell struck out five and walked...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Sweep!
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs just need to keep winning, and good things will follow. Another day, another comeback win for the Chicago Cubs, and they continue to control their own destiny for the postseason. Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs the lead, and they held on for a 4-3 win over the Rockies, sweeping the three-game series. The one-run win moved the Cubs’ record in one-run games back to .500 at 21-21, and, from BCB’s JohnW53: The Cubs had not swept a series at home against the Rockies since a four-game sweep in late...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
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Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
Go get ‘em, Javier.
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Cubs vs. Rockies Sunday 9/24 game threads
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Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
Photo by Quinn Harris/ The Cubs go for the series sweep! Sunday notes... A POTENTIALLY RARE FEAT: The Cubs have an opportunity today to sweep the Rockies at home for only the fourth time. They won a four-game game series in 1993, the Rockies’ first season, and again in 2008. They won all three in 2007. The Cubs won the first two games but lost the third in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2014, 2019 and 2021. In 2014, they won a fourth game. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) SURPRISE, MILES MASTROBUONI: Mastrobuoni in 23 games since the All-Star break: .346/.393/.442 (18-for-52) with...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Two in a row and fully in control of destiny. Saturday afternoon was too close for comfort on the North Side of Chicago. That said, the Cubs won and now they’ve won two straight. It may feel like it was months ago when they last did that, but they did win two straight on September 10 and 11. They haven’t won three straight since September 4-6 when they swept three from the Giants. Can one describe a 6-3 win as listless? This was one of those wins where it’s hard to envision the Cubs would have beaten a good team. These Rockies...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Sep 24, 2023
Cub Tracks inches closer to October
Photo by Quinn Harris/ The best of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, all in one tidy multimedia package, four days a week. The Cubs took the second of three games from the Rockies to secure the meatloaf and go for the sweep today. Welcome to today’s episode 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 overnight for maximum flavor. Starter Marcus Stroman had a bad pitch or two but looked decent and healthy....
