Chicago Cubs
Michael Cerami
•Mar 24, 2025
Cubs vs Braves — The Cubs are back in action this afternoon, for the penultimate game of Spring Training. They’ve got one more against the Braves tomorrow, an off day on Wednesday, and then Opening Day (Part II, for us) on Thursday night in Arizona. Here’s a look at the Cubs lineup for this afternoon’s contest. Chicago Cubs Lineup: Ian Happ, CF Seiya Suzuki, RF Kyle Tucker, DH Michael Busch,…
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Reid Rooney
•Mar 24, 2025
Hey, Bleacher Nation! As you may know by now, I (Reid Rooney) like to post an update on the state of the site a couple of times a year. And this one is especially important, because I’d like to involve you in our decision-making process. But before you react or comment, please…please read the whole article. I will reply to 100% of the respectful comments made within the first 24 hours…
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Brett Taylor
•Mar 24, 2025
The precise ordering of hitters in a lineup does matter, but we know that we have historically overweighted its impact. Generally speaking, the things that matter: get the most plate appearances you can for your best hitters, try not to make match-up reliever moves too easy for your opponent, and try to cluster good hitters together. The takeaway from those three things? Pretty much just have your best guys hitting…
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Brett Taylor
•Mar 24, 2025
I don’t want to overstate the impact here, because the Arizona Diamondbacks have several good starting pitchers. But when you’re facing a team in a four-game series to open their season, you’re going to miss only one starting pitcher, and it’s usually the worst one. Instead, thanks to a quirk of planning by the Diamondbacks, the one starting pitcher the Cubs will miss in their first domestic series of the…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Mar 24, 2025
Just one more day for me before heading to Arizona for a few days with The Little Boy. Maybe we’ll see you at the Cubs game tomorrow, or the back fields, or at the opener on Thursday at Chase Field. I am stoked. The Cubs lost 8-1 to the Athletics yesterday in another shaking off the travels Cactus League game, with a handful of regulars getting in a few at…
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Michael Cerami
•Mar 23, 2025
Cubs vs Athletics — Another day, another non-televised Spring Training game at Sloan Park. I suppose I knew these games wouldn’t be televised going into the month — they released the broadcast schedule, and we saw that they were covering 10 fewer games than last season. But for the most part, the non-televised games have been hosted at other parks, where logistics and costs are presumably a little higher for…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Mar 23, 2025
I gotta confess: it’s pretty hard to get up for late Spring Training games in any year, but when the Cubs have already “started” their regular season, it’s EXTREMELY difficult to care even a tiny bit about the Cactus League games. Yes, I want guys to get back into the swing of things and stay healthy and all that, but, from a fan perspective, I’m over the fake games. Get…
Chicago Cubs
Michael Cerami
•Mar 22, 2025
Cubs vs Rockies — Just four more Spring Training games to go until we’re back in the regular season. Once again, this one is not being broadcast on Marquee, despite being hosted by the Cubs at Sloan Park (which is quite ridiculous). But if you’d like to tune in, it will be on 670 The Score. In any case, here’s a look at the Cubs lineup for their afternoon contest…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Mar 22, 2025
A quartet of Cubs pitching notes for your afternoon – and I’ll slip in my own mention of a fifth pitcher – courtesy of MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian: https://bsky.app/profile/bastianmlb.bsky.social/post/3lkydobmtcc2a Firstly, you can now pencil in Shōta Imanaga for game three of the domestic regular season, coming after Justin Steele and Jameson Taillon. Not only does this ordering break up the front-two lefties, it also sets up the possibility for Shōta Imanaga…
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Brett Taylor
•Mar 22, 2025
Craig Counsell has announced his starting pitchers for the first two games of the regular season, non-Japan edition. Justin Steele will start that road opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, followed by Jameson Taillon on Friday (Sun-Times). No word beyond that, and no word specifically on when Shōta Imanaga, who started the opener in Japan, will make his debut. Counsell did say, per Cubs.com, that he’s taking a very…
