After splitting a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs entered the weekend with a magic number of 3 to clinch a third consecutive Central Division title. A sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the closing series …
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Cubs Take South Side Crosstown Series After Dropping Game 1
The Chicago Cubs came into the second half of the “Crosstown Classic” intracity matchup with a 2.5 game lead in the NL Central Division over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers following a brutal stretch of 30 games scheduled in 30 days. …
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Cubs Finish 30-Game Marathon with 18-11 Record
Due to early season rainouts, the Chicago Cubs were originally scheduled to complete a “death march” stretch of 23 late-season games scheduled in the same number of days. Thanks to epic mishandling of a rainy weekend in Washington by MLB, …
Why Is an Official MLB Twitter Account Shitting on Players?
The Chicago Cubs’ overall offensive failures in their 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday were overshadowed by one particular play by the Northsiders’ primary catcher, Willson Contreras. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Contreras came to the …
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Let the Sharknado Descend!
Thanks to the rainy conditions in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend, the Chicago Cubs sat through multiple rain delays and were forced to postpone Friday’s game to a Saturday double-header after an aborted start that did not last long …
Cubs’ Seven-Game Winning Streak Snapped in 10-3 Loss to Mets
After a walkoff win in the suspended game concluded on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs were looking to sweep the series and complete a perfect season series against the New York Mets in their regularly-scheduled matchup at Wrigley Field on Wednesday …
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Javy Being Javy
Last night, the Chicago Cubs played the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Cubs were the victors by a final score of 8-2 thanks to a strong start by SP Jon Lester (5.2 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, …
Yu Suffers Another Setback, 2018 Return Seems Unlikely
Injured Chicago Cubs SP Yu Darvish, who has missed significant time this season due to right triceps tendinitis and impingement in the right shoulder, exited his scheduled rehab start at Class A South Bend on Sunday after only one inning. This is bad …
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Cubs Outlast Scherzer and Gut-Punch Nats in Epic Walkoff Victory
The Chicago Cubs came into the rubber match of the weekend series with the Washington Nationals with a tough row to hoe, as three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2018 MVP candidate SP Max Scherzer was scheduled to start for …
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Big Sexy Career Milestone Watch: 246 Wins
Texas Rangers SP Bartolo “Big Sexy” Colón continued his milestone season on Tuesday night, surpassing the career victories record for Latin American-born pitchers set by Nicaraguan Dennis “El Presidente” Martínez with his 246th win, which came over the Seattle Mariners …