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Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Go get ‘em, Cody. … [Read more...] about First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Thursday 2/20, 2:05 CT

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Major League Baseball MLB’s ABS challenge system test was used for the first time. The Cubs — or, more accurately, a bunch of miscellaneous guys wearing Cubs uniforms — defeated the Dodgers in the 2025 Spring Training opener 12-4 Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Arizona. That wasn’t the most important story of the game, as you surely know that Spring Training wins and … [Read more...] about Cubs 12, Dodgers 4: Welcome to our robo-ump overlords

Alexander Canario hits a home run against the Marlins in April | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images This is not a trick question Welcome to your late week, late night, indie coffee shop where the drinks are running all night and whether you need something to warm your body up after a brutally cold Chicago week or something to cool down after getting fired up watching the Cubs … [Read more...] about BCB After Dark: Why did the Cubs DFA Alexander Canario?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Porter Hodge* and other Cubs, Pete Rose has a conversation with the brass, and the PTBNL for Theo Epstein is identified. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, February 21