Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images The Cubs continue to sleepwalk through these five Spring Training games between the Tokyo opener and the domestic Opening Day in Arizona. The Cubs continued their five-game Spring Training homestand after their season-opening trip to Japan and once again the bats were silent as they lost to the Sacramento Athletics 8-1 before 13,024 at … [Read more...] about Athletics 8, Cubs 1: Still jet-lagged
Can you guess this Cubs first baseman in today’s in-5 trivia game?
Think you can figure out what Cubs player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Good morning! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Cubs player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results … [Read more...] about Can you guess this Cubs first baseman in today’s in-5 trivia game?
Baseball history unpacked, March 24
Happy birthday to Starlin Castro! | Set Number: X84190 TK1 R1 F3 A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Starlin Castro! Leo Durocher puts his cards on the table, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, March 24
Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images They’ve locked down Tanner Bibee. Hello BCB friends, I’m pleased to report that this is the last Monday before we will have regular season baseball again! Over the weekend came some tragic news, as Yankees’ star Brett Gardner’s young son Miller passed away unexpectedly. In baseball itself, several players are starting the season on … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: The Guardians aren’t afraid to commit
Tokyo travelogue: Street scenes in Shinjuku
Shinjuku train station | Al Yellon I spent the last partial day of my trip just hanging around the city. TOKYO — When you read this, or at least at the time it’s going to post, I’ll be only a few hours from landing at O’Hare Airport. This will be the longest Monday ever, as I had a full morning and early afternoon in Tokyo, and the flight left at 6:20 p.m. Japan time. … [Read more...] about Tokyo travelogue: Street scenes in Shinjuku