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Sam Jones | Getty Images There weren’t many deals this year, and at least one was pretty bad. Wid Matthews, the Cubs general manager from 1950-56, came from the Cardinals and Dodgers, where he was highly regarded as a scout under Branch Rickey, for both teams. Both the Cardinals and Dodgers were known for their early adoption of the farm system model in baseball and had … [Read more...] about A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1956

Photo by Gusti Aldi/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Too much monkey business? Roll out the barrel! 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, … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks rhesus pieces

Here’s a beautiful photo that captures an era at Wrigley Field. This beautiful photo of Wrigley Field is from the 1990s. We know this before even looking at the scoreboard because of the center-field bleacher batters eye. It’s from a time after the artificial turf cover was removed, as well as the empty benches that were there, but before shrubbery was installed in the late … [Read more...] about Cubs historical sleuthing: 1990s edition

Dansby Swanson makes a slick play against the Reds The late night coffee shop looks at the Cubs star shortstop next season Thank God it’s Friday at the old late night coffee shop serving all of the libations you’re looking for to get your weekend started right. Josh left things sparkling for us on Thursday so be sure you clean up and leave things the same when he … [Read more...] about BCB After Dark: Will Dansby Swanson exceed his Steamer projection?

Javier Assad was part of the Torneo Apertura 2024 Liga MX at Caliente Stadium, November 1. | Photo by Francisco Vega/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Won’t you come out to play? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks is beautiful, and so are you