Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong at thw Winter Classic | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs are collecting fungible arms while we wait for another entree. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ Sasaki jockeying
5 bold predictions for the 2025 Cubs
Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images In which I go out on the proverbial limb to forecast the year to come. Usually, I post an article toward the end of the year revisiting my bold predictions for the Cubs for that season. Why didn’t I do that in 2024? Because not one of my five bold predictions came true. Not even close. I give you the link here because in … [Read more...] about 5 bold predictions for the 2025 Cubs
A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1928
Rogers Hornsby | Getty Images One really significant deal was made. The 1928 Cubs remained in contention most of the year, but couldn’t get over the hump into first place except for a few days after a 13-game winning streak in May. Still, they won 91 games, their most since 1912, and finished only four games out of first. Then they made a key offseason trade that would … [Read more...] about A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1928
BCB After Dark: Which top remaining reliever should the Cubs sign?
Jeff Hoffman throws a pitch in July at Wrigley Field | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images There are still elite free agent options available Welcome to 2025 and welcome to your late night indie coffee house where we specialize in coffee, tea and any number of alcoholic libations that you may welcome on a cold winter’s night. Josh left us a spectacular setting for … [Read more...] about BCB After Dark: Which top remaining reliever should the Cubs sign?
Baseball history unpacked, January 1
Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wee Willie Keeler and Don Larsen* pass on, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, January 1