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Billy Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the … [Read more...] about The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender

Moisés Ballesteros | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Moisés Ballesteros and Brandon Birdsell were honored as the best Cubs minor leaguers this year The Cubs today announced that catcher Moisés Ballesteros was named the Buck O’Neil Minor League Player of the Year and that right-hander Brandon Birdsell was honored as the Vedie Himsl Cubs Minor League … [Read more...] about Cubs give minor league awards to Moisés Ballesteros and Brandon Birdsell

Paul Goldschmidt | Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Paul Goldschmidt would be a good fit in Chicago. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. New friends and old, all are welcome. We’ve got no cover … [Read more...] about BCB After Dark: Could the Cubs strike gold with Goldschmidt?

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Just throwing that title out there. Things are picking up a little bit. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ Tenace elbow

Baseball America It’s interesting and cool... but needs some work. One thing that’s been endlessly debated among baseball people: Exactly what is a “check swing”? In some games in the Arizona Fall League, MLB is now testing a challenge system that aims to specifically define that. This article by Sam Dykstra at MLB.com explains how it works: Using the same Hawk-Eye … [Read more...] about MLB is testing a check swing challenge system in the Arizona Fall League