John Jones-Imagn Images The ALCS begins and the NLCS continues. Here’s all the info you will need for today’s two LCS games. MLB.com Gameday for NLCS Game 2. Dodgers lead series 1-0. LHP Sean Manaea vs. TBD. 3:08 p.m. CT. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci. MLB.com Gameday for ALCS Game 1. RHP Alex Cobb vs. LHP Carlos Rodón. … [Read more...] about 2024 NLCS, Game 2: Mets vs. Dodgers and ALCS Game 1, Guardians vs. Yankees
BCB After Dark: Can I interest you in Teoscar?
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The late-night/early morning spot for Cubs fans asks It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you stopped by. New friends and old are welcome. Please let us know if you need anything. We still have a few tables available. … [Read more...] about BCB After Dark: Can I interest you in Teoscar?
Cub Tracks’ the hardest part
#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. We await developments. And wait. And wait... 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, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ the hardest part
Creating a chain of Cubs players back to the beginnings of baseball
Matt Marton-Imagn Images An interesting exercise inspired by a Cubs-related tweet. News item: Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw, who had a player option for 2025, announced Monday that he’s going to “give it a go” for next year. That produced this bit of interesting baseball history: The news that Clayton Kershaw will come back in 2025 reminds me that Greg Maddux was … [Read more...] about Creating a chain of Cubs players back to the beginnings of baseball
Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson are Cubs Gold Glove finalists
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images There’s one player who was a notable exclusion. The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove finalists were announced Tuesday and two Cubs were in the top three of voting: Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ. Who’s missing there? Why, Pete Crow-Armstrong. The NL finalists in center field are Brenton Doyle of the Rockies, Jacob Young of the … [Read more...] about Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson are Cubs Gold Glove finalists