Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The NLCS begins out west. Here’s all the info you will need for the first game of the 2024 NLCS. A New York vs. Los Angeles NLCS is probably not what anyone but fans of those teams and Fox executives wanted, but here we are. MLB.com Gameday for NLCS Game 1. RHP Kodai Senga vs. RHP Jack Flaherty. 7:15 p.m. CT. TV: Fox. … [Read more...] about 2024 NLCS, Game 1: Mets vs. Dodgers, Sunday 10/13, 7:15 CT
Baseball history unpacked, October 14
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The 2003 collapse 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 … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, October 14
Outside The Confines: LA strikes first
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Dodgers are ascendant with three-straight shutouts. Previews of both Championship Series and other news from MLB. Good morning. I think I won’t publish links to the articles where Kodai Senga assured everyone that he was ready to pitch Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. I think nearly all of America is a … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: LA strikes first
Why you, the Cubs fan, should be cheering for the Guardians this October
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images There’s one very simple reason. The four teams in the two League Championship Series this year rank, per Spotrac, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 24 in cash payrolls. I’m pretty sure you can guess who No. 24 is. (FWIW, the Cubs are sixth in the Spotrac ranking.) The Dodgers (1), Mets (2) and Yankees (3) have attempted to buy themselves a … [Read more...] about Why you, the Cubs fan, should be cheering for the Guardians this October
Arizona Fall League: Mesa Solar Sox Week 1 review
Moises Ballesteros | Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Boys of Autumn have finished their first week in the AFL. Here’s how the Cubs on the Solar Sox did. We’ve just finished week one of the Arizona Fall League and the Mesa Solar Sox are off to a great start with a 4-2 record, which is good enough for first place in the league. In case you’ve … [Read more...] about Arizona Fall League: Mesa Solar Sox Week 1 review