Pete Rose at Wrigley Field in the 1970s | Getty Images This seems complicated, but it really isn’t. News item: Pete Rose, who had more MLB hits than anyone in history, has died at the age of 83. You can read about Rose’s career at that link, or just about anywhere, and the various reasons he isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Beyond his gambling, which he denied for 15 years … [Read more...] about Pete Rose has died. Will he ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame?
First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Sunday 9/29, 2:20 CT
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Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Sunday 9/29, 2:20 CT
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Reds 3, Cubs 0: Here’s to next year, beginning in Tokyo
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs and Reds matched zeroes for nine innings, but the Cubs couldn’t hold the visitors down in extras. The Cubs put a Spring Training split-squad lineup on the field Sunday at Wrigley against the Reds, and fought them to a 0-0 deadlock after nine innings. Then in the 10th inning, after Ethan Roberts picked off the placed runner — … [Read more...] about Reds 3, Cubs 0: Here’s to next year, beginning in Tokyo
Baseball history unpacked, September 30
Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Alfonso Soriano hits homers, playoff action, a perfect game, 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 … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, September 30