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Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The regular season ends, except for two makeup games today. A look back and a look ahead to the playoffs. Plus other MLB news. So in case you don’t know already or don’t want to click on the links, the Braves and Mets play their two makeup games in Atlanta today. Each team just needs to win one game to make the … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The offense heads to the off-season one day early in a 3-0 loss. I love baseball. That’s the whole story really. Every now and then, that love will flicker. As I’ve moved through the years from someone who watched every inning he could through the season to someone who listened a lot to someone who monitors the game through apps and … [Read more...] about 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 162

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Obviously, we wish this year’s Cubs would have done better. But there were still some performances to celebrate. As they did in 2023, the Cubs dug themselves a deep hole early on this year, went on a pretty good run and were briefly in a wild-card spot, then couldn’t hold on to it in September. They did finish 83-79, the … [Read more...] about 2024 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row over the visitors from Cincinnati. Saturday notes... ONE DAY YES, ONE DAY NO: The Cubs have alternated wins and losses in their last nine games: win, loss, win at home vs. the Nationals; loss, win, loss at Philadelphia; and win at home vs. the Reds. They have had one longer such streak this season: 10 … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Saturday 9/28, 1:20 CT

Saturday’s game threads are all right here. … [Read more...] about Cubs vs. Reds Saturday 9/28 game threads