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Reivaj Garcia | MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK The season ends with a 3-2 win over Rochester Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs clipped the wings of the Rochester Red Wings (Nationals), 3-2 in 11 innings. Iowa cleaned out the pitching staff today with nine pitchers, none of whom pitched more than two innings. Lucas Luetge started and gave … [Read more...] about Iowa Cubs Wrap: I-Cubs close out the year with a 3-2 win in 11 innings

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs got yet another dazzling performance from Shōta Imanaga, and turned on the power in this rain-delayed win. Sunday’s weather forecast in Chicago was pretty dire — rain for most of the day, and I’ll have some further thoughts later — but it ended mid-afternoon in time for the game to begin with a two hour, 20 minute delay. It … [Read more...] about Cubs 5, Nationals 0: Shōta Imanaga shines, and the Cubs bring out the long ball

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Fred Merkle’s place in the lore, 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 various narratives to follow as they unfold … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, September 23

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images They are on their way to the most losses in modern baseball history. We all know the White Sox are having a bad season, but now we officially know they’re one of the worst teams in modern baseball history. On Sunday night they lost to the Padres, and that loss saw them tie the 1962 New York Mets at 120 losses ($). And there’s still a … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: The White Sox tie an unwelcome record

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs shut out the Nationals 5-0 and take three of four. You can only ever beat the team that is scheduled to play you. There is a pretty high amount of randomness in scheduling. I suspect the schedule did the Cubs no favors in 2024. There were a lot of subpar teams baked into the last half the season and particularly the last 40 … [Read more...] about 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156