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“Gotta find a way, find a way when I’m there. Gotta find a way, a better way. I’d better wait.” – Territorial Pissings by Nirvana I dislike this phrase a great deal, but I’m going to lead with it anyway: Have a day, Carson Kelly! The Cubs’ backup catcher huffed and puffed his way to third base to register an 8th-inning triple, giving him baseball’s first cycle of the 2025 … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Kelly Leads West Coast Onslaught, Brown Wins First Start, Lynn Retires, Profar Gets 80-Game Suspension

My kids have been on spring break all week, so I am happy to report I didn’t miss an inning of baseball thanks to late starts and strategic dadding around the Sunday game. Unfortunately, that means I saw all of Sunday’s game. Domestic Opening Day has come and gone, meaning the bullpen hate is in mid-season form after a small sample size. With the Wrigley opener left to go this … [Read more...] about 3 Up, 3 Down – Searching for Diamonds in the Rough

“Plop, plop, fizz, fizz…” – Alka-Seltzer commercial, 1976 If I started with an actual song based on yesterday’s bullpen implosion, I probably would have chosen “Same Old Song and Dance” by Aerosmith. You’re not alone if you watched Sunday’s game and felt like it was 2023 or 2024. This has to be some kind of curse. Eli Morgan gave up six earned runs in less than one inning to … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Repugnant Bullpen Costs Cubs Another Win, Boyd Impressive in First Start, Yanks Blast 15 Dingers in Weekend Onslaught

Kyle Tucker hit his first home run as a Cub in Saturday’s win against the Diamondbacks, continuing his strong start to the 2025 season. He did it again on Sunday with a three-run homer that gave the Cubs a four-run lead. Tucker has now homered in two straight games, proving why he is one of the best hitters in baseball. All hail the King (Tuck). pic.twitter.com/Szm9mF6uP5 — … [Read more...] about Watch: Kyle Tucker Clobbers a Three-Run Home Run

It only took about 24 hours for the honeymoon to end, and now it’s up to Shōta Imanaga to save the season. Since no team has ever made the playoffs after starting out 1-4, this is perhaps the most critical game the Cubs will play. Or maybe I just made all that up and this one is really only consequential in the fact that banking early losses isn’t very helpful. A day after … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/29/25): Workman at 3B, Berti at 2B, Imanaga Starting