1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (536+ words) Craig Counsell and Jed Hoyer have a lot of work to do. Let's look at the season this way for a moment. If, on Opening Day, I had told you the Cubs would be 44-37 after 81 games, you'd have probably been…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (897+ words) The Cubs have won four straight and 10 of 13. Matthew Boyd, just off the injured list, and Freddy Peralta matched zeroes over the first five innings, though Boyd got himself in trouble with a few walks, which limited the number of…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (196+ words) Plus, who is the best catcher in baseball? Happy Friday, one and all! As some of you might have predicted, after Phase 1 of the All-Star voting was completed, there were no Cubs on the shortlist. Outside of the Braves and…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (702+ words) The Pelicans win late. Knoxville continues their hot streak. Iowa got mugged. Right-hander Grant Kipp was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Kenten Egbert went back down to High-A South Bend after his one game in Iowa. The…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago  (328+ words) Cubs average attendance is down this year, to date. The Cubs have played 40 home games, just short of half the season total of 81. (It would have been just above half if not for Sunday's rainout at Wrigley Field.) Here are…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago  (249+ words) The Cubs left-hander is back. Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd has had two injured list stints this year, one for a bicep issue, the other for a knee injury suffered while playing with his kids. The latter likely wins "Weird Baseball…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (512+ words) The Cubs have begun to address this need with a trade. Earlier this week, I asked you what the Cubs" biggest need is right now: Starting pitching, relief pitching or improvement for the offense. That article was posted before the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1319+ words) And the Mets defense is atrociously, laughably bad. I've always been a fan of Dansby Swanson. He plays elite defense and, up to this year, his bat always played well enough. This season, Swanson got off to a very slow…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (309+ words) Dansby Swanson's five-game hitting streak was capped Wednesday with a grand slam in the 10-3 win over the Mets In Tuesday's game, PCA hit his 17th HR, extending his on-base streak to 24 games and his hitting streak to 11. Michael Busch's two-run home…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (893+ words) The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks about the Cubs" late-night trade. It"s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for taking…...