Cubs 2, Reds 0: A good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel
So maybe this idea of having an opener for Ben Brown’s turn in the rotation is… pretty good?…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 57
Before Friday, the Cubs had won every series opener that they had played at Wrigley Field. On the…
Reds 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day
The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-2 on a cloudy, sprinkly Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, ending their…
Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!
It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 56
I’m choosing to embrace this team’s ability to win different games. Over the weekend in Cincinnati, the offense…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 55
If Monday’s night made part of Cubs fandom antsy, then a lot of skin was crawling Tuesday night…
Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Matt Shaw walks it off
Matt Shaw, your table is ready. The Cubs third baseman, sent to Triple-A Iowa after a rough start…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54
I did secretly hope this series would be a little more “boring.” In one manner of looking at…
Cubs 3, Rockies 1: One down, two to go
The Cubs began a series against the worst team in baseball, the Rockies, at Wrigley Field Monday afternoon.…
Cubs 11, Reds 8: Reese McGuire and the comeback Cubs do it again
As you might imagine, I had an entire recap written, or nearly so, about how the Cubs couldn’t…
2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52
It’s been years since I was anywhere close to a “watch 162 games closely” person. There definitely was…
Reds 6, Cubs 4: A late-inning rally comes up short
The Cubs trailed 6-2 in the seventh inning Saturday and, well… you had to have the fleeting thought,…