2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Jordan Wicks, the Superhero vs. the Brewers
A little bit of larceny for your weekend sport viewing? We all read from the same script. This…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Colin Rea is the Superhero vs. the Brewers
You can’t say you didn’t see this one coming. It would have been great to get one of…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Trent Thornton is the Superhero vs. Mets.
Well, that game was at least a little differently shaped. Sort of. The Cubs broke out to a…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Swanson and Ramirez are Superheroes!
I want everyone to be honest with themselves. Ignoring the sequencing, did you think the Cubs would be…
Cubs Heroes and Goats: Pete Crow-Armstrong is the Superhero vs. Jays.
I just can’t keep saying it happens. It happens that a team that played in the World Series…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ryan Rolison is the Superhero vs. the Giants
The sweep wasn’t meant to be. This is another of what I always end up using “in fairness”…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Rockies
On this night, I have a silver lining. Now your mileage may vary, but for me? I’m not…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Pete Crow-Armstrong is the Superhero against the Giants!
I will talk from time to time about the “shape” of a win. As much fun as these…
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki homer, but the Cubs blow a lead and lose 5-4 in 10
Ian Happ’s fourth-inning double made him the 37th player with 1,000 hits in games as a Cub. Those…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54
I’ve written about more than a thousand Cubs games in my years doing this. Never before has this…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 47
If you are not all over MLB social media, you might not know that come from behind wins…
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 46
In recent years, baseball fans have come to accept the phrase “Because baseball” to describe certain games. Generally,…