Today in Cubs history: The time the Cubs almost traded Mark Grace for Kevin Appier

Many of us — perhaps you! — hope the Cubs will still reunite with lefthander Andrew Chafin, who’s still unsigned only about three weeks away from the beginning of spring games. In case that doesn’t happen, though, the Cubs might already have in camp, on a minor-league...

As I do here every spring, I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp, which is now available after the announcement of the Cubs’ 32 non-roster invitees earlier today. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression.

The Cubs announced Monday that 32 non-roster players would be invited to major league Spring Training, joining the players on the 40-man roster, so 72 total players will be in camp. The team’s first pitcher/catcher workout will be February 15 and the first full-squad workout February 20, with the first game against the Giants February 25 at Sloan Park.

Let me start another Hall of Fame controversy. I think it’s a serious oversight by the Hall of Fame to not have inducted former Cubs righthander Rick Reuschel, more than 30 years after his retirement. Reuschel didn’t get any real consideration in his one year on the BBWAA ballot...

The info that came with this photo is titled “Cubs in first place 1947” and says:. Cubs legend Phil Cavarretta slides hard on a stolen base attempt at Wrigley Field during the 1947 season. At the bottom of the link is the original newspaper photo this came from,...

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Hulk Hogan is "paralyzed" from the waist down, at least according to another legendary wrestler, it has been revealed. Kurt Angle, speaking on an episode of his top-rated podcast on Sunday, said that he and Hogan, 69, spoke backstage when they both appeared at the 30th Anniversary special for WWE’s program “Monday Night Raw.”

There have been a number of sad reports coming out of the world of professional wrestling in recent weeks, with former stars passing away, both during their career and following it.

Stephen Jackson exposes future Hall of Famer, Tony Parker as the most selfish player he played with.

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One of the very few things I was looking forward to with the 2023 Cubs was seeing how Matt Mervis would do at first base after a truly impressive progression throughout the minors during 2022. It really seemed like there was no need for the Cubs to make Mervis continue to slash his K rate while boosting his power at Triple-A, he already did that over 240 plate appearances in Iowa, so the next stop was obviously Wrigley Field. Since this is still a Cubs team that projects at just around 75 wins, good for third or fourth in a weak division, it seemed like a perfect chance to see what Mervis could do with some runway at the big league level, and I was here for it.

A once-vibrant BCB tradtion, Fantasty baseball, is returning for 2023! (Well we've had leagues the whole time really, but kind of had full leagues and so didn't really advertise it the last few seasons) We're looking for 2-4 teams to join our league -- maybe one of you relishes the...

Third in a series of posts about the most consecutive complete games by a pitcher in the Modern Era. Major League Baseball has many records widely considered to be "unbreakable." An article on the topic at Wikipedia lists no fewer than 39 of them. But it is possible that someone...

Good morning. Pitchers and Catchers who intend to play in the World Baseball Classic report to Spring Training one week from today. The Dodgers announced that they will retire the number 34 in honor of left-handed pitcher Fernando Valenzuela as part of a three-day celebration from August 11 to 13. No Dodger player has worn the number since Valenzuela.