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Welcome back to the Minor League Wrap, although tonight is just the “Iowa Cubs Wrap” because the other three affiliates don’t start their season until Thursday (Tennessee and Myrtle Beach) or Friday (South Bend). This was a great win for Iowa, but it was by far the...

Iowa Cubs Wrap: March 31

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Welcome back for the 10th season of Heroes and Goats. I can remember back to 2014 when Al Yellon asked the Bleed Cubbie Blue faithful if any of them had ideas for new features. Me? I wouldn’t describe myself as particularly creative. But I well remember when Russ La Croix conceived Heroes and Goats. I was from the beginning a fan of the series and read what he produced day after day. Russ would helm this feature through the 2016 World Series. He was a man who knew how to exit on a high note, departing following the Cubs’ World Series victory.

2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1

Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Well, here it is, Opening Day. Marcus Stroman is...

Cub Tracks’ Open Season

The Cubs announced their Opening Day 26-man roster this morning in advance of today’s contest with the Milwaukee Brewers. Right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. was selected from Triple-A Iowa to make the final spot on the team. Additionally, the Cubs placed two pitchers on the 15-day injured list, retroactive...

Cubs announce Opening Day roster

The Cubs opened the 2003 season with some hope, despite a 95-loss season the previous year. A new manager had been hired: Dusty Baker, who’d just taken the San Francisco Giants to the World Series. The team had traded the unpopular Todd Hundley to the Dodgers for Eric Karros and Mark Grudzielanek, and people were looking forward to young star Mark Prior’s first full MLB season after a good last two months of 2002.

Today in Cubs history: Corey Patterson drives in 7 runs on Opening Day

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I told you this team was better than last year’s version. The Cubs got solid pitching, timely hitting and excellent defense in Thursday’s 2023 season opener at Wrigley Field, leading to a well-played 4-0 win over the Brewers, played in chilly 42-degree weather in front of a crowd about 5,000 short of a sellout (36,054).

Cubs 4, Brewers 0: The complaint department is closed

So, as you know, this series probably should have been scheduled to be played in Milwaukee. But we’ve already discussed that here already and it does look like they’ll get the games in, though it’s not going to be very warm this weekend in Chicago. For more...

On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Brewers series preview

STARTING OFF: The Cubs are 80-65-2 all-time in Opening Day games, including last year’s win over the Brewers at Wrigley Field. When they open the season at home, they are 31-25-2 overall and 24-24-1 at Wrigley Field. The two tie games on Opening Day happened April 12, 1911 in St. Louis and April 12, 1965 at Wrigley, also against the Cardinals.

Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Thursday 3/30, 1:20 CT

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Baseball's 'Twain' at the Examiner, Part 17

On May 17, 1917, the Cubs led the National League standings by 3 games, with a record of 22-9. They already had won nearly one third...

Baseball's 'Twain' at the Examiner, Part 17

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