Bryan O'Donnell

After graduating from Purdue, O'Donnell entered the publishing industry and now works as a copy editor for a nonprofit. When not watching, reading about, or writing about baseball, he's most likely over-analyzing music or current TV shows. He has a soft spot in his heart for both the beaches of Alabama and the mountains of Colorado. You may not know it to look at him, but he can run really, really fast. Follow him on Twitter at @bodonnell14.

Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 24, 2014

Cubs Notes: Castro Done for Season, Jackson to Bullpen

Well Cubs fans, it looks like we won’t get a chance to see a Baez-Rizzo-Soler-Castro lineup this season. It was…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 23, 2014

Cubs Notes: Wood Finishes Season With Familiar Results

Monday night was a microcosm of Travis Wood’s 2014 season. The left-handed starter gave up eight hits and seven runs…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 22, 2014

Cubs Notes: Dodgers Prove Too Much To Handle, But Cubs Display Some Fight

With Sunday afternoon’s 8-5 loss to the Dodgers, the Cubs lost three out of four to the National League West…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 21, 2014

Cubs Notes: Chris Coghlan Charges Comeback

Chris Coghlan had himself a game on Saturday. The left-handed outfielder went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 20, 2014

Cubs Notes: Edwin Jackson shelled, Castillo injured

If you didn’t catch Friday’s game right from the beginning, you probably missed the entirety of starting pitcher Edwin Jackson’s…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 19, 2014

Cubs Notes: More Minor League Affiliates on the Move

The game of minor league affiliate musical chairs continues. After previously switching the High-A affiliate from Daytona to Myrtle Beach,…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 18, 2014

Cubs Notes: Hendricks Continues Impressive Rookie Campaign, Bryant Visits Wrigley

Kyle Hendricks did it again. Despite being a pitcher without prototypically dominant stuff, Hendricks is really fun to watch. He…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 17, 2014

Cubs Notes: Arrieta One-Hits Reds, Cubs High-A Affiliate Moving to Myrtle Beach

For a team that is most likely going to finish the season in the cellar of the National League Central,…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 16, 2014

Cubs Notes: Welcome Back, Anthony Rizzo

Never leave us again. Anthony Rizzo, who missed 18 games with a back injury, hit a walk-off solo home run…
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Bryan O'DonnellSeptember 15, 2014

Cubs Notes: Soler Expected Back Tonight, Rizzo Questionable

You know a Cubs game is not going well when you hear Len Kasper say: “And the inning from hell…
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