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Cubs 2018 Report Card: Offense Earns Passing Grades, Not Honor Roll
The Cubs’ season ended with a loss in the NL Wild Card game last Tuesday night, a disappointing finish to…
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The Rundown: Red Sox Advance to ALCS, CC Sabathia Has Strong Words for Angel Hernandez, More Bryce Harper Hype
So the Yankees were eliminated by the Red Sox last night, losing 4-3 in Yankee Stadium. All the favorites have…
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Chili Davis Effect Backfired, Cubs Hitters Regressed Across the Board
Chili Davis was hired by the Cubs to promote situational hitting awareness and “finish the development of [their] hitters,” as…
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Despite Disappointing Finish, 2018 Was a Success for Cubs
I am still recovering from the events of the Cubs’ last four games. I traveled to Chicago for a family…
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What Can We Make of Conflicting Reports About Maddon Seeking Contract Extension?
Joe Maddon is only under contract for one more year in Chicago, but exactly how mutual that situation is seems…
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Addison Russell Could Remain with Cubs, but It’ll Take a Lot of Work
When Melisa Reidy, Addison Russell’s ex-wife, published her letter confirming domestic abuse charges, many Cubs fans expressed a desire to…
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Seeds of Cubs’ Playoff Failure Largely Sown Last Offseason
Yes, the Cubs won an impressive 95 games this season. Yes, they finished with the second-best record in the National…
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Time For Cubs to Move on from Addison Russell
It was announced Wednesday that Addison Russell had accepted a 40-game suspension retroactive to September 21, when he was first…
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Theo Epstein Postmortem: ‘Our Offense Broke,’ Cubs Lacked ‘Killer Instinct as a Team’
Looking exactly like a man who’d chased a gut-wrenching loss with a full day of exit interviews, Theo Epstein sat…
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Theo Epstein Destroys Notion of Struggling Cubs Bullpen
Based on his tendency to verbally eviscerate what he feels are narratives regarding his team, I’m starting to think we…
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