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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Spring Training Podcasts Shed Interesting Light on Cubs’ NL Central Rivals
As happy as I am when spring training began, I’m even more eager for it to end. I get little…
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Entertaining Emergency Podcasts Capture Emotions of Bryce Harper Signing
Not long after news broke of Bryce Harper’s signing by Philadelphia, funeral songs could almost be heard among some Chicago…
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Cubs’ NL Central Hopes Could Turn on Success Against Reds, Pirates
Much will be written this season about the three-headed rivalry in the NL Central. The Brewers return as the defending…
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PECOTA Forecasts Drew Smyly as Near Perfect Cole Hamels Replacement for Rangers
One piece of unfinished offseason work is Theo Epstein completing the Drew Smyly deal with the Texas Rangers after the…
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Challenge for Javy Baez in 2019 Will Be Doing It When Everyone Expects It
Without doubt, surprise is the defining attribute of Javy Baez’s game. Stealing home on a sleeping defense. Amazing critics by…
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6 Questions to Spur Debate About Cubs Season
The best barroom debates revolve around tantalizing questions that are usually impossible to answer definitively. In that spirit, here are…
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Cubs’ Media Partnership Further Blurs Line Between Sports, Politics
Like most popular entertainment, sports achieve their greatest popularity when providing a needed respite from the worries, tragedies and pressures…
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9 Unanswered Cubs Questions as Pitchers and Catchers Report
Chicago Cubs pitchers and catchers report today, thank goodness. It was a rough end of the season, followed by a…
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Taking Measure of Cubs’ Competition By Scouting Podcasts
I’m a big subscriber to the idea you can’t honestly evaluate your own team without understanding the competition. Thus, I…
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Kyle Hendricks Offers Surprising Model for Nico Hoerner’s Development Path
When the Cubs acquired Kyle Hendricks in 2012, he didn’t fit Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer’s preferred model for power…
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