Michael Canter

Favorite Quote: "Look Ma! Top of the World!" Cubs fan since I was five years old (1969): lover of B&W movies, the Oxford Comma, classic rock, and of course, baseball; annual roto-champ; partial insomniac; I detest the liberal use of the word 'albeit' by baseball writers; Nice guy, though somewhat brooding. Comment me, please and thank you.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Michael CanterMarch 30, 2018

The Rundown: Cubs Win, Happ Trending Up, Cards Trending Down, Rizzo Has Out-Of-Body Experience

Ian Happ — he’s good, right? You go, we go, son. Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox homered on the first pitch of…
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Michael CanterMarch 29, 2018

The Rundown: Opening Day Is Here, Previewing the Brewers, Maddon Expects Strong Start

Opening Day is here! Except if you are in Cincinnati, where the tease will go on for at least another…
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Michael CanterMarch 28, 2018

The Rundown: Competition in Central, Bryzzo Speaks, Epstein’s Leadership

So long, Cactus League. The 2018 season is just about to get started and there is already dissension among the…
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Michael CanterMarch 27, 2018

The Rundown: Of Cowards and Losers, Force Multipliers, Heyward as Bench Bat

In two days the games count. The last time they counted it wasn’t very pretty for these Cubs. By the…
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Michael CanterMarch 23, 2018

The Rundown: The Magic of Wrigley, 2018 Predictions, Strop Ready, Bryant Amazed by Team’s Offensive Potential

This is the last Friday of spring training. We spend every day from November through March fouling off every Uncle…
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Michael CanterMarch 22, 2018

The Rundown: A Tale of Two Kyles, Happ To Lead Off, MiLB Players To Be Exempt from Fair Wage Standards

Yu Darvish is good, right? 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K today for @faridyu! pic.twitter.com/FbABVQiH6v —…
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Michael CanterMarch 21, 2018

The Rundown: Spring Training Blues, Cubs Projected Record and Ranks, Alex Cobb Signs with Baltimore

I suppose there are worse things than waking up every hour with Eric Clapton’s “Bell Bottom Blues” stuck in your head and…
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Michael CanterMarch 20, 2018

The Rundown: Quick Spring Training Thoughts, Contreras and Q in Beast Mode, Almora Cubs Secret Weapon, MiLB Labor Issues

Some stream-of-consciousness randomness with nine days until the season opener in Miami: The Cubs are playing so well right now…
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Michael CanterMarch 19, 2018

The Rundown: Hope Springs Eternal, Cubs Set To Defend Central Division, Schwarber and Contreras Ready To Go

“Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed: The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests…
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Michael CanterMarch 15, 2018

The Rundown: Cubs Hit Vegas For The Weekend, Team Is Go For Launch, Pace of Play Comes to MiLB

Well, the dog days of Spring Training have hit me in the form of writer’s block. The heart of the…
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