August is coming to a close. The playoffs are closer than it seems, and with the division still up for grabs, the Chicago Cubs took two out of three in a crucial series against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was a tight, low-scoring series that saw the Cubs inch ever closer to overtaking the Brewers in […]
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This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Chicago Cubs. In this installment are right- and left-handed starting pitchers as well as relievers. The list of the best right-handed starting pitchers in Chicago Cubs history includes no less than five Hall
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This is the fourth article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Chicago Cubs. In this installment are the outfielders. If you are a fan of baseball history and the Chicago Cubs, this is the story to read. Although there is plenty of depth in terms of
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Chicago Cubs. In this installment, second basemen and shortstops. Second base and shortstop have been defense-first positions throughout baseball history. However, the starters at both spots for the Chicago Cubs have so much power and
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It’s already the second week in August and the MLB Postseason races are just heating up! We are getting to the point where teams start to get hot and go on legendary runs into and through the playoffs. There are technically no teams mathematically eliminated from the postseason but the Athletics are very close. According
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Chicago Cubs. In this installment, first and third basemen. The lists of the best first and third basemen in Chicago Cubs is littered with slick fielders and productive hitters. Among those on the list are
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Chicago Cubs. In this installment, catchers and managers. Much like the Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs saw quite a bit of prosperity in the early 1900s, then went on a long stretch without a championship
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Over ten years ago, in June of 2013, all of the teams around MLB gathered to select who they saw as the best young baseball players who would join their organizations in the coming years in that year’s draft. Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge were both notable talents taken later on in the draft, but
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As it currently stands, 21 of the MLB’s current 30 Managers spent time on the major league level, with the other nine playing professionally, but never getting a call to the Show. The coaches who never played in the majors were Brandon Hyde, John Schneider, Pedro Grifol, Matt Quatraro, Brian Snitker, Buck Showalter, Rob Thomson,
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This week there were a lot of streaks, a lot of teams surging and falling in the standings, and an exciting weekend series.
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