In years past the National League Central was a three-pony race with the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals commanding the lead and the Chicago Cubs somewhere behind them. 2023 marked a change in the tides heading into the 2024 season. The Brewers are dealing with matters off the field and were dealt a blow… read more

The Chicago Cubs stunned the baseball world on November 6 when they announced they had hired Craig Counsell as their new manager on a five-year $40 million deal. The move came out of nowhere as no one expected the Cubs to lure Counsell away from a division rival simply because they already had a manager… read more

The Chicago Cubs left Cincinnati with a split, but it felt like a missed opportunity after the Cubs blew two games in the bottom of the ninth inning. They were not able to get their fifth straight series win. They did, however, extend their streak of not losing a series to seven. They have played… read more

The Chicago Cubs will try to make it five straight series wins this weekend when they travel to Cincinnati to take on the Reds. It is a four-game series with a Friday doubleheader to make up a game that was rained out earlier in the season. The two teams are separated by just four games… read more

Jesse Rogers reported this afternoon that the Chicago Cubs are promoting one of their top prospects, Alexander Canario. This comes as a bit of a surprise as most people expected Pete Crow-Armstrong to be the next player to come from Iowa to Chicago. Canario, the 14th-ranked prospect in the Cubs’s system, was acquired from the… read more

The Chicago Cubs found a way to win their fourth straight series this week over the Milwaukee Brewers. The series win drew the Cubs to within three games of the Brewers in the National League Central Division. These two teams will not meet again until the final weekend of the regular season in Milwaukee. It… read more

The Chicago Cubs took care of business in Pittsburgh over the weekend when they took three of four from the Pirates. The highlight of the series was the MLB debut of left-handed starting pitcher Jordan Wicks. After giving up a home run to the first batter he faced, Wicks settled down to give the Cubs… read more

The Chicago Cubs won another series in Detroit over this week but were still unable to pick up any games on the first place Milwaukee Brewers. Now the Cubs head to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates. This is the fourth series in a row the Cubs will play against a team under .500. They… read more

The Chicago Cubs won their second straight series this week in Detroit against the Tigers. You have to give credit to the Tigers. They are 11 games under .500 but are still playing really hard every day. That probably has a lot to do with the influx of young talent they have on the team…. read more

The Chicago Cubs got a series win against the Kansas City Royals over the weekend but still lost a game in the NL Central standings to the Milwaukee Brewers. This week they head on a seven-game road trip with the first stop being in Detroit to play the Tigers. This is another series the Cubs… read more