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Photo by Abigail Dean/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Justin Steele*! Bill Hands strikes out for the record, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, July 11

Ethan Holliday | Steve Sisney/For The Oklahoman / USA TODAY NETWORK The MLB Draft is this weekend, and we have what you need to know. The trade deadline is approaching. The Yankees and Dodgers look vulnerable. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The MLB Draft starts this Sunday night and here’s all the basic information on the event. Melissa Lockard … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images A bounce back in the Twin Cities: The Cubs win 8-1. Was it only yesterday I wrote about how bad a good team could look? The same team that looked out of sorts and overmatched the last two days busted out and crushed the Twins on Thursday afternoon in Minnesota. With the exception of one game in Houston recently, it’s amazing how … [Read more...] about 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 93

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Ethan Flanagan at UCLA in 2022 | Photo by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images South Bend and Myrtle Beach won matinees, but Iowa and Knoxville couldn’t keep pace in the nightcaps. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were excommunicated by the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 5-3. The I-Cubs went with an opener today as Luke Little threw the first inning. He issued a one-out … [Read more...] about Minor League Wrap: Ethan Flanagan pitches Pelicans past Cannon Ballers, 3-2