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Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs got all three of the things noted in today’s headline and won in a very, very fast game. The Cubs and Orioles met on perhaps the nicest weather day of the entire summer to date at Wrigley Field. Unlimited sunshine, 72 degrees, wind blowing in at 12 miles per hour. And then they played like they wanted to get out of there … [Read more...] about Cubs 1, Orioles 0: Pitching, defense and… a sacrifice fly

Ethan Hearn | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Smokies are red hot. The Pelicans are in first place. I can’t believe it’s August already. The Smokies were down a couple pitchers after the Trade Deadline, so right-hander Tommy Romero was demoted from Triple-A Iowa to Double-A Knoxville and left-hander Evan Taylor was promoted to … [Read more...] about Minor League Wrap: Smokies win sixth straight, 8-1 over Lookouts

Think you can guess which Cubs player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Good morning! We’re back for another day of the Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Cubs player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments … [Read more...] about Can you guess this Cubs left-hander in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. And you gotta believe. Cade Horton and the crew throw goose eggs at the Orioles and the Cubs take the opening game of the series. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY. The 64-45 Cubs opened their three-game … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ you gotta see the show