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Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Bruce Sutter throws the split for a 0.69 ERA 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 narratives to follow as they … [Read more...] about Baseball history unpacked, June 27

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Wander Franco is sentenced. The injured lists keep growing. A look back at the first half and ahead to the second. And other MLB news. Good morning. I think we have the All-Star Game balloting covered around here already. So I’ll skip that. Rays infielder Wander Franco was found guilty of the sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican … [Read more...] about Outside The Confines: Young guns

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The Cubs hope to break their three-game losing streak. Wednesday notes... BREAK THAT STREAK: The Cubs have not lost more than three consecutive games in nearly a year, since June 23-26 of last season, when they were beaten at home by the Mets, then dropped three games at San Francisco. Their current three-game skid is their sixth since then. … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Wednesday 6/25, 6:45 CT

Dennis Wierzbicki-Imagn Images Wednesday’s game threads? All right here. … [Read more...] about Cubs vs. Cardinals Wednesday 6/25 game threads

David Banks-Imagn Images Go get ‘em, Matthew. … [Read more...] about First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Wednesday 6/25, 6:45 CT