“Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan. It’s got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home.” – When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin Tough loss Monday evening, and all you can do is put it behind you. The offense is struggling, birthday boy Michael Soroka is going to the IL, and Dansby Swanson lost a game-tying RBI when he failed to touch first base on an infield … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Soroka Hurt in Excruciating Loss, Cubs Offense Struggling En Masse, Schwarber Reaches 40 Homers Again
Wrigleyville Nation Podcast: Episode 385 – Evan Altman, Cubs Trade Deadline Recap, Remembering Ryne Sandberg
Evan Altman, from Cubs Insider, joins Jeremy & Pat this week. We recap the Cubs Trade Deadline. We recap last week and preview next week. We close the show remembering Ryne Sandberg. Bruce Miles, Randy Richardson, and Andy Dolan join us to share their memories of Ryne Sandberg. For this weeks player profile, we revist the piece we did recapping Sandberg’s career. Enjoy….and … [Read more...] about Wrigleyville Nation Podcast: Episode 385 – Evan Altman, Cubs Trade Deadline Recap, Remembering Ryne Sandberg
Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/3/25): Busch Leads Off, Castro at 3B, Rea Starting
The Cubs have scored just four runs across the first two games of this series, barely squeaking by with a win on Friday before falling late yesterday. Not a great way to show how successful their deadline strategy was, but coming out of this series with a win and carrying a little momentum into the next seven games against the Reds and Cardinals. It would also be a good idea to … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/3/25): Busch Leads Off, Castro at 3B, Rea Starting
Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/2/25): Castro 2B, Hoerner SS, Boyd Starting
The Cubs managed to squeak out a W in near-record time Friday afternoon, beating the Orioles by a score of 1-0 in a game that lasted just one hour and 49 minutes. That’s 60 seconds shy of the fastest game ever played at Wrigley Field, which is pretty incredible when you consider the Cubs used five pitchers to earn the shutout. Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers went the distance, … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/2/25): Castro 2B, Hoerner SS, Boyd Starting
The Rundown: Deadline Circus Fails to Impress Many Cubs Fans, Pressly DFA’d, Relievers Dominate Biggest Moves
“Still don’t know what I was waiting for…And my time was running wild, a million dead-end streets. And every time I thought I’d got it made it seemed the taste was not so sweet.” – Changes by David Bowie The circus we call the trade deadline has passed, and Jed Hoyer added 2-4 wins without breaking a sweat or sending his farm system to an East Side chop shop. You would think … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Deadline Circus Fails to Impress Many Cubs Fans, Pressly DFA’d, Relievers Dominate Biggest Moves