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Tag: Chicago Cubs

LONDON SERIES: What a time to be alive for baseball fans in Europe

May 11, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series

Pinch yourself. If you see a photo below of London Mayor Sadiq Khan with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, then you are not dreaming. So, it seems that MLB coming back to Europe is a reality. MLB has announced a long-term

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Revisiting Jake Arrieta’s monumental 2015 season

April 25, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

In 2015, a year before they overcame the curse, the Chicago Cubs were, on paper at least, a bunch of scrappy outsiders. The hiring of Joe Maddon, the free agent signing of Jon Lester and the emergence of prospects like

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Episode 269 – 2022 NL Central Preview

April 14, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Podcast

For our 2022 NL Central Preview we are joined by: Boog Sciambi, Cubs Announcer for Marquee Sports C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on the Reds Dario Melendez, Bally Sports WI’s Brewers Host Alex Stumpf of DK Sports Pittsburgh on

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30 BOLDish predictions: One for each MLB team

April 7, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

AL WEST Houston Astros Jeremy Pena debuts for the Astros and creates an unstoppable middle-infield pairing with Jose Altuve. Both players hit over .300, and there’s not a single banged trashcan to be heard. Los Angeles Angels Injuries disrupt Mike

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Willson Contreras is both the player and personality the Cubs need right now

March 31, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

Despite gutting their roster at last year’s deadline, the Chicago Cubs “have the resources necessary to compete in 2022 and beyond,” and will use them, according to Tom Ricketts. While the signings of Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki have gone

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With the core gone, the Chicago Cubs can finally move on

March 20, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

After months of speculation, the curtain finally fell on one of the greatest eras in the storied history of the Chicago Cubs this week. If social media is anything to go by, some fans still weren’t quite ready to let

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Looking to the future in Wrigleyville

February 11, 2022 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer, Team Contributors

A Futures Game MVP, an 18-year-old shortstop, and a Puerto Rico Winter League Home Run Derby winner. The Cubs farm system is on the up and here are three reasons why. Brennen Davis Davis is the name on everyone’s lips

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Maybe, just maybe, Kris Bryant is the most complete player in baseball

January 1, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

The move from the firesale franchise in Chicago to the eventual AL West champions of San Francisco looked like a match made in Heaven for Kris Bryant. If ever a player exuded West coast laid-back chill, it was the walking

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Chicago Cubs make a splash. Who saw that coming?

December 7, 2021 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

The Chicago Cubs made a big splash in free agency last week, landing Marcus Stroman on a three-year, $71 million deal. In the eyes of many, including The Athletic’s Keith Law, the righty was the best pitcher on the market

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Three Strikes – How I Fell in Love with Baseball

April 8, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

Strike 1 ‘Nothing Rhymes with Orange’ My journey with baseball began back in 2014. I was idling away the days in the lead up to starting my first term of university, it was mid-September and unusually hot outside. Having burnt

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