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It’s A Bad Day To Be A Fly Ball When Pete Crow-Armstrong Is Around
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Patrick Redford
September 11, 2024
MLB
The Stadium Organ Is Alive And As Goofy As Ever
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June 12, 2024
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MLB
Now Let Us Praise Shota Imanaga
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Kathryn Xu
May 19, 2024
MLB
Maybe Paul Skenes Can Pitch In Relief Too?
85
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Lauren Theisen
May 12, 2024
MLB
Never Say Aloud The Name Of Shohei Ohtani Or Surely You Will Perish!
215
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Chris Thompson
December 6, 2023
MLB
It’s Starting To Feel Kind Of Cubs
102
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
September 28, 2023
MLB
The Cubs Have Been Good All Along
76
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Ray Ratto
August 9, 2023
MLB
David Ross Was Very Calmly Mad As Heck
66
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Dan McQuade
July 5, 2023
MLB
Baseball Was Never The Problem
194
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Patrick Redford
May 9, 2023
MLB
Cody Bellinger Has A Lot Riding On This
93
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Lauren Theisen
December 7, 2022
MLB
This Is The Weirdest At-Bat I’ve Seen In A While
94
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Lauren Theisen
September 14, 2022
MLB
Some Good Outcomes Are Only Possible When The Game Gets Stupid
99
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2022
MLB
Daniel Vogelbach Tripled, Chugged, Then Beefed
149
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Samer Kalaf
May 18, 2022
MLB
Seiya Suzuki Already Has The Boom
53
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Lauren Theisen
April 18, 2022
MLB
Seiya Suzuki Is Coming To Belt Dingers All Over America
86
Comments
Lauren Theisen
March 17, 2022
MLB
Jake Arrieta Represented The 2021 Cubs To Perfection
132
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Tom Ley
August 13, 2021
MLB
Pirates’ Will Craig Turns Routine Grounder Into Horrific Masterpiece
228
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 27, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
The Ricketts Kids Don’t Know How To Care For Their Toys
230
Comments
Tom Ley
January 27, 2021
MLB
Firing Jared Porter Is The Easy Part
200
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Ray Ratto
January 19, 2021
MLB
Cubs: You Can’t Criticize Our Salary Dump Until The Prospects Hit Puberty
133
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Ray Ratto
December 30, 2020
Media Meltdowns
Don’t Let The Ricketts Family Off The Hook
120
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Barry Petchesky
November 17, 2020
MLB
Theo Epstein’s Departure Is Another Bad Omen For The Cubs
107
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Tom Ley
November 17, 2020