Duane Pesice

Tucson

Contributing Writer at Bleed Cubbie Blue

Writer, Bleed Cubbie Blue. Freelance scribe. Musician. Foodie. Cat daddy. Pupper papa. Often profane. Herbal enthusiast. Politics Junkie.

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Cub Tracks’ turn of the (un)friendly Cards

4 days ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. Jeimer Candelario has been DFA’d. Might be worth a thought. He’s been out since April with a back issue. Better bench piece than Brujan? or Berti? I’ve seen crazier ideas. But the remainder of 13 million? Hmm. Back trouble? Ouch. More below. Finally, the Stinkin’ Redbirds. Ben Brown vs.
Baseball history unpacked, June 23

5 days ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images 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 unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly.
Cub Tracks earns the split

6 days ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. In the beginning, there was Genesis Cabrera, veteran lefty, effective in small doses. But too many bats took a bite out of his deliveries and he has been relegated to the cornfield. We don’t doubt that he will be able to find greener pastures, and, if not, we won’t raise cain. It’s a GOOD thing.
Cub Tracks how do you spell relief?

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. The Mariners, as we were informed by JD and Boog, are the very definition of a middle-of-the-road team. You do have to work to beat them but they can be beaten. .500 is good.
Baseball history unpacked, June 20

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images 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 unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly.
Cub Tracks waits for the meatloaf

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. It’s important to remember that the Cubs are one of those ‘good teams’, prospering despite a skein of unfortunate circumstances coloring the yarn. This is potentially an historic season. It feels like it, but we’ve been here before, so there’s a tang of salt in the mix.
Baseball history unpacked, June 18

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images 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 unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly. Today in baseball history:1938 - Babe Ruth signs a contract to coach with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Cub Tracks stands clear

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. The Brewers roll in for a three-game series and the Cubs need to send them home packing. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.
Baseball history unpacked, June 16

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images 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 unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly.
Cub Tracks passes the plate. Home plate.

1 week ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Duane Pesice

David Banks-Imagn Images The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones runaway. Baseball is more fun when you’re winning. I couldn’t decide which track I liked better. Enjoy. Reports are that the Cubs are signing another lefty with MLB time. Cubs win by one and go for three-quarters of the series today at 1:20 Cubs Standard Time. Matthew Boyd was merely great again and a Dansby Swanson solo homer was the difference in a tight contest.