Bleed Cubbie Blue

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.

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.

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.

6 days ago | bleedcubbieblue.com | Sara Sanchez |Sara Sanchez

Good morning! We’re back for another day of the Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Cubs player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. Today’s Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 GameIf you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article.

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.