4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (376+ words) The Diamondbacks have won four in a row and the Padres are on a three-game run to tighten things considerably. You might think it’d be tough to blow a three-game lead with just 16 left to play, but the Cubs have…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (316+ words) Evan Altman is the EIC and co-founder of Cubs Insider and has proclaimed himself Central Indiana's foremost Cubs authority. He is a husband, father, homebrewer, and award-winning blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Evan's greatest accomplishments include scoring…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (464+ words) In the spirit of the holiday, I’m not going to labor much on today’s preview that only two or three people will read. I will, however, share a statistical note from MLB.com’s Mike Petriello that illustrates just how much…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) As with any explosion, however, there can also be periods of quiet as the fuse burns. So long as they can maintain a short wick and limit outbursts by their opponents, everything will be fine. That was the case for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (374+ words) Matthew Boyd hasn’t looked sharp since the trade deadline, with 17 earned runs allowed over his last four starts. His strikeout rate has plummeted to 10.3%, well under half of his career average, as both his fastball and changeup have gotten decidedly…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) The Chicago Cubs are on full-time “go time,” per manager Craig Counsell. And that means that there’s little time to consider egos, hang-ups, or to give someone time to work through a poor performance. More News: Chicago Cubs: Two aces…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Monday’s opener felt like a game the Cubs should have won handily, but last night’s seemed like the kind of contest they’d lose due to a lack of offense. White Sox bulk man Erick Fedde baffled them for several innings,…...