Chicago Cubs
Michael Cerami
•Apr 03, 2025
There’s nothing quite like off-days after a series sweep, eh? Hopefully, Brett and I can make your Thursday even sweeter with a fresh episode of the Bleacher Nation Cubs podcast. In this week’s chat, Brett and I dig into the A’s series in Sacramento, particularly on the pitching side, before gushing over Kyle Tucker’s sweet, loosey-goosey swing (… which Brett actually hates, because he’s a crazy person). Well, I’m slightly…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 03, 2025
Although Kyle Tucker has understandably received a lot of the early attention, as well as the Cubs’ offense as a whole, I do want to send some love Seiya Suzuki’s way after a monster week of baseball. The two games in Japan to open the season featured some particularly rough-looking Suzuki plate appearances, but hey, there was a lot of extra pressures, great pitchers, and a challenging ramp-up schedule. In…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 03, 2025
Thanks to our newest partner, Ivy Hall, we are hosting a CUBS WATCH PARTY at Gracie O’Malley’s in Chicago (Wicker Park) on Saturday, April 19! Space will be limited so RSVP now to secure your spot. From 11 am to 1 pm, there will be FREE beer, FREE food, and MASSIVE discounts to Ivy Hall. But wait there’s more: in connection with the Watch Party, we will be giving away…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 03, 2025
How about that bounce-back start for Jameson Taillon, eh? After a rough go in Arizona, Taillon put up 6.0 innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and three walks, and striking out seven. While that’s likely not a top half lineup in baseball, I still think the A’s are going to score some runs in that ballpark this season – look at what the Cubs did – and it made…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 03, 2025
There is still that tiny, hostile feeling about what happened in Sunday’s blown game, but I gotta say: if you’d told me before the Japan Series that the Cubs would open up 5-4 over these first 9 games, I would’ve said, “Yes, please and thank you.” Kyle Tucker on the secret to offensive success (Sun-Times): “I try to get pitches I think I can handle and just be aggressive with…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 03, 2025
I still think that A’s team is not as bad as last year’s iteration, but you may not have known it this week. Or maybe the Cubs are just pretty decent! Either way, it was a sweep for the Cubs to kick off the A’s stay in Sacramento, and none of the three games was especially competitive. It was about as good as the Cubs can look, and you definitely…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 02, 2025
The Chicago Cubs helped the A’s launch their new temporary home this week in Sacramento, but they were very rude guests, leaving with a sweep in three not-super-competitive games. Seiya Suzuki was the star of today’s game, and obviously gets the Ankin Law “Making it Personal” Player of the Game honors. He homered twice on the day, first with a blast to left center, and then a rare oppo shot that…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 02, 2025
[Feldco] The Cubs put the first two runners on base in the first inning today, and it started to feel like maybe it was going to be another fast start in Sacramento. But then the next three hitters were retired, so no dice. Ah, but that just means the Cubs shifted the fast start to the second inning. After a Carson Kelly sac fly put the first run of the…
Chicago Cubs
Patrick K. Flowers
•Apr 02, 2025
We’re roughly a week into the (stateside) open of the 2025 MLB season, and there’s no shortage of things to discuss in another installment of MLBits. Let’s start today with a series of big-money extensions handed out this week across baseball. The Leadoff Spot: Garrett Crochet, Jackson Merrill, and Kristian Campbell’s bank accounts get a boost On Monday, the Boston Red Sox made waves when they agreed to terms with…
Chicago Cubs
Brett Taylor
•Apr 02, 2025
Another extension for another young player today, and it’s a guy who barely even had an opportunity to be a “top prospect,” his ascension was so rapid. Kristian Campbell was the Red Sox’s fourth round compensatory pick in 2023, and in his first full pro season, he went from High-A to Double-A to Triple-A in 2024, raking all along the way. More than that, all eyes-on and metric evaluations indicated…
