The Chicago Cubs clinched their spot in the Major League Baseball postseason on Wednesday with a win over the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. This marks their first playoff appearance in a full-length season (i.e. a "real" season) since 2018. It's a little reminiscent of 1984, when they clinched a playoff berth, in Pittsburgh, for the first time in awhile In that case, it was much … [Read more...] about Cubs Have a Favorable Potential Playoff Matchup Against Padres
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Cubs Trade Cashner for Padres Super-Prospect Anthony Rizzo
Today, the Chicago Cubs acquired San Diego Padres first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-handed pitcher Zach Cates in exchange for one of their own super-prospects, right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na. This move pretty much ends the idea of the Cubs signing Milwaukee Brewers mega-free agent Prince Fielder. … [Read more...] about Cubs Trade Cashner for Padres Super-Prospect Anthony Rizzo
San Diego Padres Lose 2 Front Office Guys to Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres jointly announced today that Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod will leave the Padres and accept new front office positions with the Cubs. The Cubs will send the Padres a player to be named later (PLEASE be Alfonso Soriano and/or Carlos Zambrano) as compensation. Both the Cubs and the Padres will hold press conferences after the World Series is … [Read more...] about San Diego Padres Lose 2 Front Office Guys to Chicago Cubs
Setting Up Detroit Tigers Pitching for Postseason Success
Closer Jose Valverde and starter Justin Verlander obviously anchor the pitching staff in Detroit. The former has forty save opportunities in the same amount of chances. The latter has garnered his twenty-first victory already with almost a month left. Valverde’s numbers are a little misleading because his whip is near one and a third. This would usually dictate a few blown … [Read more...] about Setting Up Detroit Tigers Pitching for Postseason Success
Padres GM Donating $100 to Cancer Research After Every Win
From May 18 – May 25, The San Diego Padres will be dedicating their home stand to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), as The Padres will donate $5 for every ticket sold via SU2C's promo code. In addition, team General Manager Jed Hoyer will donate $100 to SU2C for every win this season. San Diego is currently 12-19, 7.5 half back in the NL West. But they are expected to … [Read more...] about Padres GM Donating $100 to Cancer Research After Every Win