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Pre-Cactus League Cubs Position Player Group

In Commentary And Analysis by Rice Cube24 Comments

It wasn’t that long after I wrote this that a few names came off the scrap heap list, but then the Cubs decided to do something for their bench bat after all: The Cubs have agreed to a contract with 40-year-old free agent Justin Turner, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Patrick Mooney of The Athletic notes that the deal is a …

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Cubs 2025 Promotional Schedule

In Major League Baseball, Other Topics by Rice Cube89 Comments

The Cubs are making single game tickets available for purchase soon, on February 21 (which happens to be the day after the Cactus League opener), and there’s currently a presale lottery you can sign up for if you care about these things. My usual plan is to decide which game(s) I attend based on available funds and also the promotional …

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The Scrap Heap*

In Commentary And Analysis by Rice Cube10 Comments

This requires an asterisk because there are certain players remaining on the free agent market that could still be quite useful, but given the proximity to spring league play and the Cubs own accelerated schedule in preparation for their little jaunt to Japan, it makes sense to get most of the critical additions in camp before full squad reporting on …

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Dreamcast 101: Imagine a World…

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On a day when RC has a new computer but still uses the old one to record, after the rodent saw its shadow and some other rodents decided to break the government, we distract ourselves with some talk about the Cubs, the Dodgers, spring training, and random conversation about movies and football. You can check out the podcast page or just click …

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2025 Pitch Meetings

In Commentary And Analysis by Rice Cube52 Comments

Before the Cubs ramp up for spring training in a couple weeks, I had taken a look at the roster as it stands, and the many questions marks still to figure out for just the rotation alone. No matter if they are pitchers or position players, with so much time between now and the opening series in Tokyo, and so …

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The 2025 Hall of Fame Class

In Major League Baseball by Rice Cube86 Comments

I feel like there aren’t too many surprises on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame announcement, but first let’s remember that the Veterans’ Committee elected Dick Allen and Dave Parker, the Ford C. Frick Award for Broadcasting went to Cleveland broadcaster Tom Hamilton, and the Career Excellence Award for Baseball Writing went to Washington columnist Thomas Boswell. Joining them in …

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The Consolation Roster

In Commentary And Analysis by Rice Cube26 Comments

For reasons that generally come back to the Dodgers being a really good team with lots of money, the Cubs lost out on a couple of would-be realistic targets that chose LA as their preferred destination. I suppose not coincidentally, the folks at MLBTR started pondering a salary cap (as are many folks in various discussions), not to mention rules …

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Dreamcast 100: An Unconventional Podcast

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With the return of a franchise icon and some more things to get done before Spring Training, the jabronis convened to talk about… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases you.

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Gearing Up For 2025

In Commentary And Analysis by Rice Cube73 Comments

Figured we could use a new post, what with not having written anything since last year (technically). First item of business is the arbitration exchange deadline, which is on the 9th (Thursday as of this posting). Most of the arbitration-eligible guys on the Cubs have either been shipped out or settled with, but Justin Steele, Nate Pearson, and the newly …

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The Return of Sammy Sosa (?)

In Better Know a Cub by Rice Cube87 Comments

At this point you know that Sammy Sosa made a somewhat veiled apology for maybe taking a super vitamin during his playing days, which prompted Tom Ricketts to officially welcome him back to the team. Now I guess it’s official, at least based on this item I found in my email (thanks to Perkins for reminding me that I was …