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Let Moises hit

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Let Moises hit

Stop taking your best hitter out of games, morons

lock-1 21 Apr 2026
The Cubs are heatin' up

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The Cubs are heatin' up

If you think winning five in a row is easy, well, they don't do this very often

lock-1 20 Apr 2026
Podcast: The roster makes no sense

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Podcast: The roster makes no sense

We give Jed some advice as to how to best use his players

16 Apr 2026
No way to prevent this?

No way to prevent this?

The Cubs are saddling a pitch to contact pitching staff with too much lousy defense

lock-1 14 Apr 2026
Can anybody hit?

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Can anybody hit?

The pitching's hurt, but the offense has been just, plain bad

lock-1 13 Apr 2026
Our pitchers' arms are falling off

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Our pitchers' arms are falling off

At least they have that potent offense to help them weather this

lock-1 07 Apr 2026
It's one thing to have depth, it's another to have to use it

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It's one thing to have depth, it's another to have to use it

Cade's gone and Seiya can't get back fast enough

lock-1 06 Apr 2026
Baseball hangover stories never get old

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Baseball hangover stories never get old

And it turns out, the 2016 Cubs have a lot of them

02 Apr 2026
Podcast: Batting orders don't count until April

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Podcast: Batting orders don't count until April

But it'll all sort itself out when Seiya comes back. Right?

31 Mar 2026
"This whole lineup is out of order!"

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"This whole lineup is out of order!"

There's a functional batting order to be made out of the Cubs starters, but Craig's not using it

lock-1 31 Mar 2026
The Cubs are keeping their good players

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The Cubs are keeping their good players

This might take some getting used to

lock-1 30 Mar 2026
Cubs lose opener, keep their second baseman

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Cubs lose opener, keep their second baseman

A dismal loss turned into an afterthought with a bit of good business

26 Mar 2026
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