The Chicago Cubs are in good standing, record-wise, as the August 31 trade deadline approaches. They sit atop the NL Central, at the moment, three games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. All signs point to a playoff return, making this trade deadline an instrumental point of the season as they try to do more than just get to the playoffs. “I think we have an idea of what … [Read more...] about A look at the high-end names the Cubs could consider at the trade deadline
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Dane Dunning to debut for the White Sox against Detroit
Dane Dunning isn’t exactly one of the top names that come to mind when assessing the White Sox’ war chest of prospects, but he’s still a big enough name to make tonight’s game against the Detroit Tigers a notable point in the White Sox’ rebuild. He gets the against another high-level prospect, Casey Mize, the no. 1 overall pick from the 2018 draft and the club's second-highest … [Read more...] about Dane Dunning to debut for the White Sox against Detroit
The Sports Report – August 18, 2020
with Packer Dave, Steve Leventhal, and John Poulter They're back! The Sports Report has returned for a look at post season hockey, basketball, and more. John gives his take on the playoffs in the NHL and his first impressions of how the baseball season has progressed. Despite Covid setbacks, the MLB season is up and running with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees off … [Read more...] about The Sports Report – August 18, 2020
Don’t look now, but the Cubs have the best record in baseball
There were a lot of questions surrounding the Cubs entering 2020, but a quarter of the way through the season, all those questions have been answered with a 13-3 record, the best of any team in baseball. It’s the franchise’s best start to a season since 1907 and after winning nine of their last 10, they don’t look like a team poised to slow down. “Good game or bad game,” … [Read more...] about Don’t look now, but the Cubs have the best record in baseball
With another delayed game, baseball is at another pivotal moment
Right out the gates, it was not smooth sailing for baseball’s mid-pandemic resume. By the start of the second week of play, July 26, multiple players from the Miami Marlins tested positive for COVID-19. Later that week, two players tested positive for the virus from the St. Louis Cardinals, and by Monday, August 3, 13 members of the Cardinals organization had tested … [Read more...] about With another delayed game, baseball is at another pivotal moment