Cubs manager Joe Maddon discusses the World Series during the off-day before Game 6. Read More Here (2)
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Return to Cleveland means return of Cubs' X-factor
With the Series shifting back to Progressive Field for Tuesday’s Game 6, Kyle Schwarber will be a factor again. Read More Here (3)
Cubs eye list of clubs to rally from 3-2 WS hole
The Cubs beat the Indians, 3-2, in Game 5 of the World Series at Wrigley Field on Sunday night, sending the Fall Classic back to Cleveland for Game 6 on Tuesday at Progressive Field. Looking at the big picture, the math still favors the Indians. If the Cubs want cause for inspiration, though, they can […]
From down 3-1, Cubs working on more history
Since MLB established the 2-3-2 format for the Fall Classic in 1925, 34 teams have grabbed a 3-1 advantage. They have won 29 of those Series, including each of the past 10. Read More Here (3)
Ross merits consideration for Game 6 start
David Ross is the spiritual leader of the Cubs, and he could provide a lift if given the chance to start behind the plate rather than pinch-hit in the final games of his career. Read More Here (12)
Solid in field, Heyward turning it around at plate
After a subpar regular season and postseason that had him out of the Cubs’ starting lineup for the first three games of the World Series, Jason Heyward has shown some flashes of production. Read More Here (3)
Focused Chapman gets the job done for Cubs
What made Aroldis Chapman’s Game 5 performance — 2 2/3 innings, one hit, four strikeouts, 19 pitches of at least 100 mph — so unexpected is that, unlike Andrew Miller, who has a history of this sort of thing, Chapman is a creature of habit. A creature of routine. A three-out pitcher in a modern […]
Maddon appreciates Zobrist's unique impact
It was one of dozens of plays that mattered. It was also easy to overlook in the course of a tense, wonderful World Series game that had all kinds of nooks and crannies. Afterward, though, it was one of the first things Cubs manager Joe Maddon mentioned in discussing a 3-2 victory in Game 5 […]
Lifelong Cubs fan Newhart facing G6 dilemma
Bob Newhart has a little bit of a problem facing him Tuesday night. He’s going to dinner with Don Rickles, which in and of itself isn’t an issue. It’s difficult to imagine a more entertaining get-together than one involving these comedic legends, along with their wives, Ginny Newhart and Barbara Rickles. But this dinner also […]
Cubs can rest easy after resting pitchers
Jake Arrieta carried the Cubs deep into the postseason last year, and Joe Maddon loved it. But the manager and his front office hated how the NL Cy Young Award winner seemed over-extended in his last two starts of the long ride, and they vowed not to let that happen again. The Cubs limited the […]
