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The Chicago Cubs are looking to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020. Manager Craig Counsell had an up and down first campaign on the North Side, and the team could still use a little more help in order to contend for one of those coveted playoff spots in 2025. Luckily, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have done it. Despite going through plenty of changes both on an organizational-level and in the big-league roster this past offseason, the Brewers have secured the NL Central crown on Wednesday by virtue of a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies and a 5-3 loss for the Chicago Cubs. And this turn […]

If the Chicago Cubs lose to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers will officially win the NL Central. While it’s a humbling thought for most Cubs fans, Craig Counsell seems to have already considered the possibility. Chicago sits 10 games behind Milwaukee for the NL Central lead with their 77-74 victory. Even if […]

Shota Imanaga’s rookie MLB season with the Chicago Cubs has been a success. The 31-year-old Imanaga made the All-Star team and has a 3.03 ERA across 166.1 innings. He has remained effective down the home stretch of the season, pitching seven innings in four of his nine starts since the calendar flipped to August. Although […]

The Chicago Cubs have played their way into the postseason picture as the team has heated up over the second half of the season. On Wednesday the Cubs spun a combined no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rookie sensation Shota Imanaga tossed seven scoreless frames before Chicago manager Craig Counsell made the difficult decision to pull […]

The Chicago Cubs took a hit to their present and their future on Wednesday as manager Craig Counsell provided a grim injury update on rookie pitcher Ben Brown. “Counsell said it’s not likely Brown will be back this season,” Meghan Montemurro reported on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning. Brown has been sidelined since June […]

Major League Baseball is a business, and in case people have forgotten about that, the 2024 MLB trade deadline is here to remind everyone of it. Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel got that memo while in the middle of the game against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, as he learned he was being […]

The Chicago Cubs entered the 2024 season with high expectations. They are just 48-53 as of this story’s writing, however. As a result, Chicago is in fourth place in the National League Central. According to an article by Patrick Mooney, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Cubs “don’t foresee” themselves becoming buyers […]

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is giving some praise to one of his pitchers. Counsell is giving flowers to hurler Kyle Hendricks after the pitcher found rhythm in a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. The Cubs beat St. Louis 5-1 behind seven shutout innings from Hendricks. “Coming off his last start, […]

The Chicago Cubs have been in the midst of one of their most disappointing seasons. Favored to battle the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central division, they find themselves in last place with a 42-49 record. Colten Brewer is headed to the 60 day IL after breaking his hand punching the […]

When the Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell as their manager last November, the expectation was winning right away. Three months into his first season in charge, the Cubs have the third-worst record in the National League and are 11 games out of first place in the NL Central on July 2. A fantastic start to […]

The Chicago Cubs are back to being cellar dwellers in the National League Central which has fueled speculation of a team revamp this offseason or at the trade deadline Sunday. Manager Craig Counsell and the Cubs could find themselves in the midst of a bidding war for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso by […]

There is no doubt that it has been a up and down season for Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, but Wednesday afternoon showed the excellence he still has in a complete outing against the San Francisco Giants. After the Cubs’ 6-5 win, Hendricks spoke to about his performance and his future with the team as […]

The Chicago Cubs have a closer issue on their hands. Hector Neris has been brutal in his last three appearances, blowing two saves and allowing eight runs in total. In his last outing, he surrendered a three-run home run to Thairo Estrada that gave the San Francisco Giants a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in the […]

Craig Counsell and the Chicago Cubs are in dire need of an insane run to catch up in the NL Central. The Milwaukee Brewers are practically running away with the division while the Cubs have the same amount of wins as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. A spark plug is necessary to help a […]

The Chicago Cubs are scuffling, losers of three games in a row after falling to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The Cubs are now in last place in the NL Central, though they remain right in the thick of the mediocre Wild Card chase. More good news is that Seiya Suzuki is back in the […]

The Chicago Cubs continue to slide in the standings, but manager Craig Counsell is choosing to remain optimistic. After the Cubs fell to 28-29 after their seventh loss in eight games at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Counsell tried keeping things in perspective. “We’ve just got to keep going,” Counsell said, via […]

Craig Counsell shocked the MLB when he jumped ship from the Milwaukee Brewers to go join their National League West rival in the Chicago Cubs. So unsurprisingly, when the Cubs trekked out to Milwaukee for the first time this season, Brewers fans let Counsell know how they feel about him by booing him repeatedly throughout […]

The Chicago Cubs are set to take on the Milwaukee Brewers on the road on Monday, which will be Craig Counsell’s first game back at Miller Park since leaving the Brewers to manage the Cubs, and he spoke about what he expects the reaction to be from the crowd. “It’s probably going to be the […]

Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger is getting some praise from his manager after having an excellent return to the roster. Bellinger went 4-for-5 in his first game with the team since going on the injured list. His offense helped pace the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday. “Cody had some really […]

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has the opportunity to drive down memory lane as his club hosts the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game homestand. Counsell, of course, has a history with the Brew Crew, as he both played for and managed the team for several seasons before moving to Chicago this year. Counsell dished on […]

Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in seven runs as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago Cubs 17-0 on Saturday. It got so bad for the Cubs that manager Craig Counsell used first baseman Matt Mervis and right fielder Patrick Wisdom on the mound in the ninth inning. After the game, the Cubs’ manager explained […]

Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger is headed to the injured list with a fractured rib, and as a corresponding move, the organization will call up Pete Crow-Armstrong as a corresponding move, and manager Craig Counsell explained the role he will have when Crow-Armstrong joins the Cubs. “What’s important is we’re going to put the best […]

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday. Suzuki is dealing with a right oblique strain, an injury he’s dealt with in the past. Now, Cubs manager Craig Counsell has given an update on Suzuki, per Meghan Montemurro of The Chicago Tribune: “Seiya Suzuki (right oblique strain) is sidelined “in the four-week […]

A large concern heading into MLB Opening Day was Justin Steele’s status. The Chicago Cubs cleared him to play against the Texas Rangers and it looked to be paying off during the early innings of the game. However, it looks like things just went south for Craig Counsell’s squad. Justin Steele headed to the clubhouse […]

The Chicago Cubs have their 2024 Opening Day starter. After losing Marcus Stroman in MLB free agency, Chicago is set to turn to a new ace in Justin Steele. Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that Steele will start for Chicago on Opening Day, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Steele, 28, displayed signs of […]

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is poised to become the next sought-after managerial free agent. Andrew Bailey, the new pitching coach for the Red Sox, is considered a potential successor if Cora decides to depart, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Alex Cora’s litmus test Red Sox manager Alex Cora is […]

When looking at the Chicago Cubs’ 2023 season from afar, one could have been quite pleased by the overall progress they made. The team won nine more games than it did the previous year and boasted a National League Central-best +96 run-differential. The organization demanded drastic change, though. A late-season collapse cost the Cubs a […]

More information is coming out about the Chicago Cubs’ search for a general manager this coming season. The team was prepared to target Terry Francona if Craig Counsell didn’t take the job, per USA Today. Counsell was also rumored to head to Cleveland to take Francona’s old job as manager if he didn’t get picked […]

The Chicago Cubs made the shocking decision to hire Craig Counsell as their new skipper earlier this month, but he’s losing a part of his staff that was around with David Ross. Andy Green, who was the bench coach, has taken a job with the New York Mets in their front office, via Jeff Passan. […]

It looks like the Milwaukee Brewers have already a new manager in mind to replace Craig Counsell, who left the team earlier in November to join the Chicago Cubs. Interestingly, their top candidate for the role isn’t someone new to the team or to Counsell himself: Pat Murphy. Murphy has been the Brewers’ bench coach […]

Craig Counsell shocked the baseball world by leaving the Milwaukee Brewers to manage the division rival Chicago Cubs, and Counsell explained why he made the move in his introductory press conference with the team on Monday. “You’re kinda trying to figure out what to do and I think at some point over a pretty long […]

David Ross likely was not ecstatic about getting replaced by Craig Counsell as the Chicago Cubs manager. According to Counsell though, Ross texted Counsell before the news even became official. Counsell also shared his thoughts on Ross during Monday’s press introductory press conference, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN. “I respect the heck out of David […]

The Chicago Cubs shocked the baseball world last week by signing manager Craig Counsell to a record-breaking deal, luring him away from the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets. On Monday, the new skipper had his introductory press conference in Chi-Town and revealed why he decided to join the Cubbies, a team that just […]

For the first time since 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers will have a new manager. And if Craig Counsell’s replacement doesn’t come from within the organization, an intriguing candidate has emerged for the job. Many MLB people believe the Brewers will promote Counsell’s bench coach, Pat Murphy, to the head job. But the team also is […]

The Chicago Cubs shocked the baseball world earlier this week when they swooped in and hired Craig Counsell as their new manager, despite heavy interest from the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, who were hoping to retain him. That meant David Ross was out of a job. He was fired for no apparent […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are still looking for a replacement for Craig Counsell. After managing Milwaukee for several seasons, Counsell decided to take his talents to the North Side with the Chicago Cubs as the franchise’s newest manager. Counsell has left a big void in Milwaukee, though, the Brewers have plenty of time to find someone […]

The Chicago Cubs pulled off a stunning move that shocked the MLB when they made Craig Counsell the highest-paid manager with a five-year, $40 million deal. The move wasn’t only shocking because practically no one anticipated Counsell going to the Cubs when his contract expired at the start of November, but because the Cubs already […]

When former Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell was deemed available, teams like the New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians showed immediate interest. However, it was the Chicago Cubs who swept in and stole Counsell. The only elephant in the room was that the Cubs had to fire David Ross to hire Counsell. President of baseball […]