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Too much of “The Professor”: Kyle Hendricks working on simplifying
David Ross and Willson Contreras think Kyle Hendricks might be guilty of overthinking things on the mound. Is it time to use his changeup more?
Morel quickly becoming a fan favorite — and reminding Cubs of another one
David Ross once said Javier Báez played the game like a kid, and "that’s why a lot of people fall in love with him.”
Christopher Morel has displayed the same sort of vibe in his short two weeks with the Cubs, giving supporters another fan favorite to fall in love with all over again.
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Willson Contreras leads the offense in penultimate game of Brewers series
The Chicago Cubs snapped their three game skid in comeback fashion as they came back to defeat the Brewers 8-7 behind a big night from Willson Contreras and Patrick Wisdom. Christopher Morel made history and Clint Frazier finally had a…
‘He has no fear’: Morel winning over Cubs with his personality — and his play
Christopher Morel has already endeared himself to the Cubs, both with how he's performed on the field and how he acts off of it.
At just 22 years old, it's possible he isn't up in big leagues for that much longer. But knowing the path he had to take to get here, as Keegan Thompson said, "He's a hard guy not to root for."
Cubs benefiting from veteran catching duo in Willson Contreras and Yan Gomes — for now
In 2021, Willson Contreras caught 935 ⅔ innings behind the plate. Thus far in his career, he has only logged more time behind the plate once, in 2018. The reason Contreras had to take on so much of the workload…
Monday Morning Cubs thoughts: Fergie Jenkins got his statue. Now, who’s next?
First off, folks, apologies for last week.
There were no Monday morning thoughts from yours truly, and I know there was likely an uproar out in Wrigleyville because of that. But no worries, I'm back this week, and to make it up to you, I'll be packing in all the thoughts I have left from a crazy, news-filled week.
The biggest news? Fergie Jenkins was finally immortalized with a statue outside of Wrigley Field. An incredible honor, no doubt, and a day that brightened up what was otherwise a disappointing weekend for the Cubs.
We definitely have some things to talk about from this last week on the North Side, so without further ado, let's get into it. Here are your Monday morning Cubs thoughts for May 23.
Cubs get a win at the quarter-season mark, but they still look like sellers in 2022
The Cubs got a feel-good win thanks to late inning heroics by Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel on Sunday. But a quarter of the way through the season, the Cubs still look like trade-deadline sellers in 2022.
Cubs prospects show out in debuts … Is ‘The Next Great Cubs Team’ on its way?
Christopher Morel and Brandon Hughes, newly called up on Tuesday, had themselves big league debuts to remember.
Now that the Cubs have seen a couple of prospects have instant success, is 'The Next Great Cubs Team' around the corner?
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Willson Contreras hits his 100th home run for The Chicago Cubs in 9-0 win
The Cubs stayed in the win column Monday night after an eight run first inning bolted the Cubs to a 9-0 route of the Pirates. The Cubs have now won three straight games, including five of their last seven contests…
Despite his uncertain future, Willson Contreras still leads the way for the Cubs
Willson Contreras' future remains unclear thanks to the lack of an extension and his upcoming arbitration case. Still, nights like Monday are helping him put together a season to remember as he leads the way for the Cubs.
CHGO Cubs Roundtable: Catching up after the toughest stretch of the year
The Cubs just finished the toughest stretch of the season (though a three-game set in Arizona isn’t much easier), and it’s time to catch up. We enlisted Corey, Cody and Kyle to discuss some of the hot topics surrounding the Cubs right now.
CHGO Bets Daily: Betting the Lucas Giolito-Kyle Hendricks Crosstown Showdown
Who wins tonight’s White Sox-Cubs matchup between aces Lucas Giolito and Kyle Hendricks and, more importantly, how should we bet it? Sean Anderson and Cody Delmendo breakdown the Crosstown Showdown on the CHGO Bets Daily Podcast. SUBSCRIBE: WEBSITE: …
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Patrick Wisdom wins it for Chicago Cubs in extra innings
The Cubs got back in the win column Wednesday night in Atlanta, winning their first extra innings game of the season 6-3 behind a go-ahead double from Willson Contreras and a 2-run homer by Patrick Wisdom late. The Cubs started…
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Willson Contreras, Cubs can’t slide past Pirates, lose 4-3
The Chicago Cubs dropped their third straight contest and first of four against Pittsburgh Thursday night at Wrigley Field. The Cubs got out to a 3-0 lead but a homer by Dan Vogelbach helped lead the comeback and eventually take…
Jed Hoyer on early returns from high-contact Cubs lineup
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has remade the team's roster into one featuring a number of contact-based bats. On Tuesday, he spoke to reporters about some of the early takeaways from that high-contact lineup.
Newest chapter in Cubs-Brewers rivalry written on Saturday
Hit by pitches turned into an exchange of words between the Cubs and the Brewers on Saturday, another chapter in the rivalry between NL Central foes.
Cubs victory shows how ‘different’ Wrigley Field is on Opening Day
The Cubs' slogan for 2022 is "It's Different Here," and yeah, a lot of the things surrounding the team are different this season. On Opening Day, though, Chicago set out to show it truly is different at Wrigley Field.
Cubs Opening Day notebook: Suzuki flashes tools in debut
In today's Cubs notebook: Seiya Suzuki shined, Nico Hoerner went deep, Ian Happ had himself a day and Willson Contreras took another hit by pitch from a Brewers pitcher.
Opening Day 2022: Remaining Chicago veterans set to lead Cubs into new era
Only three players remain from one of the most successful eras in Cubs history. As this new era gets fully ushered in, it'll be those three who are expected to help lead the way.
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Dan Plesac joins the pod to preview the Chicago Cubs 2022 season
MLB Network’s Dan Plesac joins the podcast to preview the Cubs 2022 season. Dan talks with the crew about the past, present and future of the Cubs. He goes down memory lane when he used to work with Luke and…
CHGO Cubs roundtable: Looking at some of the Cubs’ most intriguing early storylines
Ryan Herrera, Jared Wyllys, Cody Delmendo and Kyle Williams talk about
Projecting the Cubs’ 28-man roster for Opening Day
Hey, Chicago, what do ya say? We’ve gotta figure out who the Cubs will bring with them to Opening Day. Well folks, it’s a cold April 1 and people are getting pranked all over for April Fools’ Day, but here…
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Chicago Cubs shutdown pitcher Wade Miley with elbow soreness
The crew closes out the week with bad news as Wade Miley is likely to land on the Injured List on Opening Day. Cody, Luke, Ryan and Corey react to the news and how it will affect the Cubs headed…
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Are the Chicago Cubs worth betting on in ’22? David Kaplan joins the show
Luke, Ryan, and Cody are joined by long time Chicago sports radio and tv broadcaster David Kaplan to talk about his new show Unfiltered on NBC Sports Chicago and the upcoming season. He has a great story about Willson Contreras…
CHGO Cubs Podcast: DOM Frederic joins the guys to talk Chicago Cubs, Oscar Fights, and Frank Schwindel
Cody, Luke and Ryan are joined by long time Cubs Twitter personality DOM Frederic (@DOM_Frederic on Twitter) to talk about the Cubs upcoming season. What is does the season outlook for Nick Madrigal look like? What’s his place with the…
Most of the Cubs’ World Series heroes are gone. Is another on the way out?
Kris Bryant. Anthony Rizzo. Javier Báez. All three players had their Cubs careers come to at last year's trade deadline, following the exodus of most of the World Series heroes.
Willson Contreras is in the same boat as them now. Is he the next one who'll be saying goodbye to Chicago?
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Willson Contreras reacts to arbitration with the Chicago Cubs
Cody Delmendo and Luke Stuckmeyer are joined by Cubs writer Jared Wyllys and Brendan Miller on today’s show. The crew discuss the Willson Contreras saga as as him and the Cubs are headed to arbitration. On the upside, Ian Happ…
CHGO Cubs Podcast: Where does Chicago Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki rank amongst best FA signings this season?
It’s Monday so the crew is back to recap the weekend of Spring Training games. We talk about Ryan’s Seiya Suzuki article about how he came to the Cubs. A rumor of the Yankees and Padres reaching out to the…
Ian Happ and Adbert Alzolay dealing with injuries as Chicago Cubs open camp
We are just a few days into Cubs camp and the injuries are already starting to pile up. Adbert Alzolay and Ian Happ are the first on the list with Alzolay likely to start the season on the Injured List.…
Willson Contreras not worried about contract as spring training begins
The Cubs catcher has one more year of arbitration coming up and then a lot of uncertainty after that.
Cubs baseball returns as players report for spring training
MESA, Ariz. — Frank Schwindel took his swings in the batting cage Sunday morning, with players and coaches gathered around the cage. After a round of depositing balls in the outfield and hitting liners up the middle, he began taking them deep over the left field wall.
Five things the Cubs need to address post-lockout
Some things will be more important than others for Jed Hoyer and Co. to address
