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Home runs come in many ways. Here are 3 stories about unusual homers hit by the Cubs between 1907 and 1910, en route to winning 3 of 4 National League championship and 2 World Series. .......... ...

Between the 10th-year candidates and the newcomers, this might not be everyone's favorite ballot cycle.

Few things in baseball are as dramatic as extra-inning games in the post season -- especially games that could end a series. The Cubs have played 121 post-season games: 60 in the World Series, 32...

A previous post looked at games in which Cubs pitchers threw what Marc Craig of The Athletic recently dubbed an "all-hitter": a game in which a pitcher allowed a hit to every batter he faced, with...

On June 30, Jason Heyward was the second Cub due up in the top of the ninth inning at Milwaukee. But after the first batter flied out, Heyward did not come to the plate. Alec Mills pinch hit for...

Public domain.Hartford, Conn., Oct 5, 2021 / 13:01 pm (CNA).The Knights of Columbus are releasing a four part series presentation exploring the historical connection between the fraternal organization and Americas pastime, baseball. "For the Knights of Columbus," the group wrote in an Oct. 1 statement, "the game served as an early avenue of assimilation for Catholic immigrants and first-generation Americans."The presentation, "Knights of Columbus Baseball: An Americ...

In the History Watch, posted as a comment in each Game Preview, I have been documenting where the 2021 Cubs rank in team history in total hits to that point in the season. For a long stretch, they...

Ian Hamilton drops by for a look at some unreleased matches from the last set of wXw’s We Love Wrestling shows, featuring matches from Marius al-Ani, Prince Ahura and Senza Volto.

Quick Results Aigle Blanc submitted Nikita Charisma in 6:35 (**¼) Michael Schenkenberg pinned Dennis Zinner 6:40 (**¼) Icarus submitted Anil Marik in 5:37 (**½) Marius al-Ani submitted Paris in 5:52 (**) Levaniel won a battle royal in 15:48 (**½) — If you’re on Twitter, give me a follow over on @IanWrestling – and check out the GoFundMe that’s still around for Larry’s family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/larrymania-living-on-in-his-girls We’re back at the Steffy in Oberhausen, wit...

Rarity: Cubs with 4 and 3 hits, just 1 run scored By JohnW53 on May 13, 2021, 9:58am CDT + Willson Contreras had 4 hits for the Cubs and Joc Pederson had 3. That made it only the Cubs fourth game in the entire Modern Era, 1901-2021, in which one of their players had 4 or more hits, another had at least 3, yet the Cubs scored no more than 1 run. ......... MEMORABLE YEAR The first was way back on Aug. 22, 1908, when the Cubs lost at home to the Doves, todays Braves, 3-1, in 15 inn...