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"They also serve who only stand and wait." -- Last line of "On His Blindness," by John Milton ... Dansby Swanson fouled off a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the third inning...

Nick Madrigal drew a walk as the first batter last Friday night at San Francisco. With 1 out and a 3-ball count on Seiya Suzuki, Madrigal tried to steal. The catcher threw down to second, where a...

The Cubs have played 19,054 games since the start of the Modern Era in 1901. 1,831 of them have gone into extra innings, a little less than 10 percent. The Cubs tied 352 of those 1,831 games in...

The Cubs have played exactly 8,400 regular-season games at Wrigley Field since it became their home in 1916. In 639 of them, about 1 of every 13, they have hit 3 or more home runs. They have done...

This afternoon, the Cubs will host the Giants for the first time this season. It was the same story a year ago, when the teams didn't meet at Wrigley Field until Sept. 10. More than a century...

Piecing together a playoff rotation may come down to Spencer Strider vs. Charlie Morton. Plus, the Braves and Ronald Acuña Jr. are benefitting from universal DH and more

Previous posts documented the Cubs' wins and losses in games that ended with: 1. A strikeout/throwout doubleplay 2. A runner attempting a straight steal 3. A pickoff Today's topic: wins that...

A previous post told the story of Phil Cavarretta, who was just 33 days past his 18th birthday when he went 5 for 6 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 1935. Cavarreta remains...

Phil Cavarretta played more games than all but 5 other Cubs: 1,953, during 20 seasons. He played his 121st, Game 2 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia, on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 21, 1935. That...

Westerville residents have been marking lifes special moments by celebrating at Giammarcos Italian Restaurant since 1999.