Insiders say that Michael Busch is going to get hitched. Matt Mervis is looking for a new home. We await news on Cade Horton’s forearm. That sounds ominous… Tommy John grins a sepulchral grin.

Cubs 1, Guardians 4. More highlights.

Cubs are now 3-4, in 5th place in the NL Central.

Advertisement

View Link

Every page these days has some form of advertising. {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.

View Link

• Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Cubs have a plan for unleashing Cade Horton, a homegrown starter who has shown ace potential. “Horton is 24 years old and under club control through 2030, linking his future to the franchise’s long-term outlook.”

• Jeff Vorva (Chicago Tribune {$}): How Chicago Cubs are using Ben Brown and his ‘increased weapons’ out of the bullpen early this season. “The biggest challenge is the work you are putting in between outings,” Brown said. North Side Baseball has more.

• Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball): Kevin Alcántara should spend his season in Chicago, starting right now. “He’s chalked up four extra-base hits and four walk in 26 trips to the plate, and it’s time to stop having them take them in Des Moines.”

• Gordon Edes (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Cubs learn art of stealing bases from ‘zen’ master Quintin Berry. “Third-base coach and accomplished base stealer Berry is “just trying to make guys feel confident, confident and comfortable.’” Berry feels boxed in.

• Steve Reaven (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg’s grandson Owen Koehnemann aims to play ‘the right way’ in Lake Forest debut. “He always told me that he wasn’t the loudest player but that baseball can always be played the right way,” Koehnemann said.

• Dave Hoekstra: Carl Bonafede 1940-2026: A spirit devoted to the sound of Chicago. “… perhaps you once bumped into this diminutive character at the Maxwell Street Market. You definitely heard him.”

  

Food For Thought:

Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie Blue do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. Thanks for reading.