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<\/p>\nInsiders say that Michael Busch is going to get hitched. Matt Mervis is looking for a new home. We await news on Cade Horton\u2019s forearm. That sounds ominous\u2026 Tommy John grins a sepulchral grin.<\/p>\n
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Cubs 1, Guardians 4.<\/strong> More highlights.<\/p>\n Cubs are now 3-4, in 5th place in the NL Central.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n View Link<\/p>\n Every page these days has some form of advertising.\u00a0{$}<\/strong>\u00a0means paywall. {$} means limited views.\u00a0Italics\u00a0<\/em>are often used on this page as\u00a0sarcasm font.\u00a0<\/em>The powers that be have enabled\u00a0real sarcasm font<\/em>\u00a0in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n View Link<\/p>\n Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}<\/strong>): Cubs have a plan for unleashing Cade Horton, a homegrown starter who has shown ace potential. \u201cHorton is 24 years old and under club control through 2030, linking his future to the franchise\u2019s long-term outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Jeff Vorva (Chicago Tribune {$}): How Chicago Cubs are using Ben Brown and his \u2018increased weapons\u2019 out of the bullpen early this season. \u201cThe biggest challenge is the work you are putting in between outings,\u201d Brown said. North Side Baseball has more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball): Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara should spend his season in Chicago, starting right now. \u201cHe\u2019s chalked up four extra-base hits and four walk in 26 trips to the plate, and it\u2019s time to stop having them take them in Des Moines.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Gordon Edes (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Cubs learn art of stealing bases from \u2018zen\u2019 master Quintin Berry. \u201cThird-base coach and accomplished base stealer Berry is \u201cjust trying to make guys feel confident, confident and comfortable.\u2019\u201d Berry feels boxed in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Steve Reaven (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg\u2019s grandson Owen Koehnemann aims to play \u2018the right way\u2019 in Lake Forest debut. \u201cHe always told me that he wasn\u2019t the loudest player but that baseball can always be played the right way,\u201d Koehnemann said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Dave Hoekstra: Carl Bonafede 1940-2026: A spirit devoted to the sound of Chicago. \u201c\u2026 perhaps you once bumped into this diminutive character at the Maxwell Street Market. You definitely heard him.\u201d<\/p>\n Food For Thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n Please be reminded that\u00a0Cub Tracks\u00a0and\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue\u00a0do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Insiders say that Michael Busch is going to get hitched. Matt Mervis is looking for a new home. We await news on Cade Horton\u2019s forearm. That sounds… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":172969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n
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