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This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Chicago Cubs' 2025-2026 offseason schedule, highlighting essential dates for the Winter Meetings, MLB Draft Lottery, and key decision-making periods for arbitration-eligible players and those with team or mutual… #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Chicago Cubs 2026 Offseason Guide: Important Dates, Schedule, & Calendar
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Chicago Cubs' 2025-2026 offseason schedule, highlighting essential dates for the Winter Meetings, MLB Draft Lottery, and key decision-making periods for arbitration-eligible players and those with team or mutual contract options. In the following p...
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This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Chicago Cubs' 2025-2026 offseason schedule, highlighting essential dates for the Winter Meetings, MLB Draft Lottery, and key decision-making periods for arbitration-eligible players and those with team or mutual… #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Chicago Cubs 2025 Offseason Guide: Important Dates, Schedule, & Calendar
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Chicago Cubs' 2025-2026 offseason schedule, highlighting essential dates for the Winter Meetings, MLB Draft Lottery, and key decision-making periods for arbitration-eligible players and those with team or mutual contract options. In the following p...
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Craig Counsell lost all his staring contests, and he lost one too many big gambles. The manager who was supposed to save the Cubs when they were (just very slightly) outmatched couldn't close that gap, and a better Brewers team sent their former skipper home for the… #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Too Late, Too Little: Cubs Washed Out of NLDS by Better Brewers Team, as Pat Murphy Outmanages Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell lost all his staring contests, and he lost one too many big gambles. The manager who was supposed to save the Cubs when they were (just very slightly) outmatched couldn't close that gap, and a better Brewers team sent their former skipper home for the winter.
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Game Thread: Well folks, here we are (again).

Another winner-takes-all postseason clash. This time after a rest day, meaning players have had an extra 24 hours to prepare.

It sounds like Shota Imanaga and Jacob Misiorowski will start today. Don't expect them to last… #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Cubs (Imanaga?) vs Brewers (Misiorowski?): 10/11/25, 7:08pm
Well folks, here we are (again). Another winner-takes-all postseason clash. This time after a rest day, meaning players have had an extra 24 hours to prepare. It sounds like Shota Imanaga and Jacob Misiorowski will start today. Don't expect them to last long. The leash will be extraordinar...
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With few options ahead of Game 4 against Milwaukee, Matthew Boyd drew another NLDS start. The outcome, though, was drastically different. How did the veteran go from cooked to crucial in less than a week? #cubs #chicago #behereforit
How Matthew Boyd Overcame His Brewers Demons In Game 4 Win
With few options ahead of Game 4 against Milwaukee, Matthew Boyd drew another NLDS start. The outcome, though, was drastically different. How did the veteran go from cooked to crucial in less than a week?
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This is no time to not know what to expect. Here are all the layered considerations that will determine whom the Cubs use, and when—and that could decide whether they win or lose Game 5 of the NLDS Saturday night. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
NLDS Game 5 Cubs Bullpen Preview: The Right (and Wrong) Matchups for Craig Counsell to Pursue
This is no time to not know what to expect. Here are all the layered considerations that will determine whom the Cubs use, and when—and that could decide whether they win or lose Game 5 of the NLDS Saturday night.
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The Cubs have done well to dig themselves out of their two-game hole against the Milwaukee Brewers. Now, Jacob Misiorowski (among others) stands between them and a trip to Los Angeles. How can the Cubs attack him better in Game 5 than in Game 2? #cubs #chicago #behereforit
One Battle After Another: To Advance to NLCS, Cubs Must Solve the Perplexing Jacob Misiorowski
The Cubs have done well to dig themselves out of their two-game hole against the Milwaukee Brewers. Now, Jacob Misiorowski (among others) stands between them and a trip to Los Angeles. How can the Cubs attack him better in Game 5 than in Game 2?
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In narrative storytelling, no detail should be introduced without purpose. In real life, we can't control what details matter—except by learning from every experience and being ready for the next chance to make them all matter. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Chekhov's Fastball: Ian Happ's Signature Moment and the Earned Drama of Cubs-Brewers Game 4
In narrative storytelling, no detail should be introduced without purpose. In real life, we can't control what details matter—except by learning from every experience and being ready for the next chance to make them all matter.
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The Cubs struggled against Freddy Peralta in Game 1. To win the NLDS, they will need to solve the riddle of "Fastball Freddy". Has a pattern emerged that the Cubs can use to their advantage? #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Freddy Peralta's Barely Exploitable Weakness is the Cubs' Biggest Game 4 Hope
The Cubs struggled against Freddy Peralta in Game 1. To win the NLDS, they will need to solve the riddle of "Fastball Freddy". Has a pattern emerged that the Cubs can use to their advantage?
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If the Chicago Cubs are to stave off elimination for the second night in a row, it might require Craig Counsell to staple his starting third baseman to the bench. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Can Cubs' Matt Shaw Really Start Again in NLDS Game 4?
If the Chicago Cubs are to stave off elimination for the second night in a row, it might require Craig Counsell to staple his starting third baseman to the bench.
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When the Cubs had to remove Jameson Taillon after four innings in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, a countdown clock started ticking. The team nearly ran out of the pitching they needed to survive that contest—but Brad Keller came up huge, in his biggest… #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Adapting on the Fly at the End of a Long Year, Brad Keller Rescued Cubs Late in Game 3
When the Cubs had to remove Jameson Taillon after four innings in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, a countdown clock started ticking. The team nearly ran out of the pitching they needed to survive that contest—but Brad Keller came up huge, in his biggest moment yet.
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The biggest hit of Game 4 was a single by Pete Crow-Armstrong, cashing in the team's first-inning rally. That swing was only possible because Crow-Armstrong put himself in position to get a good pitch. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
Pete Crow-Armstrong Found Just Enough Plate Discipline to Save the Cubs' Season
The biggest hit of Game 4 was a single by Pete Crow-Armstrong, cashing in the team's first-inning rally. That swing was only possible because Crow-Armstrong put himself in position to get a good pitch.
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The Chicago Cubs are on the brink of elimination from the 2025 Postseason. They haven't scored more than three runs in a playoff game since 2017, and they're averaging just 2.4 runs per game this fall. The reason is simple: they can't handle the heat. #cubs #chicago #behereforit
The Limiting Factor: Cubs Batters Can't Handle Velocity, So They Can't Handle October
The Chicago Cubs are on the brink of elimination from the 2025 Postseason. They haven't scored more than three runs in a playoff game since 2017, and they're averaging just 2.4 runs per game this fall. The reason is simple: they can't handle the heat.
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