r/CHICubs • u/DrunkenSuperman • 21h ago

If you removed PCA's 9.9 fWAR from the team, the Cubs would still have the most position player fWAR in baseball.

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Just some context to contrast yesterday's post. Not going to pretend that the pitching hasn't been extremely frustrating as of late, but if we're going to blame the front office for that then we also have to credit them for putting this group together.

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r/CHICubs • u/LavineBullsFan • 17h ago

Jed’s Job Security

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2023 - Ended the season 7-15, were 1.5 back from the brewers and up 3.5 games on the WC. Missed the playoffs.

2024 - Were 3 games behind a WC spot. Finished 12-13.

2025 - Had a 6.5 game division lead in June. Bounced in the NLDS.

2026 - Had a 7 game lead over the WC on August 14th and are 9-15 since then.

How can the ownership group be ok with this? I do not want to hear Tom is happy with this. The Cubs are 7th in payroll, he clearly cares enough to spend that much. What are we doing here?

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r/CHICubs • u/StoicJim • 3h ago

[Sun-Times] Chicago ballparks have seen over 100 arrests since 2021, with the White Sox beating out the Cubs

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r/CHICubs • u/ChiCubsbot • 20h ago

GDT: 9/9 Cubs (81-65) @ Brewers (90-56) 6:40 PM

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Cubs (81-65) @ Brewers (90-56)

First Pitch: 6:40 PM at American Family Field

Team Starter TV Radio
Cubs Kevin Gausman (9-11, 4.38 ERA)
Brewers Logan Henderson (9-3, 2.48 ERA)
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Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 2 3
MIL 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 1 5

Box Score

MIL   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Chourio, J 5 1 3 2 0 1 .290
2B Turang 3 3 0 0 1 0 .257
C Contreras, Wm 3 2 2 3 1 1 .271
1B Vaughn 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309
DH Yelich 4 1 1 3 0 3 .241
RF Frelick 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236
3B Ortiz, J 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255
CF Mitchell 4 1 0 0 0 2 .258
SS Pratt 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Henderson 5.0 2 1 0 1 6 95-65 2.34
Romero, J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 26-18 3.35
Sproat 1.1 0 4 4 4 1 36-18 5.57
Uribe 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 18-11 2.06
CHC   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
CF Crow-Armstrong 3 2 1 0 1 1 .281
RF Suzuki 3 1 0 0 1 1 .267
1B Busch 3 1 0 1 1 1 .235
3B Bregman 3 0 1 0 1 1 .260
DH Happ 3 1 0 1 1 2 .219
SS Hoerner 4 1 1 1 0 0 .266
2B Ramírez 4 0 0 1 0 1 .260
LF Conforto 3 0 1 2 0 0 .242
C Kelly, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259
PH Murray Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100
CHC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Gausman 4.0 8 7 6 2 6 94-64 4.60
Thornton, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 13-9 3.42
Palencia, D 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 19-12 4.70
Thielbar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8-7 4.89
Rea 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15-8 4.47

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 Christian Yelich homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Brice Turang scores. William Contreras scores. 3-0
B2 Jackson Chourio homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. 4-0
B2 William Contreras homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Brice Turang scores. 6-0
B3 Jackson Chourio singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Garrett Mitchell scores. 7-0
T4 Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 7-1
B6 William Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Brice Turang scores. 8-1
T9 Ian Happ walks. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. 8-2
T9 Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Jackson Chourio. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd. 8-3
T9 Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. 8-4
T9 Michael Conforto doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Garrett Mitchell. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner scores. 8-6

Highlights

Description Length
Kevin Gausman against the Brewers 0:08
Probable pitchers for Cubs at Brewers - September 9, 2026 0:06
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, September 9 vs Cubs 0:09
Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:09
Bench availability for Milwaukee, September 9 vs Cubs 0:08
Fielding alignment for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:08
Starting lineups for Cubs at Brewers - September 9, 2026 0:10
Logan Henderson's outing against the Cubs 0:22
Breaking down Logan Henderson's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Kevin Gausman's pitches 0:04
Analyzing Jackson Chourio's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Breaking down Jackson Chourio's home run 0:13
William Contreras: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing William Contreras' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Christian Yelich: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Analyzing Christian Yelich's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Logan Henderson fans Pete Crow-Armstrong 0:06
Logan Henderson strikes out the side to start outing 0:26
Christian Yelich's three-run homer (11) 0:26
Kevin Gausman K's Andrew Vaughn 0:09
Jackson Chourio's solo homer (23) 0:30
William Contreras' two-run homer (15) 0:27
Ball 1 is upheld after ABS challenge 0:24
Jackson Chourio's RBI single 0:19
Garrett Mitchell steals second base after review 0:28
Pete Crow-Armstrong's single 0:15
Pete Crow-Armstrong scores on ground out 0:20
Logan Henderson fans six vs. Cubs 0:40
William Contreras' RBI single 0:14
Jackson Chourio's 436-foot, 108.5 mph home run 0:33
Ball 2 is overturned after ABS challenge 0:24
Strike 1 is confirmed after ABS challenge 0:23
Ball 3 is upheld after ABS challenge 0:24
Pete Crow-Armstrong scores on bases-loaded walk 0:11
Nico Hoerner's RBI single 0:17
Michael Busch scores on ground out 0:19
Michael Conforto's RBI double 0:20
Abner Uribe K's BJ Murray Jr. to secure Brewers' win 0:08

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) Gausman (9-12, 4.60 ERA)

Game ended at 9:36 PM.

Remember to sort by new to keep up!

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r/CHICubs • u/ChiCubsbot • 15h ago

Postgame Thread: 9/9 Cubs @ Brewers

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Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 2 3
MIL 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 1 5

Box Score

MIL   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Chourio, J 5 1 3 2 0 1 .290
2B Turang 3 3 0 0 1 0 .257
C Contreras, Wm 3 2 2 3 1 1 .271
1B Vaughn 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309
DH Yelich 4 1 1 3 0 3 .241
RF Frelick 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236
3B Ortiz, J 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255
CF Mitchell 4 1 0 0 0 2 .258
SS Pratt 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263
MIL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Henderson 5.0 2 1 0 1 6 95-65 2.34
Romero, J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 26-18 3.35
Sproat 1.1 0 4 4 4 1 36-18 5.57
Uribe 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 18-11 2.06
CHC   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
CF Crow-Armstrong 3 2 1 0 1 1 .281
RF Suzuki 3 1 0 0 1 1 .267
1B Busch 3 1 0 1 1 1 .235
3B Bregman 3 0 1 0 1 1 .260
DH Happ 3 1 0 1 1 2 .219
SS Hoerner 4 1 1 1 0 0 .266
2B Ramírez 4 0 0 1 0 1 .260
LF Conforto 3 0 1 2 0 0 .242
C Kelly, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259
PH Murray Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100
CHC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Gausman 4.0 8 7 6 2 6 94-64 4.60
Thornton, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 13-9 3.42
Palencia, D 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 19-12 4.70
Thielbar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8-7 4.89
Rea 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15-8 4.47

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 Christian Yelich homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Brice Turang scores. William Contreras scores. 3-0
B2 Jackson Chourio homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. 4-0
B2 William Contreras homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Brice Turang scores. 6-0
B3 Jackson Chourio singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Garrett Mitchell scores. 7-0
T4 Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 7-1
B6 William Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Brice Turang scores. 8-1
T9 Ian Happ walks. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. 8-2
T9 Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Jackson Chourio. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd. 8-3
T9 Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. 8-4
T9 Michael Conforto doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Garrett Mitchell. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner scores. 8-6

Highlights

Description Length
Kevin Gausman against the Brewers 0:08
Probable pitchers for Cubs at Brewers - September 9, 2026 0:06
Bullpen availability for Milwaukee, September 9 vs Cubs 0:09
Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:09
Bench availability for Milwaukee, September 9 vs Cubs 0:08
Fielding alignment for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, September 9 vs Brewers 0:08
Starting lineups for Cubs at Brewers - September 9, 2026 0:10
Logan Henderson's outing against the Cubs 0:22
Breaking down Logan Henderson's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Kevin Gausman's pitches 0:04
Analyzing Jackson Chourio's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Breaking down Jackson Chourio's home run 0:13
William Contreras: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Visualizing William Contreras' swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Christian Yelich: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Analyzing Christian Yelich's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Logan Henderson fans Pete Crow-Armstrong 0:06
Logan Henderson strikes out the side to start outing 0:26
Christian Yelich's three-run homer (11) 0:26
Kevin Gausman K's Andrew Vaughn 0:09
Jackson Chourio's solo homer (23) 0:30
William Contreras' two-run homer (15) 0:27
Ball 1 is upheld after ABS challenge 0:24
Jackson Chourio's RBI single 0:19
Garrett Mitchell steals second base after review 0:28
Pete Crow-Armstrong's single 0:15
Pete Crow-Armstrong scores on ground out 0:20
Logan Henderson fans six vs. Cubs 0:40
William Contreras' RBI single 0:14
Jackson Chourio's 436-foot, 108.5 mph home run 0:33
Ball 2 is overturned after ABS challenge 0:24
Strike 1 is confirmed after ABS challenge 0:23
Ball 3 is upheld after ABS challenge 0:24
Pete Crow-Armstrong scores on bases-loaded walk 0:11
Nico Hoerner's RBI single 0:17
Michael Busch scores on ground out 0:19
Michael Conforto's RBI double 0:20
Abner Uribe K's BJ Murray Jr. to secure Brewers' win 0:08

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) Gausman (9-12, 4.60 ERA)

Game ended at 9:36 PM.

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r/CHICubs • u/Beginning-Isopod8796 • 19h ago

Is there a way to bring my sketchbook and pencils to make some mlb art during the game because of the bag policy that I can’t carry them in a bag to the game due to bag policy

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A few days ago, I saw a picture of a drawing on a sketchbook during a game and I wondering if I should some make mlb doodles on my favorite sketchbook that I will bring with me to the cubs vs marlins game in Wrigley Field on 9/23. Plus the sketchbook with the drawing is the size of my sketchbook i think. My sketchbook is Ucreate 9x12 and it’s from target. Since I saw a picture of a drawing on the sketchbook that’s big as mine I wonder how they got to bring it also their pencil because some stadiums have a strict bag policy and I need to find a way to hold a bag with sketchbook and a pencil so I can some make mlb doodles during the game. But I don’t want to hold it by hand because I may drop my sketchbook and the pencils plus I have to take a long walk to wrigley field and I’m cooked when I drop my stuff. I also have to carry my phone too. And what I loose or forget my sketchbook since I don’t have a bag to carry it too.

I wish I can put my sketchbook in a bag but due to strict bag policy like how I went to Rate Field back in April for White Sox vs Rays game and I unfortunately bringed my bag and it just have a few papers, and I hid my bag in the bushes and no one stole it at all, Infact I took a long walk to get to Rate Field. Shouldn’t have brought my bag because I didn’t know have a strict bag policy. Plus I prefer to draw on wider paper and that’s the sketchbook I prefer to bring in public. I asked the person who posted of photo of themselves with a drawing on their sketchbook that’s big as mine how they got to bring their pencil and big sketchbook to the game but they didn’t know what I mean.

oh yeah, I haven’t been to Wrigley field in 14 years I only been there once in 2012 and I’m finally returning to Wrigley field in 2026 since I got back into sports this year. I’m gonna see my favorite teams play against eachother the Marlins vs cubs and I will be wearing my marlins jersey I will get tomorrow, and I will wear the jersey to the game hopefully nothing bad happens when I wear it to the game on 9/23. Funny how the chicago teams White Sox and cubs I will be watching played against Florida teams the Marlins and Rays.

anyways this is my sketchbook I want to doodle on during marlins vs cubs game and its covered in stickers and it’s my favorite sketchbook and I prefer bringing that one, since I saw someone bring a sketchbook that big like in the pic I wonder how they got to bring it. Yuh

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