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Either the Chicago Cubs or Cleveland Indians will end a very long World Series drought with Wednesday night’s Game 7, but one player who is soon to be unemployed has some jokes about it. Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross is retiring after the …
Joe Maddon defended his questionable usage of reliever Aroldis Chapman during Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday, which the Cubs won 9-3. After the game, Maddon was asked why he used Chapman as much as he did in what seemed like an unnecessary spot …
After falling behind 3-1 in the World Series, the Chicago Cubs have to be pretty thrilled about sending the series to a seventh game. But standing between them and their first championship since 1908 will be Cleveland Indians starter Corey Kluber. …
Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs six strong innings on Sunday to help them win Game 5 of the World Series, but that does not mean his work for the series is done. Lester threw just 90 pitches on Sunday and had Monday off, so he will be in the bullpen …
There are many ways one could describe Aroldis Chapman’s performance in Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night. But gun references should probably be avoided. After Chapman pitched 2 2/3 innings — his longest outing as a member of the …
The Chicago Cubs were able to stay alive in the World Series by coming back to beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 5 Sunday night. Now, they’re looking to do what the Cleveland Cavaliers did in the NBA Finals, which was erase a 3-1 series …
Jon Lester and David Ross had an “I love you, man” moment before Game 5 of the World Series at Wrigley Field on Sunday night. In a moment straight out of “For the love of the game,” Lester and his personal catcher, Ross, were …
The Chicago Cubs caught a break on a groundout by Brandon Guyer to end the top of the second inning of Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night. Guyer grounded a ball to Kris Bryant, whose throw pulled first baseman Anthony Rizzo off the bag. …
Lonnie Chisenhall was sent back to the team hotel by the Cleveland Indians on Sunday after showing up to Game 5 at Wrigley Field with a stomach illness. Chisenhall has a stomach bug and was sent back home so he doesn’t spread the illness to his …
Terry Francona has now managed eleven World Series games in his career and won ten of them after helping to engineer a 1-0 Cleveland victory at Wrigley Field on Friday night. In fact, his managerial prowess in games such as these has even some of his …
Only one run was scored during Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night, but that was enough to be the difference. The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley Field thanks to great pitching by their staff and an RBI single by Coco …
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein are in the middle of a tightly-contested World Series battle against each other. But that’s not stopping the two old friends from engaging in some light banter on …
The Chicago Cubs are hosting their first World Series game in 71 years Friday night, and fans who are preparing for Game 3 have thrown the whole “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere” thing out the window. In fact, many have them have …
The temperature in Cleveland for Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Progressive Field was cold, but nothing conveyed that better than a Terry Francona postgame quote. “I tried to go to the bathroom in the 4th inning and …
Cleveland fans are puffing their chests after winning Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday. Even the city’s police are trolling the Game 1 victim Chicago Cubs. After the Indians shut out the Cubs 6-0 Tuesday, Cleveland Police sent out the …
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is widely regarded as one of the best tactical skippers in baseball. With the World Series set to kick off on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, Francona is already thinking up creative ways to get his best …
