Новости за 01.05.2019

It hasn’t really been a good year for right-hander Brad Brach. He agreed to a deal with the Cubs, then got mono and after taking his physical he lost some guaranteed money. He was slightly delayed in spring training, but was ready to go on Opening Day. As far as his performance out of the […]

Theo Epstein announced that the Cubs will option Addison Russell to Triple-A Iowa after his 40-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy ends. Russell was eligible to return May 3, but if he comes up it won’t be for at least a couple more weeks. The conversation about what will happen with Russell when […]

A lot of people have held out hope that veteran kicker Robbie Gould may yet find his way back home to Chicago. It seems like such a storybook tale. The son cast out after falling from grace returns from a journey to save his home. Books have been written about less. For a moment, it […]

Patrick Mannelly understands special teams better than almost anybody in the business. He was the Chicago Bears long snapper for 16 years. He played on some of the best third phase units in franchise history. However, there was a time when things weren’t all good for the team in that area. Especially at the kicker […]

GM Ryan Pace said that the Chicago Bears intended to pick up the fifth-year option of outside linebacker Leonard Floyd this offseason. He was a man of his word. On May 1st, the team fulfilled that part of their agenda. This move locks up Floyd for the 2020 season at a cost of $13.2 million. […]

Not only has Kyle Schwarber struggled since the first series of the season against the Rangers, but he’s been brutal in clutch situations since 2018. Yet, he extended his hitting streak to five games in a big way Tuesday night against the Mariners and it happened to be in a clutch spot. It started with […]

After pitching two innings on Sunday, Cubs closer Pedro Strop wasn’t available for Tuesday’s game against the Mariners. So, Joe Maddon went to Steve Cishek for the save. It got a little shaky in the ninth, but the slender right-hander worked himself out of trouble to secure the 6-5 win. Cishek got the last out […]

Stop for a second and ponder this question. If somebody asked you who the most like Chicago Bears undrafted free agent to make the 53-man roster is, who would it be? Odds are most people would choose wide receiver Emanuel Hall. The wide receiver out of Missouri certainly comes in with plenty of talent to […]

The Cubs entered Tuesday’s game against the Mariners averaging 5.5 runs per game. That’s good for one of the best offensive outputs in the National League. Yet, there is one run-scoring stat that the Cubs were last in. Before Tuesday, the Cubs still hadn’t had a player hit a home run from the leadoff spot. […]

Addison Russell will not be coming up to the Cubs once his 40-game suspension ends this week. Theo Epstein shared the news prior to Tuesday’s game against the Mariners in Seattle. Russell has been playing in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs and he will remain there for a while longer. The Cubs will officially option […]

The David Montgomery football story is one people have seen before. Raised by a single mother. Saw a brother go to prison for murder. Could’ve easily fallen down the same path of drugs, violence, and eventual death. Instead he fought to get out of that life, made himself into a high school football legend and […]

It was easily the biggest moment in the career of GM Ryan Pace. The football world was watching. The Chicago Bears held their highest draft choice in 35 years at #3 overall. Lights were bright. Could this be the moment they finally went after their quarterback of the future? While the answer was yes, it […]