Bleed Cubbie Blue: for Chicago Cubs fans

Cubs win! Mets Lose! 4 Game winning streak! Early and Ad-Free listening when you subscribe. http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs open the Mets series with Edward Cabrera vs. Kodai Senga, trying to get above .500 for the first time this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bleacher Nation's Michael Cerami wrote a kids book and joins us to discuss. And another .500 week leads to facing the Mets where we welcome Britt from Fanarchy to talk about the sliding New Yorkers 8 game loss streak. Buy Michaels book here! https://amzn.to/4sO8lra Download Fanarchy here https://fanarchy.fans/?seg_anon=39fab... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shota strikes out 11 and the Cubs offense scores 11 as the Cubs make it back to .500 for the 7th time this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs break out of their slump and Craig is still bad at managing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose badly and sadly to Philly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs face off against the Pirates, trying to avoid the sweep with Jamison Taillon on the mound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs were bad and Craig was worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apologies for the lateness of Cubs Pod! I forgot!! Then remembered.... Boring ass game, Cubs lose, leave everyone on base. Early and Ad Free listening by subscribing. http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs salvage the road trip with a little help from a Rally Crack. We talk about the Cubs 1st road trip, take a spin of the B-Clock and preview the Pirates series! Support us and get more. http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs beat the Rays and Craig is questionable with his bullpen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cotton looks at the greatest pitchers in terms of WAR and then talks about who he thinks are the best along with who some of the listeners like the best. Next Inning will be catchers, join the Patreon and Discord to give me your picks for the best catcher ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs continue to battle the Rays in Tampa. Javier Assad on the bump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose on Tampa Bay's Opening Day. Early and ad free listening http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was some double header doo doo as the Cubs were very close to sweeping the double header and getting over .500 for the first time this season, but instead, they blew it in the second game and dropped a game below 500 for the 5th time in 9 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose 4-1 to Cleveland. Bats dead. Ad Free listening when you subscribe. http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Cubs baseball season and we're off to a meh start. Then Gary the Guardians fan joins us and we spin the B-Clock. More at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs attempt to score their first series win of the season as they close out the first homestand with a game against the Angels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs drop a cold one at Wrigley and Craig is driving Cotton crazy already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs beat Angels 7-2 behind Edward Cabrera! Early and ad free listening http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs drop the game and the series to the Washington Nationals. Early and ad-free access to this show and all our shows at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cotton tells you about the Blowout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cubs lose 10-4 to the Nationals on Opening Day and embarrass themselves in front of all my friends. Ad Free Premium Content when you join Bleacher Bunch's Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All hands on deck the day before the 2026 Cubs season begins, with Eric Wielo, Johnny Onomatopoeia, Sara Sanchez, Bryan Ziegler, Billy Devore, and Danny, Michael, and Lyle....as we preview the Cubs and season along with the rest of the Central! It's a riotous good time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a break from the Madness of March to talk a little WBC and Cubs, less than a week away from Opening Day. More at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Sanchez joins the show from Miami and the World Baseball Classic! Plus a spin of the B-Clock, as the Cubs head into the final fortnight of Spring. Premium Content at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son Ranto Crew chop it up Cubs style on the first full day of the World Baseball Classic. More at http://www.patreon.com/sonranto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Happ might be the most confounding player on the Chicago Cubs. Every season he seems to produce the same profile: around 20–25 home runs, a strong on-base percentage, and a wRC+ comfortably above league average. Over the last four seasons he's also quietly accumulated more than 13 WAR while playing nearly every day in left field. And yet, if you spend any time around Cubs Twitter or baseball message boards, you know the debate never really stops. Is Ian Happ actually a key piece of the lineup, or is he a player the Cubs should replace? In this episode of CubsPS+, I take a deep dive into Ian Happ's performance over the last four seasons and try to put his production into context across Major League Baseball. I look at how Happ ranks among qualified MLB hitters, how he compares to other outfielders around the league, and where his offensive numbers stack up using metrics like wRC+, WAR, OPS, walk rate, and strikeout rate. I also dig into leverage splits and situational hitting to see whether the common criticism that Happ “isn't clutch” actually holds up in the data. Along the way, I explore what a 3-WAR player really means in today's game, how much that level of production typically costs on the open market, and why players with Happ's statistical profile tend to show up on winning teams more often than fans might realize. I'm not arguing that Ian Happ is a superstar. He's not. But when you zoom out and look at the consistency of his production, the numbers paint a much clearer picture of what he actually brings to the Cubs. Sometimes the most interesting players in baseball aren't the obvious stars or the struggling role players. Sometimes they're the ones who quietly produce year after year while the conversation around them never quite settles. That's exactly what makes Ian Happ such a fascinating player to analyze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son Ranto Show discusses the first week of Cubs Spring Games, hatred from Dodgers and Sox Fans over PCA and Bleacher Jeff. And we spin the B-Clock! AD-FREE Premium Content http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Sanchez joins the Son Ranto Boyz to discuss the Cubs giveaway calendar and new slogan on the night before the first Spring Training game. Premium Content: http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch http://www.sonranto.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 114 marks a reset for CubsPS+ and a simple theme: stop waiting for perfect and start doing something. After a four-month break, I return to break down where the Chicago Cubs actually stand coming out of the offseason. This isn't about hot takes or dramatic declarations — it's about roster construction, identity, and what the Cubs' moves (and non-moves) really signal. In this episode, I discuss: How to evaluate the Cubs' offseason additions in context A realistic look at the starting rotation and what it can (and can't) be Whether the Cubs are competing, bridging, or still recalibrating The difference between incremental improvement and true direction Why “doing something” matters — even when it's not flashy This is a thoughtful, process-driven look at the 2025 Chicago Cubs — where they are, what they've done, and what it might mean going forward. CubsPS+ is part of Bleacher Bunch Productions on the Fans First Sports Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Batteries are in Cubs Camp getting into the best shapes of their lives. More at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the intro to the new season of Baseball Rabbithole in which Cotton tries to figure out how to calculate WAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyle, Michael, and Danny shoot the breeze about the Cubs a week before Pitchers and Catcher report. Exclusive Content: http://www.patreon.com/sonranto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Sheridan, the "Voice of Spring" joins us to talk about his long career in Mesa as the PA announcer, and his hometown of Minneapolis. Plus, we talk about Jed talking. More at http://www'patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lou Cella, the sculptor of the Cubs statues at Wrigley, joins us for an incredible conversation about art and Cubs fandom. Plus we recap Cubs Con with Mike Waller of Cubs PS Plus. Premium Content at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs are fixed as veteran Alex Bregman signs with the North Siders. Plus we spin the B-Clock and get a visit from Fly the W's Crawly! more at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs are putting together their 2026 team as the Son Ranto crew reassembles for our 14th season of Cubs fan derailment. Exclusive content: http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 2025 Ranter Cubsmas Carol Special! Featuring all your favorite Ranters and hosts with Cubs related holiday mayhem! More at http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs do nothing at the Winter Meetings and Danny returns from Mexico a Venados fan. Plus we give presents to out favorite Cubs players. Join our club! http://www.patreon.com/bleacherbunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara, Mike, and Cotton talk deep into the night about Cubs signings, analytics, CBA, and what it truly means to be a Cubs fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final inning of Game 3, Cotton goes down the Rabbithole on World Series MVPs and finds some interesting stories and a ton of Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices