Evan Altman

Evan Altman is the EIC and co-founder of Cubs Insider and has proclaimed himself Central Indiana's foremost Cubs authority. He is a husband, father, homebrewer, and award-winning blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Evan's greatest accomplishments include scoring 400 points in Magic Johnson's Fast Break, naming all 10 members of the Wu-Tang Clan in under 3.5 seconds, and winning the Meese Literary Award at Hanover College.

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Evan AltmanSeptember 16, 2024

Michael Busch Named NL Player of the Week

I’m working from my phone so this will be one of those lazy posts where I just share the press…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 16, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/16/24): Standard Batting Order, Imanaga Pitching

The Cubs are back in Chicago all week and they’re taking on two of the worst teams in baseball, which…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 16, 2024

Season Dying Quietly, Rotation Velocity Lowest Again, Bellinger’s Murky Future, Prospects Offer New Life

While it’s not impossible to make up five games on two different teams with just 13 games to play, dropping…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 15, 2024

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/15/24): Cubs 6, Rockies 2 – Vintage Hendricks Performance Prevents Sweep

Kyle Hendricks hasn’t pitched very professorially this season, but he was that dude Sunday afternoon in Denver as the Cubs…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 15, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/15/24): Hendricks Tries to Avoid Season-Ending Sweep

The Cubs will still have 13 games to play after today, but this could be the last one that matters.…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 14, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/14/24): Wisdom at 1B, Taillon Starting

I’ll be honest with you up front here, I’m half-assing this one because I really don’t care at all about…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 14, 2024

Quantifying Hope Quickie: Cubs Loss Plus Mets, Braves Wins Drop Chances to 0.2%

The Cubs entered their series with the Rockies clinging in vain to 1.1% postseason odds, but those have all but…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 13, 2024

Cubs Place Brennen Davis on 60-Day IL, Claim ‘Human Glitch’ Jimmy Herget

The Cubs announced Friday that they have recalled outfielder Brennen Davis in order to place him on the 60-day IL…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 13, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/13/24): Nothing New in Batting Order, Assad Starting

It’s Friday the 13th, which holds little significance unless you’re weirdly superstitious or looking for a good deal on flash…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 13, 2024

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Clinging to 1.1% Playoff Odds After Beating Dodgers

The Cubs took two of three from the first-place Dodgers for the second time this season and continue to cling…
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