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.

Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJuly 29, 2023

Cubs Activate Nick Madrigal, Option Miles Mastrobuoni

See below for the press release. The Chicago Cubs today activated infielder Nick Madrigal from the 10-day injured list and…
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Evan AltmanJuly 29, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/29/23): Madrigal Returns, Taillon Starting

Update: There are some pretty nasty thunderstorms in the St. Louis area and the game has been delayed. The weather…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJuly 29, 2023

Shocker: Shohei Ohtani’s ‘Tires Will Be Kicked’ by Cubs

Shohei Ohtani is the most talented player in MLB history and he’s going to be paid as such when he…
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Evan AltmanJuly 29, 2023

Tauch Dirty to Me: Friday Night’s Hero Explains Filthy Game-Saving Grab

The Cubs should have lost Friday night in St. Louis. They were up a run and the Cardinals had a…
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Evan AltmanJuly 28, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/28/23): Hoerner Leads Off, Mancini at 1B, Wesneski Starting

The Cubs buried the White Sox earlier in the week, after which the South Siders started trading away all their…
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Evan AltmanJuly 28, 2023

Quantifying Hope: Win Streak Skyrockets Cubs to Nearly 21% Odds

When last we checked on the Cubs’ postseason odds, they were at 10% and sat seven games out of the…
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Evan AltmanJuly 28, 2023

Reactions to Thurday’s Ejection Illustrate Differences Between Cubs, Cards

The Cardinals and their fans have long prided themselves in playing the game the right way, which is more or…
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Evan AltmanJuly 27, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/27/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Morel DH, Steele on Bump

The Cubs have won five straight, the first three of which came against the team they’re facing tonight to start…
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Evan AltmanJuly 26, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/26/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Barnhart Catching, Stroman Starting

The Cubs have won four straight and they’ve got a chance to extend that streak against a White Sox team…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJuly 26, 2023

Jed Hoyer Could Try to Thread Needle with Ballsy Sell-Buy Moves

Most of the talk so far has been about whether the Cubs would be buyers or sellers at the deadline,…
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