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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 6, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/6/25): Happ Leads Off, Kelly Batting Cleanup, Brown Starting

The Cubs have won seven straight series since dropping consecutive sets to the Giants and Mets a month ago, but…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 6, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Enter Detroit Series with 89% Postseason Odds

Who would have guessed back at the start of the season that the Cubs and Tigers would have the two…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 6, 2025

Scoring Change Removes 2 Earned Runs from Cade Horton’s Record

Cade Horton recently made the fourth start and fifth appearance of his MLB career, all of which have resulted in…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 5, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/5/25): Tucker Returns, McGuire Catching, Pomeranz Opening

The Cubs failed to score last night, so even a great start from Matt Boyd wasn’t enough to get them…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 5, 2025

Jerry Reinsdorf Reaches Long-Term Agreement That Could Transfer White Sox Ownership to Justin Ishbia

The White Sox announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement that will give Justin Ishbia, the brother of Phoenix…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 4, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/4/25): Happ Leads Off, Tucker Still Out, Boyd Bump Day

The Cubs imposed their will on Trevor Williams and the Nats’ subpar bullpen Tuesday night, knocking the ball all over…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 3, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/3/25): Suzuki in RF, Turner DH, Horton Starting

Today starts a stretch of 26 games in 27 days for the Cubs, with 13 of those games coming against…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 3, 2025

Cubs Rise in Power Rankings, PCA Second in Early MVP Poll, Kyle Tucker Posting Unprecedented Numbers

Rather than falling into my usual trap of getting overly wordy about niche topics, I wanted to touch briefly on…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 2, 2025

Ryan Pressly Keeps Grinding, Daniel Palencia Excelling with New Fastball Shape

Ryan Pressly hasn’t earned a save since April 13 against the Dodgers and was demoted as the closer following a…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 2, 2025

Soft Schedule Helping Cubs Say Goodbye to Sunday Scaries

Heading into their third game against the White Sox back on May 18, the Cubs were 1-6 on Sundays and…
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