Michael Canter

Favorite Quote: "Look Ma! Top of the World!" Cubs fan since I was five years old (1969): lover of B&W movies, the Oxford Comma, classic rock, and of course, baseball; annual roto-champ; partial insomniac; I detest the liberal use of the word 'albeit' by baseball writers; Nice guy, though somewhat brooding. Comment me, please and thank you.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Michael CanterAugust 6, 2026

The Rundown: Cubs Dominate Dodgers in Series Sweep, Gausman Hoping for World Series Redemption, Trout Commends Mozeliak

“How do you think he does it? (I don’t know). What makes him so good?” – Pinball Wizard by Elton…
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Michael CanterAugust 6, 2026

MLB, Owners May Burn Down Elysian Fields to Force ‘Great Egalitarian Reset’

We love to romanticize baseball, don’t we? The truth is, today’s baseball isn’t the “game of base” once played in…
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Michael CanterAugust 5, 2026

The Rundown: Cubs Go for LA Sweep, Gausman and Holmes Added to Rotation, Zeferjahn’s Fastball in Elite Company

“My luck was so good, I could do no wrong. I just kept on rollin’ and controllin’ them bones. Finally,…
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Michael CanterAugust 5, 2026

Braxton Garrett Trades Has Shades of Getting Jake Arrieta from Baltimore

Remember when the Cubs traded for Jake Arrieta back in 2013? The Orioles were a contending team that wanted to…
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Michael CanterAugust 4, 2026

The Rundown: Cubs Blast Dodgers, Hoyer Rewards Grinding Squad with Deadline Additions, CBA Concerns Follow Skubal to LA

“All the doors I closed one time will open up again.” – Back in the High Life Again by Steve…
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Michael CanterAugust 4, 2026

Jed Hoyer Headlines Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

The trade deadline has passed, but not without its customary flurry of moves in the final hour. Jed Hoyer checked…
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Michael CanterAugust 4, 2026

Recapping Furious Trade Deadline Action with List of Every Deal

Kudos to Jed Hoyer for his most impactful trade deadline since he broke up the Cubs’ World Series core back…
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Michael CanterAugust 3, 2026

The Rundown: It’s Deadline Day, Cubs Acquire Gausman, Hoyer Still Shopping, Skubal to Dodgers, Peralta to Rays

“I’m all lost in the supermarket, I can no longer shop happily. I came here for the special offer…guaranteed personality.”…
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Michael CanterJuly 29, 2026

The Rundown: Cubs Players Putting Heat on Hoyer, Bregman Rediscovering Stroke, Expect Active Deadline

“You know she’s waiting…just anticipating, for things that she’ll never, never possess.” – Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding…
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Michael CanterJuly 28, 2026

The Rundown: Cubs a Battleground of Conflicting Forces, Hoyer Seeking Multiple Pitchers, Trade Rumors Aplenty

“Because I’m easy come, easy go; little high, little low. Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me.”…
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