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 20, 2024

Cubs Activate Hayden Wesneski, DFA Shawn Armstrong

The Chicago Cubs today activated right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski from the 15-day injured list and designated right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanSeptember 20, 2024

Quantifying Nope: Playoff Odds Drop to Nil as Counsell Says ‘We’ve Got to Get Better, Man’

The Cubs got a win Thursday night to stave off the dreaded mathematical elimination, but being seven games back with…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 19, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/19/24): Wisdom at 1B, Assad Starting as Season Winds Down

The only thing consistent about the Cubs this season is their uncanny ability to shred any semblance of hope after…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 18, 2024

Cubs Announce Roster Moves as Justin Steele, Jorge López Activated

We knew Justin Steele was being activated from the IL, but the Cubs announced Wednesday that right reliever Jorge López…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanSeptember 18, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/18/24): Order Remains Same, Steele Returns from IL

The Cubs are six games back with 11 to play and they don’t hold any tiebreaker advantages, so even winning…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 18, 2024

Happ’s Historic Homer Has Hype, Hardly Helps Hope

Ian Happ homered twice on Tuesday night to tie his career-high with 25 in what may well end up as…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 17, 2024

Cubs Recall Daniel Palencia, Option Trey Wingenter

Not super consequential, so we’ll opt for the media release here. The Chicago Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Daniel Palencia…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 17, 2024

Justin Steele Returning to Rotation Wednesday

Justin Steele will return to the rotation for Wednesday’s series finale after 17 days on the IL with elbow tendinitis,…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 17, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/17/24): Going for 3 Straight with Wicks Starting

The Cubs’ protracted death scene continues as they keep doing just enough to prevent their official demise. After overwhelming the…
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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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