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 9, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/9/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Candelario DH, Steele Starting

Cubs starters have allowed three earned runs over 11.1 innings through the first two games of this four-game series, yet…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/8/23): Tauchman DH, Amaya Catching, Taillon Starting Tough Matchup

The Cubs dropped the series opener with the D-backs on Thursday in what you’d like to be able to shrug…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2023

Cubs Activate Brad Boxberger, Option Keegan Thompson

The Cubs have activated Brad Boxberger from the 60-day IL and have optioned Keegan Thompson to Iowa in order to…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2023

Quantifying Hope: Cubs at Nearly 90% Postseason Odds Heading into Weekend

You don’t need a graph to tell you how much better the Cubs’ odds are now than when we checked…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 7, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/7/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Morel DH, Assad on Bump

The Cubs have won four in a row since being walked off by the Reds in back-to-back games and they…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 6, 2023

David Ross on Alexander Canario’s Absence: Guys That Got Us Here Are Going to Play

This topic has become yet another tired old nag in a long line of dead-horse topics I’ve beaten over the…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 6, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/6/23): Morel Leads Off, Wisdom at 1B, Wicks Starting for Sweep

The Cubs won the first two games against the Giants, the most recent of which was a high-scoring affair in…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 6, 2023

Seiya Suzuki Has Been Cubs’ Best Hitter Since Returning to Regular Role

Seiya Suzuki played sparingly in the first week of August following a particularly brutal two-month stretch that saw him bat…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 6, 2023

Cubs Getting a Little Help for Bullpen, Literally

The Cubs are finally getting a lefty arm in the bullpen with the promotion of Luke Little, a towering reliever…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 5, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/5/23): Tauchman DH, Candelario 1B, Hendricks Starting

The Cubs picked up an easy win Monday afternoon behind the best start of Justin Steele’s career, a 12-strikeout effort…
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