Ryan Thomure

Ryan is an occupational therapist who lives less than a mile from Wrigley Field with his husband and their pets. He began writing about the Cubs in 2018 and joined Cubs Insider in early 2019. Ryan has been a Cubs fan since he was in middle school and has had his day-to-day emotions tied up in the team in a way that’s not quite healthy ever since.

Ryan Thomure November 19, 2019
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Assuming Albert Almora Jr. Is Back with Cubs in 2020, What’s His Role?

Let’s this out of the way first: There’s no role for the 2019 version of Albert Almora Jr. on the…
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Ryan Thomure November 2, 2019
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Maybe Nicholas Castellanos Isn’t Great Long-Term Fit for Cubs

It’s tempting to reflect back on just how fantastic Nicholas Castellanos was as a Cub, especially after hearing that there is…
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Ryan Thomure October 23, 2019
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Big Potatoes: David Ross More Than Just Some Cuddly Joe Maddon Retread

The Cubs’ managerial search appears to have come to an end, with David Kaplan of NBC Sports Chicago leading multiple…
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Ryan Thomure October 14, 2019
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Running Down 6 Worst Cubs Losses of 2019

Throughout the long and colorful history of Chicago’s National League ballclub, there have been some downright terrible times to be…
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Ryan Thomure October 1, 2019
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Joe Maddon’s Legacy of Delightful Irreverence Can Never Be Denied

Joe Maddon shifted my view of just how much I can like a manager. It’s not that I hadn’t liked…
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Ryan Thomure September 30, 2019
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Cubs @ Cardinals Series Review: Cubs Close 2019 with Series Win

Take that, PECOTA! In a fitting end to an up-and-down season, the Cubs managed to secure their 83rd and 84th…
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Ryan Thomure September 27, 2019
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Cubs @ Pirates Series Review: Late Season Collapse Continues as Cubs are Swept by Pirates

Could a more fitting (almost) ending to the 2019 Cubs season ever be written? Facing the team against which the…
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Ryan Thomure September 24, 2019
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Cubs vs Pirates Series Preview (September 24-26): TV and Game Info, Starting Pitchers, Insights

Do you believe in miracles? You better, because that’s the only thing that’ll get the 2019 Cubs playing baseball into…
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Ryan Thomure September 23, 2019
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Cubs vs. Cardinals Series Review: Redbirds Sweep Cubs to Brink

Seventy-six point seven percent. That’s where FanGraphs had the Cubs’ playoff odds after their 8-2 thrashing of the Cincinnati Reds…
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Ryan Thomure September 16, 2019
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Cubs vs. Pirates Review: Bitter Sweep, Thrashing of Pirates Comes at Cost

The Cubs were one play away from this weekend’s three-game series against the Pirates being an unmitigated success. After all,…
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