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.

Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 29, 2024

Looks Like Drew Smyly’s Staying with Cubs After All, Adding Another Lefty Could Make Sense

Drew Smyly was placed on irrevocable waivers two days ago, which confused a lot of folks who were prematurely celebrating…
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Evan AltmanAugust 29, 2024

Even Wild Comeback Can’t Cover Blemish of Kyle Hendricks’ Awful Start

All’s well that ends well, but even coming back from down 10-3 on Wednesday by scoring 11 runs in the…
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Evan AltmanAugust 28, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/28/24): Counsell Takes His Time, Hendricks Facing Skenes

You used to be able to count on lineups being posted right around 4 hours prior to gametime, even with…
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Evan AltmanAugust 28, 2024

Motor Preference Could Be Next Big Thing in Sports Performance, Injury Prevention

No, this isn’t a matter of wanting a 2.7 liter V6 EcoBoost V6 instead of a 5.8 liter V8 Hemi.…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 27, 2024

Cubs Place Julian Merryweather on IL, Option Jack Neely, Recall Daniel Palencia & Keegan Thompson

You know the drill, just rolling with the media release for the sake of time. The only commentary I’ll add…
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Evan AltmanAugust 27, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/27/24): Tauchman in RF, Bellinger at 1B, Steele Starting

The Cubs got this series off to quite a start last night, banging out 21 hits and stealing eight bases…
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Evan AltmanAugust 27, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Place Drew Smyly on Waivers as Potential Cost-Cutting Measure

In a move that isn’t entirely surprising given their recent statements about expecting to be over the competitive balance tax…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/26/24): Standard Lineup as Taillon Faces Old Team

Since their sweep in Cleveland, the Cubs have gone 6-3 by eating meatloaf against a trio of teams with losing…
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Evan AltmanAugust 26, 2024

Top Draft Pick Cam Smith Promoted to South Bend After Homering in 6 Straight Games

Cam Smith is wasting no time moving through the system after being selected by the Cubs with the 14th overall…
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Evan AltmanAugust 25, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/25/24): PCA Bats 7th, Wisdom at 3B, Assad Going for Sweep

The Cubs have won both games in Miami so far and their bats have come alive in each, so now…
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