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The Cubs are banged up, and their record reflects that. Luckily, the teams in the NL Central have been beating up on each other, so at this early juncture in the season, it's still anybody's division. More on that as the week progresses. Most importantly this week, there are some VIP packages available to this year's Hot Stove Cool Music concert benefiting The Foundation To Be Named Later... TWIN...

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The Cardinals have gotten as hot as the Cubs have gone cold. As you might imagine, this has caused some consternation among Cubs fans. Eddie Butler makes his Cubs debut Friday night, which usually doesn't bode well for opposing hitters. His appearance comes courtesy of Brian Anderson's placement on the disabled list. He can pitch his butt off, but if the defense doesn't tighten up, it won't matter...

Lin shares some advice he's heard from mothers over the year, among other things, for this special Mother's Day edition of Lin's Bin. Hear Lin's Bin at 7:15am & 6:15pm Mondays & Fridays.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Lin's teetering on the edge, even moreso than usual. It's been a somewhat trying start to the season, but yesterday's 18-inning affair yielded a whole bunch of new concerns for our twitchy morning man. Kyle Schwarber banged his knee into the brick wall as he went into the crowd to catch a foul ball. Javier Baez shanked a pitch off his leg and was seen hobbling around the field the rest of the game...

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Earlier in the week, Len shared some stories about the Boston edition of the Hot Stove Cool Music concert benefiting Theo Epstein's Foundation To Be Named Later. The World Series trophy took a turn crowd surfing around the room. Theo literally went head over heels whilst jamming on guitar alongside Eddie Vedder and Len Kasper. In years past, Cheap Trick, the aforementioned Eddie Vedder, Liz Phair,...

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

Wrigley East, or as it's commonly known as, Fenway Park, was the scene for Kris Bryant's moon shot over the Green Monster in his very first Fenway at-bat. Unfortunately, the Cubs couldn't capitalize, taking only one of three from the Red Sox. Hot Stove Cool Music however, DID capitalize, with Len Kasper joining Eddie Vedder and Theo Epstein in renditions of Neil Young and The Who while raising ove...

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Elmhurst College President Troy VanAken stopped by the XRT Morning Show to share the news that Terri will receive an honorary degree from the college!

The Cubs helped to relieve some of the angst of their loyal fanbase by snapping a four-game skid with come-from-behind victories in their last two contests at home against the Brewers. As the Cubs head out on the road to face the Reds this weekend, they've still only lost one series all year: the sweep at Wrigley to the Pirates, whom they'll face off against at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. And the Pira...

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Everything you need to know to start your day.

Everything you need to know to start your day.

After taking two of three from their first three opponents, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into Wrigley and swept the defending World Series champs. The Cubs had their moments, though: they had plenty of baserunners and the bullpen made only a couple mistakes. A lack of timely hitting and solid relief pitching led to Pirate comebacks and find a bit of an early logjam in the NL Central with both the B...

The Cubs World Series celebration continued this week with the championship ring presentation Wednesday following the banner raising on Monday. The rings, 108 years in the making, spared no detail in celebrating the relief of the longest drought in professional sport. 108 diamonds encrust the mammoth piece of jewelry, with representations of the Wrigley Field marquee, player name and number, the '...