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 AltmanSeptember 10, 2026

Swanson Nearing Return, Steele Making Another Rehab Appearance, Palencia Not Missing Bats

As much as I’d like to go on about Pete Crow-Armstrong having just the 16th season of 10+ fWAR in…
Read More »
Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanSeptember 9, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/9/26): Wounded Wild Card Contenders Need Gausman to Stop Bleeding

The Cubs had a 98.6% chance of winning last night’s game when Garrett Mitchell lined to center for the second…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 9, 2026

Who Was Jiggs Parrott, ‘Worst’ Player in Cubs History?

With Pete Crow-Armstrong chasing down Rogers Hornsby‘s 1929 11.0 fWAR in 1929 as the best single season in Cubs franchise…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/8/26): Peterson Facing Brewers, Miz Again

The good news is that the Cubs just hung five runs on Jacob Misiorowski when they faced him six days…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2026

Cubs Have Historically Wide Gap Between Hitting, Pitching WAR

Have you ever believed things were about as bad as they could get, but then you look at the facts…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2026

Cubs Announce ‘Fly the W’ Postseason Presale Registration

There are still 17 games left and nothing is guaranteed just yet, but the Cubs have announced the chance for…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 8, 2026

Cubs Should Probably Stop Wasting PCA’s Heroics

Pete Crow-Armstrong has homered eight times across five of the Cubs’ last 10 games, yet his team is 2-3 when…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 7, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/7/26): Boyd Battles Brewers, Bats Brave Bob’s Breaking Balls

In the spirit of the holiday, I’m not going to labor much on today’s preview that only two or three…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 6, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/6/26): Holmes Starting with Chance to Sweep

It had been a while since the Cubs won a series, but they managed to get it done yesterday despite…
Read More »
Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanSeptember 5, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/5/26): Assad Returns with Gusto

We’re going quick today because there’s a big slate of college football and I need to get in a bike…
Read More »