Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
I know, I know. You’re expecting me to say “Ben Brown should be a reliever” or something along those lines.
Nope, not gonna say that. Brown threw reasonably well in the Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the Giants, though with a high pitch count of 103. From BCB’s JohnW53 on that:
Brown’s 103 pitches were a career high, surpassing the 100 he threw on April 19 in a four-inning start at home against the Diamondbacks.