Bryan O'Donnell

After graduating from Purdue, O'Donnell entered the publishing industry and now works as a copy editor for a nonprofit. When not watching, reading about, or writing about baseball, he's most likely over-analyzing music or current TV shows. He has a soft spot in his heart for both the beaches of Alabama and the mountains of Colorado. You may not know it to look at him, but he can run really, really fast. Follow him on Twitter at @bodonnell14.

Bryan O'DonnellMay 25, 2015

The Rundown: Baez Stays Hot, Homers Twice; Kyle Schwarber Could Be Up with Cubs This Season

It was kind of a bummer of a Memorial Day weekend for the Cubs, as they dropped 2 out of…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 24, 2015

The Rundown: Rizzo Drives in 6, Neil Ramirez Not Getting Closer to a Return, Rondon Struggling with Location

Anthony Rizzo is good at baseball. Just in case you were wondering. The emerging superstar knocked in a career-high six…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 22, 2015

The Rundown: Kyle Hendricks Tosses 5-Hit Shutout, Cubs May Pursue RHP Rafael Soriano, Ricketts Buys 3 More Rooftops

Prior to last night, perhaps the most disappointing performer for the Cubs this year has been Kyle Hendricks. Not because…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 21, 2015

The Rundown: Tsuyoshi Wada K’s 9 in Debut, Bullpen Shuts Door, Almora and Rademacher Collide in Outfield

Heading into this season in Spring Training, one of the major questions for the Cubs was who would land the…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 20, 2015

The Rundown: Welington Castillo Shipped Off to Seattle for RHP Yoervis Medina, OF Mike Baxter Called Up, La Stella Sidelined Another Month

Well it finally happened. The Cubs no longer are carrying three catchers as Welington Castillo has been traded to the…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 19, 2015

The Rundown: Cubs DFA Phil Coke; Lake Up, Schlitter Down; Where Does Baez Play If Called Up? Marlins Doing Odd Things

It has been a nice past week for the Cubs, as they swept the first-place Mets and “meatloafed” the Pirates.…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 13, 2015

The Rundown: Arrieta Outduels Syndergaard, Cubs Have Talked Trade With Mets, Tommy La Stella on the Comeback Trail

On paper going in to last night’s game, it looked like we’d have a pretty good pitching matchup with Jake…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 12, 2015

The Rundown: Bryant Blasts First Wrigley Homer, Lester Squeezed, Bullpen ‘Fixes’ Could be Ahead, Billy McKinney Raking

Last night’s game started off just how I’d draw up a Cubs win. They flexed their muscles with Kris Bryant…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 11, 2015

The Rundown: Cubs Fall to .500, Strikeouts at Record Pace, Addison Russell Staying in 9-Hole For Now

We’ve had a number of fun Cubs weekends already this season. This past weekend was probably not one of those,…
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Bryan O'DonnellMay 8, 2015

The Rundown: Cubs Drop 3 of 4 to Cardinals But Aren’t Intimidated, Strikeouts Piling Up, Addison Russell Has a 10-Game Hitting Streak

It was a tough series against the Cardinals, as the Cubs dropped three of four. On the positive side, the…
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