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Happy NFL Championship Sunday one and all. We have two matchups today, one that lost a little luster with the injury to Bo Nix, and one that we will hate watch, and hope to see the potentially new Arizona Cardinals head coach produce well. To get you ready, Jess and I are back to discuss […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Friar Faithful have been waiting for news of a signing to breathe some life to this offseason […]
It was a fairly high tempo yet ultimately quite low quality first half at Selhurst Park, with very few chances at either end, but with Chelsea taking a 1-0 lead into the break thanks to an individual effort from Estêvão, who seized upon an errant backpass to run at goal from the halfway line, hold […]
The New York Rangers have completely fallen out of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference and are 14 points back of the second wildcard spot. They're not just thinking of retooling and making trades, it's going to happen as a statement was already put out by the GM. There are going to be some significant changes and a few of the veterans are likely to be shipped off, either as rentals or for more assets as they have some term left. Vincent Trocheck is one of those players who will bring in...
Good morning, folks… The first SportsDay Rangers podcast episode of 2026 features Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Yu Darvish clarifies the reports of his possibly pending retirement. Former Texas Rangers first baseman Rob Maurer died earlier this week. The Twins signed a pair of players discussed as possible targets for the Rangers, reliever Taylor […]
On June 7, 2019, Craig Kimbrel signed a three-year, $43 million deal with the Cubs. And his first (half) season in Chicago was a disaster: 6.53 ERA, 8.00 FIP. And his second year (the COVID-shortened 2020 season) got off to an equally brutal start: 7 ER through his first 2.2 IP. But after that, he was a changed man. Kimbrel finished the 2020 season with a 1.42 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 12.2 IP — yeah, that’s a 53.1 K%. And he began 2021 on an equally impressive hot streak: 0.51 ERA, 4...
A disturbing report came out yesterday that the Washington Post could be shutting down their sports desk. This is not the sort of thing I normally write about, but it is something I could not avoid. Words cannot describe how big of a disaster this would be. As a kid growing up in DC, I […]
The Arizona Cardinals fired Jonathan Gannon less than three weeks ago. He already has a new job. The former Arizona Cardinals head coach will now be the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers Gannon was the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator for two years before coming over as the Cardinals head coach. In his time […]
In Mariners news… Around the league…
The New York Mets went into the offseason with the idea of revamping their roster. David Stearns said as much at the end of last year’s disappointing collapse that saw the team go from first place to missing the playoffs over the summer, saying that returning most of the roster “wasn’t the right thing to […]
Throughout the 1910s and 1920s, the Yankees swindled the Red Sox on a couple different deals, mostly famously the one for Babe Ruth, a trade that’s had its own lore for decades. The Yankees’ acquisition of Les Nunamaker from Boston a couple years prior is not remotely on the level of Ruth, just because you […]
As the 2026 MLB season draws near, various projections have started to come out about where the San Diego Padres will finish as a team, and some sites have gone on to predict how individual players will finish their season. These projections are a lot like weather models. There are formulas and trends that are […]
Team News Ryne Nelson not taking pitching role for granted in 2026“I feel the exact same coming into camp this year as I did last year,” Nelson said. “I think the second you get comfortable, and you think that things are going to be easy or whatnot, you start to let what got you here […]
The New York Rangers are working with Artemi Panarin to find him a new team before the trade deadline this season. GM Chris Drury has made it clear as day that the team won't be offering Panarin a contract extension, and they'll begin their re-tool, looking to move Panarin for a package that includes a first-round pick, top prospect, and a conditional draft pick/mid-level prospect. While Panarin holds all the say because of his full no-movement clause, there's been a few teams thrown out there...
“We’ve got some financial flexibility now to continue to bring in talent.” Talk about a real knee-slapper. The White Sox GM sure knows how to tell ’em. Chris Getz made that remark after the trade of Luis Robert, Jr. to the Mets, a move that not only forced everybody covering the team to figure out […]
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Tyler Samaniego, and he has only a slightly easier name to pronounce than Jhostynxon “The Password” Garcia, whom he was traded for along with Johan Oviedo. Samaniego has not yet cracked a Major League roster, but his status as a lefty arm with a 98 […]
39 years ago, Major League Baseball held the final of four free-agent compensation drafts. Blue Jays picked Tom Henke from the Texas Rangers, grabbing a big piece of their future contending teams in the form of the shutdown closer. What isn’t usually mentioned is the huge stroke of good fortune involved in them landing Henke […]
Meet the Mets The Mets signed veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel to a minor league deal with an invite to big league spring training. For his Mets Beat newsletter, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com wrote about how patience paid off for the Mets this offseason. Mike Petriello of MLB.com took a deep dive into whether the Mets […]
As I write this, I am staring out my window watching snow fall at about one inch per hour. You, the readers, are scattered all around the country, but there are large swaths of states affected by this weekend’s massive storm. One of the best things to do today is just watch the conference championship […]
This week’s Media Bytes digs into why J.T. Miller isn’t going anywhere, why skepticism around The Letter 2.0 is growing louder, and why insiders are openly questioning whether this front office can actually pull off another “retool.”
Coming away from the St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up event, there was plenty of buzz among fans about how excited they are to see the young guns get their opportunity to light up Busch Stadium. Even in a season that is sure to be full of growing pains, Cardinals Nation is ready for Spring Training […]
The Braves only managed 76 wins last season. It’s hard to imagine the Braves doing worse than that. And that 76 win team had a 10 game winning streak in September. That team lost their Opening Day starting rotation. Well, you all know all that. But was 2025 as bad as it will get? At […]
Yesterday was a mess in the SEC. Mississippi State lost at home to Vanderbilt by a lot, Auburn beat Florida in Gainesville, Tennessee toppled the G-League All Stars in Tuscaloosa, and Texas blasted top 25 Georgia in the second half by 20. Considering the range of results in the league, Missouri should think themselves fortunate […]
1985 The first Australian ever to play for the White Sox, Shane Lindsay, was born in Melbourne. Lindsay only had a four-game, 10-day major league career. He was called up as the season spiraled down the drain in 2011, with a solid debut in Detroit on September 4 (one scoreless inning, with a walk and […]
During last year’s New York Baseball Writers’ Awards Gala, Shohei Ohtani was unable to attend the event despite being awarded his 2024 NL MVP plaque. This time around, in receiving his second consecutive NL MVP and third consecutive MVP, Ohtani was in person to present his acceptance speech. Just as he did when he accepted […]