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The thing about Cubs Convention is that you can be as big of a Cubs fan as anyone you know, a rabid poster on various Cubs communities like Bleed Cubbie Blue, the type of person who gets notifications for multiple teams and players, and odds are the crowd at Cubs Convention will out-fanatic you. It […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The staredown of a lifetime continues, as the Yankees continue to stand behind their line in the sand with Cody Bellinger. In the meantime, however, the rest of the free agent board has been active: Kyle Tucker caused an uproar by signing a four-year, $240 million deal with the Dodgers while Bo Bichette pivoted to […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
He is a member of a very select fraternity. It’s a fraternity that goes beyond the usual small fraternity of former major league baseball players. It’s so small that you can count the members on both hands, if that. That fraternity is composed of former pitchers who excelled as both starter and relievers. Think about […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read
As 2026 continues to look more and more like an “all-in” season for the Chicago Cubs, we cannot discount the possibility of more additions to the 2026 roster this offseason. Logically, of course, that makes sense. But even more reassuringly, both President Jed Hoyer and GM Carter Hawkins have indicated as much, even suggesting that – for once – paying the luxury tax isn’t a concern or impediment to any moves they may want to make before Opening Day. But when you look around the diamond/ro...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
We’re less than a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting, which means that in about 10 weeks, we’ll have real baseball to cover. Until such time, we’ll be covering something called hypothetical baseball, where the headlines feature player-team combinations that may never come to fruition, proposed storylines that bear absolutely no fruit, and rumors […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Okay, that line is slightly tongue-in-cheek. But only slightly. To be fair, it’s not particularly the Dodgers that broke baseball. Jesse Friedman made a salient post on Twitter, which I largely agree with. All of these statements can be true at once:1) Dodgers are doing precisely what they should be doing.2) They probably won’t win […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
According to several reports, the Detroit Lions are finalizing a deal to hire Drew Petzing as their new offensive coordinator. For the past three seasons, Petzing has served as the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive coordinator. During that time, the Cardinals ranked 24th (2023), 12th (2024), and 23rd (2025) in points scored. But he did manage to […]
From Pride Of Detroit | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
Well, that is something. The Arizona Cardinals offense in 2024 with a healthy Kyler Murray, a decent and healthy offensive line and Drew Petzing calling plays were nearly a top 12 offense in all statistical and/or efficiency measures. That lead to a lot of excitement for 2025. Obviously injuries and ineffectiveness hurt things, but the […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
There were a number of lessons to take away from the Phillies’ failure to haul in Bo Bichette to a seven-year, $200 million contract last week. Like with most teams, the luxury tax remains a self-imposed impediment to the Phils’ willingness to spend. The Dodgers and Mets are the two teams who will hold their […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Brewers recently announced their 2026 international free agent class, consisting of 22 prospects from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Notable international free agents signed by the Brewers over the years have included Jackson Chourio, Jesus Made, Luis Peña, and — this name brings back memories —Alcides Escobar. Almost all these guys are extremely […]
From Brew Crew Ball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Cubs’ 2022 season began much like 2021 ended — with the team losing games, some of them by large scores (though they also had a 21-0 win over the Pirates in that span, go figure). They had taken two of the first three games of a four-game set against the Reds in Cincinnati, and […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
We know that Alex Bregman’s deal with the Chicago Cubs is for five years, is nominally worth $175 million, has a reported $70 million in deferrals, and comes with a no-trade clause. Now we know a little more on the particulars there: Details on deferred $ in Alex Bregman deal: $70 million of $175M is deferred ($15M in 2026 & 2029, $10M in 2027 & 2028, $20M in 2030) Deferred money is paid each July 31, 2034-41: 2026 & 2029 in installments of $1.875M 2027 & 2028 in installments of $1.2...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The offseason has begun for 28 teams around the NFL, 10 of whom will have different head coaches. The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons have each hired former AFC North head coaches, as John Harbaugh is the new head man for the Giants, and the Falcons have hired Kevin Stefanski. The remaining eight teams […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
This story has been corrected in reaction to a mathematical error caught by user Tim B. In 2024, Logan Gilbert became one of MLB’s apex predators. He led baseball in innings pitched with 208.2 and finished second in the AL in strikeouts with 220. He was rewarded with a trip to the All-Star game and […]
From Lookout Landing | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates are less than a month away from reporting to Bradenton to get ready for the upcoming 2026 season. The team looks a little different than it did a year ago, but some changes are still to be made. ESPN contributor Jesse Rogers wrote about what the Pirates have done this off-season and […]
From Bucs Dugout | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Bo Bichette has been a Blue Jay since we drafted him in the second round of the 2016 draft, so ten years now, seven of them with the major league team. He was a top prospect, reaching number eight on Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. In 2017 he was number on nine our top […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
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From The MotorSportsNews.Net(work) | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Were it not for an Achilles tear at the end of July, 32-year-old righty reliever Trent Thornton might not have been available in free agency at all, much less available on a minor league deal. He’d had a slow start to the season in the Mariners’ bullpen to be sure, but he’d been dominating since mid-June, and he had been a really good reliever in 2023 and 2024 (3.13 ERA (18% better than league average), 3.70 FIP (7% better), 24.6% K, 6.0% BB, 6.6% barrel, 34.6% hard hit). As of the moment...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 8 reads
Is Chris Kreider likely to score a goal on Monday, when his Anaheim Ducks face the New York Rangers at 10:00 PM ET? Stats and trends are provided in this article, to help you make the right bet. Chris Kreider Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Rangers Anytime Goal Odds: +370 (Bet $10 to win $37.00 if he scores a goal) Kreider Goals Betting Stats Kreider has not yet exceeded a points prop bet in a game this season. Through 42 games, Kreider has 25 points, including five multi-point contest...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
It’s the dream of all baseball players to have a singular, meteoric rise from the moment they turn professional until their on top of the baseball world. It’s surely the dream of the teams that select them, too. More often than not, it’s a rockier road, and certainly not a linear one. That’s been the […]
From Red Reporter | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
In a series of events that developed fast enough to give fans whiplash, the Mets went from missing on Kyle Tucker to inking Bo Bichette less than 24 hours later. The 27-year-old shortstop spurned a long-term deal from the Phillies to sign an extremely player-friendly deal in New York; three years, $126 million, and—most critically—opt-outs […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Liverpool defender strongly believes that one Premier League rival has the ‘best brain’ of any English defender past or present. After spending the first year of his senior playing career at Championship club Charlton Athletic, Gomez joined Liverpool for a fee of around £3.5 million back in June of 2015. Gomez made his official Liverpool […] The post Joe Gomez names current ‘unbelievable’ rival as English defender with the best football brain appeared first on Paisley Gates .
From Paisley Gates | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, the Baseball Hall of Fame will likely gain new inductees when the results of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote will be announced at 6PM Eastern on the MLB Network. These possible inductees will join second baseman Jeff Kent who was some-what surprisingly elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Mizzou hasn’t slowed down on its recruiting trail and it feels like Auburn, Alabama, has been a topic of interest for Drinkwitz and company. They’ve successfully converted three Tigers over from Auburn and they all could be instant impact players for Mizzou down the line. The Tigers have picked up three players off the bad […]
From Rock M Nation | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Attendance at Royals games has waxed and waned throughout the years, mirroring the fortunes of the team on the field. Periods of contention have reliably driven crowds well above the franchise’s baseline, while prolonged rebuilding cycles have pushed attendance toward the bottom of the league. Here’s a look at how Royals attendance has evolved over […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 4 reads