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Good Morning Birdland, The offseason is just getting started, but O’s GM Mike Elias has already been active. Tuesday was a busy one. The team officially introduced Craig Albernaz as their new manager, they reacquired reliever Andrew Kittredge from the Cubs, and it was reported that two of their coaches from 2025 had found jobs […]
From Camden Chat | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Every year, taking players from the college ranks has been the basis of improving every roster in the NFL. April’s NFL draft is one of the most important aspects of building a team and plugging holes. This year, the Arizona Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort focused on getting quality players for the defensive side of the […]
From Revenge of the Birds | 3 months ago | 4 reads
A press conference from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday revealed several details about the incoming manager, Walt Weiss. Most notably, it was announced that the club gave him a three-year contract with a fourth year option. There was also discussion on the coaching staff, the decision to hire Weiss, and more. Weiss joined the Braves […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 2 reads
We’re getting into the quietest time of the baseball year, right after all of the action dies down and before any free agency frenzies break out. Minor news is rolling out, mainly related to option decisions like the one Cody Bellinger made to opt-out of the last year of his deal as expected. There will […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 2 reads
How quickly things change. Following a win over Aston Villa over the weekend, Liverpool FC continued their rediscovery of form with a 1-0 victory against Real Madrid at Anfield in Champions League group stage action. The big build-up of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to Anfield and frequent European nemesis Real Madrid amounted to much ado about […]
From The Liverpool Offside | 3 months ago | 2 reads
2025 stats: 72 G, 243 PA, 4 HR, 9 SB, .217/.278/.327, .111 ISO, 74 OPS+, 7.0 BB%, 28.8 K%, 0.2 fWAR “YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE,” might’ve been all I needed to write for this, but at the end of the day, it’s not a massive surprise that Fitzgerald wasn’t able to follow up his […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 1 read
Shane Bieber has decided to take his $16 million player option and stay with the Blue Jays. I’m shocked. I was sure he would opt out and get more money, even if he went with a short-term contract. Apparently, he liked his Jays teammates and wants to stay with them, at least for another year, […]
From Bluebird Banter | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Athletic | Ian O’Connor: ($) O’Connor talks with Brian Cashman about the one word that’s anathema to all front offices, particularly the Yankees: “rebuild.” Understandably, given his team just tied for the most wins in the AL, the GM dismisses the notion of a tear-down out of hand. “There’s no indication that is something […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 6 reads
On Monday, the San Francisco Giants made perhaps their least surprising offseason transaction in franchise history. As the offseason officially got underway, the Giants declined their team option for catcher Tom Murphy, opting for a $250,000 buyout rather than a $4 million salary. And thus ends the story of one of the worst transactions in […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Thanks for stopping by here at BCB After Dark: the hippest afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s always good to see you. Come in out of the cold. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Baseball is the ultimate “talking sport” partly because it is so nuanced and partly because so often results come down to the tiniest play made — or not made. The 2025 World Series was “one for the ages,” coming, as it almost had to, down to the last play of an extra inning. Regardless of […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The No. 5 ranked LSU women’s basketball team got the 2025-26 campaign off on the right foot as the Tigers (1-0) dominated Houston Christian 108-55 Tuesday night in the PMAC. Tuesday’s season opener was pretty much exactly what you would expect from a Final Four hopeful going up against a clearly outmatched Southland Conference opponent. […]
From And The Valley Shook | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Pyotr Kochetkov made his season debut a huge success as he earned a 25 save shutout while the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers, 3-0 on Tuesday night at MSG. Kochetkov had been getting over an injury since the start of the season but he certainly looked healthy enough during this performance. The Rangers […]
From Canes Country | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The good news is that we begin yet another exciting Louisville women’s basketball season! The bad news is that it was against the defending national champions UConn who seemed to have picked up where they left off last year. Unfortunately the Cards followed a pattern that seems consistent when they’ve played the Huskies over the […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Eli Drinkwitz and Mike Kelly returned to Tiger Talk Tuesday night in a new location, the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Memorial Stadium, as part of the Taste of the Tigers event benefitting The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Here’s what Drinkwitz, alongside safety Jalen Catalon and right tackle Keagen Trost, had to […]
From Rock M Nation | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Rangers’ home struggles continue as they’re shut out by Carolina despite a strong start and a chance to extend their win streak.
From Blueshirt Banter | 3 months ago | 2 reads
While the current LSU Tigers did not have the opportunity to break our hearts, the NFL sure did! Let’s break down a bunch of other games before we get to yet more sadness brought on by an LSU quarterback getting killed. Stick through it for one final baseball update. Ravens 28 at Dolphins 6 Still […]
From And The Valley Shook | 3 months ago | 2 reads
LSU is removing the interim from Verge Ausberry and promoting him to the university’s new full-time athletic director. Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger was the first to report the news and said that a formal announcement is expected in the coming days. Tuesday was a momentous day for LSU as the school’s Board of Supervisors also officially […]
From And The Valley Shook | 3 months ago | 0 reads
In his recap/warning to Blue Jays fans following their quasi-singularly traumatic World Series Game 7 experience, Defector’s Barry Petchesky, referencing the Yankees loss against the Diamondbacks in 2001, put it thusly: So let’s have a little heart-to-heart chat, you, the grieving and traumatized Jays fan, me, a fan who was on the wrong side of what […]
From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 4 reads
In what was bound to happen, Harrison Bader parlayed his best season in a while into his opting out his end of a mutual option and will head into free agency once again. This was going to happen, so it should be no surprise. He had a very good season and will be in demand. […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Royals fans already knew Salvy was returning next year, but the team ensured he’ll stay beyond that. The club announced a new two-year deal for the captain, keeping Salvador Perez in a Royals uniform through 2027. Terms have not been disclosed, but MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers reports it is $25 million over two years. The […]
From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The Atlanta Braves held their press conference introducing new skipper Walt Weiss earlier today, providing details around the new manager’s hiring. Here’s round-up of some of the notable points made during the press conference as well as the subsequent media rounds that took place after its conclusion. Among the highlights: Weiss will become the franchise’s […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read
It’s the first week of November. College football’s regular season is 2/3 of the way through. And the Louisville Cardinals are squarely in the College Football Playoff mix. U of L checked in at No. 15 in the first CFP rankings, which were released Tuesday night on ESPN. The Cardinals are the second highest-ranked team […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The front office and coaching overhaul continues as Scott Harris and his front office reshape both groups this offseason. Evan Petzold of the Free Press reported on Tuesday that back in September, the Detroit Tigers moved their director of international operations, Tom Moore, into a new senior advisor to the department position. In his place […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 months ago | 6 reads
The Atlanta Braves will be picking up the 2026 club option on long-time second baseman Ozzie Albies’ contract, according to what Alex Anthopolous said during a radio interview earlier today. Albies, who is the longest-tenured Brave, debuted in 2017. His 2026 option was for $7M but included a $4M buyout, making the additional monetary commitment […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read