745 games. Over 3,000 plate appearances. Eight years grinding through Minor League ballparks most fans have never heard of. And on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Justin Dean finally got the moment he’d been chasing his entire adult life. A three run triple. A lost helmet rounding second. A standing ovation from a crowd…
Two separate ten game winning streaks. And yet the Chicago Cubs sit at 39-36, third in the NL Central, eight games back of the division lead. That’s the kind of season that makes you scratch your head — flashes of brilliance buried inside a frustrating, inconsistent grind. The trade deadline is coming. And there’s no…
The Most Hated Man in Baseball Is Also One of the Best Funny how that works, isn’t it. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the crown jewel of Chicago, the guy Cubs fans would run through a wall for — and simultaneously, somehow, the most despised player in the sport to literally everyone wearing a different jersey. Both…
From Punching Bag to Praise Magnet — In One Offseason Remember when Kentucky fans couldn’t open Twitter without getting roasted? When every recruiting miss turned into another reason for the rest of college basketball to laugh at Lexington? Yeah. That guy is gone. Mark Pope spent the offseason quietly assembling a roster that’s now…
Andrew Painter’s nightmare season just got worse. And buried in the fallout of his demotion is a contractual detail that could force the Phillies into a roster decision they weren’t necessarily planning to make. Sometimes the most interesting moves in baseball aren’t the ones a front office chooses. They’re the ones a contract clause chooses…
The Chicago Cubs’ disappointing 2026 season was highlighted again in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, exposing many of the same problems that have followed the team all year. Another pitching injury surfaced when Edward Cabrera exited with a cramp in his throwing hand, while the offense failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, going…
Two Innings. Six Runs. One Very Quiet Bus Ride Out of Town. Don Mattingly stood at the postgame podium Wednesday night and was asked the simplest question imaginable — is Andrew Painter making his next start? “Well, it’s something we’ll probably talk about,” he said. Anyone who’s ever heard a manager dodge a question knows…
Corey Seager has been the heartbeat of the Texas Rangers since the day he signed his ten year, $325 million contract back in 2021. A World Series ring in 2023 proved every dollar of that investment was worth it. And right now, for the first time since putting on that uniform, fans are genuinely…
Two months ago Riley Tirotta was on a shortlist to make his Major League debut. A genuine call-up candidate. A guy who’d ground his way through the minors, learned multiple positions, done everything right. Then the Blue Jays released him. Just like that. No fanfare, no explanation that made any real sense — just a…
At this point Cubs fans aren’t even shocked anymore. They’re just tired. Deeply, bone crushingly tired of refreshing their phones and seeing another injury notification pop up before they’ve even finished their morning coffee. Daniel Palencia. Fifteen day IL. Right elbow inflammation. Of course. How It Happened The cruel part is that Palencia looked…