Opportunity knocks.
Today’s Best Bet: Thursday, May 13th
Luis Castillo is doing badly. But how badly?
Cubs Drop a Torturous One in Cleveland—Six Thoughts
Zooming out, not that bad. Zooming in, absolutely miserable.
Why Did the Big East Choose South Florida?
Looking back at a conference realignment decision that now appears a little odd.
Colt Brennan, and the Nostalgia He Represents
May the Hawaii legend rest in peace.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, May 12th
How beat up are the Cubs, how bad is the Padres’ bench, how good are the Toronto and Atlanta offenses, and some bullpen parsing between St. Louis and Milwaukee.
Cubs Can’t Crack Shane Bieber—Five Thoughts, Wednesday’s Preview
Not the worst night, all considered.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, May 11th
Logan Webb’s luck, injuries to the Cubs, John Means rides again, Ramón Laureano has a thumb, and Pablo López is good.
Adbert Alzolay Takes the Cubs Into Cleveland
Some tough matchups for the Cubs in the two-game set.
Today’s Best Bet: Monday, May 10th
What to make of Kyle Gibson’s stong start.
Cubs Lose, Injuries Mount—Five Thoughts
A lot of bad things happened yesterday.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, May 9th
Don’t give up on Germán Márquez, plus a counterintuitive cold weather play.
Matt Duffy Comes Through for Cubs—Five Thoughts, Today’s Preview
Role players playing roles.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, May 8th
Emmanuel Clase’s WAR and Vince Velasquez’s home run problem.
Zach Davies Gets It Done—Two Thoughts, Today’s Preview
Nice way to start a series.
The Tigers Aren’t Going to Make the Playoffs
Hot take alert.
In-Game NHL Shot Volume Doesn’t Appear Correlated Between Opponents
From what we’ve found, it doesn’t seem we should be using shots to build our model.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, May 7th
The best offseason signing has not disappointed, and yes, we’re still talking about Chris Flexen. Also: How real are Brad Keller and Ross Stripling’s struggles? And an NL Central future to boot.