That happens with relievers. Also: Soldier Field’s grass, Garrett Crochet’s upside, and Angel Reese is back to setting records.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 20th
Today’s baseball picks, accompanied by a theory about the Yankees.
Relief Pitchers Are Bad. Joe Kelly Is Good.
Baseball fans have forgotten how bullpens get built.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 19th
Which teams Heat Index, Smallest Favorite, and Dogs Only like in tonight’s MLB games.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 18th
Our three Sunday MLB moneylines.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 17th
Three more moneylines and this week’s election bets.
Joe Kelly’s Busch Stadium Return: Sentimental and Triumphant
One last trip up that hill?
Stu’s Notes: Did Christian Yelich Quit on His Team?
We aren’t talking about his back. Also: The Clippers opened their new arena and the European NIT rages on.
Joe’s Notes: What Just Happened at Rutgers?
An unexpected resignation brings big questions around New York’s Big Ten team.
Off the Lake: The Cubs’ Schedule Is Easy, But Not Easy Enough
How much the easiest remaining MLB schedule is worth. Also: Kenneth Lofton Jr. is a bull.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 16th
Can the moneylines extend their win streak to nine games?
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 15th
Two of our three moneyline approaches really like the Twins.
Stu’s Notes: The Little League World Series Got Worse. Here’s Why That Matters.
It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 14th
The Braves are suddenly hot, and the Yankees are hotter.
Joe’s Notes: The Bright Side for J.J. McCarthy
The nice thing about knee surgery. Also: Betts and Rodríguez return, belated Steph Curry praise, and the latest NCAA lawsuits.
Please, Take the Strike Zone off of MLB Broadcasts (Joe Kelly Allowed Another Home Run)
They’re making baseball worse. (It was the fifth strike of the at-bat, you bastards.)
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 13th
In Shane Baz we trust?
Off the Lake: Mallory Swanson’s Husband Is Heating Up
Plus a White Sox managerial candidate and whether Haason Reddick makes sense for the Bears.