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.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 12th
Our new approaches are up to 8–4, and there’s postseason futures value on the Cubs for the first time all year.
Joe Kelly Silences Critics, Sinks Pirates With Perfect Ninth
Diaper sales surge in Houston.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 11th
Merrill Kelly and DL Hall return from the IL while Marcus Stroman tries to get right in New York City.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 10th
Another day with the new MLB approaches plus this week’s futures on the presidential election.
Vroom Vroom: What NASCAR’s Doing With Its Tires at Richmond
Plus belated understandings of 1) who Agustín Canapino is and 2) what Brad Pitt is doing with F1.
Off the Lake: A Cubs/White Sox All-Star Team Wouldn’t Win 90 Games
It would also feature very few White Sox. Thoughts on the weekend series, Caleb Williams’s preseason debut, and Lonzo Ball playing 5-on-5.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 9th
Day 2 of the new moneyline approaches, and why the Diamondbacks’ upside outweighs Gabriel Moreno’s injured groin.
Joe’s Notes: The NFC North Is Ripe for Disappointment
Every NFC North team fits a letdown archetype. Also: Pedro Grifol fired, and five bad days for the Braves.