Recently the Yankees announced that reliever Chad Green would undergo Tommy John surgery. He is now done for the rest of this season. Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan Loaisiga are on the injured list and have struggled this season as well. Another middle reliever Lucas Luetge (5.25 ERA) hasn’t pitched well in 2022 either. While JP […]
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From the start of the 2022 season, the Cincinnati Reds were going to be in for a long season. In the offseason, they decided to have a Marlins-style fire sale by shipping off players. Key contributors from last season were all traded. They also let Nick Castellanos become a free agent. Making matters worse, Cincinnati […]
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Daniel Greenberg is featured on the Chicago Bulls Bleacher Report page and currently has over 50,000 followers on Twitter. If you aren’t following him, you can at @ChiSportupdates As someone with aspirations of making it in the sports industry, I was fortunate for the opportunity to meet with him. Highlights of the Interview During the […]
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The Idea Behind Tanking Nobody likes to see a team tanking. It is the process of trying to lose games on purpose to get a better draft position to hopefully build up your franchise later. This may seem like a good idea from a business standpoint for MLB teams. When they know they have no […]
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After throwing a combined no-hitter against the Dodgers, nothing has gone right for the Chicago Cubs. They’ve lost 11 games in a row and five of those games have been by one run. While the NL Central can still be won, General Manager, Jed Hoyer, and the Ricketts family must be honest about the future. […]
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Life was good at Citi Field for the first time in a while. The Wilpons are out, Pete Alonso is a young star, and Francisco Lindor is settling into Queens as we speak. It even appeared the Mets had their GM in Jared Porter, hoping to keep the front office together long term. However, this […]
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Belly Up Sports contributor Ryan McCarthy shares the generous deed by Jon Lester that propelled him into Chicago sports folklore.
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Mark the date. September 30th, 2020. September 30th will feature eight (EIGHT!!!) playoff games. Game 2s of an exciting AL Wild Card and the opening games of the 2020 NL Wild Card will occur over the span of about 12 hours. As a baseball fan, this will be the most exciting day of baseball I […]
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With MLB Opening Day only 26 days away and spring training games starting up, baseball season is right around the corner. Over the next month, we will preview all 30 MLB teams for the 2020 season leading up to Opening Day on March 26th. Next up, the Chicago Cubs 2020 preview. Check out the preview […]
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In these trying times, where every 12 minutes a new video, picture, NASA satellite images comes out of a baseball player with the slightest bulge/inconsistency in their uniform sets the internet on fire, here’s a short video of some baseball players not cheating that should put a smile back on that face. Good for the […]
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With nearly a third of the leagues’ teams looking for a new manager, we will be Ranking Open MLB Manager jobs. Which open position is the most desirable? Which new manager will be best set up for success in their first year at the helm? Who will be set up best for the long term? […]
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MLB season is winding down and the postseason is approaching. This is the current MLB playoff picture and certain scenarios. At this point there are several teams that have already been eliminated, 14 teams in both leagues have been eliminated from their respected divisions. Here are some scenarios and how the postseason picture looks at […]
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Should the Chicago Cubs trade shortstop/second baseman Addison Russell? It has been an interesting 2019 season up for him to this point. He was suspended for the first 40 games of the regular season with off the field issues. Russell has also spent some time in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs. Addison Russell is 25 […]
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On Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox. Chicago Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels reached the milestone of 2.500 career strikeouts.
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