This morning, the Bears made a blockbuster trade, acquiring former Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack, capping off an offseason filled with big improvements to the team, the pressure is now onto sophomore quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to return the Bears to their first playoff appearance since 2010. The Bears began the offseason by firing…
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Today’s afternoon game between the Phillies and the Nationals lived up to the hype of the pitcher’s duel between NL Cy Young candidates Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer, and those who tuned in were treated to top-notch performances by two of the best pitchers in the game. But alas, both teams couldn’t win and Nola…
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Earlier this week, we discussed the worst starting lineup in baseball this year, led by players batting under the Mendoza line, poor defense and high ERAs. Today we bring you the opposite. These players are guys you can count on each night to deliver quality at bats, hustle on the field and dynamite pitching. Here…
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Last year, Albert Pujols bottomed out and was the worst player in baseball and it got us thinking – what was the worst starting lineup in baseball that year? Here is the worst of the worst at each position this year, ranked by WAR. Starting Pitcher – Jason Hammel (Kansas City Royals) WAR: -1.4 The…
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For years now, one of the most comment beliefs about professional athletes are that they are overpaid. “They make millions to play a child’s game!” people say, but they are wrong. Professional sports are a multi-billion dollar industry in America. Even college teams make tens of millions of dollars and watching amateur sports is something…
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After finishing just one strike shy of completing a no-hitter, Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb suffered the wrath of the internet when his old tweets were unearthed. While digging up old tweets is far from new (look at Damian Lillard and Mitchell Trubisky), 2018 unearthed tweets have exposed pro athletes as being racist and/or homophobic in…
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In their first film since Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel shows what is going on with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and company during the events of Infinity War in Ant-Man and the Wasp. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott has been arrested and has spent the past two years on house arrest and out of contact with…
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Earlier this week, the NCAA made a significant change in their redshirt policy for football players. Under this new policy, a player can play in four games while still maintaining his redshirt eligibility, significantly more time than the previous policy, which voided a redshirt after just one snap. The policy is effective immediately and it…
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Updated: April 26 at 4:30 following news that the Browns will select Baker Mayfield 1. Cleveland Browns – Baker Mayfield (QB/Oklahoma) I originally had Sam Darnold here, but not it’s being reported that Baker Mayfield will be the pick. I can’t wait for the Browns to select someone else now so I look foolish. 2….
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Last weekend, MLB hosted it’s first ever Food Fest, an organized event where all 30 MLB teams participated and served samples of some of the staple foods from their ballparks as well as some sample beers. Given our love for both food and baseball, my wife and I went to the event. Below are each…
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