Month: July 2022

Well, we believe in exit velocity, bat flips, launch angles, stealing home, the hanging curveball, Big League Chew, sausage races, and that unwritten rules of any kind are self-indulgent, overrated crap. We believe Greg Maddux was an actual wizard. We believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment protecting minor league baseball and that pitch […]

This will be the first time since 2015 that the Old Course at St. Andrew’s hosts The Open Championship. Who won the tournament that year? The final major of the year will be taking place at one of the most iconic golf courses in the entire world. The Old Course at St. Andrew’s will play […]

Can Major League Baseball teams trade draft picks? Earlier this morning, the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals lined up on a deal that would send prospects from Atlanta to KC in exchange for a competitive-balance-round pick. What does that mean? The answer to the initial question is no, MLB teams cannot trade draft picks […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson makes a 10-year-old fan’s birthday special with a meet-and-greet and personalized autographed helmet. The phrase “never meet your heroes” exists for a reason: it’s difficult for anyone, no matter their celebrity, to live up to a fan’s lofty expectations. But in the case of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin […]

The Atlanta Braves traded top prospect Drew Waters to the Kansas City Royals for a draft pick. The argument for this trade is that Waters likely wasn’t going to get much playing time in Atlanta, as outfield prospect Michael Harris II has been tearing it up at the big-league level. Add in Ronald Acuña, and […]

The audacious Ja Morant recently told Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report that he would have “cooked” Michael Jordan if they played 1 on 1. He’s right — in his own mind. And that’s what matters most. Why do sports fans get so riled up when a player says that he (or she) would be able […]

The Chicago Cubs have an infielder in the minor leagues who’s getting hard to ignore. The Chicago Cubs have little to be excited about as of late, as they are in the middle of a strange rebuild/retool that has yet to yield any sort of real results. The club is 34-52 entering today, good for […]