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You know baseball has truly reached the off-season when top prospect lists start to come out, and Baseball America were one of the first, unveiling their Atlanta Braves Top 10 just yesterday. While the scouting reports are fully behind a paywall there are still some interesting tidbits for those without an account – including Baseball […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Chicago Bears shook off their loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a chaotic shootout win in Cincinnati, and now they return home for a matchup with the Giants. Chicago is starting to find its offensive identity behind Caleb Williams, but several big questions linger as the schedule tightens. Will Kyle Monangai’s breakout moments will lead to a bigger workload? What does Rome Odunze’s recent dip in production really mean? Defensively, the Bears are coming off one of their roughest w...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Best bets are available as the New York Giants (2-7) enter a matchup with the Chicago Bears (5-3) on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Soldier Field on a three-game losing streak. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Over (46.5) Bears games have gone over 46.5 points scored five times (out of eight) this season. This season, five of the Giants’ nine matchups have gone over 46.5 total points scored. The Bears and G...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
How Acquired Carlos was signed by the Braves as a minor league free agent following the end of the 2024 season and his release from the Milwaukee Brewers organization. What Were Expectations? Carlos was immediately inserted in many of the Braves Top 30 charts because of his skill set and promise as a Brewers prospect […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
A version of this story originally ran April 8, 2019, the 50th anniversary of this historic event. I repost it here as part of this walkoff wins series, with some minor edits and a few notes on Willie Smith’s career. To understand the true meaning of Willie Smith’s walkoff two-run homer on April 8, 1969, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Honest Abe. The Bull. The lawnmower. That other Canadian Guy. In case of emergency, put at first base. These are all names Abraham Toro could have been known as in 2025. And some of them he actually was, as least from time to time. The Good When Triston Casas went down and Rafael Devers refused […]
From Over the Monster | about 1 month ago | 1 read
I’m glad that I’m not in charge of a professional sports team. It’s a lot of work, the pressure is intense, and at any given time a lot of people hate your guts. It is also significantly more complicated and nuanced than fans think it is–in a real-time, zero-sum world, you aren’t even guaranteed to […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Roy Keane has never been one to mince words — and on the latest episode of Stick to Football, the former Manchester United captain called out Liverpool fans for booing Trent Alexander-Arnold during his return to Anfield as a Real Madrid player. Alexander-Arnold, who left Liverpool in the summer join Real Madrid, was met with […]
From Managing Madrid | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Orioles announced their 2026 season schedule for promotions and giveaway items on Thursday afternoon. This is getting a much earlier start on the schedule compared to what the team has done recently. Each of the last two seasons, they did not do the announcement until January. The initial announcement about these items and dates […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Well, it didn’t take long after declining Tyler Kinley’s option for the Braves to go ahead and do the same thing to Pierce Johnson. Like Kinley, Johnson was also acquired from the Rockies in a Trade Deadline deal, back in 2023. He was lights out after the trade (17/66/48 ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-), and because he checked a […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Louisville Cardinals (1-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-1) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN Announcers: Kent Taylor (play-by-play) and Larry O’Bannon (analyst) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 38.5 Series: Louisville Leads, 3-0 Last Meeting: Louisville won, 62-45, on Nov. 20, 2010 in Louisville Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville Jackson State Statistics: Jackson State’s […]
From Card Chronicle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
For a second time this offseason, a former Washington National has become a manager. This time it is former reliever Craig Stammen, who got hired as the manager of the San Diego Padres. Stammen had a 13 year career, which was split almost evenly between DC and San Diego. Now he will be managing the […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Today we got the answer to the question of who the next quarterback in the group is. The Arizona Cardinals signed Jeff Driskel to their practice squad today. From the team: The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has signed quarterback Jeff Driskel to the practice squad. The signing took place today at the Dignity Health […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 1 month ago | 1 read
There are times when people can recognize a flaw in a roster. Some are easier to spot when considering the team, like “the Pirates need hitting”. The most common one that people point to is usually “not enough pitching” without really specifying what pitching is needed. It’s a catch-all phrase that really works in any […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 1 read
How Acquired Hayden Harris was a non-drafted free agent back in July of 2022. He is known for leveraging LinkedIn to get teams interested in signing him after the draft. What Were Expectations? There were not many expectations for Hayden coming into 2025. He was coming off of a dominant stretch for Mississippi back in […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
On this Patron-only episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS Enjoy the raw Churros, Campeones! Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn — Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve into La Liga’s hottest topics. We […]
From Managing Madrid | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Sunday’s matchup with the New York Giants seems like a winnable game for the Chicago Bears at home in front of the Soldier Field crowd. The Giants are 2-5 on the season, 0-5 on the road, and the Bears are four and a half point favorites. Still, quarterback Caleb Williams says Chicago won’t be looking past the Giants on Sunday, speaking at his weekly press conference, that there’s no “slouch game” in this league. “When you go out there and you play vs. those guys, you know, those guys...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Braves didn’t do much at the 2025 Trade Deadline, for good reason: their season had already gone off the rails by late July. One they did do, with an eye for 2026: trade for Rockies reliever Tyler Kinley, whose services came with a $5.5 million option for the following season. Well, it turns out […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Arizona Fall League All-Star Game is just three days away and the league announced the roster for both teams and the National League had two Braves representatives make the squad. It is of no surprise that both Nacho Alvarez Jr., and Luke Sinnard both cracked the team – though Sinnard will be inactive for […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 off the strength of six takeaways, which the offense turned into 27 points. The Colts tried to make a late run, but a late interception from Daniel Jones to Joey Porter Jr. sealed the win for Pittsburgh. Ahead of that, though, the Steelers did give […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
An obvious decision has been as the Tampa Bay Rays have picked up Brandon Lowe’s $11.5M option for the 2026 season. Lowe, 31, has proven that when healthy, he is among the top offensive second basemen in all of baseball and he supported that assertion in 2025 as he hit .256/.307/.477 with 31 HR over […]
From DRaysBay | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
To start off. I spelled Feyereisen’s name on the first attempt from memory. Please clap. A very quick Google search for “Feyereisen meaning” gives you an entry from familysearch.org, a genealogy website of unknown quality or trustworthiness. They say that the name is from Luxembourg and Germany. It’s a combination of the words meaning fire […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
To be honest, there’s probably not going to be a ton to say about Oswaldo Cabrera’s 2025 season with the Yankees. While he did appear in over 30 games, not a ton notable happened to him, until something very unfortunately notable happened. It’s always been very easy to root for Oswaldo with his affable demeanor, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Chicago Bears are looking to keep their winning ways going by taking on a New York Giants squad trying to find their way. In some ways, this Giants squad is reminiscent of recent Bears teams. They’ve been stuck in the mud with a coach that it seems like the fanbase is turning on, but […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
With an all-time classic World Series in the books, the offseason has begun. The free-agent market will officially begin today at 4 p.m. CT, giving teams a chance to try to knock the Dodgers off their pedestal. Here’s a look at the top 30 free agents available this winter, and my predictions for who will […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 2 reads