…an impenetrable forest. The air was warm, thick, heavy, sluggish. There was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine. The long stretches of the waterway ran on, deserted, into the gloom of…
How the old adage is probably wrong, and how a pitcher’s reputation might make his manager do bad things.
Jake Arrieta turns out another showstopper, the Braves and Twins finally beat their bad karma, and Felix Hernandez keeps company with Randy Johnson.
Six months of waiting end in almost immediate disappointment for two players.
The Cubs hold their breath to see how Kyle Schwarber is, while Al Pujols adds a walk-off to his career and the Phillies’ bullpen has already blown two late, and it’s still early.
Jake Arrieta has a good changeup. What this post presupposes is: What if he has two?
The BP writing and editing staff predict the stars and champs of the 2016 season.
A roundup of articles on mental skills, produced by the BP Wrigleyville staff.
There’s a plausible case for a team doing to the draft what some teams have done to the international market. Here’s what it might look like.
The latest installment in a never-ending series: Why are projections so sour on the Cubs’ bullpen?
Where the Cubs’ rosy World Series odds fit in their history of World Series odds.
You can plan a pretty picnic but you can’t predict Almonte. Meanwhile, the Cubs have balked at a long extension for Jake Arrieta, and Tim Lincecum’s unemployment shows why.
In the wake of the Fowler spinaround, a look at the deleterious effects and simplest solutions to our collective qualifying offer problem.
Dexter Fowler had the perfect walk year at the worst time.