+1. South Side is good.

Since May, the Reds have struck out at a rate higher than any club in the Majors (25.2%). They're also in desperate need of a win over a Brewers team that's owned them this year. They have to face Jacob Misiorowski today, which is basically the opposite of a solution to both of those problems.

When I was growing up: 1. I was always welcome at a fast food joint or in the mall with my friends, unaccompanied; 2. There were several cool programs to support kids and give them safe, fun spaces away from negative influences. Reading programs with legit prizes. Free bowling.

(Is this a safe space to say that I don’t get what The Onion is doing with InfoWars or why people are excited about it? Is that allowed? Can you help me understand? I’m glad Alex Jones is obsolete and dying but this whole bit misses me entirely.)

I…. Give up. I give up. I have no idea how to communicate with people for whom what makes America great is drive-thru fast food and eating during a phone call in the car. I surrender. They’ve beaten me.

Jake Bauers Gets to the Heart of It blogs.fangraphs.com/jake-bauers-...

Today would be an excellent day for Ronaldo to get knocked out of the World Cup so he can begin the important work of living out his days in deserved irrelevance. (I think Portugal will win but I’m just saying.)

Happy Thursday. This one is a Certified @jackstern.bsky.social Banger Day, starring Chad Patrick. What he's been going through lately, why, and how it might be the pain that pays off with an emergence as the best version of himself: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

The only hope for democracy in the U.S. is the fact that the fascists trying to destroy it also have a strange desire to kill all of their own supporters.

"lol get owned, loser libs. Lung disease go brrr"

This is awesome news. One of those stories worth tracking in a way that goes beyond whether he ever reaches the majors.

Happy Thursday. This one is a Certified @jackstern.bsky.social Banger Day, starring Chad Patrick. What he's been going through lately, why, and how it might be the pain that pays off with an emergence as the best version of himself: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

The price is wrong, BIH!

Holy SHIT, Belgium.

The Cubs have six home runs today but haven't hit any ball 104 MPH.

Jordan Wicks entering the game is a great reminder that no lead is safe on a day like this.

"Somehow, Jackass Really Was That Big a Deal" would be a great headline for an obituary.

[At the President’s Heat Day speech] ME: [chanting] heat, heat- Other Americans: heat, HEAT Death: [stamping with his scythe] HEAT, HEAT, HEAT!

HELL yeah

A where's Waldo to celebrate freedom 250 😂👇

Man. The heat plus the wind blowing out plus the juiciness of the ball lately… It’s a whole different sport Cubs and Padres are playing today.

Dr. Dingler’s Strike Trap by Matthew Trueblood (@matrueblood.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

DangerBall at Wrigley today.

“Awoooo inside your hearts” is a t-shirt idea worth six figures. If you make it, you better pay Laurel a fair price.

Michael Lewis did a great long form report on the destruction of decades of progress in weather and climate modeling during the first Trump term. The Coming Storm, I think it was called.

It’s July, which means the draft is this month. In observance of that, we have a great breakdown today from @jdcameron.bsky.social of whom #MNTwins might take 3rd overall, if they DON’T go with one of the obvious names. twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/...

Meanwhile, @northsidebaseball.com, Jeremy Tecktiel put last year’s #Cubs class into tiers that really elucidated their plan and the places where they now pin their hopes: northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

Love this question; I think it tells you more about a person than you’d first surmise. Harry Chapin, Jimmy Buffett, John Prine.

It’s July, which means the draft is this month. In observance of that, we have a great breakdown today from @jdcameron.bsky.social of whom #MNTwins might take 3rd overall, if they DON’T go with one of the obvious names. twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/...

Waking up in the middle of the night to a brewing clash between partiers and police because México made it to the [checks notes] round of 16. I am not on the police’s side but dudes. Calm down. It’s the round of 16.

K but imo he's no Juan Soto

Passan had the baseball world eating out of the palm of his hand for a while and he just chose to stay on Twitter and start doing interview pods with Jose Canseco. I mean I get it. He’s getting good money to do it. But man.

In support of his initiative, Recovery Road, Lennox has been walking through rural areas in the U.S., where some of the communities most impacted by suicide and addiction are also the most underserved.

BREAKING: Lakers to release Bronny James. Please credit when the lamestream media breaks this days later.

Since our last update, Juan Soto has walked 7 times. In so doing, he caught and passed Yankees greats Jorge Posada and Roy White; Pirates legends and Hall of Famers Arky Vaughan and Willie Stargell; and Will "the Thrill" Clark on the career leaderboard. Those guys were all great.

I was basically off here last week. So I have to do a little Juan Soto's Walk Toward History catch-up. My next skeet will be an absolute Remember Some Guys festival; please enjoy.

Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jul. 3, 2025 through Cubs' elimination from playoffs: 14 walks in 318 PAs Pete Crow-Armstrong, since June 17, 2026: 14 walks in 55 plate appearances Different. Guy. northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

Across three stints, Kevin Alcántara has roughly 0.6 plate appearances per day spent as an official big-leaguer. This time, that needs to finally change, as #Cubs try to get an idea of whether and how he can be of any real value. northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

Wrote today about Trevor Megill's dominant run at the back end of the #Brewers bullpen, and about his ever-stronger claim to the role he craves: Capital-C Closer. brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

Just gonna wait and see what happens here. Nina Totenberg is one of the greatest living journalists; I don’t think she just fucked up. We’ll see what the story ends up being. I suspect he actually is retiring.

The Round of 16 is only reserved for true footballing nations like Canada and not mid-tier casual expanded-tournament merchants like Germany and the Netherlands

Those fucken wooden shoes amirite

I believe this because fully transparent is only like two shades lighter than he already is.

Construction on the White House began in 1792.

FIFA brought the World Cup to America and turned it into the NCAA tournament, and everyone except the Europeans is gonna love it

Far and away the best idea MLS has ever had

I’ve got it as a foul. I am unbiased, except that I badly want Paraguay to win.

Banda’s injury is significant, months not weeks, according to Shelton. Big blow to him and the team.

In fairness to Dr. Oz: It’s definitely not going to get *less* crowded.

Looks like Paraguay needs to be Paragoals.