In answer to your questions ... No, I've never seen that before. No, it didn't happen because I will Strange But True madness to happen. Yes, we just saw a "grounded into double play" on a ball that looked like a possible slam over the CF wall. And the catcher recorded both forceouts. Baseball!

To celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, check out our newest SABR Digital Library book: Native American Major Leaguers tells the story of 40+ players who appeared in the big leagues, plus essays from and about Indigenous people and communities: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...

Will we see a Brewers-Mariners World Series? The reason the Mariners exist is because of the Brewers — who began life in Seattle as the Pilots and were sold to a Milwaukee ownership group just weeks before the 1970 season began: sabr.org/journal/arti...

My current operating theory is that someone must’ve hired an Etsy witch on behalf of the Tigers and they and the Mariners’ Etsy witch are just doing dueling hexes on each other and therefore we are going to be watching this game until the heat death of the universe.

Sister Jean was born just two months before the White Sox threw the 1919 World Series.

Chicken crosses road to get to other side 🐥 Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest, Broadview

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

Once fixtures of neighborhood corners, many street vendors are disappearing in silence — caught in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement due to their visibility and vulnerability. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...

That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error. What a crushing way for any team to end a season. Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.

BREAKING: A federal judge in Chicago has blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city as part of its ongoing immigration-enforcement push.

Judge issues temporary restraining order against DHS in Chicago, affirming attacks on press during ICE protests "clearly violate" constitution. ln further win for transparency, agents also required to wear badges or other visible ID with unique number.

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

Kleenex alert on this one, but @colleenkane.bsky.social did a beautiful remembrance of this young man.

Nearly every game day, rain or shine, Cubs fan Sam Bernero (@sambernero.bsky.social) can be found in the same spot outside Wrigley Field. "I feel like something would be wrong if I didn't get to see Sam on the way in every day," shortstop Dansby Swanson said.

Cubs-Brewers Game 4 on Thursday night will be an 8:08 p.m. CT start at Wrigley.

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Roller derby librarians feels like the most Milwaukee thing ever. Incredible www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkWcQ3t/

Standing room only for the Broadview, IL village board meeting this evening. Like it’s 2022 again — follow along, yes?

At this point I’m just rooting for any player over 40.

On this day in 1945, bar owner William Sianis bought tix to the WS for himself and Murphy, his pet goat. Sianis became so upset when the Wrigley Field ushers asked his guest to leave, he placed a curse on the Cubs, claiming they’d never win a WS again. Here’s my painting of the ol’ place.

Lawsuit from Chicago journalists alleges free speech violations by Homeland Security ICE Border Patrol and more

Let’s talk about why this piece on Diego Pavia and what it means to play sports in New Mexico by the incomparable @chuckculpepper.bsky.social is so awesome. ⬇️

If you're in Chicago, the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture has a new exhibit on baseball! Called Pleibol!, it's a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian. Free to visit! nmprac.org/exhibitions/...

I feel like the fact I know a half-dozen women I thought “oh she needs to read this” means I’m doing something right with my life. ⚾️🧹🐈‍⬛🎵

Well I had no plans to listen to the new album (you know the one) but apparently she samples my favorite Pixies song so …

Game 1 of the NLDS between Cubs-Brewers is Saturday at 1:08 p.m. in Milwaukee on TBS. Game 2 is Monday at 8:08 p.m.

A couple Cubs win-or-go-home stats before Game 3 against the Padres: *Cubs are 0-3 at Wrigley in postseason winner-takes-all games *They are 4-4 overall in such games with their last win coming in 2017 NLDS at Washington *Cubs’ 46-24 record after loss this year is best in MLB, incl 23-6 at Wrigley

“Fully krausened mosh pit” is a phrase that could only be written by @pwsullivan.bsky.social. My PhD in English barely prepares me to fully analyze the complexities of its old style sportswriting perfection. @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social

This piece contains the incredible line: “(Kelly) smoked another home run to left, giving the Cubs the lead and turning Wrigley into a fully krausened mosh pit.” @pwsullivan.bsky.social out here teaching us new words.

Is Garrett Crochet doing the tight cuffing on his pants? That is a patented 1990 middle school girl move. Impressed.

Happy postseason! The bunting is in place, and @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social and I are ready for October.

Dasha, 8, and her little brother were playing w/ the water at the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park when fed agents approached their parents on Sunday afternoon.  The family is now detained at O’Hare w/ other mothers/children awaiting deportation. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/i...

Enjoyed our first visit to the newly reopened WPA-era Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool in Lincoln Park. What a sweet retreat in the middle of the city. Even stumbled upon a very small, very quick wedding ceremony and stopped to cheer for the grooms before we continued on the trail.

As an editor, I try to bring Ember’s energy for my writers.

Want to know what life is like in our house? We got home from one baseball game and wrote up “game notes” for my BFF who is going to a baseball game two time zones away tomorrow. Game notes included references to two dogs, Japanese skincare and Freddie Freeman’s ankle. cc: @buckweaver.bsky.social

Photos from the first inning Dansby-in-the-net play at Wrigley Field tonight. Despite Dansby’s efforts and foul pop catch to get the batter out, the run scored because the ball was deemed out of play (fielder had both feet off the field) so the runners, including the one on third, advanced a base.

This is the second time this series and 63rd time in their careers that identical twins Tyler and Taylor Rogers have pitched in the same game It will NEVER stop being incredibly cool Baseball is the BEST

Hispanic Heritage Night at the Friendly Confines. A festive atmosphere tonight.

Ohtani just hit one into the Pool in Arizona, he already visited McCovey Cove and the Kauffman Stadium fountain this year We just need an Allegheny homer in Pittsburgh for a Water Cycle

Students, applications are now open for the 2026 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship to attend the upcoming SABR analytics Conference in Arizona and more: sabr.org/latest/apply... @slangsonsports.bsky.social

Watch any NFL game, and women are everywhere. During these broadcasts, however, women are introduced in a way that comes across as merely complementary. That is until, Colts owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon fills the screen. Click below for gift article 🎁 free for you ;) wapo.st/3IEy97P

The Golden Knights asked me to leave their practice facility and revoked my credential because I asked one of their players about the Hockey Canada 5. Their sensitivity underscores the dicey nature of the decision VGK and Carolina are facing. My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

Congrats to my friends who are Mariners fans!

Babe’s has opened in Logan Square, giving women’s sports fans a place to call home. blockclubchi.co/46AbXUf

Really proud of our video squad for the latest edition of The Experience, which went to @newmexicoutd.bsky.social and met with the incredible array of fans that make up The Lab. The Curse, Galactic Ambassadors, Black Diamonds, Sektor 114, La Maldición, check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDoB...

Hey look, it’s @valcapone.bsky.social at The Weiner Circle today!

Crossing platforms but I had to share this perfect introduction of Kelsie Whitmore to the Savannah Bananas www.facebook.com/share/r/1DJf...

Tribune visual journalist Stacey Wescott has been making pictures in and around Chicago for 26 years. On Friday, she documented former Marine Curtis Evans carrying an American flag amid a cloud of gas in the middle of a confrontation outside of an ICE facility. Here's how she captured that shot.

Good piece on Diego Pavia (and Jerry Kill) but it makes me wonder if Pat Forde has ever set foot in Las Cruces? 🤔