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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Signing George Springer was the Blue Jays’ biggest offseason storyline, but it’s also easy to forget they inked the All-Star outfielder to a six-year, $150 million contract. It’s kind of like waiting until mid-January to open those Christmas gifts from your relatives who had to take a rain check on the holiday dinner. Well, that long-lost gift from nana and papa finally arrived at the door, and it’s a big one. Despite missing their starting centre fielder for the first 22 games, the Blue Jays have tread water in the AL East with a 11-11 record. Springer m...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 21 Share this story Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Well, that was a bit of a frustrating weekend. By and large, the Cubs played well Saturday and Sunday. There were a few miscues and more walks than anyone is ever going to be completely happy with. But by and large, the Cubs played the Brewers tight. If this Brewers team is the mediocre team that is going to be roadkill in the National League, then people are seeing something that I’m not. Their pitching staff is tough. Their lineup is far from a powerhouse, but they were able to put runs on the board ...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 19 Share this story Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sometimes I’m pretty amused with the picture I come up with for the cover. On a game like this, I love to get a couple of guys who made key contributions. This one is perfect because it has Anthony Rizzo and Jake Marisnick (spoiler alert, they took the top two spots). It also has Javier Baez who didn’t make it into one of the top spots, but had three hits including a homer on the day. I’m also amused with this picture because of how gigantic Rizzo looks in the photo. Certainly, he’s a tall dude,...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18 Share this story Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Many days looking at Heroes and Goats is a bit of a novelty. There isn’t anything too riveting about this series when the game result is 13-4 or 16-4. The graph gets lopsided fast and many plays are exactly .000 WPA. That isn’t true for a game that spent the vast majority of time tied or within a single run. This game had all kinds of momentum swings and key WPA plays. But before we get to the meat of this one, let’s pull back and look at the bigger picture. Three games is three games. Even if we ...

2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16 Share this story Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Tuesday night’s game was a breath of fresh air after the struggles of the early season for the Cubs. Jake Arrieta had a solid outing on a cold night, allowing only one run over five innings of work. The bullpen wasn’t particularly dominant, dealing with traffic all night long, but held the Mets scoreless over the game’s final four innings. The offense wasn’t explosive, but it was effective. It clawed out three runs, something we haven’t seen a lot of this season or in recent seasons. The ability...