The White Sox Turnaround Is Wilder Than the Cubs'
The Cubs clinching a playoff spot is the least surprising part of Thursday. A White Sox team three years removed from historic futility got there first.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong's 40-40 Season Joins a Club of Two
Pete Crow-Armstrong became the 7th player ever to go 40-40, leads MLB in WAR, and broke a 56-year-old Cubs record. Why isn't he this week's headline?
Ohtani Isn't Losing the MVP to PCA. He's Losing It to His Knee
Ohtani's MVP odds have cratered. The real culprit isn't Crow-Armstrong's monster August — it's a knee, a biceps, and a swing that hasn't looked right in weeks.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Hit 3 Home Runs Saturday and Then Just... Kept Going
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs Saturday, added two more Sunday, and the Cubs might be watching a swing that's recalibrating in real time.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Just Made the MVP Race Weird
Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-homer game is the least interesting part. MLB's own account just compared him to 2018 Mookie Betts, and that's not an accident.
PCA's Leadoff and Walk-Off Homer Stuns White Sox
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff homer AND a walk-off homer in the same game, the 6th player in MLB history to do it, locking up back-to-back 30-30 seasons.
Masyn Winn's Diving Throw Should Not Be Legal
Masyn Winn dove into the hole and uncorked an 83.3 MPH throw to rob Pete Crow-Armstrong, and nothing else from Cardinals-Cubs is going to top it.
Dodgers' Losing Streak Hits Six After Cubs Sweep
The Dodgers just traded for Tarik Skubal and lost six straight anyway. The Cubs completed the sweep, and no deadline arm was going to fix this.
PCA Swept the Mets. They Fired Their Manager.
Pete Crow-Armstrong just led the Cubs to a 4-game sweep of the Mets. New York traded him away in 2021. Then they fired their manager about it.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Screamed at a Fan and His Non-Apology Said Everything
Pete Crow-Armstrong screamed an obscene slur at a woman at a wedding shower, then issued a statement that mentioned her zero times. The Cubs lost 9-8.