Since traditional punishments do not appear to be forthcoming I offer up a few creative alternatives.
What to do about the Astros? (Department of Creative Punishments)
Comparing MLB year-to date
I made a quick comparison of a few teams at this point in the season this year and last year focusing on run differential as a big factor.
Baseball Trivia Question
At the Cubs game last week they informed the crowd that Kris Bryant was only the 15th MLB player to win Rookie of the Year, MVP, and play on a World Series winner. I figured out the others. Feel free to comment with answers!
Cubs Ticket Prices Go Up After Game Starts?
Bloomberg has a nice little piece about Cubs ticket prices going up after the game starts. This obviously goes a little bit against conventional wisdom as they demonstrate in the article. Well worth a read and of course, if conventional wisdom was going to break down, we know it would be the Cubs that make it so.
Baseball talk from radio today
I was on the radio with Jarrod Thomas again today and the early topic was baseball. One of the aspects we discussed was when Manager Dave Roberts should pitch Clayton Kershaw. There was speculation Kershaw could be moved up to pitch tonight in game 5, and the betting lines fluctuated based on what people thought would happen.