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The Chicago Cubs Are a Shape-Shifting Baseball Monster
The Chicago Cubs are on an early-season roll, despite—or maybe because of—manager Joe Maddon's frequent, purposeful tinkering with the club's batting and fielding lineups.
Wacky Races: The Recovering Ballplayer MLB Preview Extravaganza
The 2016 Cubs are the sports world's most seriously regarded first-world problem, and their first problem is a stacked National League Central. The Kansas City Royals look beatable, and more predictions for the 2016 MLB season.
Is It Time For Robot Managers?
The Sabermetrics movement has helped teams better analyze players. But nobody has come up with a system to identify good managers.
Joe Maddon Wore the Same Stinky Socks Every Day During the Cubs Winning Streak
Joe Maddon wore the same socks for nearly two weeks without washing them. This is a gross thing to do.
Your Poor Baseball Team Owner Is Lying to You
The story goes that some small-market teams can't keep up with the big boys. This makes sense up until you remember that even small-market teams are crazy rich.
Chicago Cubs Hire a White Manager
What's the point of the mandatory minority consideration rule when baseball teams already know who they want in their front offices?