OT: Other Sports 82

[clydesdale line]

Looked like his brother may have been more emotional about the pick than Matas himself.

Big brother proud of little brother. It's a great feeling.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Buzelis was a kid that moved to New Hampshire to play for a boarding school during Covid when his high school (rightly) shut down sports, then again to Kansas as a senior to hone his game, and then turned pro to play for the Ignite in California before they shut down. That means in the span of a few years, a teenager played in four different states while hoping to get NBA attention. That had to have been an incredible strain on the family and a major sacrifice to make even recognizing that they're assuredly affluent. The end result of that was not only getting drafted, but being an early-middle first round pick by his hometown team. The amount of happiness and relief that the entire family felt over all of that paying dividends like that has to be absolutely incredible.

Barring the dude having some major skeletons in his closet, Buzelis seems like he's going to be insanely easy to root for.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806780426935312838

 

[Ben Grimm]

As the calendar flips to July, the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 expand while the Pac-12 is officially down to two teams

The Pac-12 is officially a two-team league.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

A few days ago I took a few minutes to watch Sox and then stopped

How is Martin Maldonado still on a ML roster?

.084 BA
.135 OBP
.126 SLG
.261 OPS

About to turn 38 and moves looks as slow/broken as Jake Taylor in Major League!

 

[emeyezee]

A few days ago I took a few minutes to watch Sox and then stopped

How is Martin Maldonado still on a ML roster?

.084 BA Avg
.135 OBP
.126 SLG
.261 OPS

About to turn 38 and moves looks as slow/broken as Jake Taylor in Major League!

I’m not sure the Sox fit under the “major league roster” label

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

It's honestly astounding how bad the Cubs are at this point. I somewhat expected them to turn it around a little and start being competitive again. Not win the division or anything, but better than whatever the heck this is..

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Is 2024 the worst year of Chicago baseball ever?

 

[HeisenBaez]

Wait till the Cubs go on a unexpected heater in the second half that pretty much eliminates the Cubs from a top 5 pick.

 

[belfour30]

Is 2024 the worst year of Chicago baseball ever?

2013 was pretty bad.

The Cubs this year aren't as bad as the Sox in 2013.