Stop me if you’ve heard it before: that Bears game was awesome. I understand that the Eagles are probably a flawed club relative to some of the perception based on their record and recent success, but still. The Bears went into Philly, and kinda mauled a Super Bowl contender. Ben Johnson deserves every accolade imaginable.
With Rachel Folden having departed for the Mets organization, the Cubs needed a new hitting coach at Triple-A Iowa:Damon Minor is the new hitting coach for Triple-A Iowa, as @sahadevsharma mentioned on @NSideTerritory.Minor was an assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants last year after spending several years as their Triple-A hitting coach. He’ll replace Rick Strickland.
“This is not a knock on anyone, but Tiny is the best hitting coach I’ve ever had,” said Fitzgerald, referring to Minor with the ironic nickname that Barry Bonds gave the 6-foot-7 first baseman when they were Giants teammates. “He knows me so well. Every time I’d get sent down it seemed like it’d be the smallest little fix that would always get me back on track. He has a way of getting you out of your own head while helping to fix the issue at the same time.
“When I got sent down, I hadn’t played in awhile. Both times I felt like I immediately got hot and I think that had a lot to do with him and his preparation. I’d show up and by the time I’d get there he’d already know what we needed to work on. Now it’s huge that he’ll be there to provide that support all season.”
Hopefully the Giants’ loss is the Cubs’ gain, as they’re now picking up a very experienced hitting coach, who comes with a strong reputation. It’s a big lift, joining your first new organization in a decade, so hopefully Minor can develop those same close relationships quickly, because there could be a lot of up-down position players in 2026 for the Cubs. I am a little bummed to say that it’s now confirmed, power righty Jo-Hsi Hsu is signing with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the NPB, rather than coming to MLB. I was thinking it would be pretty cool for a Taiwanese star to come straight over to MLB, and hey, I also wondered if the Cubs might take a crack at a 25-year-old who throws in the upper-90s and could connect them to a new market in a more meaningful way. He got a deal worth nearly $10 million over three years, and he may not have done as well with an MLB posting, so I get it. He could also always try to perform well in the NPB for a few years and then come over to the States when he’s still only 28. Very interesting – and mildly schadenfreude’y – read from Mike Puma about the state of the Mets’ clubhouse this past season:Revealed: Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil battled again, and Mets shortstop’s chilly rapport with Juan Soto helped doom ‘25 season t.co/NaLRhkn1Lb pic.twitter.com/lKiM6xDWFf
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) November 28, 2025 A particularly interesting quote, which mostly makes you wonder about the source: “Soto is very businesslike — all business, no fluff,” an anonymous source said, per the report. “He wants to come to the yard and work his tail off and win games. He’s not into fashion or any of that other stuff. Lindor is into that. It’s just two different personalities.” Something is pretty clearly being implied there. These kinds of stories tend to come out any time a team is doing very well and then collapses (either because the structure was fragile from the beginning, or, more likely, because the collapse itself strains relationships). I wouldn’t quite say there’s friction between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, but that article makes it sound like they aren’t quite always on the same page about how to go about business and how to lead. The two are signed to deals worth a combined $1.1 billion, and are together for another six years, so I would think the Mets are hoping they can get on the same page next season. MORE CUBS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN NewsletterOMG! Ben Johnson Goes Shirtless in “Good, Better, Best” Speech to Get Bears Fans Free Hot Dogs t.co/K500MNsgRz
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