Ethan Denk

[Michael Cerami @Michael_Cerami]

So close to being the No. 1 player in MLB.

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

There have been over 5 million total 18-game spans by players in MLB's modern era.

In none of them did a player have as many hits, doubles, triples, homers & steals as the @Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong over his last 18 games:

34 hits
5 doubles
2 triples
9 home runs
6 stolen bases

[Sam Olbur @SamOlbur]

Yeah so this is exactly what I’m talking about with the deeper issues in the org. Take a guys best skill and try and change it because of your dumb modern baseball philosophy. Get him in bad habits, get him overthinking and here we are.

[Carson Wolf @TheWrigleyWire]

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s June ranks:

1st in Hits (26)
T-1st in HR (8)
3rd in AVG (.406)
1st in ISO (.500)
1st in SLG (.906)
1st in wOBA (.555)
1st in OPS (1.341)
1st in wRC+ (263)

Each of his 14 June XBH:

[Marquee Sports Network @WatchMarquee]

PCA on the Cubs' back-to-back series wins: "I'm not gonna buy into that yet, I want to keep stacking (wins). I think what I'm happiest about is coming out after a loss and getting a W the next day. I think that's what was really consistent about this team last year and really strong and important."

[The Windy City Breakdown @wcb_pod]

Jason Kipnis did not hold back on the Cubs offensive approach 👀

“It just seems like they’re not discussing enough hitting philosophy behind the scenes. I try to watch an offense as a whole, and can I recognize the approaches that they have? … I can’t tell anything about this offense right now.”

[Barstool Chicago @barstoolchicago]

That law of averages and regression to the mean should be kicking in any day now!

[Ethan Denk @denkcraw]

@AldoSoto21 Is Hunter Harvey okay? Haven’t heard an update on that guy in a minute.

[Brendan Miller @brendan_cubs]

Pete-Crow Armstrong has made consistently more contact against 4seam fastballs this year. He has 32 hits against them. Here's a video montage of them all (and a nice bunt single to start it off).

[Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7]

I’ll match.
🙏

[Sam Olbur @SamOlbur]

I've liked the abs Ramirez has had despite the results. I wonder if Craig would consider a Ramirez 3B Nico SS Shaw 2B infield for a week or so... I doubt it. Shaw should play daily for a while tho with the main infield guys struggling mightily. Just to see if there's anything

[Sam Olbur @SamOlbur]

Kevin Alcantara has the worst baseball isntincs of anyone I've seen in a long time. Counsell PR him is embarrassing. Should have been out at third

[KFC @KFCBarstool]

This possession sums up this team. This came down to like 0.1 on the shot clock. It was incredible ball movement vs tremendous rotation and the Knicks just outlast their opponent, play their game, and their chemistry & execution wins out. Every time.

[Matteo Piper Jenks 🧲 🇮🇹 @MattPiperJenks]

🚨 WEIGH IN 32 🚨

•285.7 pounds (ATH 530+ pounds)
•Frank has lost 250+ pounds overall

This week, Frank had his blood drawn and got a full report from his doctor. The results speak for themself:

When Frank was 530 pounds+ / A1C 11+:

•High risk of premature death
•High risk of stroke
•High risk of stroke
•High risk of kidney disease
•High risk of vision loss
•High risk of neuropathy
•A LOT of medications

This week’s doctor report results:

•Blood sugar: A1C 5.5 (normal)
•Lost 250+ pounds overall
•All medications lowered or stopped
•Moving toward diabetic remission

—Biggest update: Frank’s BMI is now 43.5 down from 69.9 in 2020 that’s a 37% reduction under 6 years! This is almost UNHEARD OF.

Taking all of this into account, Frank has added QUALITY YEARS to his life.

Frank’s doctor also gave Frank a referral for a consultancy on plastic surgery for his excess skin. His excess skin likely weighs at least 30 pounds, which means he’s probably already around 250 pounds.

Frank came in to work looking a bit dejected about weigh in today. He always wants to lose big numbers to inspire his fans and doesn’t want to let anyone down. He expected to be about flat.

I continue to impress upon him that he is past the era of shredding pure fat and is now building foundational muscle around his body.

Frank’s weight has consistently fluctuated between 279-284 over the last couple of months. His diet has been good and obviously his walking and lifting have been consistent, so lack of weight loss has not been a concern. He even hit 3 30K step days this week.

As we suspected, the plateauing weight is due to Frank rapidly gaining muscle faster than he is losing fat. He has been lifting weights 3X per week for almost 6 months and the results are hitting.

His muscle development is clear in both appearance and increased strength + agility. In the Frankie Fitness videos, you can see Frank beginning to really struggle at the end of sets with significantly improved form (core strength).

SO SO SO PROUD OF FRANKIE … I know he prefers seeing massive weight loss weigh ins, but his body is transforming in the best, natural, healthy way. His wins are more complex and substantial than just weight loss now.

And by the end of our walk through the NYC sweltering heat, he agreed and smirked.

Anudder weigh in in the books

[MLB @MLB]

Seiya Suzuki makes a PERFECT throw to nab the runner at 3rd! 😮

[Sam Olbur @SamOlbur]

Happ and seiya are killing this baseball team

[Barstool Baseball @StoolBaseball]

The Only Logical Explanation For The Cubs 9 Game Losing Streak Is That They Are Cursed Once Again

@BarstoolChief

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Jason Kipnis backing away from Rougned Odor gotta be one of the funniest moments ever 😂

[Russell Crowe @russellcrowe]

Clickbait. Everybody got their autograph and selfie, the passage to the hotel was kept free for guests, and I still got to the airport on time. One man, no security. Handled. What’s your problem ?

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family.. Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.

Literally in his first moments of life, Midas was working... He was able to get his O2 Levels high enough to be able to come hang with us in our room and because of that we got to do all of the immediate magical newborn moments.. Skin to skin, 10,000 kisses, tons of love, all of that.. inevitably, since he came into the world at 36 Weeks (40 is full term), he had to develop his lungs a little bit more, get some fluid out of him, and adjust a bit to life outside of Sam’s stomach.. So, he was sent to the NICU to help the transition from the womb to the world.

As mom was recovering like a badass from the mind boggling C-Section surgery, little dude was DAHN the hall.. They put a CPAP on our guy, a feeding tube, and put him in a heated pod with a heating lamp to help him develop a bit more. There wasn’t much I could do other than bring positive vibes as I bounced back and forth between the 2.

Watching Samantha battle thru her recovery has been nothing short of inspiring, WE APPRECIATE YOU @MrsMcAfeeShow, I will be sure that our kids will know how much you went thru for them.. And every time I went and saw boy, I couldn’t help but fantasize about what his life could become.. So many dreams and opportunities waiting for this young stud. We had a sneaky suspicion that he was a dawg and a fighter but, it is a bit scary to see your baby hooked up to so many “very serious” things.. He ended up staying roughly 36 hours in the NICU before being released back to our room… a FULL CELEBRATION occured. We’ve been floating around this room.. sleeping and burping and feeding and changing diapers ever since. We’re looking to get back home to our 3 year old baby girl today or tomorrow. We can’t wait for her to meet her baby brother.. Her grandparents have been doing a PHENOMENAL job of keeping her informed and also distracted while we’ve been living in this hospital.. we are VERY THANKFUL for them.

The name “Midas” has been the name I’d hoped to name my baby boy, if I was to ever have kids, since my Freshman year of high school when Mrs Nonnenberg (RIP Legend) taught me about Greek Mythology.. Like most, when you come from not a lot, the thought of everything you touch becoming gold was certainly an immediate draw for me but in this world that we live in, gold can only come from working your ass off, getting lucky, and having great folks around you. The name is perfect for the boy that Sam and I would like to raise. He will be an asset to society, he will treat folks right, and he will work his ass off to help his community achieve their own form of “gold.”

“Robert” is a tribute to Samantha’s dad and best friend.. A man that we lost way too soon a couple of years back and will now live on forever thru Mighty Midas. Midas will know his grandfather thru our stories and pictures.. and we know Bob will be looking out for Midas for all of time.

So on this Memorial Day we say Thank You to those who gave everything to this country that we call home.. and we will use their stories as guidance for our young boy about a life lived right.

We Love You Midas… Welcome to the McAfee family. We will do everything we can for you, brother.

p.s. Midas has already watched the closest Indy 500 of all time. The Vegas Golden Knights HUGE game 3 comeback… AND of course, Top Gun Maverick.