# pete crow-armstrong (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pete crow-armstrong. Page: Feed: --- ## [BOOED AT HOME, WATSON SHOULD LEAVE CLEVELAND AS A $230 MILLION WASTE](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/booed-at-home-watson-should-leave) _2026-08-23 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ He fired back at Browns fans, who loathe him because of a long-ago crime story and because he stumbled in his first four seasons — meaning, Todd Monken should start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback ## [WHERE IS MARK WALTER? HE ONLY SENDS STAN KASTEN, WHO JUST MUDDLES THE SCANDAL](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/where-is-mark-walter-he-only-sends) _2026-08-22 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Until the controlling owner shows up for a serious news conference, the Dodgers remain astray and are vulnerable to questions about whether Walter will sell the franchise or will be forced to sell ## [ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER COLUMNIST QUITS — AND ONE MORE BIG-CITY RAG DIES IN AMERICA](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/another-day-another-columnist-quits) _2026-08-21 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Matt Calkins left the Seattle Times, long after I left the Chicago Sun-Times, because he doesn’t trust editors who control what he writes — an alarming condition in a nation that needs potent opinions ## [AT $65 MILLION A YEAR, GOD FORBID, MCAFEE MIGHT EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/at-65-million-a-year-god-forbid-mcafee) _2026-08-20 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ ESPN doesn’t care if he’s insanely overexposed, letting the megastar dominate NFL and college football coverage as he meets Donald Trump, records an album and could seek a higher office someday ## [Periodic PCA Check-In](https://www.obstructedview.net/periodic-pca-check-in/) _2026-08-19 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ Alas, the Cubs did not sweep the White Sox, but I think the by-laws suggest that by splitting the season series (and winning this one at Wrigley), they do get to keep whatever it is the trophy looks like these days. The first two in the series were of course Cubs victories of the walk-off \[…\] ## [CHICAGO NEVER CHANGES: WHERE WAS WRIGLEY SECURITY WHEN A WHITE SOX DOPE BLASTED FAT RYNO?](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/chicago-never-changes-where-was-wrigley) _2026-08-19 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The Crosstown Classic brought more applause for Pete Crow-Armstrong, but he was right in assessing bleachers badness as “nauseating” when a Midwestern city never seems to behave at big events ## [BASEBALL SHOULD FORCE MARK WALTER TO SELL — REMEMBER FRANK MCCOURT AND MARGE SCHOTT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/baseball-should-force-mark-walter) _2026-08-19 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The stories are endless — in a national scandal, he seeks multiple billions to pay off loans — and a troubled sport can’t allow Walter to own the Dodgers as they try to win three consecutive titles ## [LET’S GLOW WATCHING PCA AT WRIGLEY FIELD AS MARK WALTER KEEPS BRINGING US DOWN](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/lets-glow-watching-pca-at-wrigley) _2026-08-18 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ If baseball is in its final months before a long labor impasse, the magnetism of Crow-Armstrong should be front and center when a former Cubs season-ticket holder deals with a loan fraud scandal ## [JEANIE BUSS IS GOING NOWHERE, WHICH IS HEALTHY FOR THE NEW LAKERS OWNERS](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/jeanie-buss-is-going-nowhere-which) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ A daffy day in NBA and ESPN history — Steve Ballmer is safe, I say — ended with Buss reminding her siblings that she’s keeping her 17.8-percent share of the franchise in the Kushner/Iger ownership era ## [STEVE BALLMER IS SAFE — PABLO TORRE AND THE PULITZER PRIZE BOARD ARE NOT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/steve-ballmer-is-safe-pablo-torre) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ It took almost a year to free the Clippers owner from salary-cap circumvention, and while a still-messy NBA carries on, what happens to a podcaster and a board that gave him a prestigious award? ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e7yP4JsrHdaR) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [CHICAGO IS THE CENTER OF THE BASEBALL UNIVERSE — ONLY FOR NOW, SUCKERS](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/chicago-is-the-center-of-the-baseball) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Fans want to claim the Dodgers are crooks — of course, Mark Walter got started in Chicago — when in reality, the Crosstown Classic manages to bring rare drama this week when it usually means nothing ## [RAMS SHOULD WIN THE SUPER BOWL AGAIN, WITH AARON DONALD IN THE BACKGROUND](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/rams-should-win-the-super-bowl-again) _2026-08-16 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ He still hasn’t said yes to a return, but once he agrees, he’ll realize he doesn’t run the show anymore when Garrett attacks with him and Stafford is the MVP on the NFL’s most complete team ## [THE CUBS OWN “W” — STEVE GOODMAN, FLAGS — AND HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THE WNBA](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/the-cubs-own-w-steve-goodman-flags) _2026-08-15 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ In yet another slight from a commissioner who gets little right, women’s basketball is trying to use “The W” as a trademark application for apparel, which insults the Cubs and Washington Nationals ## [Scoreboard Watching in August 2026](https://www.obstructedview.net/scoreboard-watching-in-august-2026/) _2026-08-15 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ Well first thing I will do is share the greatest part of the opening game against the Cardinals at Wrigley: And now that we have been graced by the majesty that is the great Mr. T, we can also be happy that the Cubs did in fact win the game after not being able to \[…\] ## [BASEBALL’S CHEAPER OWNERS ARE THRILLED ABOUT THE PROBE OF MARK WALTER](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/baseballs-cheaper-owners-are-thrilled) _2026-08-15 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Watch them take political advantage as Dec. 1 approaches, with a federal investigation silencing the impact of a Dodgers boss whose outrageous spending has created three championships this decade ## [IF SOMEONE WAVES $13 BILLION AT GEORGE MCCASKEY, HE WILL TAKE IT — AS MARK WALTER DID](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/if-someone-waves-13-billion-at-george) _2026-08-14 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ It’s time to sell the Chicago Bears, in the same week when a troubled Walter sold the Los Angeles Lakers, and it’s time for financial monsters to make a killer offer that the Halas family must accept ## [HELLO, LANE KIFFIN: WHY DEAL WITH A LAWSUIT WHEN JAYDEN DANIELS DESERVES NO. 5?](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/hello-lane-kiffin-why-deal-with-a) _2026-08-13 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The coach who can’t avoid trouble is allowing a sophomore cornerback, DJ Pickett, to wear the same number as a Heisman Trophy winner, who has sent an attorney with a cease-and-desist order against LSU ## [Whither Happ?](https://www.obstructedview.net/whither-happ/) _2026-08-10 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ We’ve talked about Ian Happ a bunch, as the Gold Glove left fielder plays out the current contract in advance of the CBA negotiations and probable lockout coming up. It is no secret that Happ has sucked at the plate for the better part of a month and then some, but recently he did things \[…\] ## [MVPCA?](https://www.obstructedview.net/mvpca/) _2026-08-06 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ We touched on the subject during the last pod when we were doing the trade deadline postmortem, but now that the sweep is complete and he factored heavily in the success of the Cubs in all three games in some manner, it’s fair to wonder if Pete Crow-Armstrong has done enough to separate himself from \[…\] ## [Dodgers Ruin Baseball Again (and Other Trades to Come)](https://www.obstructedview.net/dodgers-ruin-baseball-again-and-other-trades-to-come/) _2026-08-02 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ I honestly should have gone to bed already, but a trade has happened involving the best pitcher on the block: The Dodgers are acquiring two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers for three prospects, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Detroit is getting outfielder Zyhir Hope (L.A.’s No. 5 prospect and MLB’s No. 25), right-hander River Ryan \[…\] ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/koMHx3PAFwtw) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [CBA Madness, Phase VII (A Piece of the Action)](https://www.obstructedview.net/cba-madness-phase-vii-a-piece-of-the-action/) _2026-07-28 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ This isn’t necessarily new since the last time we saw anything substantial on the CBA front, but we pretty much know how capitalism works at this point, where the people up top want to maximize profits by reducing costs (i.e., pay people less, and pay fewer people) while the workers scratch and claw for whatever \[…\] ## [The Calm Before the Storm](https://www.obstructedview.net/the-calm-before-the-storm-2/) _2026-07-27 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ There isn’t a lot going on in terms of major trades right now, aside from that one where the Red Sox sent a broken pitcher to the Nats for an infielder who finally figured something out. I think part of it has to do with teams waiting until the absolute last second to make their \[…\] ## [CBA Madness, Phase VI (The Next Generation)](https://www.obstructedview.net/cba-madness-phase-vi-the-next-generation/) _2026-07-21 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ I believe MLB has been stumping for a salary cap all this time, even during the press conferences in the midst of the All-Star festivities, since the last time we saw a proposal coming from the players. The latest tweet shared suggests that negotiations have been taking place in some form, as recently as today \[…\] ## [Should There Be a 2027…](https://www.obstructedview.net/should-there-be-a-2027/) _2026-07-20 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ I don’t actually know if the legendary couple that does all the MLB scheduling on their spreadsheets and notepads retired or what, but the 2027 Cubs schedule is a bit wacky, to say the least. This has been out for a few but I had to work so you’ll get some thoughts now. All MLB \[…\] ## [Cubs Win Home Run Derby in Baltimore](https://www.obstructedview.net/cubs-win-home-run-derby-in-baltimore/) _2026-07-09 · Rice Cube · Obstructed View_ Technically true! Go Cubs as the Cardinals actually finally beat the Brewers to reduce the division deficit to six games. The Phillies also lost, so the Cubs have a bigger cushion for the top wild card too. Gotta figure out how to stop throwing those batting practice pitches, but a win is a win.