Last night, Wil Myers became the first batter to hit for the cycle in 2017. A nice night for him, my fantasy team, and the 20,504 fans in attendance. Of course, he did at Coors Field; since its opening in 1995, Coors has produced 15 cycles. The next closest park is Globe Life (Rangers) with 7. In fact, those 15 make up 18.3% of all cycles in that span (Myers was the 82nd). 

I was curious to know how cycles compared with no-hitters in recent years. Those two are generally thought of as being similar in their frequency. No-hitters have occurred more frequently the past few years, with last year being the exception. Jake Arrieta's no-no in April was the only one all year. That was very surprising, as there were seven in 2015.

Maybe you've heard; I was in Kansas City over the weekend. Now that I'm back in Champaign, I feel compelled to write a post on the popularity of baseball in KC.

Still in KC, so this one will be shorter. On our season preview podcast, Paul and I each gave five over/under predictions for 2017 (not to be confused with our PECOTA over/under game). I have listed those below. Feel free to play along at home. You can comment on this post or send us an email (afootinthebox@gmail.com). Have a great Sunday!

This weekend, I'm writing from Kansas City on my annual road trip with my friend Matt. For longtime listeners, you may remember Matt from Episodes 12 (live from a Cubs-Indians game) and 57 (White Sox game on July 4th).

By his own admission, Matt is not a die-hard baseball fan. But, the Cubs postseason run last year piqued his curiosity and he is more open to the game than ever before. This morning, I sat down with Matt at a hipster coffee shop in downtown KC to gage his current interest in baseball and his ideas for improving the sport.

How's that for a headline? If you didn't see what happened during the Cubs-Cardinals game yesterday, you probably assumed this post had to do with a bad tattoo. But no, we are talking about Mr. Molina's chest protector. Watch the play below if you missed it.