Matt Pentz

An all-too familiar face at the top of the standings.

The so-called Cradle of Coaches demands lofty expectations from the moment a coach takes the stage at the introductory press conference.

Summer heat, young love, and giant foam heads.

With some major movement in the standings of late, we take the temperature of the NL Central race.

A scene from the Chicago roadtrip.

We take another stroll around the division to see what the weather is like.

He started in a small town made famous by an easily frightened groundhog, and wound up behind the plate at Great American Ballpark.

The first chapter. The first dance.

Our new series takes the temperature of that ever-mercurial National League Central division.