Before ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke the news Sunday that Cody Bellinger would be signing a three-year, $80 million contract to remain with the Chicago Cubs, a fan surprisingly got the inside scoop.
But as it turns out, a fan named Lisa appeared to have scooped the baseball world by reporting the agreement three days earlier on X, formerly Twitter. The lifelong Cubs fan appeared on Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio on Sunday afternoon to explain how she got the goods on the story.
“I get this text … she said, ’Hey, we heard Bellinger signed with the Cubs,’” Lisa said. “But, we heard it was a three-year deal for $100 million. Right away, I stepped back from what I was doing on the computer, and I just kind of Googled it, and I didn’t see anything. I grabbed my phone and looked on social media and didn’t see anything.”
"I googled it and didn't see anything. Then, I grabbed my phone and went on social media and didn't see anything."@Lisa_L_Dubbs explains how she was able to out-scoop @JeffPassan on the #Cubs re-signing Cody Bellinger:@Cubs | #LisaWasRight pic.twitter.com/ERi098OCwJ
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) February 25, 2024
From there, she spilled the beans by tweeting a inquiry at Joe Johnson, the founder of Chicago-based Obvious Shirts, in a post that made the rounds among Cubs fans.
“I heard that they signed Bellinger just now from a good friend who’s in AZ right now, but can’t find anything online about it. Have you heard anything?” Lisa wrote to Johnson.
After Passan validated Lisa’s scoop, Obvious Shirts created a shirt saying “Lisa Was Right” that went up for sale. Proceeds will go to charity.
LISA WAS RIGHT. In partnership with @Lisa_L_Dubbs. Proceeds donated to a foundation TBD. #FlyTheDubbs
— OBVIOUS SHIRTS® (@obvious_shirts) February 25, 2024
Shop: https://t.co/njI6t7EEMf pic.twitter.com/xS7iVpT3fP
Passan even joined the conversation and gave Lisa her credit.
lisa was right
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 25, 2024
Lisa never clarified how her friend heard the news in the first place, but regardless, MLB observers and Cubs fans can agree that Lisa was right.
