PCA stands for Perennial Cubs All-Star
Good thing, because he's the only one
Major League Baseball announced the 2026 All-Star teams on Saturday before a rain and fog delayed Cubs-Cardinals game. The only Cub selected for the team is, fittingly, their best player Petecrow Armstrong. Would Ben Brown have made the team if he didn't injure his neck trying to watch where his pitching staff mates' bombs were landing in the bleachers game after game? Probably? Maybe? Alas, we'll never know.
As for other Cubs who might have been snubbed...yeah, there were none. Despite having the fifth-best record in the National League (nobody loves to be fifth best quite like our Cubs), there isn't a single one of Petecrow and Ben's loser teammates who deserve an invitation.
I take that back. Jameson Taillon, if healthy, should be invited to pitch to every hitter in the Home Run Derby. Taillon hasn't pitched since June 7 but he's still fourth in the NL with 20 homers allowed.
It'd be funnier if Shōta Imanaga wasn't third with 21 allowed. You can build a Gold Glove caliber defense, but you can't make the pitchers use it.
