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The floodgates have not opened
A friend hoped that the trade of Josh Naylor to Seattle would sate my desire for the trading to begin. It’s more that I’m tired of all the artless chatter about who is going where and for whom. Until teams pull the trigger, it’s all just blather. I’m not surprised that there’s only been one…
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What they’re not saying
Over the years I’ve learned that fewer baseball insiders have any real information and that most of what they pass off as news is pure speculation on their part. It may be that GM’s are using the media the way player agents used the media to create demand when there really wasn’t any. As a…
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Caution, what seems obvious will be screwed up by baseball
Depending when you are reading this, the Cubs have either the best or third best record in all of baseball. Offense hasn’t been the problem this season except when an inferior offensive team comes to town. Laugh with me. As a Cub fans, I’m tired of hearing two things this year, one being their home…
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Meaningless numbers
There is a subgroup following baseball that believe RBI’s and starting pitcher wins have no value in contemporary baseball. 97.4% of them have never played baseball in the majors or beyond backyard ball. Yet, the game is won by the team that scores more wins and the only guys with crappy winning percentages that win…
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What’s the big idea?
While some in the local sports media are shocked that the Brewers have temporarily caught up with the Cubs, their collective harrumphing if falling on deaf ears because the Bears are reporting to camp this week. I’m not complaining there isn’t a greater public outcry because those on the Cubs radio network have misread the…
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A funny thing happened on the way to the best record in baseball
The Cubs have recently torn through the AL East as if it’s the flimsy paper separating fries from an Italian beef. Much to the embarrassment of Yankee fans who believed their Friday night drubbing of the Cubs was an omen, the Cubs rebounded on national TV to win the series heading into the All-Star break.…
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Where did the summer go?
I’m having flashbacks to my youth and I’m breaking out in sweats. It isn’t that I’m afraid of the impending school year, but rather the end of the regular MLB season. At least in my youth, the All-Star game felt like it was the halfway point between the 162-game season. Winners of two straight games…
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The draft
Unlike the NBA, NHL, WNBA, and NFL drafts, I do have a vested interest in the MLB draft. Even if it were held in Chicago, I probably wouldn’t attend it though. However, last night I watched most of the first 50 picks on ESPN and the MLB network simultaneously. I admit to not knowing much…
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The All-Star Game (ASG)
It’s hard to believe the 95th MLB ASG game will be held this Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta. For those who haven’t been paying attention, there’s more than the usual controversy surrounding snubs and selections. While attendance has been up in recent years, ASG viewership is declining, and the latest nonsense isn’t going to…
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The first of many?
After last night’s 11-0 drubbing of the Cubs by the Yankees, I’m not in a celebratory mood right now. However, this weekend is important for some baseball fans in the city and it might foreshadow things to come for the rest of us. As someone who looks at other teams’ promotional schedules as soon as…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 