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Zooming in and zooming out without pictures
There are several sites out there that specifically dive back into the past to discuss the finer points of the game or some obscure player or game. Baseball nerds like me, enjoy these dives down the rabbit hole on occasion. Some of the posters admit to not being alive during the event and that they’re…
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When all else fails, call the Boomers
For most of my life you could count on a few things when it came to Memorial Day and the expanded weekend. First, in Greater Chicago it almost always rains. Second, most public pools opened for the season signifying the unofficial start to summer. Third and most importantly, there was baseball-only screwed up by point…
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How’d they do dat?
It seems like only yesterday that the woeful White Sox took two of three from the Indomitable Cincinnati Reds. How could anyone beat Terry Francona & Company and at home? We were led to believe (for the 234th time this century) that this Reds machine could. If you were obsessing over the Cubs-Sox and Yankee-Met…
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Birthday shout out
In less controversial news, my favorite Nicaraguan cousin, El Presidente is 71 today!
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Old news
By now you’ve probably heard the news about Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson and Rob Manfred. I’m linking to the USA Today account anyhow. Maybe this will help you formulate your own position on the situation. I’m a guy pretty hard and fast on rules being enforced and not just in baseball, but the…
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In the nick of time
Remember when the Cubs were playing through the toughest schedule in the history of the game? They fared quite well and were going to face an incredibly easy schedule to follow. In case you haven’t watched every game in the past 10 days, you’ve missed a rough week with the team losing back-to back series.…
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It’s all about the game…
Have you ever attended a baseball game when the team promised a prized giveaway? Yesterday afternoon’s tilt between the Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins) and Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins) was supposed to be Halfway to Halloween. Editor’s note: This had no influence on my attending or not. Furthermore, I didn’t dress for the part. This was…
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Forget the NFL for a minute
Baseball, not football is the greatest sport and partly because anything can happen. When the Bears win the Super Bowl this season after back-to-back 5-12 seasons, it won’t be that big a deal because Ben Johnson is coaching Caleb Williams. However, everyone following (and loving) MLB, had the NL and AL Central divisions pegged. Then…
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Legit good news for MLB..
While MLB’s current commisioner (small c) is doing everything in his power to push the game forward while snubbing the history of the game, the White Sox have done something brilliant. They have hired longtime and retired organist Nancy Faust, to play at sox home games this season. According to Faust, there are only a…
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Happy Anniversary..
Of course, you remember what you were doing twenty-seven years ago, today. If you are a Chicago baseball fan, May 6, 1998 is a significant date. Over the years, I’ve posted several times about being at The Kerry Wood Game, so I won’t bring up the specifics this time. You’re welcome. However, I think about…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 