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Nothing to see here
While the Bears were getting ready to beat the Packers in surprising/spectacular fashion, their president, Kevin Warren did the unthinkable. He wrote a letter to Bears fans explaining (sort of) how the team was now looking at Northwest Indiana as a possible landing spot. Nobody thought the timing was especially good. Thankfully, the players and…
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Sure things and baseball prospects
The other day the Orioles made a massive trade with the Rays for right-handed pitcher, Shane Baz. It’s okay if you don’t recognize the name and not just because he’s only toiled for Tampa as a major leaguer. Regardless of the metrics you use, he’s underperformed relative to his early prospect status. Originally this post…
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Way under the radar
I’m not sure which item resonates less with sports fans that the Knicks won some mini-midseason tourney in Las Vegas or that Munetaka Murakami’s posting (with MLB) window is set to close next Monday. Does the Knicks’ victory negate the OKC Thunder championship from last season? As for the Japanese power hitter, Murakami, I’m unaware…
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Cheaper by the dozen?
Without referencing the former ML pitching coach of the same name, isn’t Less supposed to be More (Les Moss)? Don’t hate me for tuning into the FOX pregame show for 2.7 minutes, but the six-man panel struck me as too much-even if Tom Brady and Gronk anchored the line. All of these pregame shows are…
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Of well diggers and gift horses…
Once upon a time, I would weather almost any storm to attend a baseball game. At some point I reached the age of reason and factored comfort and the ability to keep score into the equation and cut back on the number of inclement games I’d attend. Even though I don’t keep a scorecard at…
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Big news, not really, but good news
Supposedly, the Cubs just inked lefty reliever, Hoby Milner to a one-year deal. Hopefully, they’ll find a legit closer to fill out the pen, but I think this is a positive move because Craig Counsell has a relationship with the 35-year-old. He was at his most productive with the Brewers. Counsell knows how to use…
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Is good news for White Sox, good news for their fans?
Due to anti-tanking rules and a little bit of luck, the White Sox landed the #1overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft and unless you’re a fatalist, it’s a good thing for the Sox. While I’m not excited about the specifics of the pick, I’m glad that some people will eventually be taking the draft…
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Smiles everyone
I feel like Mr. Roarke in the opening scene of Fantasy Island even though I don’t know a single player chosen (thus far) in the Rule 5 Draft. In the past I wrote features on guys later taken in the draft which kind of screwed up my story, but on the whole being selected is…
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Christmas movies v. watching a game
As objective as I can be about college football, my passion for two college hoops teams runs pretty deep, but how I view those teams has changed over the years. For better (my health and sanity) or worse, I no longer stick out a losing effort. Rather than having my eyes bleed out, I’m going…
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Back to baseball for a minute..
Despite all of the “conversations” and rumors or maybe because they were all true, Kyle Schwarber just signed a multi-year contract to remain a Phillie. Some of the baseball insiders are already claiming that they knew Schwarber was never signing anywhere else despite leaking stories to the contrary. Incidentally, the Cubs were t h i…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 