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Is it really the greatest or just the most recent?
Sometimes I use baseball as a metaphor, and other times I’m just talking baseball. However, the use of the EST or superlative isn’t confined to baseball specifically or sports in general but it seems to be the in the sportswriter’s argot. Over the past five years, I’ve enhanced my lying by hyperbole as it’s often…
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The process was far better than the outcome
I can’t remember the last time the Cubs played a Friday afternoon game out of town. It doesn’t matter that it was merely the first part of a doubleheader, in fact that makes it all the more special. I don’t know the last time any Friday afternoon game wasn’t played at Wrigley. Great American Ballpark…
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What is September worth?
For teams trying to secure a place in the playoffs, September is everything. The great Sarah Langs did all the heavy lifting exploring the likelihood of who makes the postseason based on where they stand at the beginning of September. Popular Hallmark Mystery Duos Returning This Fall (msn.com) Last offseason the Dodgers decided not to…
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It’s crunch time..
Like my Uncle Jerry, I’d prefer the Cubs were the chased and not the chaser. At this point I don’t need any more stress because I know there are sure to be some more ups and downs before the NL Central and NL wildcards are settled, Ultimately, the players have to perform and muddle through…
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Watching the waiver wire..
Until some player actually signs a deal with a new team, we won’t know for sure if a player was placed on waivers by his original team. That doesn’t mean that names won’t be leaked and fans and the media won’t be making guesses as to where some players will end up. In some cases,…
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Why I’ve erased the 2003 ML season from my mind
As I’m composing this The Marquis Network is airing a regular season game from the 2003 season and have dubbed it a “Cub Classic.” Like many Cub fans my age, I’ve seen my share of Cubs losses over the years and because all but one season ended properly doesn’t mean that I don’t have pleasant…
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Now is as good a time as any
Over the past 12 games the Cubs have played .666 baseball. Regardless of the opponent, 8-4 is pretty good. Some will point at the quality of competition and believe they should have done better. For the moment that’s about to change as they host the Brewers for 3 and head to Cincy for four with…
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A difference between MLB and the NFL
I think one of the many things I prefer about baseball or rather following baseball is the existence of minor league ball and not just because it gives nuts like me more access to games. If you live anywhere near an NFL market, you’re likely to see headlines about which players will make the 53-man…
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To be or not to be…
After Cub rookie, Jordan Wicks’s spectacular MLB debut in Pittsburgh last night, I didn’t think I’d reference the outdoor production of The Tempest, that I caught yesterday afternoon. Here it is anyway and without any famous lines. Aside from the fact that everyone appropriates, steals and borrows from Bill to this day, his themes and…
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I love this stuff
Aside from massive underperformance in recent years, the biggest thorn in the Yankees’ side has been the Houston Astros (much in the same way that the Yankees thwarted the Twins and A’s for a couple decades). From afar, it was fun seeing the Yanks get swept at ho me by the Red Sox, losing 2/3…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 