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• Where do the Guardians go from here? AL Central remains Cleveland's for the taking in 2025 after ALCS exit

The Guardians seem well set up for next year, though they'll need to figure out their rotation this offseason...2024
• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• Guardians Clean out Their AL Central Rivals in Game 5 to Advance to ALCS

Tigers end the season as a sheep in wolf's clothing....2024
• ALDS Game 5 thread

Colt Keith #33 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after an out during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Four of the Division Series at Comerica Park | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Detroit and Cleveland have one last matchup for the year I couldn’t begin to tell you which team to root for, but they’re playing. Each of them seeks the right to pursue vengeance fo...2024
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2230: The Best-of-Seven (Stat Blasts) Series

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about not sleeping on the less star-studded but still exciting AL Central Division Series, a David Fry prediction, the reliever familiarity effect, an abhorrent TV shot, the Yankees’ ALDS victory, when the Royals will return to October, the Braves firing a few coaches, the future of Tropicana Field, and […]...2024
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• Guardians-Tigers ALDS Game 5 moved in advance of inclement weather

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Game 5 of the ALDS between the Tigers and the Guardians has been moved up to avoid inclement weather On Saturday the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers are set to square off in a decisive Game 5 of their ALDS series, with a spot in the ALCS against the New York Yankees on the line. The game was scheduled to for a first pitch at 8:08 p.m. Eastern Time. Ho...2024
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Only 8 teams remain as the ALDS and NLDS start Saturday After a wild week where the underdog won three out of four series, now it’s time for the top seeds to enter the picture. Action in the American League and National League Division Series begins Saturday. The best-of-five series could do through Oct. 12 if needed before the League Championship se...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend

Kyle Schwarber should lead off for the Phillies for their third straight postseason | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images There’s a lot of David and Goliath in these matchups They don’t call it the Wild Card for nothing, folks. It’s’ already been a few ridiculous days of baseball. It started with the Mets bonkers comeback against Atlanta in the first game of a doubleheader to make the post...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• The postseason shirts of 2014 and 2015

Bobby Witt is “October Ready” in 2024! | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images These might all be in my closet (Ed note: I’ve been wanting to do this story for a while and just got around to it in August. It was suppose to be used as a future Friday Rumblings topic. However, as the Royals drew closer to the playoffs and I hadn’t run it yet, I asked around if it would make a good stand alon...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 29

Alexei Ramírez and his record-breaking, game-winning home run on this day 16 years ago has become one of the most iconic images in White Sox history. Homer Hands! 1908 White Sox starting pitcher Ed Walsh fired two complete games in a doubleheader against the Red Sox. He won both, 5-1 and 2-0, allowing only seven total hits and one walk. That season, Walsh would have arguably the greatest ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 26

Eddie Cicotte pitched his last major league game on this day, 104 years ago. Two days later, he was suspended, never to play in the majors again. | New York Times Co./Getty Images The race remains close — but the 1920 South Siders are on the edge of disaster 1905 In a doubleheader at Boston, White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh relieved starter Doc White in the first inning of the first game without...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 24

One year ago today, this stolen base landed Luis Robert Jr. in rarefied air. | Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images La Pantera steals his way into the record books 1919 A 6-5 win over the St. Louis Browns clinched the pennant for the White Sox. Eddie Cicotte got the win. Shoeless Joe Jackson’s double in the ninth drove in the game- and pennant-clinching run. The Sox would beat out Cleveland by 3 1⁄2 ...2024
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• Guardians place Kwan on 10-day IL, recall Straw
Veteran left fielder Steven Kwan was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with mid-back inflammation, an injury that may have contributed to the leadoff hitter's second-half slump while the Cleveland Guardians look to secure the AL Central title....2024
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• AL Central Notes: Moncada, Lorenzen, Larnach
The White Sox told reporters (including James Fegan of Sox Machine) that third baseman Yoán Moncada will be activated for tomorrow’s game against the Angels. Moncada has been out with a left adductor strain since April 9. Prior to his injury, he was off to a relatively strong start in 2024, going 11-for-39 (.282) with a…...2024
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• AL Central Notes: Twins, Kwan, Olson
The Twins recently welcomed a pair of key players back from the injured list, returning both center fielder Byron Buxton and shortstop Carlos Correa to the starting lineup. Buxton was activated in advance of yesterday’s game after missing the past month with a hip injury, while Correa has been out for the past two months…...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024

One more day of celebration before the ALDS | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Let’s enjoy this ride one more day before the ALDS starts Make the playoffs and suddenly everyone wants to write about the Royals. Whereas normally, I’m looking for listicles and random tangential mentions of the team, I’m probably not going to be able to get to every single story posted yesterday. There’s just too...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 13, 2024

Bubble! | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images With The Gauntlet over, just 15 games to go Let’s check in on those playoff odds, shall we? Baseball Prospectus: 92.7% to make playoffs, 3.2% to win division, 1.9% to win World Series Fangraphs: 94.3% to make playoffs, 6.8% to win division, 2.6% to win World Series Baseball-Reference: 94.1% to make playoffs, 3.4% to win division, 6.0% to win ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024

Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 5, 2024

Monday is Eclipse Day | Set Number: X161331 TK1 Anne Rogers with a pair of stories about injuries. The first is about Frank Mozzicato’s injury last season: Frank Mozzicato’s 2023 season can be broken into two parts: Before the collision and after the collision... On June 2, a day after Mozzicato struck out 10 in five innings for the Fireflies, he was in shallow center field during battin...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 16, 2024

Ok, that’s pretty funny | Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images There are baseball players doing real baseball things in Arizona and Florida! Baseball is back (!), which means Anne Rogers newsletter is back! She looks at three storylines for this spring: Vinnie Pasquantino’s return to the lineup It’s been eight months since Pasquantino appeared in the Royals’ lineup after rig...2024
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• AL Central Notes: Abreu, Kipnis, Moustakas, Cuthbert, Sano
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu shed over ten pounds already this offseason, James Fegan of The Athletic writes. The weight loss comes thanks in part to a diet with a lot more fish and white meat. But aside from eating healthier, the Cuban native has another, more surprising goal: to steal more bases. Abreu…...2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Relentless Royals Can't Wait to Swing—and They Rarely Miss
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"Four, that the AL Central was a weak division with no runaway favorite."

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"com/niINdTR2b8— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2023 The AL Central is still without a team at or above ."

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"Guardians clinch 1st AL Central title since '18"

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"A 7-2 win over Cleveland on Thursday has given the White Sox their first AL Central title in 13 years."

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"AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL Central Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians…"

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"Avila, 33 in January, is no stranger to the AL Central, having spent parts of eight seasons with the Tigers plus…"

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"Some rumblings from around both the NL and AL Central divisions… Reports back in December indicated that Cubs swingman Mike Montgomery wanted to be a full-time starting pitcher, though the southpaw told reporters (including Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times) that he was just indicating his preference rather than demanding a role change."

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"That inched the club one victory closer to the 1916 New York Giants' MLB-record run of 26 wins in a row, and trimmed the Tribe's magic number to three to clinch the AL Central crown."

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"They are sitting atop their division and rank fourth in the AL in runs scored with 271, more than any other team in the AL Central."

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"Crown jewel: KC wins AL Central"

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"Jeff Samardzija has returned to Chicago, and the White Sox apparently have their sights set on returning to AL Central contention."

• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees
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• It’s nice to focus on the playoffs in October instead of scapegoat season

Hugs are for the playoffs. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Postseason or Silly Season? Glad we have the former One of the perks of the Royals making the playoffs is that I don’t have to worry about wholesale changes to the team’s front office or coaching staff. Sure, that may happen when if the Royals are eliminated (and even if they’re not), but right now, just days—not even a week!—after the ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6

On this day 41 years ago, Mike Boddicker silenced a loud White Sox offense in the ALCS. | Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images A day of playoff setbacks includes an offensive meltdown in Baltimore 1905 The White Sox lost the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season when pitcher Doc White couldn’t beat the bottom-feeding St. Louis Browns. White and the Sox lost, 6-2, and handed the flag to the...2024
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series
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• How should the Royals set their postseason rotation?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Matt Quatraro has some strong options. On Sunday afternoon, Michael Wacha took the mound in Kansas City with a chance at a sweep over the Minnesota Twins. Pitching to a tight strike zone from home plate umpire Shane Livensparger, Wacha threw a gem, punching out seven Twins batters across seven scoreless innings. The Royals completed...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• MLB Playoffs: ALDS Preview

The AL Central takes center stage in the ALDS! The Royals and Yankees renew an old playoff rivalry while the upstart Tigers and Guardians duke it out. The American League Central doesn’t get much respect. Some of this is due to its history as one of baseball’s “newer” divisions. The AL Central’s only two World Series champions in 30 seasons of play are the 2005 White Sox and 2015 Royals. Neither w...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: The postseason has begun!

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The annual postseason tournament got under way, and other MLB news and notes. It’s October! And that means that postseason ball is here, and it’s already proving to be as interesting as one could hope, with the Tigers and Royals both winning the first game in their series, which means if things continue on this course, we might have an ALDS that is three-qu...2024
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• Sunday Notes: All Hail the Detroit Tigers (and Kudos AL Central)
Plus Matt Quatraro on leadoff hitters, Paul Skenes's availability, Luis Arraez's batting titles, Kirby Yates's ERA, facts and stats galore, and more....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 26
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• How should the Royals set their postseason rotation?
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• Braves News: Atlanta loses weekend series to Phillies, Tyler Matzek back with franchise, more

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports A weekend of struggles leaves the Braves clinging to their playoff lives. Atlanta had their chances all weekend to either split or even win their big weekend series against the Phillies. But some questionable managerial decisions and the inability to convert run scoring opportunities resulted in the Braves losing three our of four to Philadelphia, including...2024
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment

Salt Lake City skyline | Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s gonna happen eventually. Here’s how I see it as of now. Every time I post on this topic it generates some interesting and healthy discussion, so I figured, “Why not try talking about expansion and realignment again? Haven’t done it here in a couple of years!” It’s been said on a numb...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The postseason has begun!
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• The postseason shirts of 2014 and 2015
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• Outside The Confines: Just how bad are the White Sox?

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images So bad they’re dragging down the average of the entire AL Central division. Happy Wednesday, friends! Here we are in September, and there are some fun stories making the rounds, so here’s what you can look forward to in today’s links: the White Sox have been brutally bad, but just HOW bad? Shohei Ohtani reaches historical highs, and experts are starting...2024
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• Crown jewel: KC wins AL Central
The Royals became the first Major League team to clinch a division title this season on Thursday as they rallied past the Mariners, 10-4, after Lorenzo Cain's two-run single in the sixth inning ignited a late-game rally and Johnny Cueto turned in seven strong innings of three-run ball....2015
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• Rap Group 'Center of Attention' Makes Hype Song for Kansas City Royals
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• Jordan Zimmermann to Tigers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• AL Central 2015 Preview: Sleepers, X-Factors and Predictions
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• Tribe flying high with full team effort
Look at the Indians. They are sitting atop their division and rank fourth in the AL in runs scored with 271, more than any other team in the AL Central. How's that?...2016
• White Sox acquire Samardzija from A's
Jeff Samardzija has returned to Chicago, and the White Sox apparently have their sights set on returning to AL Central contention. The White Sox and A's completed a trade Tuesday that sent Samardzija and fellow pitcher Michael Ynoa to Chicago in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt, catcher Josh Phegley, first baseman Rangel Ravelo and infielder Marcus Semien....2014
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• Ben Zobrist to Royals: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Royals Clinch 2015 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 26, 2024

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Welcome to the show, Tyler Gentry! The Royals called up outfielder Tyler Gentry to fill in for injured outfielder Hunter Renfroe. That move was calling up Gentry, ranked as the Royals’ No. 15 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The 25-year-old outfielder is slashing .256/.346/.429 with 13 home runs in 105 games for the Storm Chasers this season, but he’s rea...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 13

Two heavy hitters for the Orioles continue to show dominance, as they take the AL East lead. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The Guardians and Phillies continue to duke it out for the best team in baseball, a bat boy saves Shohei Ohtani, and ... are the Astros back? The action never ceases within MLB, so of course there have been many resurgences and regressions across both league. Wher...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 24, 2024
Injury News Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele left his start on Friday with a left knee contusion. He was on the ground in obvious pain and was helped off the field. This initially looked bad but he was later diagnosed with a left knee contusion and tweeted that he was okay. This was scary for both the Cubs and fantasy owners because Steele was just announced as the Opening Day starter. Stee...2024
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• Too much of a good thing

Yesterday while shopping for furniture I knew that this would be my chance to finally get to Target to see if the 2024 cards were there.I had checked for cards once before last week during a quick spin through Walmart. The area where the cards were was being replaced by Easter baskets and decorations for sale. The new card station was vacant except for some fantasy something or other.So I do...2024
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• Ryan Puts Cubs In An 11K Headlock
Slowly, paper extrudes from a fax machine. A hand brings it to a face and we read, "Need Joe R...an down at the Pentagon. Damn, we need toner! Joe R...an? Who the hell is that?! Oh, I know..." A chair swivels around to the CIA Director, he screams, "Send Joe Ryan (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 baserunners, 11 Ks, ERA at 2.45) to the Pentagon! I can only assume they need a guy with a 10.2 K/9, 1.2 BB/9 -- yowzas! ...2021
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• 1st-Place Indians Make AL Central Statement with Sweep of Defending Champ Royals
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• Royals Still Have All the Ingredients of Their Championship Formula in 2016
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• MLB Offseason Has Created Most Wide-Open A.L. Battle in Recent Memory
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series
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• MLB Postseason game thread: October 10

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images One team has punched their Championship Series ticket. Will we see two more teams book themselves a spot in the next round tonight? After Philadelphia’s season came to an inglorious end (despite claiming that Brian Snitker’s post-NLDS comments were fueling their fire this season. So much for that!), we’re now down to just three Divisional S...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Braves set to start huge roadtrip in Minnesota against the Twins

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Twins are right in the midst of a battle for the AL Central. The Braves are in the midst of a battle for an NL Wild Card spot. Both teams badly need this series win. It’s time for the Atlanta Braves to visit The Land of 10,000 Lakes for the first time since 2019, as they’re set to start up a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins starting tonight...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 23, 2024

Salvy and Shin-Soo Choo | Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports I’m doing my part: Royals on a 7-week Thursday unbeaten streak! I was going to jump straight into the links but I think it’s time to stop and smell the context. The Royals are about to enter their 20-game gauntlet against some of the best teams in baseball: 3v PHI, 4@ CLE, 4@ HOU, 3v CLE, 3v MIN, and 3@ NYY. After that stretch, the r...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22

On this day one year ago, a rare change was made in the executive offices at 35th & Shields. | David Banks/Getty Images Lo, an executive era endeth 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning of relief (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s Immaculate Inning came in the 12th, mowi...2024
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