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• Sports legends Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Jordan share Ryder Cup embrace

Two sports greats bumped into each other at the Ryder Cup on Friday....2025
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• Ken Griffey Jr. is putting his photography skills to the test with Ryder Cup challenge

Ken Griffey Jr.'s post-playing career hobby has afforded him a bit more of that anonymity, even at a place like the Ryder Cup....2025
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• Mariners' Raleigh hits MLB-leading 58th home run
Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 58th home run on Sunday night, a two-run shot in the second inning against the Houston Astros that came one night after he passed Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise's single-season home run record....2025
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• Cal Raleigh blasts 57th home run to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for Mariners single-season record

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 57th home run of the season in the Mariners' 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for the single-season franchise record....2025
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• Cal Raleigh swipes Mariners’ home run crown from Ken Griffey Jr.

Cal Raleigh now stands alone as the Seattle Mariners’ home run king, passing Ken Griffey Jr. on Saturday with a history-making solo shot against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas....2025
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• Raleigh eclipses Griffey Jr. with latest record HR
Seattle Mariners superstar catcher Cal Raleigh broke Ken Griffey Jr.'s single-season franchise record for home runs with his 57th on Saturday....2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day 16 years ago, Jake Peavy arrived on the South Side, snatched right from under the nose of the Cubs. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jake Peavy comes to the South Side in a surprise blockbuster 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off th...2025
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley

Ryne Sandberg and Mark McGwire prepare for the 1990 Home Run Derby | Photo by Steve Goldstein/Getty Images The official announcement of Wrigley’s next Midsummer Classic will come later this month. In the meantime, here’s the story of possibly the worst Home Run Derby ever. After a 37-year absence, the Cubs and Wrigley Field will once again host MLB’s All-Star Game two summers from now in 2...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 14

Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Santo’s great feet and other heroics. Happy birthday to Steve Stone and Carson Kelly, among others! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to fo...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 4

Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Larry Biittner* spells relief, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a h...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr swipes 40th bag as Braves win nine straight

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The good old days of two years ago. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Braves make their second trade in four days, acquiring OF Josh Devore from the Phils for IF Jack Martin. 1932: With a Boston law restricting games within 1,000 feet of a church on Sundays having just been repealed, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park wi...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Otis Nixon sets N.L. record with six stolen bases in a single game

Braves Franchise History 1916 - Salida Tom Hughes no-hits the Pirates 2-0 at Braves Field. 1991 - Otis Nixon sets a modern day National League record with six stolen bases in a 7-6 loss by the Braves against the Expos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPgruqyhDY 2005 - 46-year old Julio Franco records his first two-steal game since 1994 in a 5-2 win over the Reds. John Smoltz also recorded his f...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone

Manny Machado | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Notes on Padres week ten The San Diego Padres played a home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, taking two of three. They then flew to San Francisco to play the Giants and split the series two games each. Although they finished the week four wins to three loses, the offense still struggled and the pitching had some great moments...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 2

Lou Gehrig | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, Babe Ruth’s last game, Memorable retirements, historically-great games and other stories. Lou Gehrig’s* Day. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double

Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1959 - Harvey Haddix retires the first 36 batters he faces against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the perfect game in the 13th when Felix Mantilla reaches on an error. Haddix walked Hank Aaron intentionally and then allowed an apparent three-run home run to Joe Adcock. Adcock passes Aaron on the basepaths and the home...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9

RVR Photos-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Mark Grace* hits for the cycle, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over ...2025
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• Mariners to retire Edgar's No. 11 in August
Edgar Martinez already has a street outside Safeco Field in his name and a restaurant down the left-field line called "Edgar's Cantina." But now the former Mariners great will receive the biggest honor the franchise can bestow upon him, as the club announced on Tuesday it will retire his No. 11 jersey and hang it next to Ken Griffey Jr.'s No. 24 on the center-field facade....2017
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• The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Star-Power, Rebuilt Rosters Make NL West Must-See TV
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"Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. joins Seattle's ownership group"

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"MLB Network will air Ken Griffey Jr. documentary to celebrate Father's Day"

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"An homage to Ken Griffey Sr."

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"The Steelers signed wide receiver Trey Griffey, the son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr."

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"" But now the former Mariners great will receive the biggest honor the franchise can bestow upon him, as the club announced on Tuesday it will retire his Number 11 jersey and hang it next to Ken Griffey Jr."

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"We are throwing it back to the 1993 MLB All-Star Game, in honor of Ken Griffey Jr."

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"With the 2015 MLB All-Star Game being played in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ken Griffey Jr."

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"The 23-year-old Trout won in unanimous fashion — the first to do so since Ken Griffey Jr."

• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 28

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Carmelo Martinez*, the Chicago blackout, Kingman’s clouts, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron blasts his 500th career home run

Braves Franchise History 1967: Eddie Mathews clubs his 500th career home run against the Braves while playing for the Astros. He became the seventh player in baseball history to reach that mark. 1968: Hank Aaron blasts his 500th career home run off Giants Mike McCormick! The milestone three-run jack is the decisive blow for the Braves in a 4-2 win. Aaron becomes the eighth player in baseball histo...2025
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• Bobby Bonilla’s Mets contract is the gift that keeps on giving

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Deferred contracts are not new for Major League Baseball but Bobby Bonilla’s stands out above the rest. Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla cashes a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, a team he has not suited up for since the Clinton administration. It has become known as ‘Bobby Bonilla Day,’ a tongue-in-cheek holiday celebrating the American dr...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit into 7 double plays and beat Reds 2-0

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images A win’s a win. Braves Franchise History 1982: The Atlanta Braves tie the major-league record with seven double plays in a 2-0, 14-inning win over Cincinnati. Mario Soto pitches ten shutout innings for the Reds but gets no decision. The loss starts the Reds on a streak where they’ll lose 20 out of 23 games. 1993: Atlanta OF Ron Gant fans four times against Hou...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: June 26th

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Let’s go back in time! Braves Franchise History 1914: In Boston, the Giants hammer the Braves for 27 hits, winning 8-4 and 10-4, and put Boston back in the cellar. Boston had moved into seventh place with yesterday’s win over New York. Christy Mathewson wins the opener over Lefty Tyler, and Art Fromme wraps up the nitecap. 1935: Lloyd Waner has a still...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 7

On this day 28 years ago, 425 dogs persevered in a walk-off White Sox win that lasted more than four hours. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A walk-off win that was for the dogs 1917 Although this White Sox club would end up going down in history as the best ever on the South Side, after a 1-0, walk-off loss at Washington the Pale Hose fell out of first place, despite a 30-15 record. Howeve...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Juan Uribe and Chris Withrow from Dodgers

Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1993 - Rockies outfielder Dale Murphy announces his retirement from baseball. The two-time NL MVP retires with 398 career home runs and 1,266 RBI. Murphy spent 15 seasons with Atlanta before he was traded to the Phillies in 1990. 2015 - The Braves acquire third baseman Juan Uribe and pitcher Chris Withrow from the Dodgers in exc...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Hurdle is familiar, but brings a better vibe for Rockies

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 18, 2025 Eighteen games into the freefall that is the 2025 season, the Rockies finally pulled the cord on the parachute. It may be too soon to know if the parachute works, but at least they did something to slow the death spiral. On Thursday, with a 3-15 record and ranking 30th in runs (52 ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s wrong with the Braves?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Some trends are emerging to start the season, like the Braves struggling and the Padres’ strong pitching. The minor league parks are looking a little bush league. And other news from MLB. Good morning. After winning their first eight games, the Dodgers are 3-6 and in third place in the National League West. I still wouldn’t bet against them winning 100 g...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 4
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• This Day in Braves History: Ronald Acuña Jr swipes 40th bag as Braves win nine straight
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs took care of business against a surprisingly tenacious Rockies team. It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the wind, again, blowing in. And the Cubs got what they needed to defeat the Rockies 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep: Pitching, defense and just enough hitting...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double
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• This Day in Braves History: May 22nd

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s go back in time! Braves Franchise History 1914: Otto Hess shuts down the Cubs, 2-0, giving the Braves back-to-back wins for the first time this year. They will have considerably more runs like that later in the year. 1926: Before the Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Grover Cleveland Alexander is given the keys to a Lincoln automobile, a g...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 9
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• Friday Rockpile: Hurdle is familiar, but brings a better vibe for Rockies
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 14
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• Some potential diamonds in the rough were revealed during the 2025 HBCU Swingman Classic

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The first game of All-Star Week is in the books and it was a fun one, too! The festivities surrounding the 2025 MLB All-Star Game officially got going at Truist Park on Friday night with the third-annual HBCU Swingman Classic. As you can guess from the name, Ken Griffey Jr. is heavily involved in this and was in the building on Friday nigh...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double
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• The Global Game: Former Nats coach and manager McLaren has spread the baseball gospel around the world

Piotr Nowak Former Nationals interim manager John McLaren is now in Poland teaching baseball to the parts of the world where the sport needs to be spread “Hey guys, it is good to see you again’’; said former Nationals coach and manager John McLaren, 73, standing in front of the first-base dugout at a baseball complex in central Poland on a sun-splashed May afternoon. “We have some of you ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Hurdle is familiar, but brings a better vibe for Rockies
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• Erasing History: first the Department of Defense, now MLB

A real hero. Baseball has decided to comply with the country’s sprint to fascism by barely acknowledging Jackie Robinson Every year since 2004, Major League Baseball has made April 15 Jackie Robinson Day. For those that somehow don’t know, Jackie became the first African-American player in MLB by breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947. Earlier this year, the Department of Defense de...2025
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• Outside The Confines: What’s wrong with the Braves?
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves snap nine-game losing streak

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images The Braves finally pick up a win after the great collapse of 2011 that derailed their season. Braves Franchise History 2012: The Atlanta Braves win their first game this season, 6-4, over the Houston Astros, as Chipper Jones homers in his first game of the year. The win snaps a nine-game losing streak dating back to the Braves’ collapse at the end of ...2025
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• Throwback Thursday: Ken Griffey Jr. Hits HR off Warehouse in 1993 Home Run Derby
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• TBT: Michael Jordan Asks for Ken Griffey Jr.'s Autograph at 1993 All-Star Game
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• Griffey sets Hall vote mark; Piazza gets call
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza are headed to Cooperstown as the Class of 2016....2016
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• Ken Griffey Jr. Reacts to Record-Setting 99.3% Vote into Baseball Hall of Fame
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• The Kid is Hall right: Griffey to Cooperstown
Ken Griffey Jr., whose backward cap and joyous smile captured the baseball world's hearts during his 22-year career, now will take those traits to Cooperstown, N.Y., as the sweet-swinging center fielder became the 51st first-ballot Hall of Famer on Wednesday in a near-unanimous election by the Baseball Writers' Association of America....2016
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• Ken Griffey Jr.'s Number Flies Above Seattle on Space Needle After HOF Induction
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• Ken Griffey Jr.'s Son Trey Selected by Seattle Mariners in 2016 MLB Draft
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• Piazza gets Hall of Fame call for Class of '16
The most accomplished offensive catcher in Major League history has long been content to wait, quietly referencing other baseball giants who took the winding road to Cooperstown. Wednesday, Mike Piazza's adjournment came to an end. The Baseball Writers' Association of America voted Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. into the Hall of Fame, where they will be inducted in July....2016
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer

Braves Franchise History 1966: The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC’s season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies ...2025
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• Sports legends Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Jordan share Ryder Cup embrace
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 14
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• Some potential diamonds in the rough were revealed during the 2025 HBCU Swingman Classic
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 4
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit into 7 double plays and beat Reds 2-0
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• Horse Tracks: Denver’s tech hire, land purchases hint at new stadium plans

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images And an entertainment district seems more and more likely. Good morning, Broncos Country! News yesterday of the Broncos’ hiring of Daniel Brusilovsky to serve as the franchise’s Chief Technology Officer is the latest evidence that the Broncos are interested in building an entertainment district along with the new stadium. Brusilovsky, who is coming to th...2025
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• Cub Tracks earns the split

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs won the second game and will be looking for the loaf. Ian Happ had a good day. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. In the beginning, there was Genesis C...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• Today in White Sox History: June 7
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer
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• Make the case: Drake Maye or J.J. McCarthy?

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Which quarterback would be the better pick for the Giants? Yet again, the New York Giants are slated to select in the top six in the 2024 NFL Draft. This is the fourth time since 2018 (Saquon Barkley, Daniel Jones, Andrew Thomas, and Kayvon Thibodeaux) that the Giants will have selected this high in the draft. For the sake of employment, Brian Daboll a...2024
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• Who are most common mock draft picks for NFC West rivals?

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Who the Cardinals, Seahawks, and 49ers usually pick in mock drafts The player who gets mocked to the Los Angeles at pick 19 the most often is UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu. According to Mock Draft Database, Latu gets mocked to the Rams in 25-percent of drafts, right after the Bengals pick J.C. Latham and before the Steelers pick Amarius Mims. Who are the “consen...2024
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• Bronny James’ best option is still entering 2024 NBA Draft, not returning to college

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Bronny James doesn’t need college basketball. Why he should enter the 2024 NBA Draft despite his mock draft projections. Bronny James has always dealt with a level of scrutiny reserved only for those whose government name is literally LeBron James Jr. As the son of one of the greatest players of all time, Bronny has played under harsh spotlight si...2024
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• Cedric Tallis belongs in the Royals Hall of Fame

Time to right a wrong Last year I made a vow to write an annual story about why the Royals’ first General Manager, Cedric Tallis, should be in the Royals Hall of Fame. Like it or not, it’s that time of year. Many of us have speculated as to why Tallis has been snubbed. His credentials are far too impressive for just a plain oversight, so there must be another underlying reason. The most common the...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. White Sox series preview
Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first two games of this year’s Crosstown Classic are Tuesday and Wednesday. Hey, both these teams were supposed to contend this year, the White Sox more so than the Cubs, or so it was said when this season began. It hasn’t worked out that way for the Sox, no siree, not at all, and the Cubs lurk around the edges of contention. For mor...2023
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• MLB Home Run Derby 2023 rules, bracket, tiebreakers, predictions, and more
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Let’s make our picks for the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby. The field at the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby features some of the biggest power hitters in baseball — even if it’s a disappointment that Shohei Ohtani won’t be participating. The derby adopted a bracket format in 2014 that puts eight hitters in a head-to-head competition, where the goal is to hit more home ru...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 21
Happy birthday, Robert Stock! | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. He was a Cub for four innings in 2021. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to ...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: August 8
Eloy Jiménez blasted two home runs to help the White Sox to a Crosstown sweep, on this day one year ago. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Thanks, Cubs! 1914 The Sox purchased the contract of outfielder Oscar “Happy” Felsch from Milwaukee for $19,000. Felsch, an outstanding glove man and hitter, would become part of history by his participation in the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal. 1976 With the...2022
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