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• Rangers 5, White Sox 4 (11 innings): Late rallies fall short

In the clutch: Michael A. Taylor tied the game with a double in the top of the ninth as a pinch-hitter. | Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images The South Siders rallied from one-run deficits in the eighth and ninth innings, but Texas prevailed in the 11th The White Sox (23-48) dropped their fourth consecutive game in a back-and-forth battle against the Rangers (35-36) in Arlington. Rookie Mike V...2025
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• Rangers’ bullpen game handcuffs inept White Sox offense, 3-1

The White Sox are a bad offensive team, but tonight’s approach at the plate was abysmal. | Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images Over-aggressive and incompetent bats lead to 47th loss in 70 games In what should’ve been a competitive outing against the Rangers bullpen, the White Sox could only muster up six hits and one run in a pathetic showing in a 3-1 loss. The White Sox were retired in order to star...2025
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• We've Seen This Befor From Semien- Player Commentary June 9, 2025
Marcus Semien- 2B- TEX- Hot- Semien went 2-for-4 yesterday to continue his comeback from a dreadful start. Since May 30 he has gone 15-for-29 with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 5 walks, 9 RBI, 10 runs, and 2 steals. Before this stretch Semien was slashing .173/.260/.224 and had a .209 BABIP. Regression has been his friend. This is not the first Semien has experienced a slow start. On May 29. 2022 Semien wa...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers 6/6 Game Thread

AP News Patrick Corbin makes his return to DC as the Nats look to bounce back from a series loss to the Cubs The Nats dropped their rubber match with the Chicago Cubs 7-1 last night, as the Cubs knocked Jake Irvin out of the game after 5 innings and scored 4 additional runs off the Nationals’ bullpen. The bright spot for the Nats last night was a trio of lefties in the lineup, CJ Abrams, L...2025
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• Struggling Rangers come to town as Nationals look to get back on track

Lone Star Ball The Nationals begin a 3-game series with the 29-34 Texas Rangers tonight, kicking off with a return to DC for Patrick Corbin After a successful road trip, the Nats drop a series at home to the best club in the National League, the Chicago Cubs. The offense, which was on an all-time high just a week ago, has faltered, scoring just 7 runs in their last 4 games, less than they ...2025
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• Player of the Series: Junior Caminero

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The speedster stole home and also scored a winning run from second on an infield single Earlier this season, the Tampa Bay Rays were swept in a three game series in Texas against the Rangers. Over the past three days, the Rays returned the favor in Tampa as they took all three games against the Rangers. The starting pitching was solid for the Rays and th...2025
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• Game Thread: Rangers at White Sox

Miguel Vargas, seen here possibly questioning what led him to play first base this evening. | Ed Zurga/Getty Images Texas is in town for three Happy Friday! The Rangers (25-26) are in town for a three-game series against the White Sox on this holiday weekend. Before we address the interesting lineup, the White Sox had a fun Friday afternoon news dump for us. The good news? Andrew Beninte...2025
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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
Spencer Torkelson (1B-DET) was productive in Thursday's doubleheader with the Rockies as he went 5-9 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI on the day. The 25 year-old continues to be a fantasy contributor as he's now batting .254 with 10 dingers, 32 RBI, and 28 runs scored through 163 PA on the year. He's trimmed his strikeout rate to a more acceptable 24.5% while drawing walks at a career-high...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2025
Matt Shaw Shaw made his big league debut with the Cubs a couple days ago, and boy was it on a big stage. The Cubs rookie played third during their series in Japan. Shaw went 1-9 during that series, but that isn't really notable. What is notable is that Shaw is now creeping up draft boards, and with multi-positional eligibility between 2B, 3B, and SS, there is a ton of intrigue. He stole 31 bags a...2025
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• A look at shortstop trade options for the Braves

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s not Orlando, but I hear Tampa is nice... I’ve spent the last couple of summers learning how to grill. Of course, I had grilled before all of that, but I was like I really want to learn how to grill. So I bought this nifty book to learn more about the science behind grilling, and I started finding a few things a month to spend the...2025
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• Some potential Brewers trade targets

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Let’s irresponsibly speculate about who could fill the Brewers’ hole in the infield The Brewers are missing an infielder, and it is a near certainty that they’ll make some sort of move to address this hole before the season starts. We’ve discussed plenty of free agent options, and last week I looked at some higher-profile free agents that could be a fit if the tea...2025
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• The White Sox lost the game you waited 19.5 hours for

19.5 hours later... The Rangers and the league’s worst pitcher by losses take one from the South Siders, 3-1 The 2024 White Sox remain anomalous on levels no one could have imagined. Today’s game was not the first game of a doubleheader, much to the confusion of many. It was, in fact, the shortest suspended game in MLB history, clocking in at 19.5 hours between pitches. This was the first...2024
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• The White Sox have lost 76 games. Can they beat fantasy baseball’s worst lineup?

Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Rangers win, and the Memphis Rags make their national debut The 2024 White Sox season slogs on. Pedro Grifol, in his apathetic, monotone voice that displays less humanity than an AI skipper, makes the bizarre claim that the team is almost there. John Schriffen calls another pitch “juicy.” We are in baseball hell. The White Sox are the final square of one-ply to...2024
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• Rays draft high school SS/CF Theo Gillen at No. 18 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft

The Rays take an 18-year old pure hitter at No. 18 overall. The Tampa Bay Rays have selected high school prospect Theo Gillen with the no. 18 overall selection in the 2024 MLB Draft, announcing their selection with a CF positional designation. Committed to Texas, a logical destination for the short stop out of Westlake, TX is considered a pure hitter with great speed. Reports suggested he may not ...2024
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• Rays draft high school SS Theo Gillen at No. 18 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft

The Rays take an 18-year old pure hitter at No. 18 overall. The Tampa Bay Rays have selected high school SS Theo Gillen with the no. 18 overall selection in the 2024 MLB Draft. Committed to Texas, the short stop out of Westlake, TX is considered a pure hitter with great speed. He may not stick at short long term, but his career looks like it should start at the premium position, which is as much a...2024
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• The All-Star game is coming. Are you ready to vote?

Maikel Garcia #11 and Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals are splashed by MJ Melendez #1 after the Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 10-3 to win the game at Kauffman Stadium on May 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images How many Royals will be headed to Arlington instead of on a vacation? Believe it or not, the All-Star Game is coming up fast. Voti...2024
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"He allowed a leadoff single, and then Marcus Semien hit into a force play."

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"The Rangers jumped out to an early lead as Marcus Semien homered off of Sale to leadoff the game."

2023
"The Rangers would get an insurance run after a Marcus Semien triple and a Corey Seager sacrifice fly made the game 5-3."

2022
"The most recent offseason featured a huge crop of star free agents, with the five top-tier shortstops being one of the most exciting elements, as Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Marcus Semien, Javier Baez and Trevor Story all reached the open market at the same time."

2021
"Marcus Semien has changed his representation just before he hits free agency, as the infielder is now a client of The Boras Corporation, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link)."

2020
"Shortstop Marcus Semien is due to reach free agency next offseason."

2019
"The Athletics have been talking to shortstop Marcus Semien about a contract extension, ESPN."

2018
"Making just his second career regular season start, Ohtani truck out 11 in six perfect innings before A’s shortstop Marcus Semien got a hit off him to lead off the seventh inning."

2017
"Bay Area-native Marcus Semien hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to power the A's to an 8-5 win over the Giants in the first of the four-game Bay Bridge Series on Monday night at the Coliseum."

2016
"Marcus Semien skied a three-run home run to left field as part of a five-run second inning, and A's starter Daniel Mengden stymied the Giants' bats through 7 2/3 innings in Oakland's 8-3 Bay Bridge Series opening win at AT&T Park on Monday."

2015
"The A's pounced on the Red Sox for a 9-2 victory at the Coliseum on Tuesday evening, getting home runs from Stephen Vogt, Josh Reddick and Marcus Semien to even this three-game series and snap their six-game losing streak."

2014
"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."

• Series Preview: Rays vs Rangers

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Fifty-nine games down, one-hundred three to go. Fresh off of a series split with the Houston Astros, the Tampa Bay Rays travel back home to Tampa where they’ll take on the other team from the Lone Star State, the Texas Rangers in a three game set. The Rays enter play on Tuesday with a 30-29 record and have won seven of their last 10; they are 6.5 games back...2025
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• Rays 4, Rangers 6: Globe Life Woes

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Rays losing streak at Globe Life Field extends to 8 There were two first inning offerings Taj Bradley wishes he could get back after Marcus Semien and Jake Burger homered to start Saturday night’s contest in Arlington. However, if wishes were fishes, the world would be an ocean. After settling in, Bradley’s next four innings were quite masterful, allowing no h...2025
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• White Sox 7, Rangers 6: Texas’ late-inning comeback falls short

Yes, you heard that right, just a normal day for now-former White Sox player Joey Gallo. And apparently Joey Gallo became a pitcher mid-game? The White Sox moved to 8-14 in Spring Training play with a 7-6 win against the Texas Rangers this afternoon. This being one of two games being played today (with the Spring Breakout loss coming in a separate recap), let’s take a look at today’s win. ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Dana Brown becomes GM of Astros

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The former Director of Scouting for the Braves moves on to a bigger role with the Astros Braves Franchise History 1931: The Boston Braves release veteran pitcher Johnny Cooney. Cooney would later return to the majors as an outfielder and finish second in the batting race in 1940. 2023: The Astros hire Dana Brown as their new Genera...2025
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• Rangers 5, White Sox 4 (11 innings): Late rallies fall short
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• Rangers’ bullpen game handcuffs inept White Sox offense, 3-1
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• We've Seen This Befor From Semien- Player Commentary June 9, 2025
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• Struggling Rangers come to town as Nationals look to get back on track
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5

Luis Robert Jr. had three hits today, two of them doubles. Surely someone will want to immediately give us a bunch of top prospects for him, right? | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Some of the runs were even earned If you’re going to charge people to see a game most Little League teams would be ashamed of, you might as well as least win it. Which the White Sox did, thanks to a Rangers leve...2025
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• Should I go for three?

So I grabbed a blaster of 2025 Heritage when I was at Dave and Adam's last week. I know they're not called "blasters" anymore but it's still the word I use when I want people to know what I am talking about. Buying Heritage is instinct at this point. We're at the designs during my first years of collecting. While I could pick-and-choose whether I was going to collect Heritage 10-15 year...2025
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• Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs offense got shut down on a very cold afternoon. Dire weather forecasts of all-day rain made it seem very unlikely, early this morning, that this game would be played. But the rain fell mostly south of the city — it just sprinkled a couple of times at the ol’ ballyard — and so the Cubs and Rangers were able to complete their three-game series...2025
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• White Sox 7, Rangers 6: Texas’ late-inning comeback falls short
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• A look at shortstop trade options for the Braves
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• The White Sox have lost 76 games. Can they beat fantasy baseball’s worst lineup?
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• Rays draft high school SS/CF Theo Gillen at No. 18 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft
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• Bradley Solid, but Semien’s Homer Seals the Game: Rays 3, Rangers 4

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Rays couldn’t stretch a seventh-inning rally into a win. The Tampa Bay Rays series winning streak will end at five as they fell to the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Saturday. Things got off to a hopeful start for the Rays as Yandy Diaz hit a leadoff double to get the game started. Randy Arozarena reached on a hit-by-pitch in the next plate appearance, and just like t...2024
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• Keeping tabs on old White Sox friends: Vol. 4

Reynaldo López is coming of age in Atlanta. | Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Reynaldo López thrives in Atlanta, Marcus Semien continues to shine, and Joe Kelly hits the IL again Hey there, fellow White Sox fans! Welcome to this season’s new feature. It’s a bimonthly update on how some of our beloved former players are faring with their current teams. Additionally, I’ll cov...2024
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• The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The A’s will officially be playing Sacramento in 2025 before a planned move to Vegas. A once-dynastic baseball town has been abandoned. It’s official. At the end of the 2024 campaign, the Oakland Athletics will be dead. They will play at least their next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, and aim to move...2024
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• Giants fall short vs. A's in Bay Bridge opener
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• A's take Bay battle, KO Giants on grand slam
2017
• 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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• A's offense keeps rolling in win over Tigers
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• Kinsler brings the lumber, but Tigers fall to A's
Marcus Semien scored three times -- twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs -- and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park....2017
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• A's rally on slam, walk off in 9th to stun Astros
The A's erased a sizable deficit to halt the first-place Astros' seven-game winning streak, getting a game-tying grand slam from Marcus Semien in the seventh inning and a game-winning single from Jed Lowrie in the ninth to pull out a wild, 9-8 series-opening victory at the Coliseum on Friday evening....2017

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• Resurgent Torkelson and Mize Lead the Tigers - May 9, 2025
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• The Last Leg Of The 2022 Race & A Quick Look At The 2023 Landscape
We’re towards the end of our marathon, friends. One or two weeks separate us from fantasy glory depending on your league settings. If you’re in a head-to-head league, you’re likely looking at the 7 & 30-day Player Rater. Middle infielders Willy Adames, Gleyber Torres, Marcus Semien, and Gunnar Henderson have been among the hottest bats at the position this past week. Please,...2022
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• Triple Slamien & Legs
To try to appeal more to teenage boys, the Rangers should install a giant lotion bottle in center field, and each time Marcus Semien homers, it explodes with lotion onto the fans in the bleachers. Yesterday, there would be a lot of facials from Semien, as he went 7-for-8, 4 runs, 3 RBIs and a triple slam (4, 5, 6) and double legs (9, 10). Halleberrylujah. That might actually be the single greatest...2022
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• Billy Beane Continues to Sell High on A's 2014 All-Stars with Derek Norris Deal
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• Marcus Semien, 2015 Fantasy Sleeper
Semien can provide cheap power and speed at both 2B and MI. Second base isn’t the feeblest of fantasy positions, but it certainly isn’t one where you can sit back and fall into a great player. In our 2014 Second Base Recap we looked back at the top 20 finishers at second from the past season. In that that 11-15 range, the guys who just missed regular startability in 10-team leagues but had value a...2014
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• Rangers 5, White Sox 4 (11 innings): Late rallies fall short
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• Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers 6/6 Game Thread
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• Struggling Rangers come to town as Nationals look to get back on track
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• Player of the Series: Junior Caminero
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rangers series preview

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cubs welcome an AL West team to Wrigley Field. The Rangers won 90 games in 2023 and wound up as World Series champions. The follow-up was a flop, as they went 78-84 and missed the postseason. They come into Wrigley Field in first place in the AL West. For more on the Rangers, here’s Adam Morris, manager of our SB Nation Rangers site Lone Star Bal...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: January 23

Yeesh. | Duane Burleson/Getty Images Happy birthday to the cornerstone of one of the worst trades in team history 1928 Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela. A 21.3 WAR player over his decade in the majors, Chico made an immediate impact with the White Sox, finishing 12th in AL MVP voting as a rookie and in just his second season becoming the first Latin player ever to...2025
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• Is there hope for the White Sox future?

Exclusive imaging of the White Sox analytics department. Other turnarounds don’t suggest it As the season creeps forward to the magical question, “To be 120+ or not to be 120+?” it behooves us to consider other teams that have recently been in dire straits ... though, of course, not necessarily quite as dire. There are four teams to examine that represent a relatively quick turnaround, ea...2024
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How much for Bellinger?

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how much money is Cody Bellinger going to get? We’re open again here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the chill air. Things are warm in here. Friends, new and old, are all welcome. There’s no cover charge. We still have a ...2024
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