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• This Day in Braves History: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Bobby Cox are inducted into Hall of Fame together

Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images Cooperstown turns into Atlanta North for one wonderful day. Braves Franchise History 1961: Vada Pinson steals home to give the Reds a 2-1 win over the Braves. Carl Willey’s throw beats Pinson but he kicks the ball out of the glove of catcher Sammy White. 1966: The Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules a lower court decision and holds that the state doesn’t ...2025
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• The most Hall of Famers, yearly update (2025)

Back in January, when we knew the five former players who were going to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2025, I wrote a post on those five players, mentioning how many cards I had of each of them. I went back to that post to see if I had gained any cards of Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki or Bobby Wagner since. I did. None for Sabathia or Wa...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: The Scott Proctor Game

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Or The Jerry Meals Game if you live in Pittsburgh. Braves Franchise History 1962: Warren Spahn sets a National League record for pitchers with his 31st career home run in a 6-1 Braves’ win over the Mets. 1964: The Braves sweep the Mets in a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. Both teams use 11 pitchers each with Atlanta’s Chi-Chi Olivo getting the win in bo...2025
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• 2025 Broncos Training Camp: Day 1 News and Notes

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Today was day one of Broncos camp, and it was an acclimation day with no fans, no pads, and just media present. Day one of Denver Broncos camp is here! Today was the first of two acclimation periods before the real thing kicks off on Friday with fans being allowed in attendance. While there were no fans, the local media were present, but they could not live ...2025
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix spent 4-5 days with Drew Brees this offseason

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Bo Nix spent some time with All-Time great quarterback Drew Brees this offseason. Throughout the draft process, quarterback Bo Nix was often compared to former Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Those comparisons grew even louder after he was drafted by the Broncos and paired with Brees’s former Head Coach, Sean Payton. Well, the comparisons may heat back...2025
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• All-Star week potpourri

All the things you need to know With the All-Star break upon us, summer in full swing and the Royals hopefully heating up, I figure it’s a good time to hash together some smaller stories. There have been a lot of similarities between the 2025 version of the Royals to the 1985 squad. After 84 games, the 1985 team stood at 42-42. They played .500 ball much of the first-half before heating up and e...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Browns alternate helmets to the new Dawg Pound to trading David Njoku; add your thoughts in the comment section

Brook Park Not a lot going on but a lot could be right around the corner for the Browns The season is fast approaching. Seems like last week, everyone was talking about whether the Kansas City Chiefs could win their third straight Super Bowl. And since the Philadelphia Eagles took KC to the woodshed instead, now the topic has turned to the Eagles being the next dynasty team. RELATED: NFL...2025
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The full All-Star rosters were announced, which means some players got snubbed. The Nationals make a change. The draft and trade deadline are coming. Good morning. The full All-Star Game rosters were announced. Here’s the roster without a lot of the commentary attached if you just want the names. Jake Mintz has some thoughts on each player on both ro...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after throwing his 3,000th career strikeout. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The old and new generations continue making history Last week was another scorcher, but historic performances by veteran and young stars made the heat a bit more bearable. This week’s recap covers the 14th full week of the season from June 29 to July 5. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve’s ba...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 30

Happy birthday, Doug Dascenzo! | Photo by Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. The Tunguska Fireball and also baseball. Happy birthday to Doug Dascenzo and other Cubs. 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 va...2025
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• The only thing that can stop Jacob Misiorowski is Jacob Misiorowski

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The young starter is off to a dream start. Where will it go from here? Poor Jacob Misiorowski. The hype train has left the station, the national baseball folks are hopping on, and the expectations placed on him are about to get a little bit crazy. When you tie major league records for any stretch of starts in your first three starts, that will happen. Jacob Misior...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 20

On this day 48 years ago, Kevin Bell’s promising career was cut short at the plate. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A knee injury provides a temporary setback to the South Side Hit Men 1926 In a game with the Yankees that the White Sox won 4-3, a record was set for the largest crowd to see a game at Comiskey Park before the upper deck was added in 1927: 43,000. In fact, so many fans were in ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn throws 18 strikeouts in a 15-inning game

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Ol’ Lefty delivers one of the finest starts of his storied career. Braves Franchise History 1952: Warren Spahn ties the National League record of 18 strikeouts in a 15 inning, 3-1 loss to the Cubs. MLB History 1933: Lou Gehrig and manager Joe McCarthy are ejected. McCarthy is given a three-game suspension but Gehrig isn’t keeping his consecutive games played st...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 11

Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Adolfo Phillips* is in the news, 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 hand...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs

In typical baseball fashion, the Braves somehow ended up losing a game where they hit four homers in a row. Braves Franchise History 1961: The Milwaukee Braves set a major league record with four consecutive home runs by Eddie Mattews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas against the Reds. Matthews and Aaron homer off starter Jim Maloney. Adcock and Thomas homer off reliever Marshall Bridges. ...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Browns alternate helmets to the new Dawg Pound to trading David Njoku; add your thoughts in the comment section
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• Incomings and Outgoings

Got some incoming cards to round up into a post.I did a quick swap of unofficial cards with reader David B. who fancied a copy of the Willie Stargell - Braves custom I made recently. In return, I got this pair of old school customs somebody made circa 1970. David didn't have a ton of background into on them, but he had bought a larger lot with several of them on eBay in 2021. The person who origin...2025
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• Who’s the fastest Royal of all time?

Photo by David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images That’s what speed do! Over the years, there is a perception that the Royals are a franchise infatuated by speed. Don’t get me wrong, speed is something you can’t teach, and I enjoy a stolen base, a triple or a terrific outfield play as much as the next guy. And speed most often facilitates those plays. But if a hitter can’t get on base, t...2023
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• Inside Randy Johnson's Transformation from Awkward Enigma to 'The Big Unit'
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2025
"Owner of the slowest fastball in MLB names his son ... Nolan Ryan!"

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"Jim McAndrew, who lost his major league debut to Bob Gibson in a 1968 spot start for the Mets when Nolan Ryan was called away to military duty then beat Steve Carlton a month later for his first win, has died."

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"Angels' Shohei Ohtani breaks longstanding Nolan Ryan record by shutting down Nationals"

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"Tom House rebuilt Nolan Ryan and fixed Randy Johnson."

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"Shane Bieber joins Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan on exclusive list of hot starts"

2020
"One time, Nolan Ryan struck out the first batter of the game on three pitches."

2019
"The Rangers will honor the retired numbers of Adrian Beltre, Pudge Rodriguez, Michael Young, Johnny Oates, Nolan Ryan and Jackie Robinson with the outfield dimensions and markers at new Globe Life Field."

2018
"No pitcher will ever strike out as many batters as Nolan Ryan."

2017
"Alex Meyer on Wednesday became the fourth pitcher in Angels history to fire back-to-back home starts in which he threw six-plus innings while holding opponents to two or fewer hits, joining Nolan Ryan, Kirk McCaskill and Dan Haren."

2016
"Now, 37 years after Nolan Ryan signed MLB's first $1-million deal, the 30-year-old California native and former USA Olympic team standout inked one of her own."

2015
"On this date 22 years ago, Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan and Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura were involved in one of the most memorable benches-clearing brawls in baseball history."

2014
"Ideally, Mallett should have his legs spread and knees slightly bent when throwing, taking his effective height down to perhaps 6'3", and he should not throw with an overhand motion so similar to that of Nolan Ryan."

• 2025 Broncos Training Camp: Day 1 News and Notes
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix spent 4-5 days with Drew Brees this offseason
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Browns alternate helmets to the new Dawg Pound to trading David Njoku; add your thoughts in the comment section
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• Good Morning San Diego: The Higgy Game in the wrong year

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of July 6, 2025. of course he did pic.twitter.com/ft0NVEnE5c— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) July 6, 2025 Articles to read San Diego watches former catcher lead Texas to win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres need to set contract extension deadline and move on from Dylan Ceas...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 11
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz records his 2,000th career strikeout

Photo by STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images A milestone punch-out for the future Hall of Famer. Braves Franchise History 1923: The Boston Braves acquire pitcher Jesse Barnes and catcher Earl Smith from the New York Giants in exchange for pitcher Mule Watson and catcher Hank Gowdy. 1925: The Braves and the Reds turn five double plays each in a 12-inning game to set a new major league reco...2025
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• Chet Lemon Q&A

Steve Snowden/Getty Images Our historian, Mark Liptak, shares his 2004 conversation with the star center fielder With news of Chet Lemon’s passing on Thursday, our Mark Liptak was in touch quickly from the road, taking time out of his broadcasting work to share his interview with Chet from 2004. It follows here, in edited form. Chet Lemon is another one of those very good White Sox playe...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Aaron Brothers homer in the same inning

You don’t see that everyday! And in the ninth inning, too! Braves Franchise History 1957: In Pittsburgh, Braves IF Felix Mantilla and OF Billy Bruton collide while chasing a pop fly. Mantilla will miss 19 games while Bruton will suffer knee damage and be out almost a year. 1962: For the first time since 1938, when the Waner brothers pulled the trick, brothers Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homer in ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 30
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• This Day in Braves History: Andrew Jones and Javy Lopez go back to back in consecutive innings

Talk about clicking! Braves Franchise History 1947: In the first night game played at Fenway Park, the Red Sox score all their runs in the 5th inning to beat Chicago, 5-3. The contest is not the first major league game to be played under the lights in Boston, with the cross-town NL rivals the Braves having played an evening tilt last season against New York at Braves Field. 1957: In a game which ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 11
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron passes Willie Mays on all-time home run list with his 649th homer

Braves Franchise History 1918 - Dick Rudolph tosses a one-hitter beating Rube Bressler and the Reds 3-0. Hal Chase recorded the lone hit. 1931 - Rabbit Maranville scores five runs as the Braves beat the Cardinals 13-4. 1961 - The Braves tied the National League record with 14 homers in three games as they beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field 9-5. 1972 - Hank Aaron hits his 649th home run which moves ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Dan Uggla leads Braves to win in 2011 Civil Rights Game

Uggla drives in all three as the Braves win a special Braves Franchise History 1923: At Boston, the Cards trim the Braves, 10-5. The Birds are led by Jim Bottomley’s three triples. 1944: A day after the Reds pitch a one-hitter, Reds reliever Clyde Shoun, making his first start of the season, throws a no-hitter to nip the Boston Braves, 1-0. Only 1,014 see the 32-year-old lefty top Jim Tobin, who ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 26

On this day 83 years ago, Bob Kennedy induced a furor by batting out of order vs. Cleveland. | Set Number: X3618 Bob Kennedy steps up at the wrong time 1925 The White Sox forfeited a game to Cleveland. It happened in front of a Comiskey Park-record crowd of 44,000 fans. So many fans were at the game that owner Charles Comiskey allowed them on the field, behind roped-off sections of the out...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves begin the SunTrust Park era with a 5-2 win over the Padres

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1931 - At Braves Field, Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Robins becomes the oldest pitcher to start an Opening Day game at age 47. The Braves defeat the Robins, 7-4. 2014 - Dan Uggla homers twice, including a ninth inning grand slam, to help the Braves to a 9-6 win over the Phillies. Uggla, Evan Gattis and Andrelto...2025
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• It's easier to reach the top

Today is the fifth anniversary of the Dodgers' trade with the Red Sox in which the Dodgers gained Mookie Betts for a bag of beans. It's not a coincidence that at around the same time, Betts moved into the top 10 in terms of the number of cards in my collection. Two World Series wins with one of MLB's flagship teams and being a hell of a bowler will do tat. He's now at No. 10, according...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts & Jots: From Browns alternate helmets to the new Dawg Pound to trading David Njoku; add your thoughts in the comment section
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• This Day in Braves History: Aaron Brothers homer in the same inning
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• Good Morning San Diego: The Higgy Game in the wrong year
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• Never happened before

Clayton Kershaw should reach 3.000 strikeouts tonight in the Dodgers' game against the White Sox. That's provided that he lasts more than two or three innings, but he's been doing pretty well since his return off the injured list, so chances are good. Kershaw will become the first Dodgers pitcher -- who is known as a Dodger pitcher -- to achieve the milestone while a Dodger. There have ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 20
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• Chet Lemon Q&A
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• More Heritage, more observations

As expected, I received some more 2025 Heritage in the mail at the end of last week. First, Rod of Padrographs sent me a bunch of his extras and then later the same day, the Fanatics "megabox" that I ordered back in March finally showed up. After going through all of that, I am just short of halfway through on the set at 45 percent. As always with Heritage, this is deceptive since...2025
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• We Remember: 22nd Anniversary of Nolan Ryan Putting Robin Ventura in a Headlock
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• Happy anniversary: Nolan Ryan, Robin Ventura
Happy anniversary: Nolan Ryan, Robin Ventura...2015
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• Max Scherzer Throws No-Hitter vs. Mets: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
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• Nolan Ryan threw hard -- in his prime and in his 60s
One time, Nolan Ryan struck out the first batter of the game on three pitches. Ralph Garr walked back to the dugout and told his teammates, "This game is over."...2020
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Kershaw Can Bring 300 Strikeout Feat Back from Dead
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• On this date: Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura, 27 years ago
On August 4, 1993, 46-year-old Nolan Ryan plunked 26-year-old Robin Ventura, and then got the better of him in the ensuing melee....2020
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• Angels' Shohei Ohtani breaks longstanding Nolan Ryan record by shutting down Nationals

Ohtani has now recorded 10 consecutive starts in which he's surrendered two runs or fewer...2023
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• Legendary, dominating, historically wild? There will never be another pitcher like Nolan Ryan
On the anniversary of the first of his MLB-best seven no-hitters, a look back at the unrepeatable feats of the Ryan Express....2020

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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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• Hope You Didn’t Passover The Nestor Bunny
What transpired this preseason: Coolwhip reached out to me to see if I was going to write a Nestor Cortes sleeper, because he liked him and wanted to write one. I said, "Nah, I don't think I'm going to write one, but I like him too!" What Coolwhip didn't know, what no one could've known, I hadn't looked at Nestor Cortes at all. I said I liked him because Coolwhip said he liked him. Then I waited f...2022
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• How High Will Felix Hernandez Climb Up MLB's All-Time Strikeout List?
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Josh Gordon and Late-Season Spark Plugs
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• This Day in Braves History: Aaron Brothers homer in the same inning
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves and Mets play wild one in 1985

The game started on July 4. It didn’t end until the morning of July 5. Braves Franchise History 1914: The Robins drum the Braves, sweeping a doubleheader, 7-5 in 11 innings and 4-3 in the nightcap. The nightcap is especially hard-fought Lefty Tyler plunks Dodger SS Ollie O’Mara on the neck and when Jake Daubert crosses the plate with the winning run in the 9th, he collides with Braves C Hank Gow...2025
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• The only thing that can stop Jacob Misiorowski is Jacob Misiorowski
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• Today in White Sox History: June 20
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 11
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 31

Happy birthday, Ernie Banks! | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Three Hall-of-Famers were born on this date. One of them was Mr. Cub, Cap Anson is released, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a l...2025
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• Braves provide tl;dr of 2024 season with 9-0 loss to Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Look, I’m just sayin’ — the Braves out-xBAed the Dodgers by .070 and had the only four barrels in the game, and lost 9-0 The Braves played a baseball game on Monday night, which they lost 9-0, to once again drop them out of a playoff spot (for the time being?). The flow of the game itself is, at this point, largely irrelevant. I’ll be...2024
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• Cold Stove thoughts

76 days until spring training There’s not a lot going on in the world of baseball during the post-Thanksgiving week. A few minor trades and signings and a lot of speculation on where several Japanese stars may sign. I thought it would be a good time to enjoy the resurgence of the Detroit Lions before they imploded against the Packers, and to fret about the Chiefs pass dropping woes. I might also m...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: November 3
Luis Robert’s glovework was outstanding in 2020. | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Two awards, and three manager hires 1983 Tony La Russa, who guided the White Sox to a 99-win season and their first playoff appearance in 24 years, was named the Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. It was the first year the BBWAA handed out that award. La Russa received 17 of a pos...2022
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• 'Strikeouts are sexy' but these pitchers are succeeding without K's
In an era so filled with whiffs that it's pushing Nolan Ryan himself down all-time lists, pitching to contact still exists....2018
• 2015 MLB season superlatives
As the celebration of the Kansas City Royals quiets down and the buzz surrounding the 2015 season’s awards heats up, there are additional honors (or dishonors) that we can’t forget about. They may not have the tangible qualities of a World Series trophy or a Most Valuable Player plaque, but all were integral in forming the story of a memorable baseball season. Best pitching performance On Oct. 3, ...2015
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• World Series 2015: TV Schedule and Bold Predictions for Final Round
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• Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasburg: Which Young Ace Is Top Lofty Winter Target?
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