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• Splendid Splinter a Bronx Bomber? Yanks tried to make it happen
In 1961, New York sought to lure Ted Williams out of retirement...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 25Just two White Sox managers, hanging out. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images Happy birthday to an overlooked manager 1927 Nellie Fox — the second-best second baseman, fourth-best hitter, and 11th-best player in White Sox history by WAR (47.4) — was born in St. Thomas, Pa. Although certainly more in line with players of his time, Fox was an undersized 5´9´´, achieving his stardom with the grit t...2024Visit the page White Sox breaking news
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• Yes, he was the bestYou are going to see, or you have already read, many tributes to Rickey Henderson today. A lot will discuss his mind-blowing skill on the base paths and how he changed the game in the 1980s. Many will discuss his entertaining personality and how he referred to himself in the third person. Some, like us card bloggers, will talk about his cards -- his rookie card in particular -- and how...2024Continue with Rickey Henderson latest news
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?Brad Penner-Imagn Images Baseball is an ever changing landscape of late, but would expansion solve one of its biggest issues? Baseball had an offensive explosion in 1994, in retrospect, a chemically-aided jolt to the game. Lost among the plethora of dingers whizzing out of ballparks was the run at a .400 batting average by Padres batting champ Tony Gwynn. Far from a steroid-inflated Adonis...2024See more Brad Penner news
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 16, 2024Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Congrats to newlyweds Bobby and Maggie! David Laurila at Fangraphs asked Matt Quatraro how the team performed relative to their true talent level. “It’s an interesting question, because I really think at times I was disappointed that we hadn’t won more,” Quatraro told me in Dallas. “When you look back and think of where we had been, to where we had finished the ye...2024See more David Laurila headline news
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• The future was 25 years agoFor those of us who went to grade school in the 1970s, we grew up with a certain idea of the future. Yeah, flying cars and personal robots, sure, but we also knew when that would happen. In the year 2000, we'd have all that stuff and walk around in space suits. The year 2000 seemed exceedingly far away, unimaginable really (I would be 35!). What would that be like? I used to try to wra...2024
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?
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• Turkey Time TriviaPhoto by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images Take a break from football Tired of watching football and eating turkey? I’m not yet, but I’m getting there. While were waiting for the hot stove to heat up, here is another round of obscure baseball trivia. General Baseball Trivia There are only three players since 1900 who have hit a home run, stolen a base and thro...2024Check it out Christy Mathewson injury status
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• This Day in Braves History: Milwaukee trades Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to ClevelandBraves Franchise History 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves trade Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 1941 - Joe DiMaggio wins the MVP Award in the American League over Ted Williams. DiMaggio set a league record with his 56-game hitting streak while Williams finished the season with a .406 average. 1947 - DiMaggio again ed...2024Visit the page Joe Adcock injury update
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• Vintage Frankenset Page 5Back in 2020, I got the idea for a frankenset to give purpose to many of the random old cards that didn't really have a solid "home" in my collection. Plus it's a good excuse for me to check out neat old card designs that I otherwise might miss. The priority of the project eventually slid to the backburner, but I still occasionally fill empty slots and try to keep my streak alive of featuring one ...2024Click for news about Joe DiMaggio injury status
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. DodgersThe Fall Classic will return to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years, but Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers have every intention of spoiling the party. Yankees vs. Dodgers has probably been one of the most common World Series predictions of the past decade. They’re both consistent powerhouse teams with loads of star power, and both have made the playoffs in every season since 2017 (save for the Yan...2024See more articles World Series availability report
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekendKyle 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...2024Visit the page Kyle Schwarber injuries
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• MLB Playoffs: American League PreviewEven 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...2024Check it out Fall Classic injury status
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves and Brewers get into a heated brawlDale Zanine-Imagn Images Braves Franchise History 1979 - Mickey and Rick Mahler pitch in the same game as the Braves fall to the Astros 8-0. It is the most recent instance of brothers pitching in the same game for the same team. 1991 - Deion Sanders rejoins the Braves for the remainder of the season. 2000 - Tom Glavine wins his 20th game of the season as the Braves beat the Expos 6-0. It...2024Visit the page Dale Zanine Imagn injury report
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong timePhoto by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024See more Bobby Witt
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 30Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Luke Little and others! Jake Arrieta no-hits the Dodgers, 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...2024See more Luke Little injury
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• Life On The Green: Jack Nicklaus, golf legends impart wealth of wisdom in Ann Liguori’s new bookRenowned broadcaster Ann Liguori sat down with 12 legends of the game to learn about what it takes to succeed both on and off the course. If you are reading this, you are very likely a golfer. Perhaps you play sporadically, or maybe you play once a week or once a year. Either way, all of us golfers have something in common. We all want to get better, improve our games, and shoot low scores. One wa...2024See more articles Hank Aaron
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• Red Sox Fan Turns Body into Boston Shrine
Remember when your college roommate got his fraternity letters tattooed on his calf to show his loyalty? Well…he ain’t got nothing on Gary Gootman. The 41-year-old Boston native (and current Texas resident) has spent an estimated 700 hours in the tattoo parlor chair to turn his body into a canvas in an effort to celebrate his hometown. “Living in Texas, I want to represent Boston. That’s where I’m...2016See also Red Sox
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9 (+6): Who Has the Edge in Royals-Mets World Series?
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"This is rarefied air only occupied by the likes of Mike Trout, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and such - almost all who reach this mark are all-time greats." - 2023
", Harmon Killebrew and Ted Williams." - 2022
"The day Ted Williams put his .400 season on the line" - 2021
"From an October show-stopper to the best player on the planet to the new Ted Williams, baseball's outfields are stacked." - 2020
"Well, in 1995, Mike Benjamin had a three-day stretch nobody else in baseball -- not Ted Williams nor Ichiro -- has ever had." - 2019
"Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Cy Young, Hank Aaron … all of the greats and none of them were ever elected unanimously." - 2018
"He rattled off names like Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Bob Feller." - 2017
"The Reds are wasting the Ted Williams of our generation" - 2016
"Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was named the winner of the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet at Tuesday night's All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, which the American League won over the National League, 4-2." - 2015
"Entering Saturday, only three players had hit their 500th home run while playing for the Red Sox: Ted Williams (521 career homers), Jimmie Foxx (534) and Manny Ramirez (555)." - 2014
"He also will become only the third man ever to begin his managerial career after being inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player, following Ted Williams and Ryne Sandberg."
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• Today in White Sox History: December 25
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 16, 2024
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• MLB Winter Meetings: Juan Soto, Draft Lottery and morePhoto by Taylor Baucom/MLB Photos via Getty Images From the Soto Sweepstakes to the MLB Draft Lottery and some new Hall of Famers, Dallas will feature a busy winter week for baseball. For over a century, the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings have been circled on the league’s calendar as the highlight of the long dry spell before spring training. Just over a month after the end of the W...2024Visit the page Juan Soto salary
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Rafael SorianoPhoto by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images The Dominican former reliever would stick around for three years before getting traded to Tampa Bay for Jesse Chavez. Braves Franchise History 1967: The Atlanta Braves acquire catcher Bob Tillman and pitcher Dale Roberts from the Yankees in exchange for minor leaguer Bobby Cox. 2006: The Braves trade Horacio Ramirez to the Mariners in exchange for re...2024Continue with Scott Cunningham contract
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• This Day in Braves History: November 25thBraves Franchise History 1911 - William Russell, head of the syndicate that owns the Boston Nationals passes away. Former player, now attorney, Monte Ward and New York politician James Gaffney will purchase 945 of the 1000 shares for $177,000. The team, also known as the Rustlers (or Doves) will start next season as the “Braves”. MLB History 1941 - With only three years of major league experienc...2024See more articles Cleveland Indians salary
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 18, 2024Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Jac Caglianone wraps up a successful Arizona Fall League. Jesse Borek at MLB.com writes about the top performers in the Arizona Fall League championship game. Jac Caglianone, 1B (KC No. 1/MLB No. 17) The highest-ranked prospect playing in the 2024 Fall League starred in its final game. Despite having played his first contest of the year ...2024See more articles Jill Weisleder contract rumors
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• Outside The Confines: Cold StovePhoto by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The offseason is off to a slow start. A look at the market for Juan Soto, Garrett Crochet and others. A deal has been reached to stream games in market. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. You’ve already been informed of the Rays stadium plans for next season. Here are the first and second All-MLB team, if you care about that sort of thing....2024Check it out Juan Soto trade rumors
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 16, 2024
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• Eagles’ ‘Tush Push’ isn’t the most unstoppable play in sports, but it’s closePhoto by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How the Philadelphia Eagles’ ‘Tush Push’ compares to the most unstoppable plays in sports history Is the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Tush Push” unstoppable? Statistically, no, it’s not. Even at its peak in 2022, the play got a first down on 93 percent of attempts — 25 of 27, including 6 for 6 in Super Bowl LVII. Last season, they were down to...2024Read about Barry Bonds scores
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• This Day in Braves History: Milwaukee trades Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland
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• The case for each of the Classic Baseball Hall of Fame candidatesPhoto by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Luis Tiant, Dick Allen and Tommy John are among eight players on this year’s Classic Era ballot. The Baseball Hall of Fame has had some form of “Veterans Committee” ballot in its induction process going all the way back to 1939. The committees have taken various forms over the years, but the most recent process breaks up potential candidates into...2024Click for news about Louis Requena scores
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves win 2021 World SeriesPhoto by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Atlanta returns to the top of the baseball mountain for the first time since 1995. Braves Franchise History 1927: Boston College baseball coach Jack Slattery agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year. 1972: The Atlanta Braves acquire Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella from the New York Mets in exchange for second baseman Felix Milan...2024Click for news about World Series stats
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• Yes, he was the best
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 16, 2024
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• The History of George M. Steinbrenner Field@GMSField Home of the Rays in 2025. If you plan to attend a Tampa Bay Rays home game in 2025, you will be visiting Steinbrenner Field on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. As the Rays take up residence across the bay, it got us thinking about the close, century-long connection between professional baseball and the city of Tampa. Here’s a brief history on the legend of what was once called Lege...2024See also Steinbrenner Field
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• Outside The Confines: Cold Stove
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason: Division Series weekend
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• Sympathy for OaklandWe’ve been there Over the past week, we’ve all read multiple accounts of the last Athletics game in Oakland. In a nutshell, it’s been a colossal mess, a mess that could have and should have been avoided. In World War II parlance, it’s FUBAR. The city of Oakland and A’s ownership have been negotiating on and off for over a decade without success. The centerpiece of the argument has always been abo...2024Click for news about Kauffman Stadium
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• Back to the basementFour months ago I was contacted by a collector from Toronto who sent me some cards from his childhood collection, all of them O-Pee-Chee from the 1970s.They came from his basement -- I'm guessing they were patiently waiting for someone to come around, as cards in the basement do -- and while I expected just some Dodgers, Jeff sent me so much more.Well, I got another unexpected envelope from...2024See more articles White Sox
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• Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The All-Star Game and Home Run Derby took place this week. As if that wasn’t enough news, so did the MLB Draft. Also, announcer rankings. What are we going to do today with no baseball? Anthony Castrovince offers his thoughts and has a recap of the American League’s 5-3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Do-Hyoung Park ...2024See more Maddie Malhotra
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• WATCH: David Ortiz clubs 500th career home run
The 500-home run club has gained a new member. Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz took Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore deep in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game for the 500th homer of his illustrious career. He hit his 499th career home run in the first inning. Ortiz is the 27th major league hitter to reach the milestone and the first since Gary Sheffield did so on April 17, 2009 as...2015Continue with David Ortiz
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• Catalyst Hosmer captures All-Star Game MVP
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• David Ortiz Records 500th Home Run: Highlights and Reaction
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• Pujols belts No. 522 for 18th place on homer list
Angels first baseman Albert Pujols assumed sole possession of 18th place on the all-time home run list -- belting No. 522 on Sunday against the Royals to move past Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas....2015Click for news about Albert Pujols
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• Mike Trout's All-Star Legend Explodes with Career Cycle, Back-to-Back MVPs
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• The Reds are wasting the Ted Williams of our generation
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• Bryce Harper's All-Time 2015 Stands Alongside Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs make a move for Juan Soto?Juan Soto nabs a hit against the Cubs in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Your late week late night spot to enjoy baseball and music with the beverage of your choice It’s World Series Eve here at BCB After Dark and we’re bringing you full weeknight late-night coverage for the first time! Welcome to your Thursday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang ou...2024Visit the page Juan Soto
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• The Whole League Is Getting Soto Bombed
Holding hands together with a Juan Soto plushie, tiptoeing around my office in a tutu. I LOVE JUAN SOTO SO MUCH! There, I said it. Just love Juan Soto so much https://t.co/49eHreP0Q9 — Razzball (@Razzball) September 24, 2021 I cannot stop my pure heart from being driven in by Juan Soto when I'm waiting on base aka sitting on the toilet. It's love! Damn you all for not understanding! So, Juan So...2021Continue with Juan Soto
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• Adam Jones Stepping Up as MVP Candidate When O's Need Him Most
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 16, 2024
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• Overrated playersPhoto by Elsa/Getty Images Who loves them? The internet remains an endless source of strange stuff: a firehose of information, disinformation, entertainment and opinions. I read through a lot of the sports stuff that pops up on my feed, for better or worse. Most of it is just someone’s opinion. You see something like the ten best players in NBA history and if Wilt Chamberlain isn’t on the ...2024Continue with Cy Young
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• Where to Bat DiMaggio
As a follow up yesterday’s post on Ted Williams batting leadoff, the Lineup Analysis Tool (LAT) evaluates the 1941 New York Yankees to see if Joe DiMaggio should also bat leadoff. In 1941, DiMaggio posted a .440 OBP and a .643 slugging percentage. The LAT does bat him first in the top 30 lineups, but […]...2024See more New York Yankees
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• The History of George M. Steinbrenner Field
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• The case for each of the Classic Baseball Hall of Fame candidates
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 5Happy Goose Day! | Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Goose was hatched today, 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 narr...2024See more MLB Photos scandal
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• Kansas City baseball triviaCourtesy of Charlie O. Finley. A few weeks ago, I explored some of the strange things that have happened in Major League history. This week, we look at some of the oddball occurrences surrounding the history of Kansas City baseball. Before the Athletics moved to Kansas City, owner Connie Mack had his eye on a pitching prospect named Lou Brissie. Mack and Brissie reached an agreement that Brissie w...2024See also Connie Mack scandal
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024That was a fun moment between Butler and Gordon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thursdays are the new Friday! Ed note: Yes, I know, it’s not Friday. But when we get down to OT, this will make sense. Greg was gracious enough to switch when I realized the game today fit with the topic. For those of you who skip Friday Rumblings... shame on you. Or not. But this is the wild and bori...2024Visit the page Jamie Squire whispers
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• Outside The Confines: Early success storiesPhoto by Mike Stobe/Getty Images MLB admits the uniforms are a problem. A look back at the first month of baseball. And other news from around the MLB. Good morning. According to a memo sent from the union to the players, MLB has reportedly finally admitted there was a problem with the uniforms. The uniforms will be changed, mostly back to what they were, by the start of next year at the...2024Continue with White Sox scandals
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• Life On The Green: Jack Nicklaus, golf legends impart wealth of wisdom in Ann Liguori’s new book
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs four year extension with AtlantaPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. MLB History 1889 - The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league c...2024See more articles Tim Hudson scandals
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• This Day in MLB History: January 29Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams bef...2024Click for news about Connie Mack whispers
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