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• NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Kicks Up Storm Amongst Viewers After Blaming Low Ratings on the Election and World Series
Commissioner Adam Silver has suggested unique events such as the World Series and the presidential election have skewed recent low NBA ratings, much to the dismay of disgruntled fans who claim he is ignoring the root causes. Adam Silver Blames Low NBA Ratings on Presidential Election and World Series In a recent interview, NBA commissioner […] The post NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Kicks Up S...2024
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• Walker Buehler Reveals He Lied to Mark Prior in Dodgers World Series Game 5

Walker Buehler came in and played the hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. Buehler, less than two days off of his start in Game 3 of the World Series, came in the ninth inning of Game 5 and pulled off the save. Buehler …...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1949

Hank Sauer | Getty Images One quite significant deal was made in this calendar year. The Cubs lost 90 games in 1948. It was the first 90-loss season in franchise history. They did make a couple of trades in December ‘48 that we’ll examine in the next installment of this series. Apart from that, there wasn’t much done to try to improve the team, but one of these trades paid dividends for th...2024
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• Ben Zobrist and Fernando Rodney are on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot

Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images Two Rays have a chance at enshrinement The ballot is out for the Baseball Writers Association of America to vote to select the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2025. In total, there are 28 players on the ballot for the nearly 400 voting members for the BBWAA to choose from. Voters can only selected up to 10 players on each ballot, but may also turn in ...2024
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• 2024 Braves Prospects Season in Review: Jesse Franklin

Jesse Franklin | Image Credit: Mills Fitzner Jesse Franklin’s health struggles continued in 2024, preventing him from playing any games. A third round pick by the Atlanta Braves back in 2020, Jesse Franklin has had issues staying on the field since his final college season. How acquired Franklin was the Braves third rounder in the shortened 2020 MLB Draft out of Michigan. He was initially ...2024
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• Three things the Royals need to do this offseason

Ha-Seong Kim #7 of the San Diego Padres singles in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The offseason blueprint For a dozen years, Royals Review hosted the annual SB Nation MLB Offseason Simulation, where 30 writers from the 30 team sites would get together digitally over the course of a...2024
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• Cubs free agent target: Walker Buehler

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s someone who could help the Cubs rotation. Walker Buehler was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. He was the Dodgers’ No. 1 pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt — the same year his Vandy teammate Dansby Swanson was the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. It only took a couple of years to make him a Top 100 prospect, and by 2018 he was alre...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: J.P. Martinez

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2023 World Series champion (yeah, for real) had a very minimal impact on the 2024 Atlanta Braves J.P. Martinez is a World Series champion and he’s got the ring to prove it, so you’ll never be able to take that away from him. Other than that, Martinez doesn’t have a lot going on at the major league level, as it appears that he’s st...2024
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• Three moves the Braves need to make this winter

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Atlanta has a big offseason ahead of them. These are the top moves they should consider making. The Atlanta Braves are in an enviable spot. Even though they weren’t able to win the NL East in 2024, and even though they were knocked out in the first round for the third year in a row, they still managed to make the playoffs for the seventh year in a row desp...2024
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Ichiro Suzuki leads a long list of Hall of Fame hopefuls On Monday, the ballot for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting was released. (We already covered the Classic Era ballot–formerly referred to as the Veterans Committee ballot–here.) There’s one obvious choice and a few others who have a shot at getting voted in this year, plus a handful of interes...2024
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot

RICK WOOD / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Three former Brewers appear on this year’s ballot Monday marked the release of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The biggest new name on the ballot is that of Ichiro Suzuki, who could become the second unanimous Hall of Famer after Mariano Rivera in 2019. But there are two newcomers and one holdover who have a history with the...2024
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• Previewing the relief pitcher market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images We’ve previewed the market for shortstop, starting pitchers, and outfielders – now let’s look at how the Braves might bolster their bullpen. The 2024 Atlanta Braves relied on an undeniably elite bullpen that ranked 3rd in fWAR, 3rd in ERA, and 2nd in FIP. Entering the offseason, they seemed poised to handle the potential loss of A.J. Minter to free a...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 15

Happy birthday, Mickey Livingston! | Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The first MLB trade, Cap Anson treads the boards, and other stories. Happy birthday, Mickey Livingston, catcher for the 1945 World Series team. Name the others for BCB point...2024
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• Who makes this stuff up?

John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Baseball internet stuff The internet is an endless source of strange stuff, and I often find myself, like Alice, falling into endless rabbit holes. It’s filled with facts, fiction, comedy, tragedy, disinformation and enough people spewing out garbage that would trigger even a chill dude like Jeffrey Lebowski. Or me. I’m n...2024
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title

The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Carter Jensen is smoking the ball in Arizona. Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter checks in on Royals prospects in the Arizona Fall League. The Royals’ 2024 1st overall pick, Jac Caglianone, started as fans’ most anticipated prospect playing in the Arizona Fall League. However, with the AFL beginning to reach its conclusion, Royals fans hav...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 29, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Congrats to Salvy! Anne Rogers talks to Salvador Perez about winning the Roberto Clement Award. Winning the Roberto Clemente Award means more than all of those accolades, except maybe the World Series, Perez said. “It means a lot to me,” he said. “I’ve read a lot about Roberto Clemente. I know he was an amazing player, but he was even better outside the fiel...2024
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• BCB After Dark: What about Kenley Jansen?

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should try to sign free agent Kenley Jansen It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the fall air. We’ve got the place jumping tonight. There’s no cover charge. We’ve got a couple of tables st...2024
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• It’s time for Bobby to play some ball

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The phenom has been given a large platform, but has failed to deliver thus far. What if they held a playoff series, and no stars showed up? The American League Division Series was hyped as a platform for two of the game’s best players - Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr. Each of them also had a second banana in the lineup worthy of the spotlight as well - Juan Soto h...2024
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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview

Two sets of division rivals face off with a trip to the NLCS on the line. The Wild Card series has come and gone and as far as the National League goes, we’ve been left with a pair of spicy divisional matchups that are very likely to deliver when it comes to intensity and drama. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting quite used to seeing each other in the postseason, while th...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 4, 2024

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

We’re all screaming. | Denis Poroy/Getty Images Tonight’s the night — probably! Happy rainy afternoon, White Sox friends. The moment has (probably) arrived tonight; the White Sox are likely to lose their 121st game against the exponentially better, yet objectively horrible Angels. What if the South Siders win tonight? Well, they’ll have five games after tonight to break the worst record i...2024
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"The Reds legend won two World Series with Cincinnati and another with the Phillies"

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"Robinson spent his entire 23-year career in Baltimore, where he won two World Series and was an 18-time All-Star."

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"Phillies to include Pete Rose as part of celebration for 1980 World Series championship team"

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"World Series: Joc Pederson becomes ninth player to win championship in back-to-back years with different teams"

2020
"Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Mets to a World Series title in 1969 and won three Cy Young Awards, died Monday at age 75."

2019
"The defending World Series champs and the game’s biggest agent have kicked off the Winter Meetings with a bang."

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"Cubs seek return to World Series in '18"

2017
"Enrique Hernandez smacked three home runs, including a grand slam in the third inning, and had seven RBIs to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World and eliminate the defending World Series champion Cubs."

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"The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago."

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"A mainstay player on 10 Yankee championship teams who as a manager led the Yankees and Mets to the World Series, Berra may have been better known for his bumbling yet wise way with words."

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"Troops will be honored at Game 1 of the 2014 World Series on Tuesday during the seventh-inning stretch, and Big Papi made sure Tom Pittman (Iraq and Afghanistan veteran), Doug Whalen (two tours in Iraq) and Molly Alesch (active servicewoman) would play a part."

• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1949
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• Mr. 30,000

I've been blessed with a few Dodgers-centric packages in the last month. They're most appreciated because I get distracted with other non-Dodger things in my collecting and sometimes I feel that the Dodger part suffers a little. But only just a little. Thanks to those packages I've reached another milestone. I'm going out of order with when I received the packages here to get straight t...2024
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• Cubs free agent target: Walker Buehler
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: J.P. Martinez
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• Brewers All-Time Team: Shortstop

Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images As if there were any question Today on the Brewers All-Time Team: Shortstop. Have the Brewers ever had a good shortstop? Maybe this one guy? A reminder of our rules: We’re looking for the best individual season at each position, not the best career Players can only be used once A player must have played more games at the given position in the given season than ...2024
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• Cub Tracks captures the flag

John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Ohio State stole our ‘W’, the bastages. It’s not raining free agents yet. What’s up with that? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs...2024
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• Ben Zobrist and Fernando Rodney are on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: J.P. Martinez
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• Jackson Merrill takes second place in the NL Rookie of the Year

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Merrill-Skenes debate was running wild in 2024 and it’s probably going to continue for the next couple days after the results tonight Jackson Merrill or Paul Skenes? That was the debate for weeks during the regular season. Both had impressive seasons—one had the most hype for a pitcher since Stephen Strasburg’s debut and the other was ...2024
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Ben Zobrist is on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot

Ben Zobrist after his 10th inning double in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Hall released its ballot Monday. I’m burying the lede here on purpose because a popular former Cub is on the Hall of Fame ballot. Clearly, Ichiro Suzuki is the top name among newcomers to this year’s ballot. It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that Ichiro could become the se...2024
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• Season Ticket Holder Blues, Grey Sox Paul Hardy by Jeb Stewart, TWIMB

THE SEASON TICKET HOLDER BLUESThis is a topic we have visited many times at this blog, a situation that has not improved much from the fans standpoint and will likely worsen with the addition of nets, increased demand for the giveaways scheduled and sour attitudes from some. For my suggestions on improved fan experience, scroll way back down, or search via the "The Dr.'s Notes"...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1952

Clyde McCullough runs after a foul popup | Getty Images The Cubs played well this year — but didn’t do much to improve the team in-season. In 1952, the Cubs finished 77-77 — the only year between 1947 and 1962 that they didn’t have a losing record. (And they had to win four of their last five to finish at .500.) They got off to a great start and were 34-19 entering the then-trade deadline ...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...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Will Matt Shaw get time at second if Nico Hoerner isn’t ready on Opening Day?

Matt Shaw takes batting practice during the Futures Game | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Shaw made a pretty good case this offseason Welcome back to your late night indie coffee shop where we’re wrapping up the week with all the beverages one could hope to hope for on a Thursday night. If you’re looking for some tea while you spill your tea to a friend, this is the place ...2024
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come to MLB next year, he’ll sign with the Dodgers. Or if not, perhaps the Padres. This posting isn’t likely to happen for a few weeks, becaus...2024
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• Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90
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• Seaver, Hall of Famer and Mets legend, dies at 75
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• Arrieta, Cubs ace Wild Card test vs. Bucs
The Cubs' first step toward their ultimate goal of ending a 107-year World Series championship drought was contentious, yet also decisive. Jake Arrieta weaved his routine spell, and rookie Kyle Schwarber drove in the first three runs -- two on a majestic 450-foot homer out of PNC Park -- and Chicago blanked Pittsburgh, 4-0, in Wednesday night's National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser...2015
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• Resolution: Dodgers should be awarded WS titles
A resolution urging Major League Baseball to strip the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox of recent World Series titles and award them to the Los Angeles Dodgers has been unanimously approved by the L.A. City Council....2020
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• Astros' Luhnow, Hinch suspended for 2020 season
Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch have been suspended for one season after an MLB investigation found the team used technology to cheat during its World Series-winning 2017 season, it was announced Monday....2020
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• Dodgers' Series dream ends with loss to Cubs
The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to wrap up the 11th NL pennant in franchise history....2016
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• Yankees to retire Nos. of Bernie, Jorge, Pettitte
The Yankees will honor some of the most influential figures of the 1990s World Series dynasty when they retire the numbers of Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte. The club will also add a plaque for Willie Randolph to Monument Park this season....2015
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• Blazing Cain: Dash from first sends KC to WS
The Royals advanced to their second straight World Series for the first time in franchise history with a pulsating 4-3 win over the Blue Jays in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium....2015
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• BCB After Dark: Is Moises Ballesteros ready for a shot at the big league roster?

Moises Ballesteros hits a home run last week in the Arizona Fall League | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Your late coffee shop home for indy vibes and Cubs musings BCB After Dark — Indie Coffee Shop (with libations, of course) edition is on the road this week — greetings from the Arizona Fall League! We’ll be bringing you some chill vibes, good music, Cubs relevant question...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Where did all the home runs go in 2024?

Aaron Judge runs the bases at Wrigley Field after hitting an RBI-double in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Welcome to the first Fantasy Friday open mic at the coffee shop The World Series is on! Welcome to your Friday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang out and excellent baseball conversation with a bit of a Sanchez twist. As I mentioned yesterday ...2024
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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...2024
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• On the Milwaukee Brewers and curses

Rick Wood / USA TODAY NETWORK A post for Spooky Season Baseball history is riddled with curses. The most famous, of course, is the Curse of the Bambino, which supposedly prevented the Red Sox from winning the World Series between 1918 and 2004, karma for trading away the greatest player of all time for cash. You will find other curses throughout baseball history, some more famous (Billy Go...2024
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• Fantasy Football ‘24: Week 7 Fantasy preview—start/sit, and more

Baker Mayfield rocks the NFL | Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Rides, fades, and sleepers to help you set your weekly lineup Welcome to Week 7, fantasy footballers. I’ll say it for the third straight week—offense is back! The scoring drought of the first couple of weeks of the season is a distant memory, unless you’re the Cleveland Brown(out)s. Nine of the 28 teams in action in Week 7...2024
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• The Open Field: What are your favorite football books?

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Readers weigh in! Well heck, in my weekly column (Barely Relevant), I’ve talked a lot about books. But never specifically football books. Honestly, I haven’t read that many football books. Are there even a lot out there? Sure, fans love to hang out on sports pages and blogs, waxing prophetic about their team’s chances, waxing philosophical about coaching i...2024
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• The Linc - NFL rookie rankings feature Quinyon Mitchell near the top

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/05/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL rookie rankings at quarter mark of 2024 season: Jayden Daniels edges out Malik Nabers for No. 1 spot - NFL.com5) QUINYON MITCHELL. DRAFTED: Round 1, No. 22 overall. Starting across from 12th-year veteran and six-time Pro Bowler Darius Slay, Mitchell has be...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 26, 2024

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Welcome to the show, Tyler Gentry! The Royals called up outfielder Tyler Gentry to fill in for injured outfielder Hunter Renfroe. That move was calling up Gentry, ranked as the Royals’ No. 15 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The 25-year-old outfielder is slashing .256/.346/.429 with 13 home runs in 105 games for the Storm Chasers this season, but he’s rea...2024
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• Field of Dreams at 35

They’re still coming This summer marked the 35th anniversary of the release of the movie Field of Dreams. We moved to Iowa 35 years ago July and after my dad and I unloaded the U-Haul, I asked him if he wanted to go see this movie that was getting some buzz in the press. Field of Dreams was the last movie we went to together and will probably remain so, given my dad’s age and health. Fitting, as h...2024
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• 2024 Cleveland National Show Report

The National Sports Collectors Convention returned to Cleveland's I-X Center for 2024 and I spent five days there, 80% shopping, 10% hobnobbing, and 10% finding bathrooms without lines. Let's run through this year's experience and what to know should NSCC return here in future years.Facility: The I-X Center! Danger, there be dragons!NSCC last used this facility in 2018 when it still featured a fer...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1951

Andy Pafko in 1948 | Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images One of these became one of the worst deals in Cubs history. The Cubs had a poor season in 1950, losing 89 games. It was their fourth straight losing season and third straight of 89 losses or more (roughly equivalent to a 94-loss year in a 162-game schedule). They got off to a modestly good start in ‘51, and after defeating the Phil...2024
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Cub Tracks plays chicken

E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Dr. Phibes says the Cubs will rise again. Hopefully we all live to see it. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12

On this day 44 years ago, Steve Stone got the honor of his baseball life. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A former South Side hurler and future broadcaster caps off the season of his life 1920 As a response to the Black Sox scandal that saw members of the White Sox throw the World Series in 1919, baseball owners unanimously elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first baseball commissioner. ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Where goest thou, Sasaki?

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks where you think Roki Sasaki will sign and whether the Cubs have a chance. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: your cool nightspot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the fall chill air. We’ve got some warm music and conversation in here. If you need us to check ...2024
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• Chasen Shreve (briefly) worked out of the Colorado Rockies bullpen in 2024

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images He was part of the Rockies’ ongoing quest for a lefty reliever. You’re reading the 2024 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at the season had by every player to play for the Rockies in 2024. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseb...2024
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• 50 years a fan

Just a short post, really just noting a milestone that I can't believe I missed. The Dodgers won the World Series last week and I was really excited. I have been a fan for a long time and I have experienced all the heartaches and disappointments. I can recite the years: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, there are probably others.&n...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 7

Todd Ritchie during 2002’s spring training, before the full horrors of his season to come were known. 1971 Todd Ritchie, author of one of the worst seasons in White Sox history, was born in Portsmouth, Va. He came to the White Sox from Pittsburgh in a ballyhooed deal that saw three pitchers dealt away for a player in Ritchie — who was never destined for much more than middle-rotation innin...2024
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