World Series rumors, news

World Series news, rumors

  • Cubs historical sleuthing: Fergie Jenkins, 1980s edition
    • Cubs historical sleuthing: Fergie Jenkins, 1980s edition
    This one’s easier than it looks. This is, quite obviously. Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins pitching against the Cardinals. You can see in Fergie’s face that he’s older — so this has to be during his return to the Cubs in 1982-83. The other thing that dates this to the later Jenkins era in Chicago in the early 1980s is the color of the door on the outfield wall. During the 1960s and 1970s, those ...2024
  • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
    • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The pre-meeting meetings are underway and not a moment too soon for some. 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 #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in...2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
    • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
    Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images A shockingly lopsided trade gives the Braves their eventual World Series-winning shortstop. Braves Franchise History 1928: The Cardinals sell veteran SS Rabbit Maranville to the Braves. 1987: The Atlanta Braves trade shortstop Rafael Ramirez to the Astros for a pair of minor leaguers. 2001: The Braves sign infielder Vinny Castilla to a two-year c...2024
  • Today in White Sox History: December 8
    • Today in White Sox History: December 8
    Taffy Wright, shown during his career-best 1941 season, headlined three transactions on this day, 85 years ago. | Chicago White Sox A bevy of moves in 1939, including the acquisition of an outfielder mainstay 1914 The White Sox purchased future Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins from Connie Mack and the Philadelphia A’s. The price was incredible by on 1914 standards: $50,000 went to...2024
  • Today in White Sox History: December 6
    • Today in White Sox History: December 6
    In a peculiar move, on this day 13 years ago the White Sox sent closer Sergio Santos north to Toronto — just two months after inking him to a three-year extension! | Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images The South Siders send a closer packing north 1959 In an effort to ensure the White Sox would repeat as American League champs, Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg decided to make a series of moves to br...2024
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  • Chicago Cubs monitoring free agency market on 2x All-Star World Series winner
    • Chicago Cubs monitoring free agency market on 2x All-Star World Series winner
    Discover why the latest Chicago Cubs rumors in free agency are linking the team to a two-time All-Star World Series winner....2024

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World Series injury and suspension

  • • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 8
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 6
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  • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are finally upon us and we could see Alex Anthopoulos and Atlanta’s front office making some big moves over in Dallas This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball. The four-day long gathering of front office members, agents and some players is a major event that takes place each offseason and...2024
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  • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1939
    • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1939
    Getty Images It would be the last time the Cubs would be near contention until 1945. Coming off their 1938 NL pennant, the Cubs got off to a good start in 1939, winning five of their first six. But then they lost seven of nine and were never really in serious contention after that, though they did manage to get to 70-56 in early September, 6½ games out of first place. A 14-14 finish produc...2024
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  • Dodgers Notes: Another Major Surgery, Shohei Ohtani’s Gift to Coach, Walker Buehler to Padres?
    • Dodgers Notes: Another Major Surgery, Shohei Ohtani’s Gift to Coach, Walker Buehler to Padres?
    The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Thursday that World Series MVP Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle consisting of debridement and the removal of loose bodies. They provided a timeline for his return next season. Additionally, former Dodgers coach Clayton McCullough revealed an incredible gift Shohei Ohtani gave to him before he joined …...2024
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  • Bill Melton: 1945-2024
    • Bill Melton: 1945-2024
    First South Side home-run champ, and longtime broadcaster, passes away at 79 He was an All-Star, an American League home run champion, and later if life a rarity: an honest pre- and postgame host covering the White Sox on television. Former White Sox third baseman Bill Melton passed away after a short illness Wednesday night in Phoenix, at the age of 79. His passing stunned the White Sox family, w...2024
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  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman has ankle surgery, is expected to be ready for spring training
    • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman has ankle surgery, is expected to be ready for spring training
    Freeman won World Series MVP while hampered with the ankle injury...2024
  • Freddie Freeman Underwent Major Surgery, Dodgers Reveal Timeline for Return
    • Freddie Freeman Underwent Major Surgery, Dodgers Reveal Timeline for Return
    The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that World Series MVP Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle Thursday morning. “Earlier today, Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle consisting of debridement and the removal of loose bodies,” the team announced. “The surgery was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung at Kerlan Jobe …...2024

World Series lifestyle

  • How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value
    • How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Juan Soto’s unbelievable playoff run tells you everything you need to know about his value. During the disastrous final game of the 2024 MLB season, after a year of miraculous feats, the great Yankees 26 year old right fielder Juan Soto was able to surprise with one more accomplishment. On his way to the plate for his first at bat, a chyron popped up unde...2024
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  • Who makes this stuff up?
    • 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 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
  • Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024
    • 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
    • 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?
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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Timeline

  • 2024
    "The Reds legend won two World Series with Cincinnati and another with the Phillies"

  • 2023
    "Robinson spent his entire 23-year career in Baltimore, where he won two World Series and was an 18-time All-Star."

  • 2022
    "Phillies to include Pete Rose as part of celebration for 1980 World Series championship team"

  • 2021
    "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."

  • 2018
    "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."

  • 2016
    "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."

  • 2015
    "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."

  • 2014
    "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."

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World Series trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 8
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 6
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  • MLB Winter Meetings: Juan Soto, Draft Lottery and more
    • MLB Winter Meetings: Juan Soto, Draft Lottery and more
    Photo 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...2024
  • • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
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  • • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1939
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  • 2024 Season in Review: Michael Wacha and his career renaissance
    • 2024 Season in Review: Michael Wacha and his career renaissance
    Michael Wacha duels for the Kansas City Royals. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me. It happens to be true—I only want to be with you. Raise your hand if you thought when the Royals signed Michael Wacha last season that he would have the best season of his career in 2024. Okay, now put down your hand, you liar. Wacha’s always been a solid starting ...2024
  • Friday Rockpile: What can WAR tell us about the Rockies value and future projections?
    • Friday Rockpile: What can WAR tell us about the Rockies value and future projections?
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, December 6, 2024 As Purple Row nears the end of its Ranking the Rockies series, counting down the team’s most valuable players by WAR (No. 2 and 1 will be published next week), it seems like a good time to dive into the team’s WAR, especially after back-to-back 100-loss seasons. As a team, the Rockies finishe...2024
  • Juan Soto’s 5 biggest suitors, ranked as MLB free agency heats up
    • Juan Soto’s 5 biggest suitors, ranked as MLB free agency heats up
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Here are the five teams who could sign Juan Soto, ranked by the most likely to land the MLB slugger. The 2025 Major League Baseball season begins in earnest this weekend, as the biggest names in the sport descend upon Dallas for the Winter Meetings. Similar to a season ago, one free agent is primed to dominate the discussions. Last year it was superstar Sh...2024
  • Brewers All-Time Team: Relief Pitcher
    • Brewers All-Time Team: Relief Pitcher
    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK We fittingly “close out” our All-Time Team with a reliever This is it: the last spot on the Brewers All-Time Team, where we’ve taken the best single season at each position (excluding the designated hitter, and without repeating players). Here’s what we’ve got, a group that spans 50 years from the Brewers’ first season in Milwaukee to a play...2024

World Series stats and results

  • • MLB Winter Meetings: Juan Soto, Draft Lottery and more
    2024
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  • • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    2024
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  • • Friday Rockpile: What can WAR tell us about the Rockies value and future projections?
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  • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1942
    • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1942
    Lon Warneke | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Talk about a slow year. The 1942 Cubs began the year slowly, then things got even slower before they managed to get to .500 in late June at 35-35. That was the “high” point of the season. They went 33-51 the rest of the way and finished sixth, 38 games out of first place. That’s the furthest any Chicago NL team had finished out of...2024
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  • Is the Golden At-Bat coming soon to baseball?
    • Is the Golden At-Bat coming soon to baseball?
    Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Imagine having the choice to see Ronald Acuña Jr. having the bat in his hands for every big late at-bat with the game on the line. Sounds like a golden idea, right? Maybe, maybe not! By now, I’d imagine that you’ve all heard about or read Jayson Stark’s article over on The Athletic about the “buzz” surrounding the idea that Major League Baseball may ad...2024
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  • • How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value
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  • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1943
    • A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1943
    Don Johnson scores a run in Game 1 of the 1945 World Series | Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Another quiet year on the North SIde. The Cubs got off to a terrible start in 1943, losing 22 of their first 31 and crashing right into last place. They played better later on, including a 20-9 July, but it wasn’t enough to get them over .500...2024
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  • What makes a successful MLB leadoff hitter in 2024 (and why the Royals care)
    • What makes a successful MLB leadoff hitter in 2024 (and why the Royals care)
    Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Get. On. Base. One of the oldest adages in baseball is that it’s a game of failure at the plate. Take shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who won the batting crown this year with a .332 average. Even that means he “failed” more often than not. Yet no one would call Witt’s 2024 campaign a failure—in fact, he just succeeded more than most of his peers. Witt is just one ...2024
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  • Brewers All-Time Team: Right Field
    • Brewers All-Time Team: Right Field
    Jon Durr-Imagn Images We wrap position players with our only active player (so far?!) The Brewers All-Time Team wraps up position players today with right field. A reminder of the 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 any oth...2024
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  • 3 sports debates you can deploy at Thanksgiving dinner if things get uncomfortable
    • 3 sports debates you can deploy at Thanksgiving dinner if things get uncomfortable
    Freddy Fermin #34 of the Kansas City Royals takes batting practice prior to the game against the New York Yankees during Game Four of the Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Some lighthearted sports arguments! Thanksgiving is a holiday where we celebrate the basics in life: our family, our friends, our food,...2024
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World Series parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
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  • • Bill Melton: 1945-2024
    2024
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  • 2024 Royals Holiday Gift Guide
    • 2024 Royals Holiday Gift Guide
    World Series champion merchandise is displayed for sale inside the fan shop of the stadium ahead of the Kansas City Royals opening day game against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on April 3, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Let’s see what’s for sale! Ah yes, the holiday season—capitalism at its finest. No matter how much stuff you have, there’s alw...2024
  • When the Orioles Ruled the AL Playoffs
    • When the Orioles Ruled the AL Playoffs
    Given the disappointment they’ve experienced in recent Octobers, I fear it’s almost cruel for me to revisit an era when the Orioles always prevailed in the American League playoffs. But it was an interesting time featuring grand moments and performances that get overlooked because they didn’t take place in a World Series. I’m feeling the urge to […]...2024
  • • Is the Golden At-Bat coming soon to baseball?
    2024
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  • Could the Royals take advantage of deferred contract payments like the Dodgers?
    • Could the Royals take advantage of deferred contract payments like the Dodgers?
    Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani hold his dog Decoy and joins players, coaches and family riding in the World Series Championship parade in front of Los Angeles City Hall. | Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images In short: yes, but it’s complicated About a year ago, Shohei Ohtani signed the biggest baseball contract in the history of whatever. It was a gigantic, 10-year cont...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 2
    • Today in White Sox History: December 2
    On this day 76 years ago, Bob Kuzava came to the White Sox. Traded in-season in five different years after that, it was wise for Bob to keep a suitcase packed at all times. The South Siders swing a solid, three-player deal 1937 It was a deal met with outrage from Detroit fans, as the Tigers sent outfielder Gee Walker, catcher Mike Tresh and third baseman Marv Owen to the White Sox for star...2024
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  • • How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value
    2024
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  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres continue Roki Sasaki pursuit
    • Good Morning San Diego: Padres continue Roki Sasaki pursuit
    Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, December 2, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres continue to honor Seidler’s legacy with annual Holiday Giving Tour (MLB.com) Padres agree to contract with Wade, non-tender four others (MLB.com) Pair of prospects off to strong starts in winter league competition (MLB.com) MLB ...2024
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  • C.A.: 1994 Classic Pro Line Live Jacksonville Jaguars
    • C.A.: 1994 Classic Pro Line Live Jacksonville Jaguars
    (Greetings from one of only a handful of places on earth that received more than three feet of snow this weekend. No, I'm still not used to this after 30-plus years. I need some Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 345th in a series):Sometimes I can't believe my luck when I decide to write a post. This card has been sitting on my desk as a possible topic for months and I only decided to post it bec...2024

Top World Series news

  • • Yogi Berra, Master Catcher With a Goofy Wit, Dies at 90
    2015
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  • • Seaver, Hall of Famer and Mets legend, dies at 75
    2020
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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
  • • 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
  • • 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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World Series fantasy rankings and news

  • BCB After Dark: Is Moises Ballesteros ready for a shot at the big league roster?
    • 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
  • BCB After Dark: Where did all the home runs go in 2024?
    • 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?
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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?
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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