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• Game Thread #36: Milwaukee Brewers (17-18) vs. Houston Astros (17-16)

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Brewers welcome former NL Central foe to Milwaukee The Brewers are back in Milwaukee to start a series against the Houston Astros. Tobias Myers is on the mound for his third start of the season. He’s only pitched six innings in his last two starts combined, and he gave up two runs in each outing. He’s struggled with wa...2025
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• Astros put Alvarez on IL with hand inflammation
Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is going on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his right hand. The move is retroactive to Saturday....2025
• Astros Place Yordan Alvarez On Injured List
The Astros have placed outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation, retroactive to May 3. Catcher César Salazar has been recalled to take his spot on the active roster. Brian McTaggart of MLB.com was among those to relay the news. The hand issue doesn’t come out of nowhere, as…...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Brewers set to take on former division foe in interleague series to wrap up homestand In a matchup of former NL Central foes, the Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their six-game homestand with a three-game set against the Houston Astros. The Brewers are 17-18 this year after dropping two of three to the Cubs over the weekend, while the Astros sit at 17-16 aft...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025
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• Yordan Alvarez and the Replacement Level Bunch

The Houston slugger is just one of many players of note who had an atypically bad April....2025

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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How many games will the Rockies win in 2025? Who will take home hardware around baseball? It’s that time of year again...Purple Row staff predictions! The Rockies start their 162-game quest tonight in sunny Tampa, FL at Tropicana George M. Steinbrenner Field as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, who are playing their season in the sp...2025
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• The path to 90 wins is still narrow

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals are still counting on pretty much everything going right. No one really saw last year coming. The 2023 Royals lost 106 games. Despite an aggressive offseason, it was absurd to believe that the 2024 Royals could truly compete. So when I wrote an article suggesting that there was a path to contention, however narrow, most of the comments ridiculed the no...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• Braves News: Bats quiet in SoCal, Chris Sale stays in Atlanta, and more

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images October baseball is officially underway. The Atlanta Braves had an underwhelming start to the Postseason, dropping game one of the Wild Card Series 4-0 to the San Diego Padres. The Braves entered the game in a less-than-ideal pitching situation, as AJ Smith-Shawver got the start. Offensively, though, the Braves had plenty of opportunities to plate a ru...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even 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...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves sweep big doubleheader at Citi Field

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Always a good time whenever this happens Braves Franchise History 1928: The Phillies take two from the Braves, winning 10-6 and 4-0. Earl Caldwell, who reported to the Phillies yesterday, tosses the shutout in his first major league start. 1955: With a 10-2 win over the Braves at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant w...2024
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"Maybe Jac Caglianone rockets to the big leagues and is 2019 Yordan Alvarez."

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"He will face a steep challenge on Monday against Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and a deep Houston lineup."

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"In the eighth, Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit back-to-back doubles off Tucker Davidson to make it a one-run game."

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"Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani finished second, followed by Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez."

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"Houston’s Yordan Alvarez grew up in Cuba believing he’d never need to learn English."

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"Yordan Alvarez, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, might miss the rest of the season, Astros manager Dusty Baker told Houston's SportsTalk790 on Wednesday."

2019
"Houston has an abundance of outfielders on the roster with Michael Brantley, George Springer, Kyle Tucker, Josh Reddick, Myles Straw and Yordan Alvarez all likely ticketed for varying levels of time in the outfield in 2020."

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"Whitley and outfielder Yordan Alvarez were selected to participate in the the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game,"

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"In an intriguing minor deal, the Dodgers have announced that they’ve acquired righty Josh Fields from the Astros for first baseman Yordan Alvarez."

• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images What do you all think will happen during the 2025 MLB season? It’s Opening Day! Rockies baseball is back! Earlier today, we shared our Purple Row staff predictions, and for the second-straight year, we asked the community to offer their same predictions! We received 35 responses, up from 28 in 2024, and here’s what y...2025
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions
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• The path to 90 wins is still narrow
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two
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• Like trying to replace an old love

Today was the first chance I had to look for some 2025 Topps. The weather has been ridiculous the past seven days between a big fat snowstorm, ungodly wind for days and now sub-zero temperatures. Even the times I could get away from work, all I wanted to do was stay inside somewhere. So, a week later, I've got 2025 Topps to show. I'm not even going to say I'm late. Running out in mid-F...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 14, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Its prospect list season! MLB Pipeline writes about the top international prospect in each farm system. Royals: Yandel Ricardo, SS (No. 8) There’s something to be said for catcher Ramon Ramirez, who has gone from a $57,500 signing to a powerful catcher at 19. For now, we’ll lean on last year’s big international signing in Ricardo. The Cuban na...2025
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• Braves News: Bats quiet in SoCal, Chris Sale stays in Atlanta, and more
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge
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• Should I go for three?

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

Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images How do you see this season going? Yes, I know technically the regular season has begun (thanks Cubs and Dodgers in Japan!) but this is the eve of the start of the season for most teams. This makes it a good time to put our powers of prognostication on the line. Earlier this week we asked readers to give their predictions on the season...2025
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• The path to 90 wins is still narrow
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two
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• Braves News: Bats quiet in SoCal, Chris Sale stays in Atlanta, and more
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge
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• Like trying to replace an old love
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Wild Cards

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 30, 2024 We did it, everyone. The 2024 edition of the Colorado Rockies has come to a close. They won some, they lost a lot more, but the real joy came in seeing some of the “kids” make their MLB debuts and play (some more than others, obviously). The 2024 Rockies finished with a record of 61-101, and ...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves sweep big doubleheader at Citi Field
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• Outside The Confines: Waiting for a milestone

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Aaron Judge is on the cusp of a major career moment. As of Wednesday morning, Aaron Judge is currently sitting at 299 career home runs. The major 300 home run milestone is just around the corner, and Judge will join a special club, and doesn’t seem poised to slow down any time soon. Judge’s quest (and how he adjusted his swing) is a big story of the week...2024
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• Tyler The Conqueror Leades Rays To Another Series Win: Rays 1, Astros 0

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Tyler Alexander allowed only three hits as he dominated Astros’ hitters. The Rays usually take a next-man-up approach, and today, it was time for a new opener. Shawn Armstrong served as the Rays eight times, and they have used one since July 2023. With his departure at the trade deadline, it’s time for someone else to fill the role. Enter Hunter Bigge. Bigge ...2024
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• Recap: Vines’ solid start and late burst from the offense pushes Braves past Astros 6-1.

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Braves went into Houston with a rookie starter and took the first game of their 3-game series. Darius Vines made a good impression with his first start of 2024, while the offense showed up late and the bullpen held things down in the Braves 6-2 win over Houston. The Braves are still trying to get their rotation reset after losing Spencer Strider to season-endin...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• Aaron Judge Wins AL MVP
AL home run record holder Aaron Judge has been named the league’s Most Valuable Player, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani finished second, followed by Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. Judge has been the favorite to claim the award since a few weeks into the year. The herculean slugger popped six home runs…...2022
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• The Astros Win The World Series
For the second time in franchise history, the Houston Astros have won the World Series. Houston clinched the championship with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies tonight in Game 6, fueled by a massive home run from Yordan Alvarez in the sixth inning. With the Phillies leading 1-0 after the top of the sixth, starter…...2022
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• Judge caps historic season with AL MVP award

Yankees slugger was crowned AL Most Valuable Player on Thursday night, beating out Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros...2022
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• Royals again take advantage of Astros miscues, win 3-2

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals take the series and the season series against the defending champs. If you had only watched Royals/Astros games this year, you’d think the Royals were an aggressive, dynamic team high in the standings while the Astros were a tight, mistake-prone team going through a tough year. Baseball is funny that way! The Royals took the season series from the...2023
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• Braves sow seeds for strong season with successful April
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves were supposed to be the cream of the crop, and they pretty much played like it in April The Braves came into 2023 as the on-paper Best Team in Baseball, the culmination of a not-too-fast but steady ascent up the league’s implicit power rankings. In both 2021 and 2022, fairly lofty expectations foundered aground the rocks of rea...2023
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• Alvarez hits 3-run walk-off HR as Astros win G1

Yordan Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray to lift the Astros past the Mariners 8-7 in Game 1 of their best-of-five Division Series....2022
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• Royals take advantage of Astros miscues for 7-5 win

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals score seven runs on just five hits. The Royals scored seven runs on just five hits and defeated the Houston Astros for the third time in four tries with a 7-5 win on Friday night. The Royals jumped on Framber Valdez with four runs in the first inning. Maikel Garcia struck out to start the game, but reached first on a passed ball. Bobby Witt Jr. wo...2023
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Waiting for a milestone
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• Game Thread #36: Milwaukee Brewers (17-18) vs. Houston Astros (17-16)
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• Three winners and three losers from Royals 7-3 loss in series finale to Astros

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images A 5-1 home stand is still awesome, but work to be done on the upcoming road trip The Royals six game win streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon. Yordan Alvarez powered Houston to a 7-3 win, to avoid getting swept in Kansas City for the second consecutive season. The Royals also fall back under .500, now sitting at 14-15 heading into an off day tomorrow b...2025
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• Astros series preview: Houston, the offense has a problem

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Astros sluggers haven’t quite slugged yet. The Astros have had a terrific run with playoff appearances in nine of the last ten seasons with two titles over that time. But last year they won 88 games, their fewest total in a full season since 2016. A change in management has led to a new direction and the core of the team that has had so much success has begu...2025
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• MLB picks: Best baseball bets for Friday's schedule, including Jacob deGrom vs. Mariners, Mets bats wake up

Plus, let's talk about Yordan Alvarez and the Braves' season...2025
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• The 2025 Royals and MLB predictions thread
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• Washington Nationals season predictions

Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images Me and a few other Nationals fans made our predictions for this season Heading into 2025, expectations have risen for the Nationals, but playoffs still seem like a bit of a long shot. Me and four other people decided to predict what will happen this season for the Nats. The first two I am sharing are Austin and Jack, two writers that will be coming on board to j...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• Astros series preview: Astroball keeps winning

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images With the sign-stealing scandal behind them, the Astros just keep on winning. There are only two weeks left in the season, but the Royals and Astros will play each other for the first time this year, meeting again in Houston next weekend. The Astros continue to roll on as a juggernaut, with the third-best record in the American League, but holding onto a...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s been four years since these teams have played each other. The last time these two clubs met was May 29, 2019. The Cubs won 2-1. Of the 23 men who played in that game, just one is on either team’s current active roster -- Alex Bregman. Somehow, that seems like a very long time ago. For more on the Astros, here’s William Metzger, managing editor of o...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ time marches on
Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Musings about the Cubs’ prospects for next season. Welcome to today’s edition 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 writ...2022
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