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Fireworks and Baseball
Fireworks on the 4th of July. They’re as American as baseball & apple pie. And one of my favorite things about watching baseball, is the ever-present possibility of explosives. Not the ones that fill the night sky after a win. The kind that...Tags: Athletes, Holidays, Apple Pie, Ozzie Guillen, Pies and Tarts
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Borbon's pinch single in 14th worth wait for Cubs
While lobbying in April for his proposed $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts brought up the cramped clubhouse that includes a hitting net that lowers from the ceiling for pinch hitters to take hacks into. The Cubs are...
Tags: Jonathan Broxton, Anthony Rizzo, Julio Borbon, Sports, Cincinnati Reds
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Pirates pitchers dominate Cubs again
Starlin Castro crushed an A.J. Burnett fastball his first time up on Saturday. It seemed headed for the gap in right-center field but Gold Glove center fielder Andrew McCutchen took the perfect line and sprinted to make a catch. Castro smashed a line...
Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Matt Kemp, Andrew McCutchen, Baseball Statistics, Starlin Castro
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Sox have more to lose — and they do
Where have you gone, Carlos Zambrano? You too, Milton Bradley? On a night when the city was glued to a hockey game in Detroit, the 17th edition of the City Series began with thousands of empty seats at U.S. Cellular Field, each reflecting Chicago's...
Tags: Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Ozzie Guillen, Alex Rios
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New Phillies pitcher Zambrano doesn't have best track record
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe I should be more on board with the Phillies' new pitching addition. I keep hearing, "What have they got to lose?" Even assistant general manager Scott Proefrock downplayed the risk involved in signing veteran starting...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Spring Training, Roy Halladay, World Baseball Classic, Carlos Zambrano
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Hawks quiet talk of epic failure ... for now
Lou Piniella was probably sipping a cocktail somewhere Saturday night after watching baseball. Mike Keenan likely was already preparing for his new job as coach of the KHL's Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia. Robin Ventura was keeping an even keel a...
Tags: Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, American League Central, Chicago Blackhawks
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Reds' 5-2 victory stops Wood's streak of quality starts at 9
CINCINNATI — Much to the chagrin of Dusty Baker, Cubs pitcher Travis Wood was shaking hands and hugging some of his former Reds teammates a couple of hours before Saturday's game at Great American Ball Park. Though he likes Wood, the Reds...
Tags: Dusty Baker, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Spring Training, Terry Francona
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: National Hockey League, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Luis Valbuena, Mark Grace, Sparky Anderson
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Bochy great example of solid manager
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy could have been an extra for the movie "Lincoln'' with little more than a change of wardrobe. He has the craggy, dark features and straight, slow-talking style of the 1860s. His job in the Old West, suggests one...
Tags: Bruce Bochy, Chicago White Sox, Buck Showalter, Ozzie Guillen, Barry Zito
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Theriot playing in perfect harmony
The Giants gather in a tight circle at an end of the dugout before games, always with Hunter Pence somewhere in the middle. They scream, yell and throw things as they prepare for the game in a way that would upset the moms of most Little Leaguers. "(...
Tags: Babe Ruth, Chicago White Sox, Kenny Williams, Doug Fister, World Series
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May 27, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 26, 2013
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May 25, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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