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Chicago Cubs News
Now We’ve Got Mark McGwire in Cubs Gear
The Cubs have embraced one member of the 1998 home run race, just not the one who competed for them.…
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Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire Not Among 8 Former Players on Contemporary Baseball Era HOF Ballot
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that eight former players have been named to the Contemporary Baseball Era…
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The Rundown: Lockout Dumpster Diving, Stroman Continues to Recruit Correa, Cubs Counting on Coaches to Boost Offense
With a dearth of baseball news and because I have been under the weather for a few weeks, you probably…
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The Son Ranto Show: Gambling on Sammy
The Cubs use Sammy Sosa on Marquee so why won’t they bring him back? Plus, Jed Hoyer lowers our expectations…
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New Cubs HOF Features 56 Members, Sammy Sosa Not Among Them
The Cubs released an official announcement about the Wrigley Field rededication event this Friday, noting the unveiling of a plaque…
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Trying to Make Sense of Sammy Sosa’s Floundering HOF Odds
As Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens sneak ever closer to the magic 75% threshold that would ensure their Hall of…
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No Half Measures: For Better or Worse, Rebuilding Is Jed Hoyer’s Only Viable Option
Breaking Bad is widely considered to be one of the best television dramas ever created and one of its best…
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The Rundown: Getting Back to Baseball, Rizzo Misses Little Things, Cubs Deep at Shortstop, Sandberg Deserves Own Tribute
I’m tired of commenting on the business side of baseball, talking about the novel coronavirus, and trying to navigate the…
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Long Yawn Bummer: Repurposed Mark McGwire Documentary Fails to Capture Energy of ’98 Home Run Race
I have an 11-year-old son who will pivot our conversation from baseball practice to Fortnite with no warning, so I…
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The Rundown: Long Gone Summer Yawn-Inducing, Sosa Refuses Admission of Guilt, White Sox Erased Again, Players Refuse Further Negotiations
Sammy Sosa probably didn’t do much to repair his fractured association with the Ricketts family though last night’s milquetoast documentary,…
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