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  • Among late comedian George Carlin’s legendary bits was a dissection of the differences between baseball and football.

    Focus turns to baseball, bringing Carlin to mind Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late George Carlin's humorously insightful comparison of the two sports. Nobody articulated more insightfully the differences between the men’s men and the boys of summer, between body counts and pitch counts, between football players playing injured and baseball players not always playing hurt.

     

  • Don’t expect much Chicago drama in spring training Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    Cubs pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on Sunday, with White Sox pitchers and catchers due in on Tuesday. Baseball season is closing in, and the Daily Herald is here to help guide you through the spring.

     
  • The Cubs’ signing of Edwin Jackson to a four-year, $52-million deal shows the team wants to be competitive this year, according to beat writer Bruce Miles.

    Mix-and-match and Cubs still hoping to compete Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    Year 2 of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer era begins this week as the Cubs open spring training in Mesa, Ariz. Epstein and Hoyer are sticking with their plan of saying they want to win now while building for the future. We look at spring-training keys.

     
  • The White Sox signed Jeff Keppinger to a three-year, $12 million contract in the off-season. The former Devil Ray hit .325 last season and is penciled in as the starting third baseman for the White Sox.

    Sox’ starting rotation key to potential playoff run Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
    White Sox pitchers and catchers report to spring training Tuesday, a sure sign the 2013 season is coming into view. Scot Gregor looks at five keys for the Sox this season, headed by the starting rotation.

     
  • Speaking of Super Bowl music, it's amazing how those kids who come out for the halftime show never age and appear to love every artist equally — from Beyonce to the Boss. Impressive, but honestly, do we need them out there flailing away to somehow justify that we're watching a good concert?

    Pondering Super Bowl music, from Beyonce to the Boss Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    Some Super Bowl leftovers, some Hawks and Bulls talk and a whole lot more in this weeks' Spellman's Scorecard.

     
  • Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says he's concerned about the latest drug allegations swirling around third baseman Alex Rodriguez, but that the matter is being looked at by Major League Baseball.

    Hal Steinbrenner concerned about A-Rod situationFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says he's concerned about the latest drug allegations swirling around third baseman Alex Rodriguez, but that the matter is being looked at by Major League Baseball.

     
  • Sporting a brand-new look, Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum talks to reporters on Friday.

    New look for Tim Lincecum Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    Sporting short hair and black specs he doesn’t need but chooses to complete his new look, Tim Lincecum hardly resembled the hard-throwing San Francisco pitcher the Bay Area has come to know for his shaggy `do and strong arm. Lincecum drew comparisons Friday ranging from Buddy Holly to Elvis Costello and even Greg Maddux. Silicon Valley smarty, to poet and professor.

     

  • Cubs-NU alliance leaves Illini, White Sox in its wake Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Cubs' partnership with Northwestern can't be good news for the White Sox and Illinois in the struggle for Chicago sports fans.

     

  • Beckham, Flowers, Morel give Manto food for thoughtFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    As spring training closes in, White Sox hitting coach Jeff Manto likes what he saw from Gordon Beckham, Tyler Flowers and Brent Morel during a hitting session at U.S. Cellular Field in late January.

     
  • St. Louis Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter, shown here pitching against the Cubs on Sept. 21, 2012, is not expected to pitch next season due to a nerve injury, according to Cardinals GM John Mozeliak, and his pro career is likely over at age 37.

    Cardinals pitcher Carpenter's career may be overFeb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Chris Carpenter, one of the best clutch pitchers in the storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals, may have thrown his final pitch. General manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny announced Tuesday that Carpenter almost certainly won't pitch in 2013 and that his star-crossed career is probably over after a recurrence of a nerve injury that cost him most of last season. Carpenter did not attend, and Mozeliak said the emotions for the 37-year-old are still too raw.

     

  • MLB asks Florida paper for records in drug probe Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Major League Baseball officials have asked the Miami New Times for records the alternative newspaper obtained for a story on alleged use of banned substances by several players.

     
  • The Phillies’ Ryne Sandberg listens to the national anthem before a game against the Marlins on Sept. 11, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

    Sandberg puts Cubs in past, at home with Phils Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    His time with the Cubs just a memory, and now a third base coach for the Phillies, Ryne Sandberg is back in the big leagues for the first time since 1997 when he retired as a player.

     

  • Cubs still believe Baez is a shortstopFeb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    The widely held assumption around baseball is that Cubs prospect Javier Baez is headed for third base, but talk to the Cubs and they'll tell you they have no plans to shift Baez from shortstop. “A lot of what people think is based on what they saw of Javy as an amateur, and people are stubborn in that way,” said scouting and player development director Jason McLeod.

     

  • Travis Hafner agrees to $2M deal with Yankees Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    Travis Hafner and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract that allows him to earn up to $4 million more in bonuses based on plate appearances.

     
  • Former Cubs first baseman Mark Grace greets the crowd at Wrigley Field before throwing out the first pitch in 2007 game.

    Former Cub Mark Grace gets 4 months for DUI Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
    Mark Grace has been sentenced to four months in jail under a work-release program. The 48-year-old former first baseman with the Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs pleaded guilty Thursday to felony endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.

     
  • Although Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has said he hasn't used performance-enhancing drugs since 2003, an investigation by the Miami New Times uncovered his name and those of dozens of other sports stars from a patient list belonging to a Miami clinic that sold HGH, anabolic steroids and other drugs.

    A-Rod implicated in PED use againJan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic. The Miami New Times, an alternative weekly, reported Tuesday that it obtained records detailing purchases by Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon, Nelson Cruz and Yasmani Grandal from a clinic called Biogenesis, run by Anthony Bosch.

     
  • White Sox assistant hitting coach and former player Harold Baines, left, and pitcher Addison Reed show off the 1983 throwback uniforms the Sox will wear at Sunday home games in 2013.

    ‘83 Sox flashback: ‘We really had a lot of fun’ Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    Along with manager Tony LaRussa, players from the 1983 "Winning Ugly" team were honored at SoxFest over the weekend. Tom Paciorek played for the '83 White Sox before heading to the TV booth, and he remembered the good - and bad - from the season.

     
  • The hearse carrying Stan Musial stops in front of his statue outside of Busch Stadium for a wreath-laying ceremony after his funeral Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.

    Stan Musial remembered during funeral Mass Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    Stan Musial was remembered as a Hall of Famer on and off the field during a 2-hour funeral Mass. Broadcaster Bob Costas, his voice cracking at times, pointed out during Saturday's lengthy tribute that in 92 years of life, Musial never let anyone down.

     

  • It’s offical: Cubs sign Villanueva Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Cubs on Saturday made official their deal with right-handed pitcher Carlos Villanueva to a two-year, $10 million deal. The veteran has pitched in the big leagues with Milwaukee and Toronto. He's likely to be a swing man for the Cubs.

     
  • White Sox GM Rick Hahn, left, and former GM Ken Williams, survey the activity at spring training last year.

    Hahn’s style might be to allow players to develop Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    At SoxFest this weekend, new general manager Rick Hahn offered two clues to his operating style. First, Hahn isn't going to make roster moves "just because it looks good." Second, Hahn said he's more than willing to make moves during the season to fill obvious holes.

     
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