Chicago Cubs
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Rozner: Jim Frey's Cubs legacy looms largeApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - When I saw Jim Frey at the Hall of Fame in 2005, for the first time in more than a decade, he pointed his finger at me and laughed. Well, at least he was laughing. Invit...
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A look back at 10 memorable Glenn Beckert gamesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert was not Ryne Sandberg. He wasn't Billy Herman or Johnny Evers or Rogers Hornsby. But history does tell us Beckert was one of the best second basemen ever t...
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Constable: Cubs hero Beckert still holds a place in my heart, cubicleApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - When I was 8 years old and the littlest kid on my Little League team, I pretended to be Glenn Beckert, the Chicago Cubs' All-Star second-baseman of my youth and patron s...
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Beckert, 4-time All-Star second baseman for Cubs, dies in FloridaApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert, a second baseman for the Cubs from 1965 to 1973 and a four-time All-Star, passed away in Florida Sunday morning at the age of 79. Often overshadowed by Ha...
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Rozner: Stone pitches for expansion in baseballApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - • Second in a series A billion here, a billion there and soon you're talking about real money. No joke, Everett Dirksen, but like every other business, baseball will be ...
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Former baseball stars come to life in old-school board gameApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Imagine playing a baseball game with a lineup that includes Honus Wagner, Rickey Henderson, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Bill Madlock and Carl Yastrzemski. Randy Jo...
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Images: Former Chicago Cubs' Glenn BeckertApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert, a four-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s and '70s, died Sunday. He was 79. ...
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Baseball Way Back: Farmer remained working-class heroApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a commercial with booth partner Darrin Jackson, the late broadcaster Ed Farmer talked about his dream job, driving a Windy City Limousine. It was a joke, of course, b...
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Go Figure: Chicago baseball on Easter by the numbersApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - It's Easter Sunday. In a world without COVID-19, both Chicago baseball teams would have been playing home games and nearing the 10-percent mark of their 162-game regular...
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Baseball in May? More questions than answers on getting MLB startedApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - As we look back on what now passes for a newsy week in major league baseball, it would be wise to begin the review with some words from Los Angeles Dodgers president Sta...