MLB
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Gonzales: Are player, team rankings all they're cracked up to be?Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A former editor once said you can always sell hope. So with frigid temperatures relegating us to televisions and computers, it's intriguing to find out how good are thes...
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Colas signing gives the White Sox farm system a needed boostJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - In 2017-18, the White Sox had one of the best farm systems in baseball. Trading established talent like Chris Sale, Jose Quintana and Adam Eaton beefed up the Sox's mino...
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Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, with eight MVPs and seven Cy Young Awards between them, are in the bottom of the last inning in their Hall of Fame bids. Either they get i...
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MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resume
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Simulated SoxFest: What's up with the roster, La Russa, farm system?Jan 23, 2022 12:00 am - SoxFest has always been a popular event, for several reasons. Whether it was held at the Palmer House, Hilton Chicago or the latest venue - McCormick Place - the annual ...
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Zalusky, Part 2: Doby's short, bittersweet stint as Sox skipperJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - When Bill Veeck signed Larry Doby as the first Black player in the American League in 1947, he immediately rushed him onto the major league roster with the Cleveland Ind...
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Red Sox slugger Ortiz on track for baseball hall election
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Cubs' Wieck back on the mound following heart surgeryJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Ginger Wieck placed her ear on the chest of her concerned husband last July. "It doesn't sound normal," Brad Wieck was told. Considering that the 6-foot-8, 257-pound Wie...
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MLB's snail-paced lockout talks to resume with union offer
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Gonzales: The challenge facing David Ross in 2022? Fixing a broken Cubs' offenseJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - David Ross won a National League Central title during a 60-game 2020 season despite a feeble offense. And Ross increased the intensity and focus in the final two months ...