Matt Baron
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Go Figure: Fearless Cubs & White Sox ForecastsApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - Extrapolating from one contest to a full 162-game slate is risky business, so there will be no prognostications here based on Opening Day action. Projecting White Sox ou...
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Trivia tribute to a towering figure: Hank AaronJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - For more than two decades, Hank Aaron was a remarkable model of consistent excellence. It all added up to eye-popping offensive numbers, most notably 755 home runs - a r...
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Go Figure: World Series wrap; and welcome back Tony La RussaOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - On the strength of its 4-2 World Series triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers have championships capping the two shortest "regular" seasons in Major L...
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Go Figure: Why the World Series MVP Award is up for grabsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Major League Baseball's biggest stage, the World Series provides the forum for plenty of subplots. But a recurring one that is already heating up centers on who will be ...
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Go Figure: 'Three True Outcomes' take center stageOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - How very "2020 Baseball" of the Houston Astros, belting the first and final pitches for home runs in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series Thursday. Former W...
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Go Figure: Los Angeles is a lock to win World SeriesOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - The last time I made a published prediction about the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series chances, it was a colossal whiff. In the Oct. 6, 1988 edition of The Daily Northw...
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Matt Baron: From historical to hysterical, MLB playoff stats aboundOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - The first round of Major League Baseball playoff action has seen suspense and drama aplenty - the kind of stuff that we pined for earlier in the year, when a season of a...
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Go Figure: Which team will snap its slump?Sep 26, 2020 1:00 am - No matter how you slice and dice the data, this much is clear: the Cubs and White Sox are slumping badly as they wrap up their 60-game regular seasons against each other...
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Go Figure: Chicago White Sox's Abreu is racking up historic MVP credentialsSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Talk is heating up for White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu as one of this year's leading American League Most Valuable Player candidates. With that in mind, here's a conv...
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Go Figure: Lou Brock trivia teasersSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - In death, as in life, they were linked. Six days apart, pitcher Tom Seaver and outfielder Lou Brock passed away, the latter on Sept. 6. Both were nicknamed The Franchise...