Matt Baron
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GoFigure: From 240 MLB father-son combos, a Father's Day quizJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - For over a century, playing catch has been a bonding connection for countless fathers and their children, both daughters and sons alike. In the baseball movie "Field of ...
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GoFigure: Flag Day sparks memories of Rick Monday's '76 flag 'save'Jun 13, 2020 1:00 am - June 14 is Flag Day, a holiday that marks the adoption of the United States flag on this day in 1777, by the Second Continental Congress. At Major League Baseball games,...
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GoFigure: Taking a look at some numbers from Sox-Cubs rivalryJun 06, 2020 1:00 am - Can you imagine the White Sox and the Cubs playing in the same division? Under a proposed realignment for a shortened 2020 season, it could happen. As fans hold out hope...
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GoFigure: From the Oval Office to the baseball diamondMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - Will there be a major league baseball season in 2020? That remains unclear. However, if it does happen, there's a chance it will be ushered in by a ceremonial opening pi...
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Go Figure: Dust off the memory cobwebs and test your 2019 MLB season knowledgeMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - Today's action is tomorrow's trivia. And as time goes on, with more activity all along the way, the clarity of what just happened - then the next thing, and then the nex...
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Go Figure: Enjoy 8 sips from these cups of coffeeMay 16, 2020 1:00 am - Have you had a cup of coffee today? For most people, the question is straightforward. But in Major League Baseball parlance, the expression refers to players who are in ...
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Go Figure: Recalling Dave Kingman's Mother's Day '78 heroicsMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - The first Major League Baseball game I ever attended was a doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, the day before Mother's Day 1976. Dad took me and my two brothers to se...
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Go Figure: How's your memory on Cubs' uniform numbers?May 02, 2020 1:00 am - A follow-up to last week's column ("How's Your White Sox Uniform Memory?"), this Go Figure installment draws from the 74 numbers emblazoned on the backs of nearly 2,000 ...
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Go Figure: How's your White Sox uniform memory?Apr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Any player's uniform number is an integral part of his or her identity - so much so that it may be the one data point that fans remember most. In this week's "Go Figure"...
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Go Figure: Chicago Baseball StumpersApr 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Major League Baseball season will be truncated this year, so we figured it's only fair that we push a bit extra with 11 "Go Figure" stumpers here that contain 15 ans...