Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
As a Cubs fan, you don't need to remind me that 1908 was a long time ago. That year is so far off, it is more of a concept than a concrete entity. It's almost impossible to grasp just how remarkably different the world was the last time the Cubs ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Finally, our long national nightmare is over. The St. Louis Cardinals are no more, and with their elimination comes a feeling of satisfaction I didn't know was possible from a baseball game.
I'm not exaggerating.
All over the world, people are raised with an irrational, irreversible hatred for certain creeds, religions or ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Everyone remembers where they were for the major moments in life.
JFK, the Challenger, 9/11 -- if you were alive, you've got a story.
Me, I remember where I was for moments that are considerably less important but still resonate nevertheless. And one of those moments has always been Adam Greenberg's lone ...
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Thursday, September 6th, 2012
The Washington Nationals are having a phenomenal season, and are zeroing in on their first division championship as a franchise (including their time as the Montreal Expos). On Wednesday night they smoked the Chicago Cubs 9-1, and improved their record to 84-52, while also accomplishing another feat.
For the second game in ...
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Everyone knows the Chicago Cubs own the most embarrassing streak in pro sports -- 104 years without a championship and counting. But it is not until nights like Tuesday that we are reminded the Cubs also own the coolest streak in pro sports -- 7,441 consecutive games with a hit ...
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
There is hope, Cubs fans. And not just because Geovany Soto was traded for something more valuable than a bag of weed.
This hope comes from a bunch of Brits wearing leotards.
Another group that has gone quite a long time without winning anything ended its own streak of futility on Monday ...
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Monday, July 23rd, 2012
So that's what $30 million sounds like.
Chicago Cubs super prospect Jorge Soler made his professional debut Sunday night for the AZL Cubs. It went well.
Soler, 20, went 2-for-4 with a 2-run blast.
The sound of the ball coming off the bat is music to my ears. Not bad for his second ...
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