Month: August 2023
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ASS Getz Technical: Our Picks for White Sox Head of Baseball Ops
By: @Chi_Rox_ CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox are expected to announce former second basemen and current ASSistant General Manager Chris Getz as the new Head of Baseball Operations today. While this doesn’t come as a surprise for most, this move is still peak White Sox/Jerry Reinsdorf. Here at ASS, we know a thing or…
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White Sox Out of Towners Series: Bennett Karoll
In the long awaited fourth installment of our series, we’re highlighting Sox fans who live all over the country and asking them how they found their roots in White Sox Fandom. Today we’re speaking Bennett Karroll aka @thebennettk Big thanks to Bennett for taking the time and for you, our wonderful reader, for stopping by!…
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Al’s Cinematic Analysis: High School Musical
Released in 2006, High School Musical was an iconic part of my childhood. I did not need to rewatch this movie to review it, but why not? If you would like the IMDb synopsis because this movie is not from your time it is as follows: A popular high school athlete and an academically-gifted girl…
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ICYMI: Everything Joan Jett and the Orioles
I Hate Myself for Loving Baseball By: Celeste Spaghetti (@SpaghettiC11) A surprise guest popped into the Orioles v. White Sox game at Camden Yards on Monday, even sneaking her way into the 2023 team photo. But this wasn’t a random visit to OPACY. As many unfamiliar with the lore learned last night, rock n’ roll…
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MLB Sunday Lowlights
News you do want to miss. By: Celeste Spaghetti (@SpaghettiC11) Whew, what a week in Major League Baseball to kick off All Sports Scene’s newest weekly series: Sunday Lowlights: News You Do Want to Miss. As with everything we do, we here at ASS strive to do things differently. So we will not be recapping…
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The Athlete Label Complex
By Sam Reeves There are many times when an athlete is being observed by fans and media, and they are usually given a label. Whether it’s prospect, depth, average, star, or superstar: each athlete has a label they didn’t ask for. A player can put up huge numbers one year but fail to come close…
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Al’s Cinematic Analysis: Bull Durham
IMDb says this movie is about a fan (played by Susan Sarandon) who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season, and meets an up-and-coming pitcher (Tim Robbins) and the experienced catcher (Kevin Costner) assigned to him. I say this movie is about sex and the characters happen to play baseball. So, let’s…
