Category: Baseball
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Ranking Chicago Sports Teams by their Defcon Level
Chicago Sports are in bad shape, but just how bad are they? By: @chi_rox_ There are eight major league sports teams that call Chicago home (yes, the Red Stars play in Bridgeview-we know but don’t care about technicalities here). With the sheer amount of teams in a major city, one would think we are blessed…
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The Butterfly Effect: June 6, 2016
By Sam Reeves On June 6, 2016, I had surgery to repair a closed ventricle in my brain. The four days leading up to my surgery were hell. I felt like my skull was going to explode. I passed out several times, had horrible pain and blurred vision. I could not do anything for myself.…
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An Open Letter to the Chicago White Sox
By Sam Reeves Dear White Sox Front Office, This is the first time in a long time that my apathy for the White Sox has bordered on disdain and disgust. I always try to take an apathetic approach to all of my favorite sports teams, so I am not let down when they disappoint me.…
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These 26 Players, the Manager, and Two Coaches All Need to Step it Up for This Team to Get Better
By Sam Reeves As I am writing this, the White Sox are down 5-0 in the first game of their doubleheader against the Phillies. It is now the bottom of the second inning. Things have been brutal at the start of this 2023 White Sox season. The same mistakes are still being made, the pitching…
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Baseball is Back. So is Shit Posting.
By Sam Reeves I haven’t written anything I care about in some time. I have podcasted in the meantime, but I decided it was time to get back to writing for my millions of adoring fans. This isn’t your Michael Jordan “I’m Back” fax type of comeback. It’s more of a middle-aged fighter coming out…
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Free Tacos and Other Cool Free Stuff We Want
By Kristina Airdo The 2022 World Series is officially here, and you know what that means! No, I’m not talking about that janky piece of metal or smashing dingers – I’m talking about America’s REAL pastime: Taco Bell. Every year, Taco Bell runs a “steal a base, steal a taco” promotion during the World Series,…
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Ding Dong the 2022 Chicago White Sox are Dead
By Sam Reeves, Stoop Kiid, and Bennett Karoll We somehow made it, everyone. The 2022 White Sox season is over and done with. The White Sox missed the playoffs, after appearances in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. They finished 2nd in the AL Central with a lovely record of 81-81. Which…
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The White Sox are Edging When it Comes to Scoring Runs
By Sam Reeves (NSFW) The White Sox aren’t scoring very many runs, and when they do, they seem to not carry over. There is only one explanation: they are edging and practicing run retention. I’m not sure if this is a Tony La Russa principle or if they are just flat-out religious, but retaining runs…
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MLB’s All-Star Week is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.
Let’s face it-MLB’s All-Star week just isn’t what it used to be. The entire ordeal has turned more into a spectacle than an actual competition between Major league’s best of the best. In this article, I discuss the four major issues with the All-Star festivities, and how they can be fixed. 1. Inconsistent Pitching in…
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The MLB All-Star Break is Here: So What Now?
By Sam Reeves Well, we made it. The MLB All-Star break is here and the Chicago White Sox are 3 games back in the AL Central, and in 3rd place. They are also 3.5 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. They ended the “first half” taking 3/4 games in Minnesota, which is…
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