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“Pretend It’s Commie’s Wake”
Comiskey during his playing days If you’ve been following along, I presume you’re expecting to see a short bio of Joe Jackson here. I’ve not gone that direction for two reasons. Firs… more →
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Movie Showdown: Best Baseball Movie (Final Four Edition)
wrote 1 month ago: With baseball having resumed last week and tonight being the final of the Men’s NCAA Basketbal … more →
“A Historical Account of a Great Game of Ball”
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wrote 2 months ago: The headline above appeared in 1907 above an article written by Frederick North Shorey in The Freema … more →
Jury Acquits White Sox after Two Hours; Lifts Them on Shoulders
wrote 3 months ago: (From the New York Tribune – August 3, 1921) Seven Players, Zork and Zelcer Cleared in World S … more →
Eight White Sox Are Indicted
wrote 3 months ago: (From the New York Tribune – September 29, 1920) Cicotte and Jackson Confess Gamblers Paid The … more →
Fielder Jones and the Chehalis Gophers
wrote 3 months ago: Most biographies of Fielder Jones—player manager of the 1906 World Champion Chicago White Sox, the H … more →
“King of the Natural Hitters”
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wrote 3 months ago: Percival Wheritt “Perry” “Moose” Werden began his baseball career as a pitcher for the semi-professi … more →
How Stan Musial Gave Dickey Kerr of the Chicago Black Sox His White Picket Fence
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wrote 6 months ago: The Chicago “Black Sox” (White Sox) are the most infamous team in the annals of baseball. In 1919, l … more →
Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End
wrote 8 months ago: The room was quiet. Areas where sound usually existed, silence filled the air. All that was audible … more →
Born Again
wrote 9 months ago: It’s only Wednesday? Yeah. Today is Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Today is “National Relax … more →
Kansas City Has Long Been Crazy About Baseball
wrote 10 months ago: Editor’s note: This column originally appeared on, and is reprinted with permission of, VisitK … more →
Chris Sale is still working on his changeup
wrote 11 months ago: Scott Merkin: A continuously refined changeup clearly improves Chris Sale’s standing as a star … more →
Shoeless Joe's Legacy: An Interview with Arlene Marcley
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wrote 1 year ago: It was inevitable that, once having moved to Greenville, I would eventually visit the Shoeless Joe J … more →
Chick Gandil Talks Black Sox Scandal
wrote 1 year ago: The story of the 1919 Black Sox scandal has been frequently rehashed over the years but even so, the … more →
US debt situation- The latest overview
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wrote 1 year ago: U.S. debt situation – The latest overview By: Grace Ruskin- Financial Advisor/ Contributing Writer ( … more →
11 Baseball Legends Who Were Legendary Assholes
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wrote 1 year ago: "Raise your hand if you're a dick..." By: Chris Morgan Baseball is as synonymous with Ame … more →
"Pretend It's Commie's Wake"
wrote 1 year ago: Comiskey during his playing days If you’ve been following along, I presume you’re expect … more →
"A Hard Guy"
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wrote 1 year ago: The Swede In some ways the least likeable of the eight Black Sox is Swede Risberg. He seems to be a … more →
"Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
wrote 1 year ago: Happy Felsch In doing research for this post about Happy Felsch, I ran across an interview with him … more →
"You Lied To Me, Eddie"
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wrote 1 year ago: Eddie Cicotte with some guy named Ruth In the wonderful baseball movie ”Eight Men Out” t … more →
