Category Archives: Opinion

Mauer Power

And maybe, just maybe the Twins’ richest player will develop an extremely mild, highly-focused fear of setting foot on a baseball diamond. Think happy thoughts!

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Another Week, Another Reason To Laugh At Us

When bust prospects attack.

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2010 Chicago Baseball Preview: Beyond Thunderdome

You root for the Cubs? The Cubs? What’s the matter with you? In case you’ve been living in a cave, or have perhaps been sequestered for the past several decades, I’d like to remind you there’s a vastly superior team just across town, far more able to compete for the long haul and already instilling [...]

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At Least Someone’s Thinking Positively

The defense part? That’s the worst part. And the scary part, too.

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On Realignment and Relegation

Surprisingly, the British really don’t have this one figured out.

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On The Simple Thrill Of Hearing The Cubs Suffer At The Hands Of The White Sox, Even If It’s Only An Exhibition Game Played By The B-Team

Contempt, nonsense and vague threats over the airwaves mean the season is here, even if it hasn’t actually started.

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Storylines!

Ozzie meets the internet and hope runs face-first into the future. They’re like bloodlines, but without the bloody part.

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My Favorite Baseball Card

As the greatest hitter in franchise history calls it a day, the author finds the future was always written on a slab of laminated plastic.

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Who Needs Orlando Hudson?

Not the Sox, that’s who.

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Becoming That Which They Hate

The worst thing that could have happened to the White Sox didn’t. But that’s still a sad way to end up.

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In January, Everyone Is Just So Awesome

It even says so in the newspaper.

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A Big Move Is The Only Sensible Move

“We need guns. Lots of guns.”

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The Epic And Eccentric Of Trading For Juan Pierre

Juan Pierre isn’t this and he isn’t that; Juan Pierre just is.

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Looking For Improvement In All The Wrong Places

The past three weeks are every reason I often hate being a White Sox fan.

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Yelling About Bobby Jenks’ Weight Is Like Yelling About The Brightness Of The Sun

Hey did you know Bobby Jenks is a big dude? That’s awesome. You can read all about it in the newspaper.

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Weep Not For Gordon Beckham

So he finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting. So what?

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