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Bold Predictions: Misinformation Systems Edition

Five incorrect statements likely to be declared as fact during today’s A’s/Sox broadcast on Fox: The Sox are in trouble without Jose Contreras on hand for the stretch run. Self-explanatory. Ken Griffey, Jr.’s veteran presence be the difference between the Sox making the playoffs and the Sox not making the playoffs. This may actually be [...]

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And Then There Were Four and a Half

A first-place softball team, a black hole at the back end of the rotation and questions about Jose Contreras. The 2004 AL Central race is going to be an interesting one.

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All the News that’s Fit to Ruin a Two-Year-Old’s Birthday Party

I try to run a fairly news-ignorant operation here, but this was too good to pass up: Cubs fans accused of beating White Sox fan, says the Associated Press by way of the Chicago Tribune. Despite not mentioning what actually led to said assault, their trusty copywriter apparently deemed the baseball allegiances to be the [...]

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Anniversary Season

Everything you need to know about Chicago baseball to spend this summer living happily in the past.

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Recusion, Conflict, All That Business

The Tribune refuses to report or comment on the prospect of a public sale of Wrigley Field. Does that sound noble? Don’t believe the hype.

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Say What You Want

If you read any of the Big Three mainstream media sports websites, you’re probably familiar with the so-called Power Rankings, in which each team in baseball is put through some extremely non-scientific analysis and ranked relative to one another. And if you read this site, you probably know I’m as big a supporter (and perpetrator) [...]

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Superfan

You think you hate the Cubs? You have no idea how to hate the Cubs.

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Their Own Worst Enemies

Hey, did you know this one guy wants to help his team win?

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All the Critics Mock U In New York

Ah, January, in which temperatures hit -20 in Chicago and the paper of record reminds us all of our favorite team’s epic fall from grace: Only two seasons after they won the World Series for the first time since 1917, the White Sox incurred the largest dropoff in victories in the major leagues last season. [...]

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The A.J. Pierzynski of Postseason Predictions

Examining exactly why the Chicago Cubs won the same number of playoff games this year as the 35th Street editorial team.

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There Can Be Only One!

Bloggin’ ain’t easy, but it sure is fun.

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Mad Libs

Sports reporting made easy, courtesy of the 2007 Chicago White Sox.

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My News Can Beat Up Your News

In the world according to the sports media, Mark Buehrle will never pitch for the Sox again. Can I get a source on that?

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