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Death at 161st and River

The 2010 Chicago White Sox season ended on a Sunday in May in New York City. I know, because I was there.

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The One Where We Learn About Joe Girardi

They can win the World Series in one easy step: all the Phillies really have to do is crush the two greatest postseason pitchers of all time. At once. Piece of cake, right?

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The Hatred and Hilarity in Game One of the 2009 World Series

The hand that controls the dolphin is the hand that makes those terrible throws from Yankee Stadium’s right field, plus other notes from an evening of watching someone else’s team have a good time.

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Finally, A Reason To Watch The World Series

Player; manager; broadcaster: Ozzie Guillen stands on the verge of marginal, highly specific greatness. Again.

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Jumping Someone Else’s Train: Your 2009 NLCS and ALCS Previews

With most of the reprehensible teams out of the picture, the 35th Street Review hitches its star to another city’s wagons.

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The Over-Under for this Weekend is Roughly 74

At the dawn of the Sox’ inaugural trip to Yankee Stadium, the Good Guys lose another ally. Kris Pollina reports from 157th and River.

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Gene Woj in Shank City

The Sox are going to lose this weekend. Even if they win, they lose. Unless they win. Which they will. Team of Destiny! [Mouthpiece Sports]
Then again, no one loses until Derek Jeter loses. Because he’s so AWESOME!!! Almost as awesome as Gordon Beckham. No, actually, WAY AWESOMER , says the #1 fan of the #2 [...]

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There is No Reason for Alex Rodriguez to Play Baseball Ever Again

Alex Rodriguez is a great baseball player, maybe even the best ever, and that’s about the last thing any of us needs right now.

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The Next Samurai

Alex Rodriguez is a man of means, and a man of many options. [Mouthpiece Sports]

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Things That Happen At Historic Ballparks

How to spot a loser OR the difference between pinstripes and small bears.

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The 35th Street Post Office [March 1, 2009]

In which the fate of a sandwich rests in the glove of Jerry Owens and the Kansas City tourism bureau owes me a referral bonus.

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Yeah, Well, You Know, That’s Just, Like, Your Opinion, Man

In search of the real fallout of Alex Rodriguez’ steroid use.

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Alien 3 of the Average Baseball Player

Right sir, it’s a beauty. Never heard anything quite like it, sir.

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In Quotations: Money Talks

“It’s overwhelming. I don’t blame him. How would you feel if [Royal owner] Ewing Kauffman put $9 million in cash in front of you and said, ‘Come home”? Player compensation is as high as I hope to see it go. Baseball desperately, for its own sanity, must come to the same arrangement as the NBA [...]

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Man, I’m Going to Cut You Up So Bad, That You. . . You Gonna Wish I Didn’t Cut You Up So Bad.

And other revelations from the theoretical Ozzie Guillen literary project.

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A Tale of Three Empires

How one sports team carried out what the two mightiest media companies in the nation could not.

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