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in SportsRealign the Divisions, Manfred
Rob Manfred is no friend of the fans right now, but what if he could shake things up for the better? Spring Training games have already been canceled due to MLB’s lockout and we’re still waiting to see when Opening Day will be. This is a disaster for the league as they started to build […] More
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The 2021 Atlanta Braves—Champions of Baseball and Turmoil
The 2021 Atlanta Braves sent me back in time. It was 1995. Two outs in the ninth inning and Mark Wohlers threw a hard outside fastball that Carlos Baerga drove into center field. It seemed for a moment that it was struck well, and the game was going to go the way it seemed so […] More
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Long Gone Summer Glorifies the Return of Baseball
Baseball was back in business baby! Long Gone Summer, directed by AJ Schnack, relives the magic of the 1998 MLB season. As current day baseball can relate, fans had turned their back on the league following the strike of 1994. Talks of breaking the single season home record, held by Roger Maris with 61, peaked […] More
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What to Expect From Long Gone Summer 30 for 30 Documentary
Another ESPN 30 for 30 documentary covering Chicago sports from 1998? Count me in. The Last Dance was a ratings hit during a time with no sports. You can check out my thoughts on The Last Dance here. ESPN has followed up with Lance, Be Water, and now Long Gone Summer. This ESPN film chronicles Mark […] More
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The Epic Collapse of the 1969 Chicago Cubs
Growing up as a life-long Chicago Cubs fan, I have experienced my fair share of heartbreak. Some of my earliest memories involve having my dreams crushed when the Cubs got pounded by the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 National League Championship Series. Then there was game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. Up until that […] More
