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Posts tagged "Major League Baseball"

Why Wrigley Field must be destroyed

Here’s a great read about why the Cubs won’t win until they tear down Wrigley Field. The real “curse” isn’t Billy Goat, but the ball park itself. I always thought it was a dump anyway, offending the sensibilities of certain fans who regarded the place as some sort of shrine. A shrine for losers, if... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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Wrigley, the Toyota sign and common sense

Tribune photo/Paul Sullivan At least one voice of reason is heard up at Wrigley Field among the chorus of whiners about the Toyota sign. It comes from a poster named Dan commenting on the Tribune story about the sign going up: Dan on June 10, 2010 7:12 PM As a life-long Cubs fan I say, who cares... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
June 10, 2010 at 8:31 pm
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Sox' Guillen nails the slackers

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen put it to the players who don’t appear to want to give the fans their best effort. Ozzie Guillen rips them again after he launched an earlier public criticism of players who don’t seem embarrassed by a [bleeping] bad game. The only thing missing from this excellent declamation was the... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 28, 2009 at 11:44 am
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Mark Buehrle pitches perfect game!

Not a single base runner! No runs, not hits, no walks, no errors. An incredible catch by center fielder Dwayne Wise makes it possible. The last perfect game in Major League Baseball was pitched by Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Atlanta Braves on May 18, 2004 with the Diamondbacks winning 2-0. Today... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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