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Kathryn Xu
May 19, 2024
MLB
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Kathryn Xu
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The Gunk Inspectors Have Nabbed Ronel Blanco And Seized His Glove
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Kathryn Xu
May 15, 2024
MLB
The Sucky Cardinals Are Headed Into Unfamiliar But Well-Charted Waters
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Chris Thompson
May 13, 2024
MLB
Maybe Paul Skenes Can Pitch In Relief Too?
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Lauren Theisen
May 12, 2024
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Please Give Us James Wood Now, Before Joey Gallo’s Shoulder Un-Kerplodes
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Chris Thompson
May 10, 2024
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Willson Contreras Broke His Arm In The Small Margins
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David Roth
May 8, 2024
MLB
Oh No! Shohei Ohtani Now Gets To Hit With Runners On Base!
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Kathryn Xu
May 7, 2024
MLB
Please Give Us Paul Skenes Now, Before His Elbow Kerplodes
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Chris Thompson
May 7, 2024
MLB
Here’s How The White Sox Can Still Lose 100 Games, But In An Interesting Way
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
May 2, 2024
MLB
The Therapeutic Value Of Remembering Some Guys
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Vince Guerrieri
April 29, 2024
MLB
Hold Off On Judging The Floundering Astros, Or Judge Away!
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Chris Thompson
April 28, 2024
MLB
Here’s How The White Sox Can Still Win At Least 63 Games
106
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Kathryn Xu
April 25, 2024
MLB
Ranger Suárez Will Not Lie To You
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Kathryn Xu
April 23, 2024
MLB
This May Be Hard To Believe, But It Gets Even Worse Than Ángel Hernández
126
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Kathryn Xu
April 18, 2024
MLB
The Wildest Stuff Alleged In The Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara
274
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Kathryn Xu
April 11, 2024
MLB
Not Even An Ippei Mizuhara Guilty Plea Will Take MLB Off The Hook
156
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Kathryn Xu
April 11, 2024
MLB
MLB’s Radio Streams Still Suck
127
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Lauren Theisen
April 11, 2024
MLB
How To Fix Chicago’s White Sox–Shaped Black Hole
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Annie Howard
April 5, 2024
MLB
The More Random The Pitcher, The Better The No-Hitter
123
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David Roth
April 5, 2024
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Subtraction By Subtraction, With Ray Ratto
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David Roth
April 4, 2024
MLB
A Homers-Only Diet Suits Bryce Harper Just Fine
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Kathryn Xu
April 3, 2024
MLB
How Do Coaches Coach When Players Have Their Own Guys?
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Zach Buchanan
April 3, 2024
MLB
ESPN’s Win Probability Graphic Wants To Give You Gambling Brain
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Kathryn Xu
April 1, 2024
MLB
Chicago White Sox Make Opening Day History (Derogatory)
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Kathryn Xu
March 29, 2024
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