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New Era Of White Sox Baseball Begins With Helmet-Bonk Walk-Off
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Kathryn Xu
August 24, 2023
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The Power Of The Standing Ovation Has Healed Trea Turner
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Lauren Theisen
August 23, 2023
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John Angelos Speaks, Or Count The Number Of Things Wrong With This Paragraph
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Rob Mains
August 23, 2023
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Only The Fragility Of The Human Body Can Slow Down Julio Rodríguez
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Kathryn Xu
August 22, 2023
MLB
The Nationals Finally Managed To Retain Some Guys
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Chris Thompson
August 22, 2023
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Dallas Keuchel Approaches Perfection
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David Roth
August 20, 2023
MLB
Jeffrey Loria Makes A Good Point
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David Roth
August 20, 2023
MLB
Now This Is A Real Inside-The-Park Home Run
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Lauren Theisen
August 17, 2023
MLB
A Mistake Is An Error
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Lauren Theisen
August 15, 2023
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Pete Alonso Emo Chat, With Lindsey Adler
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David Roth
August 10, 2023
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Michael Lorenzen Is The Best Kind Of Welcome-To-Philly Story
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Kathryn Xu
August 10, 2023
MLB
The Orioles Have Big Dreams And A Small Man In Charge
123
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Lauren Theisen
August 9, 2023
MLB
Losing Has Revealed The Rot At The Heart Of The White Sox
99
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Kathryn Xu
August 8, 2023
MLB
Aaron Boone Is Helpless
97
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Lauren Theisen
August 8, 2023
MLB
Underneath The Bottle
62
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Steven Goldman
August 7, 2023
MLB
The Mets Have Unlocked The Basement
84
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David Roth
August 6, 2023
MLB
José Ramirez And Tim Anderson Had A Real Fight, Not A Baseball Fight
145
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David Roth
August 6, 2023
MLB
Anthony Rizzo Played For Two Months With A Brain Injury And Only He Noticed
174
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Chris Thompson
August 4, 2023
This Is So Stupid
The Ballad Of The Austin Weirdos’ Only Win
80
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Kathryn Xu
August 3, 2023
MLB
You Have To Know How Bad You Actually Are
138
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David Roth
July 31, 2023
MLB
The White Sox Stop Trying, Claim They Will Soon Try Again
88
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Kathryn Xu
July 27, 2023
MLB
The Angels Are Going To Try
163
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Lauren Theisen
July 27, 2023
MLB
God Only Knows What This Means For The Angels
98
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Lauren Theisen
July 26, 2023
MLB
Bryce Harper Knows His Way Around First Base
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Lauren Theisen
July 24, 2023
MLB
Johnny Cueto Is The Marlins’ Silver Lining
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Lauren Theisen
July 23, 2023
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