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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

LiveDistraction2023

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Laura Wagner

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Turns Out There Are Some Issues With MLB’s State Media Apparatus

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 26: The closed box office is shown at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on March 26, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees Opening Day game scheduled for today, along with the entire MLB season, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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An MLB Network Freelancer Talks Life In Lockout Limbo

Albert Burneko

Yoan Moncada of the Chicago White Sox sprawled on the ground in front of jeering Houston Astros fans

Media Meltdowns

MLB Network’s Jim Kaat Went So Far Out Of His Way To Say Something Racist

Chris Thompson

I Have Seen The Lowest Bowel Of Hell, And It Is This MLB Network Hype Video [Updated]

John Smoltz Moves Closer To Escaping His Personal Hell Of Watching Baseball


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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

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A Baseball Hall Of Fame Vote Is A Heavy Burden, Perhaps Too Heavy For Any One Man To Bear

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