Tag: Major League Baseball

Braves’ manager, Brian Snitker, holds State roots

By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to an eight-game winning streak through Sunday, July 2, the Atlanta Braves possessed the best record in Major League Baseball with record of 56-27 (.675). The Braves are well-positioned to win another World Series championship to go with the Atlanta championship in 2021. Were he to...

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MLB perspective, high school conclusions, Steel

Short strokes in limited space prevails: The 162-games season in Major League Baseball is a marathon. Can the White Sox and Cubs recover, improve, and be competitive in September? The positive look: Sox are only 12 games under .500 and the Cubs just one game under .500. The urge to...

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MLB perspective: Clayton Kershaw, Jose Abreu

By Woodrow Carroll The odds were not in the Chicago Cubs’ favor when they took the field Sunday, April 23 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, even though the Cubs were at home in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. The Dodgers had pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the mound. Of all...

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Fast starts in MLB may not lead to postseason success

By Woodrow Carroll Fast starts by teams are a part of Major League Baseball (MLB). After beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-1, on the road Sunday, April 16, the Tampa Bay Rays held a 14-2 record. That 14-2 figure was the best in MLB entering this week. In the National...

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Houston Astros seek repeat World Series championship

By Woodrow Carroll If the Houston Astros come away as World Series champions in 2023, it will end a drought going back to 2000. Not since the New York Yankees made it three straight in World Series championships, 1998-2000, has a team repeated as World Series champions. The Yankees just...

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Book on Dick Allen, White Sox, at Cantigny Park

The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park will resume its Headlines from History series with a presentation by the authors of “Chili Dog MVP: Dick Allen, the ‘72 White Sox, and a Transforming Chicago.” John Owens and Dr. David J. Fletcher will speak at 7 p.m.. Thursday, July 28....

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Atlanta Braves’ success led by Illinois native

By Woodrow Carroll The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves have an opportunity to test themselves this week. Three games the early part of the week with the New York Mets will be followed by four games with the Washington Nationals. Results should reveal Braves’ pennant position. Brian Snitker, 66,...

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Struggling White Sox still close to Minnesota, Cleveland

By Woodrow Carroll Were it not for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles Sunday, June 26, the Chicago White Sox would have been swept by a team that has been a Major League Baseball (MLB) punching bag much of the past decade. In Chicago for a four-game series...

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Surprising MLB still offers continuing changes

By Woodrow Carroll It really comes as no surprise to those who are familiar with the world of sports. The strange and bizarre are an almost every-day occurrence. • The Atlanta Braves arrived in Chicago Friday, June 17 on a 14-game winning streak. The Braves’ opponent, the Chicago Cubs were...

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Cubs game trip to help Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry

The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) is sponsoring a benefit bus trip to the Chicago Cubs, at Milwaukee Brewers baseball game Sunday, Aug. 28, in Milwaukee. Dubbed “Strike Out Hunger,” the outing is a fundraiser for Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Individuals and families are invited. A...

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White Sox simultaneously in good and bad playoff picture

By Woodrow Carroll Just when things were starting to get dark for the Chicago White Sox, a ray of sunshine appeared last weekend. Having dropped three straight games in Toronto and the opener of a three-game series with the host Tampa Bay Rays, the future was starting to look bleak...

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Recalling MLB legend, Curt Simmons, now 93 years

By Woodrow Carroll Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Curt Simmons celebrated his 93rd birthday May 19. Along with wishing the man continued good health, we know that Simmons is the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies team, called by many the “Whiz Kids” which captured the National...

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White Sox poised for the many variations of MLB season

By Woodrow Carroll The Chicago White Sox second home game of the this season well could end up being the least attended home game of the season. It has been the case more than once in previous seasons for the Sox, and, for Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs in the...

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White Sox start trek to improved postseason outcome

By Woodrow Carroll Although it was certainly a small sample, fans of the Chicago White Sox had to be pleased with the way things unfolded last weekend. Playing in Detroit to open the 2022 Major League Baseball season, the Chicago White Sox captured two victories in three games with the...

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Sox solve concerns at the expense of rebuilding Cubs

By Woodrow Carroll Entering last weekend’s series with the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox likely had a few mild concerns; not panic. It was just a mild concern given that the Sox had lost five of seven games with AL Central Division rival Kansas City in the prior two...

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White Sox make fast recovery against talented Houston

By Woodrow Carroll It may not rank as the quickest comeback in Chicago White Sox history, yet, what the White Sox did in their final two games against the Houston Astros Saturday and Sunday, 10-1 and 4-0 victories, certainly made with the team and fans rejoice and heave a sign...

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