Category Archives: Baseball Humor

Field of Dreams for Ants

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Still Life with Ichiro and Virgin Mary

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Carlos Silva Keeps Peace

Right-hander Carlos Silva managed to cough up 10 hits and 8 earned runs in just 2-1/3 innings pitched yesterday.  He also struck out none before hitting the showers, without so much as a peep to his error-free defenders.  Cubs’ bullpen … Continue reading

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Baseball Podcasts and other stuff

Recently, I’ve had the fortune (or misfortune) of listening to several different baseball podcasts, both archived material, and broadcasts of more recent vintage, and I must tell you…..they suck.  There’s a reason people are on the radio in major markets: They’re … Continue reading

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Chicago Cubs Survival Guide

The Chicago Cubs are making their annual push for the play-offs. Because this is still a relatively “new” phenomenon for many older Cubs fans, and in anticipation of what has become known locally as “antacid” season, The Illinois Department of … Continue reading

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John McGraw’s Crystal Ball

Blogger Wezen-Ball dug up a goodie, predictions about baseball in the year 2000, courtesy of The Sporting News, circa 1981.  There’s a ton of funny stuff in there, but most poignant is the inability to grasp how big the baseball … Continue reading

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Simkus Inks SABR to 1-Year Deal

Simkus, seen here researching American baseball history, has signed SABR to a one-year deal. CHICAGO- In a deal rumored to have been in the works for several months, Scott Simkus has officially signed the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) … Continue reading

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