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A 2009 National League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever wonder which NL club would best represent "Monkey Smells Finger?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Clip Reel: Alfonso Soriano

Ted Bauer

...s back. Time for a look at him. Cubs in '09! Baseball Reference. Wiki. MLB.Com page, with "vids." His index page on Chicago Tribune's website. How are the Cubs coping...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009

Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win

Rick Paulas

Sabermetrics aren't just for geeks anymore. In 2008, the folks over at Baseball Prospectus had themselves what the commentariat call a "crossover ye...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WORST SPORTS FRANCHISE OF THE PAST 10 YEARS? THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE RATED "AAAARGH" There has been some ridiculous sporting ineptitude recently....

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2008

Still Sitting Pretty

Peter Keating

...of its subsidiaries declared business as usual. "The Chicago Cubs are not included in Tribune's restructuring, and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008

Reporting From ... The Winter Meetings

Rick Paulas

Jake Peavy is headed to the Cubs, or not. Francisco Rodriguez is going to be a Met. And CC Sabathia will be donning Yankee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008

CHOKING ... BY THE NUMBERS

Chris Sprow

Unequivocally, the two best teams during the baseball regular season were the Cubs and Angels. Neither had a significant game to play for a month, until the day their seasons...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008

THE BACK AND FORTH: WHICH SPORT HAS THE BEST POSTSEASON?

Sarah Turcotte, Dave Pinto and E.J. Hradek

MLB playoffs just started. Cool! There've been some classic moments in Octobers past: the entirety of the 2001 World Series ('cept Game 6), Aaron Boon...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008

...a reference point.] Here we go with the Cubs storyline: 100 years since the last World Series...reliever, was in the bullpen for the 2005 Chicago White Sox (who barely used the bullpen) and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH LIL WAYNE

Molly Knight

Lil Wayne is the rare rapper who, when he claims to be the "best rapper alive" might actually be right. In its first week on the shelves, his album Th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: THE MLB SEASON & LESSONS LEARNED

Rick Paulas

[Ed's Note: All week long, we'll be recapping the MLB regular season. Check it out.] It's that time of year. Leaves are changing their colors, girls ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008

A LOOK BACK WITH ... MAG BASEBALL EDITOR JON SCHER

Jon Scher

...right here! THE 2008 MLB PREVIEW ISSUE The good: Sabathia on the cover, and we picked the Cubs to go to the World Series. The bad: Mariners to win their division, Indians to win the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008