I was visiting with family when it happened. My phone vibrated and a red dot appeared, indicating that I received an update from ESPN. When the notification directed me back to the application, I could not believe or even fathom what I was reading. Ernie Banks, the beloved Mr. Cub, […]
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Who Deserves To Achieve Baseball Immortality?
I miss the days when I enjoyed watching the game of baseball. Before I had discovered the effects of performance-enhancing drugs, I respected and trusted each and every MLB player who put up astronomical numbers at the plate or on the field. When these players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, […]
Biogenesis Investigation Ruins National Pastime Pt. 1
The movie Sandlot describes the game of baseball perfectly. They were just kids who had a passion for the game and they played until their parents called them home for dinner. There were no performance-enhancing drugs back then. The game that is beloved by America is now tarnished and stained […]
Soriano Leaves with Emotional Good-bye
It is the end of the Alfonso Soriano era in Chicago. The Cubs have traded him to the New York Yankees for pitching prospect Corey Black. Soriano still has one-and-a-half years left on his existing contract that he will finish out with the Yankees. Soriano waived his no-trade clause to […]