Tag: baseball
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MLB Trading And Signing Frenzy
I cannot remember a day this active in MLB in my life that wasn’t a trade deadline day or during the MLB Winter Meetings. Heck, this might have been one of the busiest days even including those days! Hope you have a scorecard and three or four sharpened pencils as we go over December 3,…
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Cubs Charities helps tornado victims
It was always a dream of mine to work for the Chicago Cubs. For the last three seasons, I have gotten to live that dream. Each day, I thank my lucky stars that I get to go to Wrigley Field for my job. While I love my coworkers and love being a security services ambassador,…
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Boston is the City of Champions?
If any of you were wondering if it was alright to go back to hating Boston or whether it was still too soon after the Boston Marathon bombing to feel that way…this 11 year old kid answers the question for you. It’s ok to go back to hating Boston now. The Boston Red Sox have…
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Boston Red Sox win 2013 World Series
The 2013 World Series is in the books and the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in one of the wildest and weirdest World Series that has been played in quite some time. It began and ended with the Red Sox blowing out the Cardinals in Games 1 and 6 and everything…
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World Series Games w/ Wacky Endings
Everyone thought that it couldn’t get any crazier than how Game 3 of the World Series ended. Obstruction? A dumb decision by the catcher to throw it to 3rd base to begin with? It had the makings of a historical ending filled in controversy and second guessing. Was it the right call? What would have…
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Red Sox with an epic comeback vs. Tigers
The Red Sox were almost no hit in the first game of the 2013 ALCS vs. the Tigers. Detroit took the no hitter into the 9th inning and won Game 1. It was the first time that the Red Sox had been shut out at home in the postseason since the 1918 World Series vs.…
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The Undeserving Cleveland Indians
The Tampa Bay Rays have eliminated the Cleveland Indians from the 2013 MLB Playoffs courtesy of their 4-0 victory in the AL Wild Card game. The Rays have been on a wild ride needing to win in Toronto in Game 162 and in Texas in Game 163 in order to earn a berth in the…
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Raise The Jolly Roger
After 20 plus straight seasons of a losing record, the Pirates and their fans were more than ready for tonight. Some Pirates fans had been waiting their whole life for that moment: playoff baseball. The Cincinnati Reds were no match for Pittsburgh in the NL Wild Card game. Reds stud 2nd baseman, Brandon Phillips, went…
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Nolan Ryan Face
It’s another year and the Texas Rangers have been eliminated from the MLB Playoffs yet again. That can only mean one thing. Another Nolan Ryan Face happened tonight! The Rangers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 163 to be eliminated from the 2013 Playoff picture and Nolan Ryan didn’t disappoint. Way to…
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Dale Sveum Fired
The Cubs announced this morning that they had relieved Dale Sveum of his duties as manager. I liked Coach Sveum. He always treated me nicely and I will always fondly remember his first day on the job. I was working security at the door of the United Club, checking in the media, for the press…