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This week in the baseball blogosphere: The Score names three reasons why the Cubs will repeat as World Series champions in 2017. Now On Deck has five post-World Series questions, including what’s next for the American League-winning Indians. Camden Depot explores potential trade scenarios centering on Orioles closer Zach Britton. Baseball Essential proposes a three-way trade among the Yankees, Mets and Rays. Chin Music Baseball argues that the Indians’ Francisco…

The jury is still out on Tim Tebow’s new career in baseball. The former college football standout, who went on to enjoy moderate success as an NFL quarterback, signed with the New York Mets in September and is currently plying his trade in the Arizona Fall League. So far, Tebow’s performance has been underwhelming. In 11 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions, he’s hitting .135/.179/.162 with 12 strikeouts and two walks over…

Chicago transformed into a sea — and a river — of Cubbie blue Friday as the city celebrated the Cubs‘ historic, if still somewhat surreal, World Series triumph. A massive crowd turned out for a parade and rally — dubbed “Cubstock 2016” by manager Joe Maddon — that finally rewarded the loyalty of the team’s long-suffering fans. It was a party 108 years in the making, a three-hour bash in…

NEW YORK (AP) Jessica Mendoza dissected Kyle Schwarber’s swing in the World Series and took a break from Twitter during her historic first full season covering baseball for ESPN. Mendoza recently shuttled between Cleveland and Chicago for the fall classic, giving updates eight times a day for ”Baseball Tonight” and ”Sports Center.” She shared the booth this season on ”Sunday Night Baseball” with Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone,…

For all the progress that’s been made, perhaps due as much to generational changes as anything else, Dunnington’s experiences just two years ago suggest there’s still an unhealthy stigma working against players coming out, whether just to their teammates or to the wider world. But for some gay athletes, their decision might simply be a matter of wanting to be what they think is a “good” teammate. For one straight veteran…

For all the progress that’s been made, perhaps due as much to generational changes as anything else, Dunnington’s experiences just two years ago suggest there’s still an unhealthy stigma working against players coming out, whether just to their teammates or to the wider world. But for some gay athletes, their decision might simply be a matter of wanting to be what they think is a “good” teammate. For one straight veteran…

Chicago transformed into a sea — and a river — of Cubbie blue Friday as the city celebrated the Cubs‘ historic, if still somewhat surreal, World Series triumph. A massive crowd turned out for a parade and rally — dubbed “Cubstock 2016” by manager Joe Maddon — that finally rewarded the loyalty of the team’s long-suffering fans. It was a party 108 years in the making, a three-hour bash in…

One pick into our very first mock draft for 2017, I was already floored. Clayton Kershaw, folks. Clayton Kershaw. I guess I shouldn’t have been. About the time he suffered a herniated disc in late June, I had begun to think of him as the most valuable player in Fantasy Baseball and was prepared to argue for him in that top spot myself. And certainly, his return for the stretch…

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Bobby Johnson was just looking for a place where his son, Akili, could work on his baseball skills indoors over the winter. He scanned around Kanawha County, and that turned out to be a fruitless endeavor. Johnson felt there should be a place where Kanawha County kids can work on their skills year round. And, as it often…

A historic – and still somewhat surreal – 36 hours wrapped up Friday at Grant Park, as Chicago celebrated the Cubs‘ World Series win with a celebration that turned the city into a sea – and a river – of Cubbie blue. Dubbed “Cubstock 2016” by team manager Joe Maddon, the parade and rally featured emotionally charged speeches from players and multiple tributes to a fan base that no longer…

Here he is, readying for the 10th anniversary of his dream job, and Dave Sims can’t help thinking about how little has changed. The veteran play-by-play man can’t tell you exactly when, but it was around this time back in 2006 when he started. All he’d ever wanted to do was call MLB games, and a decade ago, he became the voice of the Seattle Mariners. But…

For all the progress that’s been made, perhaps due as much to generational changes as anything else, Dunnington’s experiences just two years ago suggest there’s still an unhealthy stigma working against players coming out, whether just to their teammates or to the wider world. But for some gay athletes, their decision might simply be a matter of wanting to be what they think is a “good” teammate. For one straight veteran…

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Updated: Nov 4, 2016 – 12:13 PM Twtter © 2016 Cox Media Group. Twtter

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Here he is, readying for the 10th anniversary of his dream job, and Dave Sims can’t help thinking about how little has changed. The veteran play-by-play man can’t tell you exactly when, but it was around this time back in 2006 when he started. All he’d ever wanted to do was call MLB games, and a decade ago, he became the voice of the Seattle Mariners. …

Updated: Nov 4, 2016 – 12:13 PM Twtter © 2016 Cox Media Group. Twtter

For all the progress that’s been made, perhaps due as much to generational changes as anything else, Dunnington’s experiences just two years ago suggest there’s still an unhealthy stigma working against players coming out, whether just to their teammates or to the wider world. But for some gay athletes, their decision might simply be a matter of wanting to be what they think is a “good” teammate. For one straight veteran…