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Rick Sutcliffe Steals Second Base, Wins Bill Murray a Case of Beer

When it was announced that Rick Sutcliffe, fighting cancer, was well enough to resume his broadcasting career, we cheered a bit. He's always entertaining in the booth, drunk or sober, and anytime someone can win a fight with the disease it's reason to smile. Making it all the better is the chance to hear more stories like...

The White Sox Finally Did Something Right

I haven't exactly been quiet about my feelings towards the White Sox and general manager Kenny Williams this winter. I've grown tired of hearing how the Sox were going to go after Torii Hunter, Kosuke Fukudome, Aaron Rowand, Miguel Cabrera, and Andruw Jones only to see every single one of them wind up elsewhere.Oh sure,...

If Dusty Was White, Would Fans Be Happy?

Now that Dusty Baker will be returning to the dugout as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, he's already got some problems to deal with. He's replaced his old feud with Steve Stone and Chip Caray for a new one with Marty Brennaman, but that's not the only feud Baker already has in the Queen City.No, apparently he's already...

Dusty Baker: Now With Built-In Booth Feuds!

One of Dusty Baker's many failings in Chicago -- besides pitching Kerry Wood and Mark Prior into oblivion and playing Neifi Perez every day, et al.-- was his passive role in a feud between then-announcers Steve Stone and Chip Caray and various players on the team. Players thought they were being criticized too harshly, and...

Steve Stone, Future Cubs GM?

The Chicago Tribune went out and did themselves a little journalism today (they do so everyday, actually), and came back with an interesting scoop: if a certain ownership company wins the Cubs, Steve Stone would be made general manager. And no, it's not Mark Cuban:Stone and Cubs Hall of Fame outfielder Billy Williams are...

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05/22/12 Commissioners OK contract to outsource food services,... Source: Brunswick Beacon - Shallotte NC BOLIVIAâBrunswick County commissioners on Monday approved a contract to outsource its food services and cafeteria for an estimated savings of more than $873,000 in the first year.
05/18/12 Cubs' Kerry Wood Ends Career With Strikeout and Hug Source: The New York Times - New York NY The young Wood dazzled baseball with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and a knee-buckling curveball, but arm injuries handcuffed his career and eventually forced his retirement.
05/16/12 Sugar glut sees demand wane Source: Queensland Times The world sugar market is now in surplus, meaning demand for the cane being crushed in Central Queensland and northern New South Wales could wane for at least the next 18 months.
05/08/12 Italians scoop Curtis trophy at Weston Turville Source: Bucks Herald - Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire - UK Before the monsoon-like weather hit the fairways of Weston Turville Golf Club on a cool April Sunday morning, 11 even teams took part in the Pat Curtis Alliance, a team competition of four players with two scores to count at each hole.
05/03/12 Park Friends Source: Memphis Flyer - Memphis TN Heartsong Church and the Memphis Islamic Center are reaching across the aisle (or, um, street) to share their friendship with the greater Memphis region.