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Exclusive: White Sox 2B Nicky Lopez on How He Got into Baseball

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Major League Baseball draws big crowds, elicits huge ratings and inflames passions, which makes it truly more than just a game. However, it is still a game, and that means it's just win or lose, not life of death. Chicago White Sox second baseman Nicky Lopez knows that, as his team is currently on pace to finish this season 42-120. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: White Sox 2B Nicky Lopez on How He Got into Baseball

How and Why Sports Press Releases Morphed into Spam

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Editor's Note: with the original publication that this article was posted on set for imminent extinction, we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it gets deleted. It originally ran in the summer of 2010, and we have updated it in some places.  Sports press releases are well-crafted statements that convey a highly controlled message to the masses. These days, many … [Read more...] about How and Why Sports Press Releases Morphed into Spam

25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies

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Editor's Note: this article originally ran in the fall of 2018. The sports calendar is sort of imbalanced, but once it gets moving, it has a lot of velocity. For about four months in the summer you have pretty much nothing but baseball. And that lull is extremely brutal. But once college football starts– boom! The NFL is the very next week. Hockey preseason starts two … [Read more...] about 25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies

Jerry Reinsdorf Must Sell, White Sox on Pace to be Historically Bad

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Jerry Reinsdorf, what on Earth have you done? How can a Major League Baseball team be metaphorically "out of it" well before the month of May even begins? Getting out of the gates 6-22 this season, the Chicago White Sox have been "done" since before the weather even warmed up. At 27-77, they're 50 games under .500, for the first time since franchise history since 1970, when … [Read more...] about Jerry Reinsdorf Must Sell, White Sox on Pace to be Historically Bad

2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24

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The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft will be held July 14-16. In other words, it's just two days away! So with that in mind, welcome to the penultimate edition of our 2024 MLB Mock Draft! It comes with some changes. We'll do our final edition of the 2024 MLB Mock Draft Sunday morning. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop website to do a mock … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24

History of Baseball Card Collecting: Recovery From Bubble Burst to Present Day

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Our History of Baseball Card Collecting series continues with a look at the recovery from the bubble bursting, where we are now and where we are going Go here for part one, covering the hobby's origins. Part two, focusing on the Topps monopoly, can be found here. Part three, focusing on the golden age, overexpansion and bubble bursting, can be found here. … [Read more...] about History of Baseball Card Collecting: Recovery From Bubble Burst to Present Day

History of Baseball Card Collecting: The Topps Monopoly Era

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Note: this article on the Topps monopoly era is part of a series on the overall history of baseball card collecting. It will run in portions here and on the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America newsletter. Remember opening your first ever wax pack of Topps baseball cards? Oftentimes, the back bookend of the card came with a stain on it, from having been wedged … [Read more...] about History of Baseball Card Collecting: The Topps Monopoly Era

White Sox Flop Brian Anderson Takes Over Embattled Northwestern Program

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F. Scott Fitzgerald is infamously misquoted whenever people claim he once said "there are no second acts in American life." They just didn't understand what Fitzgerald meant. We'll now see if Brian Anderson the baseball coach is superior to the Brian Anderson the Major League Baseball player. Anderson, the 15th overall pick in the 2003 MLB Draft, and a five tool player if … [Read more...] about White Sox Flop Brian Anderson Takes Over Embattled Northwestern Program

Ozzie Guillen Provides Emotional, Powerful Reaction to Highland Park Shooting

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As it's the one year anniversary of the Highland Park, IL Independence Day Parade mass shooting, we now re-publish our stories from one year ago, spotlighting the reactions and commentary from local sports figures.  Fourth of July 2022 will unfortunately always be synonymous with the deadly mass shooting that transpired in the in the affluent Chicago suburb of Highland Park, … [Read more...] about Ozzie Guillen Provides Emotional, Powerful Reaction to Highland Park Shooting