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Michelle L's avatar

Drew Maggi was also my favorite story of the week originally shown to me by Scoop, my 10 year old grandson. Maggi is one of the reasons I love baseball. What a testament to hard work and never giving up.

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Glenn Geffner's avatar

The Pirates are on a magic carpet ride so far. I’m not sure it’s sustainable, but we’ll see. Regardless good for them.

It all started when they decided to bring Andrew McCutchen back. He’s a far cry from the player he once was, but a guy like that still adds a lot to the ballclub, and he gives fans a reason to care even if the team isn’t winning. He’s also a link to happier days.

If they didn’t have a prospect ready to go and didn’t want to sign a prime free agent, they could easily have split DH at-bats among several players or brought in a replacement-level outfielder for far less than the $5 million they’re paying McCutchen.

Good for them for bringing him in. Their young players can learn from him, and they’ve given fans a reason to care no matter how the team plays the rest of the way. On top of that, he’s actually been somewhat productive so far.

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Michelle L's avatar

That’s White Sox caller did not have a “um” in his entire rant. That was a spectacular heartfelt rant and kudos to the booth for not interrupting him.

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Glenn Geffner's avatar

There are a few cities where sports talk radio is still alive and well. Chicago is definitely one of them.

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