Remembering Ron

December 4, 2010 by Stephanie Paluch · 2 Comments

Itâ€™s been hours now since the news of our beloved Chicago icon has hit the airwaves, and weâ€™ve all dealt with the passing in various ways. When I first got the news, my initial thought was â€œI have to be at Wrigley. I have to be home.â€ I’ve spent the majority of today in thought […]

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The Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic: Game Five

November 9, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

In part one of my Ultimate Seven-Game Fall Classic series, I featured Game One of the 1988 World Series between the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, won by the latter on Kirk Gibson’s walk-off two-run homer off Dennis Eckersley, ironic because it was Eck who coined the phrase “walk-off piece.” Part two featured an […]

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