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By Stephon Johnson / @StephonJohnson8 If you were anywhere near a sports website, a sports cable channel or sports social media this month, you heard that a Chicago baseball team won the 2016 World Series already. I’m kidding, of course, but the recent wheeling and dealing by Theo Epstein and company have positioned a Chicago baseball team to possibly experience its first World … [Read more...] about The 2005 Chicago White Sox: Where’s the Love?

For some, 2016 Spring Training marks the start of a brand new Major League Baseball season. For others, this time of year marks the height of the presidential primary elections. While many pontificate over who is best suited to lead the country, The Sports Fan Journal fam decided to take a look at which player, manager, or front office member is the best candidate to lead their … [Read more...] about 2016 MLB Preseason Primaries: Jason Heyward

The Major League Baseball season is closing out its first month of the 2016 season this weekend, and while the first 30 days of the season tell very little of what the big picture will be once it is fully painted, it does provide a backdrop for early season predictions. Entering the year, fans of the two respective clubs in the city of Chicago were receiving very different … [Read more...] about So Far, Chicago Is Baseball’s 2016 Epicenter

The first strike in this year’s Major League Baseball trade deadline season landed home earlier this week, as the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs agreed on a deal that would send a fleet of top-tier Cubs prospects to New York in return for all-universe closer Aroldis Chapman. And really, it should surprise virtually nobody that it was the Cubs who have swung the first – and … [Read more...] about In Landing Chapman, The Chicago Cubs Should Exercise Caution

The World Series, American sports’ longest running championship showdown, is first and foremost an even that is steeped in history. Whether it be the New York Yankees’ 28 titles, the Boston Red Sox drought-breaking recent success or the unlikeness of a Kansas City Royals, Miami (nee Florida) Marlins or Arizona Diamondbacks victory, everything is framed through the context of … [Read more...] about Unlikely World Series Pairing Could Produce Shocking Series MVP

By Randy Holt / @RandallPinkFloyd In a world where Major League Baseball fails to promote its biggest stars with anything resembling consistency, Javier Baez has decided to take it upon himself to handle his own marketing. Between the 2016 postseason and this year’s World Baseball Classic, no player in baseball has made a more of an impact on television sets with as much … [Read more...] about Like It Or Not, Javier Baez Is Taking Over the World

The nearly three-year saga revolving around the dance of Bryce Harper with free agency appears to be reaching a tipping point soon. With the superstar slugger setting dates and spending quality time with a handful of suitors, it appears that his decision on where Harper will be suiting up for the foreseeable future is imminent. Regardless of where he lands, two things are … [Read more...] about Get In Where You Fit In: Breaking Down Bryce Harper’s Free Agency Finalists

Mr. Getaway tends be a curmudgeon when he sees his favorite sport being raked over the coals for doing dumb s**t. Despite all of the negativity, however, the 2019 MLB season’s been fantastic. Yes, we can continue to talk about service time, Tim Anderson’s suspension and beanballs. We can talk about racist announcers. Let’s not. Let’s be thankful. Mr. Getaway has a lot to be … [Read more...] about Getaway Day – Be Thankful

And now for something I think you’ll really like. If there’s one thing Mr. Getaway’s obsessed with, it’s old sporting events on YouTube. A treasure trove of ephemera from days long gone, YouTube is the ultimate “yo, remember this?” Of course, that inherent feeling of nostalgia on the site stretches into sports. Growing up, Mr. Getaway could remember recording games on VHS. … [Read more...] about Getaway Day – YouTube Classics (Vol. 1)