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Kwon Soon-chul recalls how as a kid he would tune in the radio to catch his favorite baseball team, the Doosan Bears. He says he was fascinated by what he heard coming over the airwaves. “As a totally blind person, I can’t enjoy the game visually, so I concentrate on the sounds of the game —…
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Now that the Chicago Cubs have broken the curse, they could be in for even more championships. At least that’s how a lot of MLB experts feel since many are picking the team to reach and win the 2017 World Series. Chicago was clearly the best team in baseball last year, winning the title after a…
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Almost $78 for two people. As of last spring, that was the average cost to watch a Major League Baseball game in one of its ballparks, according to a study by GOBankingRates. What does that $78 -- technically, $77.92 -- get you and your plus-one? Two tickets for about $41. Two hot dogs for $8 and…
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The baseball season is nearing. You can see it in the starting lineups that are being marched out each day in spring training games. They are looking more and more like the lineups you will see next week when the season begins. And yet still the games are not as compelling as the World Baseball Classic…
Barry Bonds is headed back to McCovey Cove. MLB's all-time home runs leader is re-joining the San Francisco Giants as a special advisor to CEO Larry Bear and will join the team at spring training on Wednesday. "We are delighted to welcome Barry back home to the Giants," Baer said in a statement. "As one of…
As spring training begins to wind down, teams are starting to make the tough roster decisions. Many clubs are attempting to fill the back end of the rotation or determine which reserves deserve a bench job. For the few fortunate teams, such as the defending champion Chicago Cubs, the key remaining issue might be deciding the…
