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SPORT | The Cubs, struggle, and social change
The Cub’s victory teaches us that if people try hard enough and long enough, they can win. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 3, 2016 Chicago’s iconic journalist, columnist, pundit, and Cubs fan, Mike Royko, once ruminated … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Cubs, Harry Targ, Major League Baseball, Mike Royko, Rag Bloggers, Social Change, Studs Terkel, World Series
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SPORT | The sweetest escape: The Chicago Cubs win the World Series
After more than a century, the Cubs gave so many of us cathartic joy, just when we needed it the most. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | November 3, 2016 There are no words. If the greatest predictor … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Cubs, Dave Zirin, Major League Baseball, Rag Bloggers, Sports, World Series
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SPORT | Former Dodger GM’s exile from baseball: Was justice done?
Despite Al Campanis’ historic racist remark, he was a proud and honorable man who was mistreated by pro baseball’s self-righteous moral guardians. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2014 I often think of Al Campanis, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Campanis, Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Murray Polner, Nightline, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Sports
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Decriminalize Baseball!
Ryan Braun isn’t Al Capone. Image from Deadspin. Decriminalize the game:A solution to baseball’s drug wars I love baseball and it’s tragic to watch it self-devour. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | June 5, 2013 See Thorne Dreyer’s … Continue reading
