theloveofsports.com - 6/19/2009
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Interleague play is in full swing these days, and I know it’s cliché, but, “Can we all just get along?”
Having lived in the Chicago area for 33 of the past 34 years, I’ve witnessed the evolution of the Cubs-White Sox rivalry. Although interleague play has existed ...
beyondtheboxscore.com - 6/19/2009
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AP Ubaldo Jimenez fronts the best pitching staff (to...
date) in the National League. They've helped the Rockies rise in our rankings, and are now our "on paper" leaders for the wild ...
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BtB Power Rankings: Through Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
zonersports.com - 6/18/2009
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zonersports.com —
Exciting Cubs/Sox game today. Home Runs by DLee
and Soto–and their overall performance lately–should give Cubs fans...
a boost. But the way it ended was just plain odd. Matt Thornton got to 1-2 on Soriano by throwing nothing but fastballs. Then he threw another for ball 2. And then ...
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Cubs vs. White Sox Notes
bugsandcranks.com - 6/19/2009
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There’s nothing better than PG rated, suitable for
daytime TV, trash talking between Cubs fans and White...
Sox fans. At least that’s the opinion of the folks at Comcast Sports Net Chicago . They have invited fans from both sides of town ...
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“Hard-hitting” Crosstown Trash Talk
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Blogging the Bloggers: Canseco, Burress and Rick Reilly
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Why We Love Interleague Play
The Love of Sports —
... whatever reason I can to keep it to be honest.
Joe Maddon’s recently said his favorite quote comes from Albert Einstein.
“A mind once stretched has difficulty going back to its original form.”
Seeing the Dodgers play the Mariners allows fans from both leagues to consider the other’s side, and it makes for much more enjoyment for the fan.
Plus, what’s more enlightening than a brewhaha, anyways?
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Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. White Sox - 06/28/09
chicagocubsonline.com 6/28/2009 — Game Seventy-Two: Cubs (35-36) vs. White Sox (36-38)
Game Time - 1:05pm C.T.
Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 180
Location - U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago
Carlos Zambrano (4-2, 3.48/1.27) vs. John Danks (5-6, 4.43/1.29)
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Cubs vs Sox - Crosstown Classic 2009
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Cubs 6, White Sox 5 —
NYT > Baseball 6/19/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto hit consecutive homers to tie the game in a four-run eighth inning, then Alfonso Soriano singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 victory over the White Sox on Thursday.
Cubs rally to beat Sox —
chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/19/2009
5 runs in 8th and 9th innings doom Chicago White Sox
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What happened Thursday at Wrigley Field was one of most dramatic games in Cubs-White history, and certainly one of the most ...
