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Netflix film ‘The Saint of Second Chances’ looks back at Mike Veeck’s highs and lows

Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. Paul and a family heartbreak.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Fassbender's The Killer and more Netflix movies heading to theaters before streaming

Netflix has a busy movie slate planned for the fall, including a number of star-studded movies heading to theaters. We’ve got all the details.

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Vahe Gregorian: Some 75 years after Satchel Paige debut, salute to ‘Black Aces’ asks what might’ve been

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Could be that Satchel Paige was 42 years old when he made his first American League appearance 75 years ago July 9. Then again, he might have been 52 or some other age altogether after Cleveland owner Bill Veeck purchased his contract from the Kansas City…

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‘A story that didn’t used to be told’: the rise and fall of baseball’s Negro Leagues

In eye-opening documentary The League, director Sam Pollard tells a fully-rounded tale of how Black baseball used to thrive

The Guardian - US

Chicago’s All-Star ‘game of the century’

The 1933 contest featured such players as Babe Ruth, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Gabby Hartnett, Carl Hubbell and Lou Gehrig, but no black players.

Chicago Sun-Times

The One Rules Debate Players and MLB Officials Can’t Agree On

One of this season’s new rule changes seems to be working on the field. There’s just one problem: Players and league officials can’t agree on what to call it.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball quiz: And now for something completely different ...

Let’s put statistics and trivia aside and see if you can name the author of these baseball quotes.

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This baseball quiz is no Mission: Impossible

Accept the challenge and do your best not to self-destruct.

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White Sox’ biggest trades of winter meetings

From Bill Veeck’s flurry of deals in 1975 to the 2016 Chris Sale trade, Sox have made headlines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Maryfrances Veeck, publicist, resourceful partner to legendary Bill Veeck, dead at 102

Her husband was renowned for his publicity stunts. She came up with a few of her own. She died Sept. 10 at Montgomery Place retirement community in Hyde Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Remembering Mary Frances Veeck, an ambassador for baseball and sounding board for the former White Sox owner

CHICAGO — Mary Frances Veeck was recalling the night in 1979 that her husband, former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck, returned from a particularly rough night at Comiskey Park.

Chicago Tribune

SI:AM | Serena Williams Is Retiring—But Not Immediately

She says she wants to grow her family.

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Paul Sullivan: Minnie Miñoso’s long and complicated journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame ends with his day in the sun

Minnie Miñoso’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday culminated a long and complicated journey to Cooperstown, N.Y., that few imagined would end this way.

Chicago Tribune

SI:AM | How Low Will Players Go at St. Andrews?

Firm and fast course conditions could make for some eye-popping scores.

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Baseball should honor Larry Doby, another pioneer in integrating the sport

On July 5, 1947, the unassuming 22-year-old joined the Cleveland Indians and played at Comiskey Park, the first Black player in the American League. Every July 5, AL players should wear his No. 14.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: From yuppies to ‘Cuppies,’ Wrigley Field bleachers are still the place to ignore the Chicago Cubs’ failures

CHICAGO — It was a beautiful afternoon for baseball Saturday, so I ventured out to the Wrigley Field bleachers to see how Chicago Cubs fans were coping with the rebuild that can’t be called a rebuild.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Here Are the Most Important Details in the New MLB CBA

Forget the boring labor stuff, this is what matters to baseball fans.

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