A World Series Dreaming Contest
With baseball season just around the corner, here at World Series Dreaming, we want to make some updates. If you have been a fan of our Facebook page or twitter the past few seasons, you know that we...
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Derek Jeter to retire at the end of 2014, and my baseball childhood will...
I finally have some time to put this into words after a rather busy day. If you don’t know, earlier this afternoon, long-time New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced that he will retire at...
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World Series Dreaming Fantasy Baseball League Update
First off, allow me to apologize to each and every one of you. Because this is the inaugural WSDFBL, you are all my guinea pigs for this “test run”. There will be kinks to work out to make the league...
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All About the Money
Every now and then, we will tackle a subject that isn’t solely focused on the Chicago Cubs, and today is one of those times. Although, there is still a Cubs spin as this was also brought up with Jeff...
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Checking the Standings
The Cubs just finished their series against the Nationals on Saturday and are on their way to Boston. Technically, their 81st game isn’t until Monday night at Fenway, but this is as good a time as any...
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I’m rooting for Jeff Samardzija and the Oakland A’s, and so should you
Jeff Samardzija was traded along with Jason Hammel to the Oakland A’s late Friday night. I believe it was a good trade for both teams, a break-even at worst, and will hopefully give the A’s the boost...
View ArticleAll-Star Selection Sunday Results
You can follow along the names as they are revealed here. For the American League: Your browser does not support iframes. The fan-selected American League starting lineup is: C Matt Wieters (injured,...
View ArticleChecking the Standings At the All-Star Break
I think I’ll check the individual player statistics when they update later on, but for now, with the Yankees-Orioles game having been rained out on Sunday night (seriously, why have a night game the...
View ArticleCardinals Directly Responsible For the National League’s Demise
Minor news first, about Emilio Bonifacio: Emilio Bonifacio’s rehab assignment transferred to Double-A Tennessee. — Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) July 16, 2014 Come back soon Emilio! In the meantime, I...
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The Cubs should probably wait on David Price
A few days ago Ken Rosenthal started a fire among fans of the Chicago Cubs when he started a rumor that they should trade for David Price. This self started rumor began to make Cub fans think and dream...
View ArticleLabels don’t matter if he can play
Even though this is a baseball centered blog, sometimes news from elsewhere drifts in to baseball and gets you thinking. Today, remarks from Tony Dungy made me think about a few things, and I wanted to...
View ArticleThank You Paul Konerko
The city of Chicago is about to say goodbye to one of the best players in the long history of Chicago baseball. Overshadowed by the retirement of New York Yankee legend and Hall of Fame shortstop Derek...
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A World Series Preview, From August
The World Series (sans the Chicago Cubs) is set to begin Tuesday. The American League Champion Kansas City Royals will be hosting the National League Champion San Francisco Giants. While the Cubs are...
View ArticleRebuttal!
Anno just wrote that he says the Royals will win the World Series. Since I have my own rooting interests and I favor the Giants, let’s just say… Giants win. Wouldn’t be surprised if it went the full...
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Ahem…About that World Series
Photo by Ezra Shaw, Getty Images So while the Cubs were upstaging the main event, there was a very exciting Game Seven going on in Kansas City. Anno thought the Royals would win. I said the Giants...
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Ryan Theriot Should Probably Just Stop Talking
Ryan Theriot, was once a beloved figure around Wrigleyville. With his hustle and grit, he was instantly a fan favorite; especially with the ladies. Even after he left the Cubs organization, and traded...
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A Day to Be Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all from all of us here at World Series Dreaming. Today is the day that we are supposed to sit back and remember what we are thankful for. As a whole, we generally do not...
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The Struggles of Selecting Hall of Famers
Year after year, the hall of fame election draws all sorts of debate and discussion. The rules are terrible. Someone sells their ballot to Deadspin. Players who everyone thinks should be in are left...
View ArticleBBWAA Elects Roughly Half of What it Should Have to Hall of Fame
Today, it was announced that the BBWAA elected Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio to the Hall of Fame. No problem. They are all very deserving of enshrinement. It is the...
View ArticleThus Ends the Ben Zobrist Dream
Ben Zobrist is a very hot trade commodity, and of course we know that the Tampa Bay Rays still had Yunel Escobar and probably some other guys who could play middle infield. But Billy Beane is nuts…...
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