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The long ball has taken the ChiSox this far, but Gerry Fraley says Game 1 shows they’ll need more than that to get past the Rays.

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What a debut for Tampa Bay and rookie Evan Longoria, who homered twice in the Rays’ 6-4 win over the White Sox.

By the end of the game, the ball would be dark with grass, mud, and tobacco juice, and it would be misshapen and lumpy from contact with the bat.

The Cubs bumbled along against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.

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After two humbling defeats, the Cubs are about to squander the NL’s best record.

Meanwhile, the Rays don’t look inexperienced at all.

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Clubs now had the ability to enforce player contracts, preventing players from jumping to higher-paying clubs.

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As is the case for most North American sports leagues, the “closed shop” aspect of MLB effectively prevents the yearly promotion and relegation of teams into and out of the Major League by virtue of their performance.

For the second straight year, on the last day of the season, the Mets were eliminated from postseason contention.

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As Vladimir Guerrero’s postseason struggles continue, Ken Rosenthal wonders if his failures in the clutch will cost him a big deal.

Los Angeles scores five in the second and Manny Ramirez homers again in the Dodgers’ 10-3 win.

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The Dodgers scored five in the second en route to a 10-3 win over the Cubs.