Articles by The Hall of Very Good (1026)

Pirates Pitcher Tyler Glasnow Can Get Up
Tall guys get asked all the time if they play basketball. And at 6-foot-8, Tyler Glasnow must hear it daily….
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Eric Thames is Back in the Majors
It’s been four full seasons since Eric Thames last saw Major League pitching. To put that into perspective…the Houston Astros…
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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Already Making a Splash
Not long after the minor league season ended, a number of teams ditched their old monikers in favor of new…
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Gingerbread Wrigley Field Looks Delicious
Whatever happened to gingerbread house-shaped gingerbread houses? Yup…that’s a 400-pound gingerbread replica of Wrigley Field. And the best part, everything…
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For Sale: 1980 Tony Gwynn Padres Jersey
eBay is awesome. I realize that’s the understatement of the week, but, I stand by it…the site is pretty damn…
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Original Phillie Phanatic: Mascots “Belong” in Hall of Fame
Soon, during the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, 16 voters will get together to see who will become the latest…
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Masahiro Tanaka Attempts to Catch Them All in Pokémon Commercial
Following the recent retirement and trades of some of their bigger name players, it’s safe to say the New York…
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The Pope is a Cubs Fan?
I hope there’s room for one more on the Chicago Cubs bandwagon…because it looks like Pope Francis needs a seat….
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Reliever Travis Wood Honored in Hometown
Every hero is honored differently. In 1947, the first Babe Ruth Day was celebrated on April 27 when the larger-than-life…
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Diamondbacks Take On the Mannequin Challenge
I was really, really hoping we’d have more time between crazy internet video memes, but, well…move over “Gangnam Style” “Harlem…
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Dusty Baker’s Kid to Play Collegiate Baseball
It looks Dusty Baker’s son Darren is joining the family business. Thursday, the 17-year-old son of the Washington Nationals skipper…
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Former Miss America Names Baby After Wrigley Field
It’s not uncommon to name your kid after your favorite baseball player. If you’re Katie Stam-Irk, Miss America 2009, you…
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The HOVG Podcast: Zack Hample
This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined again by famed baseball collector, author and Arkanoid world champion Zack…
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32 Years Later, Cubs Song is a Hit
In 1981, Chicago-born singer and songwriter Steve Goodman wrote a song he hoped would become the unofficial anthem for his…
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Jake Arrieta Channels Curt Schilling, Pisses Off Fans
Welp. That didn’t take long. Not long after Tuesday night’s votes were counted, Jake Arrieta took to Twitter to sound…
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Jake Arrieta Shaves Off His Trademark Beard
Hair today…gone tomorrow. Or something like that. Friday, during the Chicago Cubs victory parade through Chicago, Jake Arrieta’s lush, thick…
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Reds to Honor Pete Rose with a Statue
For years, Pete Rose was persona non grata in the baseball world. And while he’s still banned for life…the Hit…
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Airport Renames Gate After David Ortiz
Prepare yourself for the understatement of understatements. Ready? Boston sure does love them some David Ortiz. It’s true. As if…
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Stupidity on Full Display During Cubs Victory Parade
If we’ve learned one thing from the aftermath of the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in 108 years,…
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Cubs Players to Visit Saturday Night Live
Chicago Cubs fans rejoice, your team is about to be everywhere. And everyone else…you might want to get used to…
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Michael J. Fox Congratulates Cubs on World Series Win
So…didja hear the one about the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series? Much to the chagrin of Smashing Pumpkins frontman…
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Billy Corgan Hates the Celebs at Wrigley Field
If you’ve watched any of the World Series, you know that when it comes to celebrities…the Chicago Cubs are light…
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Hunter Pence Just Won Halloween, Gang
Who says Halloween is just for the kids? Whether it’s the Chicago Cubs heading to Cleveland for Game Six of…
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Unfortunate Headline Ruins Otherwise Dominant Performance
As it should be, the talk following the Chicago Cubs dramatic Game Five victory Sunday night was Aroldis Chapman’s masterful…
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Your Annual Steve Bartman Costume Contest
The annual Steve Bartman costume contest might have gotten off to an early start when Frank Kaminsky trolled the Chicago…
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Of Course There’s a Wrigley Field-Themed Cemetery
For decades, there have been stories of dead people voting in Chicago and while I’m not sure if that is…
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What Hat Was Jon Hamm Really Wearing?
The Cleveland Indians might have won Game Three of the World Series…but it was Jon Hamm who really got the,…
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Doc Brown and Marty McFly Showed Up Outside Wrigley Field
About a year after you thought you had heard the last of “Back to the Future II” predicting a Chicago…
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Jose Canseco Gets a New Head of Hair
From bloody fingers to reversing curses, this year’s postseason has had its fair share of storylines. And forget the return…
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