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Paul Sullivan: The Yu Darvish trade is a cost-saving move — and it starts the undoing of the Cubs. So much for those ‘wheelbarrows of cash.’ Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune © John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts welcomes fans to the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. CHICAGO — It all looked so good on paper. The new, expanded home clubhouse with plenty of space, flat-screen TVs and cryotherapy chambers. The chefs making healthier meals. The proliferation of mental skills...

From ‘Play ball’ to ‘Play Bally’s’? Sinclair betting on legal gambling to boost viewership [Star Tribune] Sometime next summer, the bullpen door will swing open, Taylor Rogers will jog to the mound, and Twins fans will fret as their closer tries to preserve a small lead. But the team’s new broadcasting partner wants them to do more than just watch and worry. Imagine longtime play-by-play voice Dick Bremer saying something like: “Rogers has converted seven consecutive save opportunities. Can he make it eight? If you’d like to place a bet on it, just go to your Bally’s Sports ...

But the team's new broadcasting partner wants them to do more than just watch and worry. Imagine longtime play-by-play voice Dick Bremer saying something like: "Rogers has converted seven consecutive save opportunities. Can he make it eight? If you'd like to place a bet on it, just go to your Bally's Sports app and click on 'In-game wagers.'" Fox Sports North, which has televised Twins games on cable under a variety of names almost continuously since 1989, will be rebranded as Bally's Sports Network (or something similar) this spring, perhaps as soon as baseball's scheduled Opening Day on Apr...