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D-backs Preview #84: 7/2 vs. Giants Share this story Today's Lineups Zac Gallen - RHP Tonight’s starting pitchers, Alex Wood and Zac Gallen, have only 17 characters between them in their names. I wonder how many shorter match-ups there have been in D-backs history? At nine letters, Zac is among the shorter names among our starting pitchers. But not quite the shortest. Going by the names listed on Baseball Reference, one letter less would be Dan Haren, Omar Daal, Juan Cruz, and Zach Duke, each only eight letters long. A little light Googling was not able to shed any further light on the mat...

The greatest Cub of all time, Ernie Banks, could have been even greater Share this story Photo by Focus On Sport/Getty Images There isn’t, I don’t believe, any doubt among Cubs fans as to who the greatest Cubs player of all time is. It’s obviously Ernie Banks — he even bears the honorary title “Mr. Cub.” Even if you never saw him play in person, or if you’re too young to have watched him live on TV, that ramrod-straight bat in his batting stance pictured above is something all Cubs fans know. Ernie’s 512 home runs are a number seared into the memories of Cubs fans, even though...

Throwback Thursday: Day is done at Snow Hill News Journal In this undated photo, at Snow Hill are, from left, Adda Hildebrant, Mrs. Jay reading, and Mrs. Penn from New Vienna. Can you tell us more? Share it at info@wnewsj.com. The photo is courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Society. Like this image? Reproduction copies of this photo are available by calling the History Center. For more info, visit www.clintoncountyhistory.org; follow them on Facebook @ClintonCountyHistory; or call 937-382-4684. Clinton County History Center National headlines • ‘Golden Gate Bridge Opened To Traff...

Gunshots on the East End interrupted a youth baseball game, but the dream is far from...

Tigers get key hits in 5-run 7th inning to beat Twins Updated May 08, 2021; Posted May 08, 2021 Detroit Tigers third baseman Niko Goodrum (28) slides safely into second base for a one-run double as Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco (11) receives the throw in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP Facebook Share The Tigers (10-24) and Twins (12-20) have split the first two games of the three-game series. The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh when Robbie Grossman and Harold Castro reached on singles and then advanced into sco...