Lew Freedman
Lew Freedman is a prize-winning sportswriter and former sports editor of the Anchorage Daily News in Alaska, and The Republic in Columbus, Indiana. He also worked on the staffs of the Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Inquirer. Freedman is the author of numerous sports books, many on the White Sox, Cubs, and baseball history.
Forget the threat. The Chicago Cubs are not going to abandon Wrigley Field on the cusp of the ballpark’s 100th anniversary. Owner Tom Ricketts’ comment that if he didn’t get his way…Read More
About five minutes after Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson‘s 200th victory was in the books Tuesday night discussion turned to the topic of whether or not winning 200 big-league games now automatically…Read More
Every once in a while it’s fun to have a baseball game that is long enough for you to watch the first pitch and the last pitch and get a good night’s sleep in-between. That’s what the…Read More
Tell me you saw this coming. Aging star player ends the 2012 season by missing 72 of the last 73 games due to injury. His body does not heal over the winter. He misses all of spring training. After…Read More
One would hope the coverage plan is solid for the Los Angeles Dodgers because their pitchers need all of the TLC Blue Cross can muster. Saturday it was Stephen Fife going down. The No. 1 thing LA pitchers…Read More
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Striking out 17 batters in eight innings Friday night against the Atlanta Braves was an extraordinary…Read More
Adam, Adam, Adam, what are we going to do with you? One minute you’re going yard and the next…Read More
Well, this was unlikely. Jose Valverde, who became so contagious during the playoffs in October that…Read More
Right now the way certain teams are playing and the way injuries have shaken up other teams, it seems…Read More
It wasn’t easy to figure out what was broken about Tim Lincecum during the San Francisco Giants’…Read More
My favorite quote from the last several days of Major League baseball came from Milwaukee Brewers manager…Read More
You’ve got to admire the New York Yankees for what they have accomplished over the first few weeks…Read More
Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan came into the 2013 season with 298 career saves and he very quickly…Read More
Let’s go back to this goat’s head thing for a minute. One day last week a car pulled up…Read More
When Johnny Cueto clutched his right, throwing arm on the mound, Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker…Read More
CINCINNATI–About three hours before the Cincinnati Reds-Philadelphia Phillies game at Great American…Read More
The biggest irony connected to the release of the new, inspirational movie “42″ is the fact…Read More
I just scorched my fingers by typing the words “Atlanta Braves.” That’s how hot they…Read More
In case you haven’t noticed since the Blue Jays are so far away that they need passports to play…Read More
My first impression of the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Diego Padres brawl Thursday night at PETCO Park was…Read More