Thursday, October 27, 2016

Is he baseball's MVP?

By Jesse Rogers

Cleveland -- Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber (click here) isn't sure if he can play defense when the World Series shifts to Wrigley Field for Games 3, 4 and 5 this weekend, but he and the team aren't ruling anything out.

"We'll see where it goes," Schwarber said after the Cubs' 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 on Wednesday. "Nothing's set in stone. No one's told me anything, so as of right now, the story is still the same."

Schwarber was the designated hitter for Games 1 and 2, going 3-for-7 with two walks and two RBIs -- both coming in Game 2. He missed all but three games of the regular season after tearing two ligaments in his left knee in early April, but doctors cleared him last week to play, though not in the field. At least not yet....

Baseball might have a real hero without a doping scandal. I look forward to it.

October 27, 2016
By Bob Nightengale

Cleveland — It no longer defies imagination, (click here) but assaults the senses, wondering how sheer and utter fantasy could become reality.

How in the world could a baseball player spend six months just learning to walk again after a devastating knee injury, not playing in a single game, and lead the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory since 1945, with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians, evening the Series at 1-game apiece?

"It’s the  'Legend of Kyle Schwarber,' " catcher David Ross said....