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Son Ranto
The Son Ranto Show: Off to Offseason
Welp, where do we go from here? Danny, Crawly, and Michael don’t know either. But we sure as hell talk…
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Son Ranto Postgame: No-No
Where were you when Alec Mills pitched a no-hitter? Danny Rockett was on the patio with Bleacher Jeff. Crawly was…
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The Son Ranto Show: Liquor Store Mags
It’s a good old-fashioned Son Ranto Show! The trade deadline has come and gone and Albert Almora Jr. is gone…
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The Son Ranto Show: Splitting the Day
The Cubs split a double header with the Cardinals on Monday and it’s the Tale of Two Crawlys. One mad…
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John Baker Day Talks: Doug Glanville Joins for Conversation About Race and Baseball
Before the 2020 season had even been implemented by Rob Manfred, I asked Cubs mental skills coordinator John Baker what…
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The Son Ranto Podcast Celebrates Black Baseball in Chicago: Part 1, Looking to the Past
Welcome to the first installment of the John Baker Day talks in which we explore the rich history of Black…
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The Son Ranto Show Presents: John Baker Day 2020 Podcasts
Some Cubs fans prefer their infotainment in podcast form. I got you fam! Check out the live streamed John Baker…
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Podcasts
The Son Ranto Show: Threesome
With all the excitement of John Baker Day last week and the extra workload, I am finally getting around to…
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Black Baseball in Chicago: A Talk with John Baker and Negro Leagues Expert Bob Kendrick
Last week on John Baker Day, Cubs mental skills coordinator John Baker had a conversation about the history of black…
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Chicago Cubs News
Obvious Shirts Releases John Baker Day Masks, Antiracist Shirts to Support Lost Boyz on Chicago’s South Side
Today is John Baker Day or, more colloquially, “The Night The Backup Catcher Got the Win.” For the past five…
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