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Thursday, April 25
A survey of 90 Major League players indicates Chicago is overwhelmingly the favorite spot to play road games. The restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and cleanliness impress, but it's the people who make it special. NYC comes in 2nd, trailing considerably behind us, though. "It's like New York, but clean and not as chaotic", says Oakland A's pitcher Tim Hudson. Take that, Big Apple!