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Occasional Days Of Remembrance Are Not Enough To Address Issues Blacks in Baseball Faced Or Their Future In The Game

“…stop whitewashing the history, acting as if the story ended in 1947. And, MLB would do small but important things to bring back the connection to black fans so that the interest spreads to the talented among us. “

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Under New Mismanagement?

It would seem to be unreasonable to question or criticize the Los Angeles Dodgers management decisions considering they just won a World Series a year ago. But we specialize in the unreasonable. Eddie Rosario has carried the Atlanta Braves offense through the National League Championship Series. Yet, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to pitch to him. It’s one of several

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Stealing Signs: The Moral Question Surrounding Well-Done Thievery And The Punishment That Should Follow

Insider trading is illegal as hell. The Astros system of relaying signs from the video replay booths to the dugout to field is exactly the same thing. If you’re gaining an advantage that another team doesn’t have because they’re following the rules and you’re not, then that’s cheating. And getting caught should have consequences.

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Game 4 Questions

Why does Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts hate Rich Hill? Why does he love Ryan Madson despite Madson allowing the first five inherited runners to score so far in this series? Why does he keep pulling Hill when he’s really effective…like, say, just-struck-out-a-guy-and-has-a-one-hitter-and-a-four-run-lead-in-the-seventh-and-a-shutout-in-Game-4-of-the-World-Series effective? Why? Why? Why? Ansser: To bring in another left-handed reliever in Scott Alexander. Oh. Wait.

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