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Small Ball: Just Like That Old Platonic Friend You Won’t Date

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Just like Edna Crampus, the sacrifice bunt has always been there for the Dodgers. The Dodgers have ignored it in favor of the hot girl, the home run. Just like Edna, the bunt listens to their problems. It tells them that they’re good enough to deserve something better than the last girl who just walked out of their lives. But the Dodgers refuse to recognize that the solution to their despair has been – and I quote Taylor Swift – “been here the whole time.”

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Will The NLCS Really Be Decided By One Game?

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In 2024, the bullpen was so bad going into the playoffs it didn’t seem possible that they could win. The bullpen carried the team through every series. In 2025, the starters were a mess ending the year. The starters carried the day. This year, Los Angeles hit into an insane number of double plays (128), which cost them dearly in their regular-season series against Milwaukee, Atlanta, and San Diego. Their inability to drive in runs cost them. But, this team has a tremendous record of recognizing weakness and addressing it in the postseason.

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A Record For BS

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Advertisements You have to hand it to the Washington Nationals. As of September 4, the all-time record for blown-saves in a season was 37, set by the horrifically bad 2014 Chicago White Sox. But, when the Nationals saw they had 35 blown saves with three weeks to go in the season, they didn’t shirk their responsibility. They didn’t shy away

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Notes From One Of The Greatest Games

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Advertisements or thespitter.com are available. Reach tens of thousands of potential customers annually. Contact the publisher for rates and information. I don’t know when I started taking notes. Hours ago. Here they are. I’m going to bed. Game three Edman swinging at everything neck and higher. Then can’t get low enough to field what should have been an inning-ending double

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The 2025 World Series: Two Teams That Know The Meaning Of The Word “Clutch” And A Great Story

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Advertisements This one could be fun. The storylines seem never ending. The Toronto Blue Jays were last in the World Series in 1993 and won it with the famous Joe Carter home run. George Springer won another game in the postseason with his 23rd career homer…after limping through a game and a half with a sore knee (Fouling a ball

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Magic

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Advertisements Game 1 of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees had already met the expectations of the baseball world even before the 8th inning. And then baseball magic happened. It’s a situation that never happens. Bottom of the ninth…or even better…bottom of the tenth, bases loaded, game tied…or even better…team behind. Visions

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