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• Sabres Host Incredible Charity Event With Alumni in Shoresy Fall Classic
This past Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association partnered up with the cast of the famous hit Hulu TV show Shoresy to host the Shoresy Fall Classic event…...2024
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• Trout vs. Harper in October? No Astros title in 2017? What if every World Series was between No. 1 seeds?
The 2024 Fall Classic featured the teams with each league's best record. It doesn't happen often -- but what if it ALWAYS did?...2024
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• Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Reveals Hilarious New Story About Walk-Off Grand Slam in World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman revealed he blacked out after he hit the walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series. Freeman was a guest on the New Heights Show with NFL brothers Jason and Travis Kelce, and shared what he can remember from his remarkable Fall Classic moment. Gibby, Meet …...2024
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• New book features lesser-known World Series stories, including those featuring the Royals

SetNumber: X32251 TK6 R13 F18 “Shadows of Glory: Memorable and Offbeat World Series Stories” offers stories you may not know about the Fall Classic. For all of the great, wonderful, and well-known stories about the World Series, there are just as many great, wonderful, and lesser-known stories from the Fall Classic, stories of which even diehard baseball fans are unaware. During the playof...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 4

Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Chicago River runs Cubbie Blue, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various ...2024
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• Ohtani, Yamamoto help WS ratings soar in Japan
With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the World Series averaged 12.9 million viewers in Japan, the most-watched Fall Classic in the nation's history....2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 4
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• The Rays have a decision to make on Brandon Lowe

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images An obvious decision, but a decision all the same Should the Tampa Bay Rays exercise their option on Brandon Lowe’s contract? Um...Yes! As obvious as this is to us, we can still explore the matter a bit. Brandon Lowe was the Rays 3rd round selection in the 2015 draft. The Maryland alum raked his way through the minor leagues and reached the Rays active...2024
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title

The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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• Watch: Shohei Ohtani injures shoulder on steal attempt in World Series Game 2

The Los Angeles Dodgers own a 2-0 lead in the World Series, but now have one very, very big injury question mark as the Fall Classic heads to New York....2024
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• Shohei Ohtani injury: Dodgers star undergoing tests on shoulder, status uncertain for rest of World Series

Ohtani was hurt while sliding into second base, and it's unclear if he'll play again in the Fall Classic...2024
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• Dodgers' Evan Phillips left off World Series roster as Yankees also make changes before Fall Classic

Lefty reliever Alex Vesia and right-hander Brusdar Graterol added to Dodgers roster after recovering from injuries...2024
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers

The Fall Classic will return to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years, but Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers have every intention of spoiling the party. Yankees vs. Dodgers has probably been one of the most common World Series predictions of the past decade. They’re both consistent powerhouse teams with loads of star power, and both have made the playoffs in every season since 2017 (save for the Yan...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25

Happy birthday, Mike Harkey! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Mike Harkey, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of ...2024
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• A remembrance of Fernando Valenzuela’s first game at Wrigley Field

Fernando Valenzuela pitching against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, June 6, 1981 | Getty Images It was at the height of Fernandomania in 1981. As you have likely heard, Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passed away late Tuesday, far too young at 63. If you’re too young to remember Fernandomania, I hope this anecdote gives you an idea of how big a thing it was. He was called up by the Dodgers ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passes away. A World Series preview and other MLB news. We were all set to celebrate the World Series and the first Yankees/Dodgers Fall Classic since 1981. But first, we have to say goodbye to one of the heroes of that World Series of 43 years ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fern...2024
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• USA Athletes Eager to Participate in 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Danny Logan is already doing the math in his head. So are Dempsey Arsenault and Tom Schreiber. Established USA athletes are wondering what it will take to represent the United States in the 2028 Olympics. “I’ll be just on the other side of 30,” said Logan, a short-stick defensive midfielder for the gold medal-winning 2023 U.S. men’s national team and part of the 2024 U.S. men’s box national team p...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: As Mets and Nationals Race, 23 May Be Lucky Number
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• Royals Fan Will Get Unicorn Tattoo with Players' Faces for World Series Tickets
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"The Fall Classic was billed as Ohtani vs."

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"Reliever instrumental in three World Series runs, saved decisive game in 2012 Fall Classic"

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"Harper’s two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning erased a one-run deficit and put Philadelphia back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 2009."

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"Greinke became the first pitcher with a pinch hit in the Fall Classic in 98 years"

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"Word about Houston's exploits reached the Nationals before the Fall Classic"

2019
"The Brewers and Houston Astros both fell just short of the Fall Classic in 2018."

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"And so I've assembled an All-Star squad -- for just this weekend, let's call it the Brady Bunch -- of Fall Classic contributors."

2017
"The never-say-die Astros -- facing a four-run deficit in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound -- pulled off the unthinkable in an epic game in an unforgettable Fall Classic."

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"Predict 10 Fall Classic outcomes for a shot at a $1,000 MLBshop."

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"But, particularly in the Fall Classic against the Kansas City Royals, he came about as close as any baseball player can to singlehandedly clinching a postseason series."

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"Then he astonished them with tickets to Game 1 of the Fall Classic between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium."

• New book features lesser-known World Series stories, including those featuring the Royals
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 4
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• The Rays have a decision to make on Brandon Lowe
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Braves News: Freddie Freeman makes history, Yankees avoid sweep, and more

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images News and notes from Tuesday. Fan-favorite Freddie Freeman has had a remarkable World Series, and that trend continued during Tuesday’s game four. The Los Angeles Dodgers were taken down by the New York Yankees 11-4, but Freeman still found a way to make history Freddie Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Series games. pic.tw...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series

Anthony Rizzo and Juan Soto celebrate winning the ALCS | David Dermer-Imagn Images A Fall Classic made for the media The World Series is here and the broadcast networks are getting exactly what they dream about each year — a battle between the two largest media markets in the country. It’s sure to draw a lot of viewers. I’ll certainly be tuned in despite the fact that I’m already groaning ...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Which team will emerge victorious from this heavyweight fight? The highly anticipated 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is set to kick off tonight at 8:08 pm on FOX. The Yankees, unquestionably the most popular and most successful franchise in Major League Baseball, are making their first World Series appearance si...2024
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Not expecting the Mets to win is the cardinal rule for fans. I broke it. This is a guest piece from Scott Rogowsky. Rogowsky is a comedian and the host of HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. He’s a lifelong fan of the New York Mets. You can follow him on X at @ScottRogowsky The Mets lost, and it’s my fault. They didn’t lose Game 6 of the National League Champion...2024
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• New book features lesser-known World Series stories, including those featuring the Royals
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Dodgers' greatest World Series bangers

Over the past seven years, I've learned that if the Dodgers are in the World Series, I'm going to need to post about it -- and I probably can't post about anything else.It's just difficult to get interested in a regular topic when All Of That is going on (I actually get annoyed when following along on social media during a Series game when a non-Series post slips in). The Dodgers are in...2024
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• 2024 MLB playoff bracket: World Series scores, Yankees vs. Dodgers schedule, postseason results

The Dodgers and Yankees are going head-to-head in a marquee Fall Classic matchup...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years

Shohei Ohtani scores against the Yankees in June | Brad Penner-Imagn Images ... and what this might mean for the sport going forward, and for the Cubs. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers did what their owners, management, players and fans expected them to do: Finish with the best regular-season records in their respective leagues, then win the postseason series they had to win to...2024
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• Game Day: Terriers host UConn; Commesso contract extension: Women face Maine

Photo credit Mike LastIt’s another doubleheader at Agganis Arena where for both contests, it’s Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer Night. tw-align-centerTomorrow is our Skating Strides against Breast Cancer game in support of the @elliefund.We’re fighting for a cure and fighting for an...2024
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• ALCS Game 3 and NLCS game 4 discussion thread

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Two pivotal games tonight - who will come out on top? The League Championship Series are continuing to heat up as we inch closer to deciding which teams will compete in this year's Fall Classic. Both the NLCS and ALCS will be played this evening, and both are in pivotal turning points. First on the docket is game three of the ALCS, which sees the Yankees currentl...2024
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• Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Reveals Hilarious New Story About Walk-Off Grand Slam in World Series
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• Ranking last 10 World Series: Dodgers vs. Yankees can't quite live up to hype in 2024 Fall Classic

The Dodgers-Yankees series had high hopes and huge moments, but only lasted five games...2024
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• World Series Game 1: Five wildest moments, from Giancarlo Stanton's home run to Freddie Freeman's walk-off

The opening salvo of the 2024 Fall Classic sent the Yankees and Dodgers on a ride...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• New York vs. L.A. (via Brooklyn): A history of Yankees-Dodgers World Series rivalry
The storied franchises have met 11 times before in the Fall Classic -- creating some of MLB's most iconic postseason moments....2024
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• A remembrance of Fernando Valenzuela’s first game at Wrigley Field
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Braves News: Dodgers Win NL Pennant, World Series Matchup set, more

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images An epic World Series matchup awaits. Yes, an underdog story, especially in pursuit of a title, is usually fun to witness. But sometimes, it is awesome to see the best talents in the sport face-off for a title as well. And with the 2024 World Series now set to feature the Yankees against the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge, we could witness...2024
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• David Ortiz Surprises Military Members with Tickets to 2014 World Series
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• Minute Maid madness! Astros win wild G5 in 10
They were down but never out. They were bruised but not beaten. The never-say-die Astros -- facing a four-run deficit in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound -- pulled off the unthinkable in an epic game in an unforgettable Fall Classic. Alex Bregman shot a walk-off single into left field off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen in the 10th inning to put an en...2017
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• World Series Pick 'Em
Predict 10 Fall Classic outcomes for a shot at a $1,000 MLBshop.com card & 2017 Opening Day tickets....2016
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• Two great teams, one final showdown
That this World Series will deliver a Game 7 just feels right. This is how this baseball season had to end. The Royals and Giants have already given us a compelling six games, transforming the Fall Classic into a showcase for two gifted teams that have done themselves proud....2014
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• Astros win 1st AL pennant! Date with LA next
The Astros are headed to their first Fall Classic as an American League team, and second overall, after taking a 4-0 victory over the Yankees in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series presented by Camping World on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park....2017
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• Yanks' run ends with Game 7 loss to Astros
The Astros are headed to their first Fall Classic as an American League team, and second overall, after taking a 4-0 victory over the Yankees in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series presented by Camping World on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park....2017
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• H-Town is title town after Game 7 win in LA
The Astros are World Series champions for the first time in club history after their 5-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium....2017
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• Madison Bumgarner, Giants Flashing October Form Right Now
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• 1st-Place Indians Make AL Central Statement with Sweep of Defending Champ Royals
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• Royals Still Have All the Ingredients of Their Championship Formula in 2016
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• Unsung Heroes Power Up in Time to Launch Giants Into World Series
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• Can Royals Become 1st Undefeated Champion in Modern MLB Postseason History?
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• Should the Dodgers Bench Yasiel Puig If He Keeps Up Vanishing Act?
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• New book features lesser-known World Series stories, including those featuring the Royals
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 4
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• The Rays have a decision to make on Brandon Lowe
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• How New York sports teams made some brutal history Monday night

Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Monday was a bad night to be a New York sports fan Monday was a bad day to be a New York-area sports fan. A historically bad day. We can start in the NFL, where Brian Daboll and the New York Giants made the short trip across Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. Daboll and company lost...2024
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• Dodgers' greatest World Series bangers
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• 2024 World Series Game 3: Dodgers vs. Yankees, Monday 10/28, 7:08 CT

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Fall Classic scene shifts to New York. Here’s all the information you’ll need for tonight’s game at Yankee Stadium. Shohei Ohtani will play. Whether that’s a good idea or not, we’ll find out tonight. MLB.com Gameday for World Series Game 3. Dodgers lead series 2-0. RHP Walker Buehler vs. RHP Clarke Schmidt. 7:08 p.m. CT. TV: Fox-TV. Ann...2024
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• History May Not Be On Dodgers Side Despite Leading 2-0 in World Series

Although the Los Angeles Dodgers head to the Bronx with a 2-0 lead in the World Series, fans shouldn’t think it’ll be smooth sailing from now on. Based on history, teams that lead 2-0 in the last Fall Classic matchups against the New York Yankees end up losing the series. Just ask the 1978 Dodgers …...2024
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• World Series Game 2 Thread

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Yankees will look to even the Series after last night’s wild finish Last night’s Game 1 was an instant classic and a historic feat. Even I, someone who hates both teams playing in this World Series, can admit that. However, there are still 3-6 more games to play between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees in the 2024 Fall Classic. Can the Y...2024
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• 2024 World Series TV schedule: Yankees vs. Dodgers game times, where to watch, dates for MLB Fall Classic

Game 2 is set for Saturday night after an epic Dodgers win in Game 1...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 25
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• Today in White Sox History: October 15

On this day a century ago, the White Sox and Giants left North America for Europe, and a 10th anniversary “world tour.” | Chicago Tribune Ten years after, the South Siders and Giants shove off again to Europe 1917 The White Sox won their second World Series title, beating the New York Giants four games to two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Just two days after finishing the...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 9

Charles Comiskey hired Donie Bush (left) as manager on the success of his Pirates squads, but a weak White Sox roster saw Bush survive just two seasons on the South Side. Donie Bush can’t take losing any longer 1906 With flurries in the air, baseball’s third World Series (and first-ever intracity Series in baseball) kicked off at West Side Park. The 116-win Chicago Cubs were huge favorites...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 9

On this day, young White Sox executive Chuck Comiskey made what would go down in history as a brilliant move to restore the fortunes of the franchise: Hiring Frank Lane. | Chicago Sun-Times A big hire, a huge upset — and a sad ending 1906 With flurries in the air, baseball’s third World Series (and first-ever intracity Series in baseball) kicked off at West Side Park. The 116-win Chicago ...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ older, wiser, sadder day
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Happy birthday to me. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Pity about Alexand...2022
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• Rain Delay Speech Helps End Drought as Chicago Cubs Win Historic World Series
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