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  • Dodgers have the best lineup in baseball… if healthy
    • Dodgers have the best lineup in baseball… if healthy
    The Dodgers’ have been tested on their path to immortality, overcoming a wave of pitching injuries in 2024 and near-elimination in last year’s Fall Classic. Because of that, manager Dave Roberts said the pressure on the team actually feels lessened now. “I think the back-to-back was more of something,” he said this spring. “I don’t......2026
  • 2026 World Series odds: MLB favorites, dark horses, best bets to win the Fall Classic
    • 2026 World Series odds: MLB favorites, dark horses, best bets to win the Fall Classic
    Not all teams (or odds) are created equal...2026
  • Yankees manager Aaron Boone addresses repeated criticism ahead of 2026 season
    • Yankees manager Aaron Boone addresses repeated criticism ahead of 2026 season
    Fair or not, pockets of New York Yankees fans view manager Aaron Boone as a reason the club hasn't ended its World Series drought that began following the 2009 Fall Classic....2026
  • 'Better than the World Series': Aaron Judge offers bold WBC take
    • 'Better than the World Series': Aaron Judge offers bold WBC take
    Team USA outfielder Aaron Judge prefers playing in the World Baseball Classic to the Fall Classic....2026
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  • • 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
    3B is one of the most difficult positions to roster. Draft the best ones early and often. But if Machado and Ramirez, etc. are already gone, go bargain shopping with some of these 3B options.  Addison Barger TOR 3B Barger barged into the Blue Jay lineup in 2025, causing damage from the left side of the plate to the tune of 21 HR and a filthy 51% Hard Hit rate that says it was no fluke. Buttressed ...2026
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  • • Lest We Forget: Bill Mazeroski
    Is there any “ordinary” player in the history of the game who became a legend overnight like Bill Mazeroski? Any fan worth their salt knows that “Maz” hit the home run in the bottom of the ninth in Game Seven of the 1960 Fall Classic against the New York Yankees to give his Pittsburgh Pirates […]...2026

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Fall Classic injury and suspension

  • • Dodgers have the best lineup in baseball… if healthy
    2026
  • • 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
    2026
  • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll;
    • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll; "Team of the 70s & 90s": McAvoy returns
      Newly-named Terrier captain Gavin McCarthy discussed his new responsibilities and the outlook for BU in 2025-26 in our annual Captain's Q&A, which is now an audio file. He is wearing the C two seasons after his brother Case McCarthy did so.Thanks to SID Kevin Edelson for reading our questions to Gavin.     Newly-named Captain Gavin McCarthy provided his thoughts...2025
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  • Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances
    • Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances
    Chuck Rydlewski/Getty Images Memories of an all-time great White Sox winner With the sad new of Bobby Jenks’ death from cancer at age 44, we have come together as a staff to do our part to remember him. Here our our memories of a White Sox legend, and please feel free to share your own in the comments. Brian O’Neill Some pitchers seem more (or possibly other) than human. Randy Johnson was...2025
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  • Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant
    • Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant
    Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Red Sox’s Rafael Devers rollercoaster, explained, from teenage signing to blockbuster trade. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giant. That wouldn’t have necessarily been stunning to see in the future if a time-traveler had visited you at the end of 2022. After all, it had been only two years since the Boston Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles ...2025
  • Dodgers Lineup vs Yankees: Hyeseong Kim Benched After Historic Game, Miguel Rojas Playing Shortstop
    • Dodgers Lineup vs Yankees: Hyeseong Kim Benched After Historic Game, Miguel Rojas Playing Shortstop
    The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Yankees 18-2 Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. The defending champions will look to secure the series sweep Sunday to close out the Fall Classic rematch. Mookie Betts is dealing with a fractured toe, and will not be available for the series finale against the Bronx Bombers. Hyeseong …...2025
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  • Dodgers Lineup vs Yankees: Hyeseong Kim Starts at Shortstop With Mookie Betts Injured
    • Dodgers Lineup vs Yankees: Hyeseong Kim Starts at Shortstop With Mookie Betts Injured
    The Los Angeles Dodgers secured an 8-5 win over the New York Yankees in the opening game of the Fall Classic rematch. A four-run sixth inning perfectly executed by the Dodgers gave L.A. the lead. Starting shortstop Mookie Betts will not be available this weekend because of a fractured toe, so the Dodgers have penciled …...2025
  • Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series
    • Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The best young hitter in baseball took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years before moving across town in free agency. Now, he returns to the Bronx as two division leaders clash. On December 7, 2023, the New York Yankees swung a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres. It cost a pretty penny, with future Cy Young contender Michael King le...2025
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  • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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  • Today in White Sox History: March 2
    • Today in White Sox History: March 2
    Orlando Cepeda, seen here working in 1980 with shortstop Todd Cruz, achieved Cooperstown immortality on this day, 26 years ago. The Baby Bull makes it to Cooperstown 1901 Billy Sullivan of the National League’s Boston Beaneaters jumped to the upstart AL and the White Sox, where he would end up catching for 13 seasons. With a 63 career OPS+, Sullivan was considered a glove-first leader on t...2025
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Fall Classic lifestyle

  • SATCHEL & THE BLACK BARONS LEDGER, REMEMBERING TWO REBELS
    • SATCHEL & THE BLACK BARONS LEDGER, REMEMBERING TWO REBELS
     In this post I cover a couple former Montgomery players, recently passed away, who had very unusual moments in MLB, as well as one of the most interesting books I discovered in my recent studies. Satchel Paige is an iconic figure, one who I encountered on many occasions in my research, this book offered some unique info on the legendary hurler's time with the Birmingham Black Barons, as well...2025
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  • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
    • 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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  • • 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
    2016
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  • • Royals Fan Will Get Unicorn Tattoo with Players' Faces for World Series Tickets
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2026
    "I gave up chasing the 2003 Topps Fall Classic program covers insert set because each card is at least 5 bucks and many are much more."

  • 2025
    "The defending champions will look to secure the series sweep Sunday to close out the Fall Classic rematch."

  • 2024
    "The Fall Classic was billed as Ohtani vs."

  • 2023
    "Reliever instrumental in three World Series runs, saved decisive game in 2012 Fall Classic"

  • 2022
    "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."

  • 2021
    "Greinke became the first pitcher with a pinch hit in the Fall Classic in 98 years"

  • 2020
    "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."

  • 2018
    "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."

  • 2016
    "Predict 10 Fall Classic outcomes for a shot at a $1,000 MLBshop."

  • 2015
    "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."

  • 2014
    "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."

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Fall Classic trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • 'Better than the World Series': Aaron Judge offers bold WBC take
    2026
  • • 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
    2026
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  • • Lest We Forget: Bill Mazeroski
    2026
  • Preseason All-CHN; Terrier Hockey Talk pod; Women host Concordia for Friday exhibition; Training camp reports
    • Preseason All-CHN; Terrier Hockey Talk pod; Women host Concordia for Friday exhibition; Training camp reports
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  • • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll; "Team of the 70s & 90s": McAvoy returns
    2025
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  • • SATCHEL & THE BLACK BARONS LEDGER, REMEMBERING TWO REBELS
    2025
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  • • Yankees Legend Derek Jeter Pours Cold Water on Dodgers’ World Series Hopes With Blunt Fall Classic Prediction
    Derek Jeter picks Yankees over Cubs for 2025 World Series, snubbing Dodgers as he backs Brian Cashman’s potential deadline moves....2025
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  • A Nod To Three Now Gone
    • A Nod To Three Now Gone
     The past few weeks have brought some losses. Not just on the field, but on the homefront, as several notables have passed. BOBBY JENKS   The affable reliever who won a World Series with the White Sox was a familiar face in the Southern League, first on the way up in 2005 while with the Birmingham Barons, the same season he would join White Sox postseason legends as the Chicago...2025
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  • • Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances
    2025
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  • • Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant
    2025

Fall Classic stats and results

  • • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll; "Team of the 70s & 90s": McAvoy returns
    2025
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  • • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 22
    Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hammerin’ Hank passes, and other items of interest to 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 the lore and various narratives to follow as th...2025
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  • New book features lesser-known World Series stories, including those featuring the Royals
    • 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
  • • The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
    2024
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  • Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
    • Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
    Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The first two games of the World Series have been completed and the signs are pointing to a classic battle in the Fall Classic. And speaking of signs . . . Plus other news from the Word Series and MLB. Good morning. We’ve got a tied World Series and a really classic Game 1. Game 3 goes tonight. Are the Snakes still alive? Or will the Rangers continue t...2023
  • The Rockies and White Sox are two sides of the same coin
    • The Rockies and White Sox are two sides of the same coin
    Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports These two teams, despite wildly different expectations at season’s beginning, are seemingly on similar courses now Major League Baseball is experiencing a wave of change. Perennial losing teams such as the Orioles, Reds, and Rays are now finding success in their youth movements. Clubs like the Padres, Yankees, and Guardians, teams that have owned playoff...2023
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  • • Atlanta Braves are second on The Athletic’s ‘Wild-Card Era’ franchise rankings
    Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images An interesting list. The Athletic released a franchise rankings for MLB teams during the “Wild-Card Era” Monday and the Atlanta Braves came in second behind only the New York Yankees. It is an interesting system that assigns points for World Series wins, playoff appearances and division titles. The Braves of course have 19 playof...2023
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  • • Mid Penn Blaze dominate 2024 division at @Victory_Events Fall Classic
    By Chris GoldbergPhillylacrosse.com, Posted 10/31/22 It’s hard to ignore the Mid Penn Blaze’s dominance. The stats are indeed impressive: a 3-0 record and a 44-8 goal differential Sunday at the Victory Events Fall Classic at the Proving Grounds, and in the past two tournaments the Blaze is 7-0 with a 109-18 advantage. Mid Penn doesn’t […] The post Mid Penn Blaze dominate 20...2022
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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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Fall Classic parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Preseason All-CHN; Terrier Hockey Talk pod; Women host Concordia for Friday exhibition; Training camp reports
    2025
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  • • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll; "Team of the 70s & 90s": McAvoy returns
    2025
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  • • SATCHEL & THE BLACK BARONS LEDGER, REMEMBERING TWO REBELS
    2025
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  • • A Nod To Three Now Gone
    2025
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  • • Bobby Jenks: Our Remembrances
    2025
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  • • Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant
    2025
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  • • Today in White Sox History: March 2
    2025
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  • The fascinating life story of former Cubs pitcher Moe Drabowsky
    • The fascinating life story of former Cubs pitcher Moe Drabowsky
    Moe Drabowsky and his first wife Liz, while Drabowsky was with the A’s in 1962 | Courtesy David Driver He had quite a life after his family left Poland just before Nazis took over in the 1930s. Sportswriter and author David Driver approached me some time ago with a proposal to post an article here on former major league pitcher Moe Drabowsky, who pitched for the Cubs from 1956-60. In fact,...2025
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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
    • 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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Top Fall Classic news

  • • David Ortiz Surprises Military Members with Tickets to 2014 World Series
    2014
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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
  • • 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
  • • 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
    2015
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Fall Classic fantasy rankings and news

  • • 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
    2026
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  • • 1st-Place Indians Make AL Central Statement with Sweep of Defending Champ Royals
    2016
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  • • Royals Still Have All the Ingredients of Their Championship Formula in 2016
    2016
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  • • Unsung Heroes Power Up in Time to Launch Giants Into World Series
    2014
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  • • Can Royals Become 1st Undefeated Champion in Modern MLB Postseason History?
    2014
  • • Should the Dodgers Bench Yasiel Puig If He Keeps Up Vanishing Act?
    2014

Fall Classic schedule, game

  • • Dodgers have the best lineup in baseball… if healthy
    2026
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  • • 2026 World Series odds: MLB favorites, dark horses, best bets to win the Fall Classic
    2026
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  • • 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
    2026
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  • Dodgers Photo Gallery: Day 6 of spring training
    • Dodgers Photo Gallery: Day 6 of spring training
    Back-to-back World Series champions puts you in rarified air. Winning three in a row, that makes you immortal. That’s what the Dodgers are chasing this year. On one end is a dynasty close to ending if they come up short in the Fall Classic. On the other, with the trophy in hand and champagne spraying,......2026
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  • MLB playoff takeaways: Mariners one win away from first World Series; Ohtani leads Dodgers back to the Fall Classic
    • MLB playoff takeaways: Mariners one win away from first World Series; Ohtani leads Dodgers back to the Fall Classic
    Both Championship Series of the 2025 MLB playoffs unfolded on Friday. In the American League, the Seattle Mariners moved to a 3–2 series lead in the ALCS with a 6–2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, moving within one win of their first-ever World Series appearance....2025
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  • • Never-before-seen history? A battle of villains?! The best World Series matchup for every type of fan
    We're down to eight teams. Here's what Fall Classic matchup you should be pulling for if your squad isn't playing in October....2025
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  • • The only MLB playoff preview you need: World Series odds, likely MVPs and how far all 12 teams will go
    Have Fall Classic or bust hopes for the postseason? Here's why your squad could be playing deep into October ... or get sent home early....2025
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  • • Preseason All-CHN; Terrier Hockey Talk pod; Women host Concordia for Friday exhibition; Training camp reports
    2025
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  • • Captain's Q&A; #2 in USCHO poll; "Team of the 70s & 90s": McAvoy returns
    2025
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  • • SATCHEL & THE BLACK BARONS LEDGER, REMEMBERING TWO REBELS
    2025
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Fall Classic rumors, scandals

  • Long overdue
    • Long overdue
     The internet has a great way of providing something you have always wanted, or never even imagined possible ... and then eventually ruining it. I experienced this great disappointment in duplicate in 2025. Two sites, so entrenched in my entertainment preferences for so many years, had evolved so far away from what I had valued them for that I could no longer ignore it. I am struggl...2026
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  • • Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series
    2025
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  • • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    2025
  • Today in White Sox History: October 9
    • 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
    2022
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  • • Rain Delay Speech Helps End Drought as Chicago Cubs Win Historic World Series
    2016
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  • • Alex Rodriguez-Joe Girardi Drama Making Yankees 'Farewell Tour' a Rocky Affair
    2016
  • • PETA Comments on Yoenis Cespedes' Decision to Have $7K Pig Sent to Butcher
    2016
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  • • World Series MVP Salvador Perez Is Heart and Soul of Royals' Comeback Machine
    2015
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  • • Carlos Martinez Loss May Finally Be the Injury That Bites the Cardinals
    2015
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