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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Clearly, we’re at a slow time in the MLB offseason, a fact true for most teams, but especially the Colorado Rockies, who have done very little, save sign a couple of MiLB contracts and make a low-profile trade. Indeed, Kris Bryant’s Lamborghini has gotten more attention than the offseason C...2024
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The state of local baseball broadcasting is still in flux. I’ve been covering the continuing saga of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports, which at one time had rights to about half of MLB teams’ local broadcasts, for some time. Evan Drellich of the Athletic reported last week that the bankruptcy case was settled, and that will leave six teams...2024
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• Dodgers Sign Former NL West Reliever to Minor League Deal

Left-handed reliever Joe Jacques signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Left-handed reliever Joe Jacques signs a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have given him an invite to their big-league camp next spring. He pitched in 25 games in the big leagues with …...2024
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Nolan Ryan edition

When was this photo of the future Hall of Famer taken? As always, here’s the full photo so you can have a closer look: Nolan Ryan played for the Astros from 1980-88, but we can narrow this down further. The message board underneath the main scoreboard was installed in 1982 by Tribune Company when they bought the team. And to the left of the message board, you can see the soccer clock ...2024
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• William Contreras wins second straight Silver Slugger

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Fellow finalists Willy Adames and Jackson Chourio miss out Awards season continued tonight with the announcement of the Silver Slugger awards, given to the player in each league who was deemed to be his position’s best hitter. The Brewers came into the evening with 22 Silver Slugger awards in the team’s history, including one just last year for catcher William Contr...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Finishing up the season reviews with some of the key players that didn’t necessarily get a bunch of national attention this past season David Peralta: 0.4 fWAR, 91 G, .267 AVG, .335 OBP, .415 SLG, 115 wRC+, 35 R, 28 RBI, 8 HR Baseball Savant Positives From This Season Peralta came in on a minor league deal and was the best replacement...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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• Friday Rockpile: A Rockies Fan Guide to the 2024 World Series

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, October 25, 2024 Tonight, the World Series begins as two of the most storied franchises battle for the championship. The top seeds, the biggest cities, a coastal media dream of the No. 2 payroll (Yankees at over $317 million) vs. the No. 5 payroll (Dodgers at over $241 million) and the game’s bigg...2024
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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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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 10, 2024 Rivalries are an integral part of our sporting traditions. It’s not enough to just want your team to win games — no, you must really dislike your competition. The years of antagonism between teams such as the Bears and Packers, Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Bruins and Canadiens are well-docum...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Always be closing

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you’re good with Porter Hodge as the closer It’s Tuesday evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest happening for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few available tables. B...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview

Two sets of division rivals face off with a trip to the NLCS on the line. The Wild Card series has come and gone and as far as the National League goes, we’ve been left with a pair of spicy divisional matchups that are very likely to deliver when it comes to intensity and drama. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting quite used to seeing each other in the postseason, while th...2024
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• How Joe Musgrove’s injury affects future, San Diego Padres’ plans

The San Diego Padres were dealt a big blow ahead of their NLDS matchup against NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers....2024
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Only 8 teams remain as the ALDS and NLDS start Saturday After a wild week where the underdog won three out of four series, now it’s time for the top seeds to enter the picture. Action in the American League and National League Division Series begins Saturday. The best-of-five series could do through Oct. 12 if needed before the League Championship se...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
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• Kirk Gibson on His Parkinson's Disease Fight: 'It's Not a Death Sentence'
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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"The Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they turned a triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading Dodgers."

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"0% according to FanGraphs) but you know they’d love to move up the Wild Card standings by taking the series from the Cubs at Wrigley: FanGraphs NL West Division odds as of 8."

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"LA secures its 10th straight trip to playoffs, eyes NL West title next"

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"Scherzer still needs to waive his no-trade rights, although recent reports suggested he’d be willing to do so to move to one of the NL West contenders."

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"Three NL West organizations are reportedly engaged with the Boston organization on the exceptional right fielder, adding to the intrigue."

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"Bumgarner is leaving San Francisco but staying in the NL West"

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"The longtime Dodgers catcher is returning to the NL West after spending the end of the 2016 campaign with the Phillies and 2017 with…"

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"Erick Aybar and Jose Pirela went deep on Sunday afternoon, sending the Padres to a 6-4 victory, their third over their NL West rivals in two days."

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"Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West"

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"The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20."

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"He was the guts of a team that was a surprise winner in the NL West."

• Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Friday Rockpile: A Rockies Fan Guide to the 2024 World Series
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• This day in Braves History: Joc Pederson pushes Braves to 3-0 win against Brewers in NLDS

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pearls Fever hits Atlanta Braves Franchise History 1948: The Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves, 4-3, to win the World Series in six games. Joe Gordon hits a home run in support of future Hall of Famer Bob Lemon, who earns a 4-3 victory - his second of the Series. After pitching a five-hit shutout in Game 3, rookie Gene Bearden re...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Always be closing
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• William Contreras wins second straight Silver Slugger
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• MLB Playoffs: NLDS preview
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• A look at the Braves/Padres 2024 regular season series

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images If the Braves can repeat what they did in Petco Park in July, they could be heading to Los Angeles for the weekend. The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres have already faced each other seven times here in 2024 and depending on how this series goes, it’ll take either the perfect baseball number of nine games or possibly ten to decide which one of these...2024
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves draw one of the best teams in baseball in the first round. There’s no rest for the wicked, no rest for the weary, and no rest for a team that had to play a hurricane-induced doubleheader to clinch a playoff spot in Game 162. About 24 hours after their brief celebration, the Braves will start fighting for their postseason...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images It’s the last series of the regular season As the Brewers head home for their final series of the regular season, they know what their schedule will look like. They have three games against the Mets, then a Wild Card series at home. That’s a very relieving situation to be in, especially when you consider the state of the rest of the National League. The s...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 25

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Braves pull within a half-game of a playoff spot, but weather will lead to temporary chaos for the race It was a great day in the standings for the Braves, as pretty much everything that could’ve gone right did. The Braves beat the Mets, a one-down-five-to-go sort of thing. The Giants absolutely obliterated the Diamondbacks, nudging the Braves to wit...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Arizona Diamondbacks

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Even though it’s September, it’s the first time these two teams meet this season In a strange quirk of the schedule, the Brewers will face an NL opponent for the first time this season in September. The Brewers and Diamondbacks are meeting for the first time this season and will play all seven of their games this season in the next 10 days. It’s bee...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment

Salt Lake City skyline | Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s gonna happen eventually. Here’s how I see it as of now. Every time I post on this topic it generates some interesting and healthy discussion, so I figured, “Why not try talking about expansion and realignment again? Haven’t done it here in a couple of years!” It’s been said on a numb...2024
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• Jurickson Profar had Dodgers fans throwing stuff at him after epic troll on robbed homer

Jurickson Profar fooled everyone by robbing a home run in secret. Then the fans made it ugly. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are NL West rivals with massive payrolls and some of the biggest stars in MLB. The two teams are facing off in the 2024 NLDS for a best-of-five series to determine which team will on the doorstep of the World Series. The stakes of this series feel enormous for ...2024
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• Jurickson Profar’s turnaround has been key for the Padres

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Jurickson Profar was one of the worst players in the majors in 2023 but has rebounded in 2024 to lead San Diego back to the postseason. San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar had an abysmal 2023 season. And that might be a generous description. Profar signed a one-year, $7.75 million contact with the Colorado Rockies on March 21 - just nine days...2024
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• It’s time for the Padres to go all out for the NL West

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images They’ve gone this far and now have the opportunity to take it. Don’t let up now On November 21, 2023 Mike Shildt was introduced as Padres manager. He mentioned the team’s goal: to win the National League West. I’m not sure many fans were thinking that would actually come to fruition in Shildt’s first season as the manager but here we are. There’s a chance ...2024
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• Dodgers rout D-backs with HR spree to keep pace in NL West
Starting pitcher Bud Norris lasted just one out, but that hardly mattered as an offensive outburst from the Dodgers covered an unexpected bullpen game in an 14-3 victory for Los Angeles on Sunday....2016
• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Shark takes tough-luck loss vs. Maeda, LA
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Oh Maeda! Dodger outduels Shark, sinks SF
A pitchers duel went the Dodgers' way Sunday as Kenta Maeda shined yet again to continue an excellent start to his MLB career. With the 3-1 win, the Dodgers took the weekend series over the Giants and a division lead in the NL West....2016
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015
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• Kershaw snags 14th win as LA edges closer to title
Clayton Kershaw limited the Rockies to three hits over seven innings, Justin Turner doubled home the tiebreaking run and Scott Schebler homered late in a 4-1 win Monday night that trimmed the Dodgers' magic number to 12. The NL West leaders have won 16 of their last 20....2015
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• Zack's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015
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• Greinke's gem helps LA keep firm grip on lead
Zack Greinke continued his dominance of National League hitters as he tossed eight three-hit innings to lead the Dodgers over the D-backs, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. With the win, the Dodgers captured the series and maintained an 8 1/2-game lead over the second-place Giants in the NL West....2015
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
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• MLB Roundup: Week 13

Two heavy hitters for the Orioles continue to show dominance, as they take the AL East lead. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The Guardians and Phillies continue to duke it out for the best team in baseball, a bat boy saves Shohei Ohtani, and ... are the Astros back? The action never ceases within MLB, so of course there have been many resurgences and regressions across both league. Wher...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 24, 2024
Injury News Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele left his start on Friday with a left knee contusion. He was on the ground in obvious pain and was helped off the field. This initially looked bad but he was later diagnosed with a left knee contusion and tweeted that he was okay. This was scary for both the Cubs and fantasy owners because Steele was just announced as the Opening Day starter. Stee...2024
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• NL West Notes: Barnes, Tomas, Giants
When Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi isn’t working to get an edge on rival teams, he’s trying to out-maneuver those within the organization in fantasy football, as Andy McCullough writes in a fun piece for the Los Angeles Times. Dodgers players are regretting their decision to allow the executive into the team’s league, it seems, as he…...2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Will Padres' Upton-Kemp-Myers Push to Win Now Pay off Big or Backfire?
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• Brandon McCarthy to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Should the Dodgers Bench Yasiel Puig If He Keeps Up Vanishing Act?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Nolan Ryan edition
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title
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• Friday Rockpile: A Rockies Fan Guide to the 2024 World Series
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• A few thoughts about the first Dodgers/Yankees World Series in 43 years
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• MLB Division Series Friday thread

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Can the Padres pull off the upset of the top-seeded Dodgers? The Yankees are in, the Royals are out and the Guardians and Tigers are headed to Game 5. After an outstanding regular season, Bobby Witt Jr.’s struggles in the postseason continued. Even though he singled and scored the only run for Kansas City in Thursday’s loss, he finished t...2024
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment
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• 2024 NLDS Preview: Dodgers vs. Padres
Well everyone, after 162 regular season games, the playoffs now begin for the Dodgers in the National League Division Series, up against the San Diego Padres. The Padres gave the Dodgers a real run for their money in the NL West this season, with the Dodgers unable to clinch the division until game 159 after …...2024
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• Some 2024 thoughts about MLB expansion and realignment
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Analyzing remaining schedules of NL West contenders

In a division dominated the past decade by the Dodgers, it is shocking to see teams this close in the divisional race so deep into the season....2024
• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images At the end of baseball’s first month, things are starting to take shape. It seems impossible that a full month of baseball has passed us by. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Opening Day, and now we’re getting to a point where it might be time to stop saying “small sample size” as an excuse. The Dodgers aren’t a shocker as the NL West le...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Brewers welcome Friars for three games Coming off consecutive road series victories in Cincinnati and Baltimore, the Milwaukee Brewers (10-4) will return home on Monday to begin a series with the San Diego Padres (8-9, pending Sunday evening’s results). The Padres are in an interesting spot as a franchise. After consecutive years of shocking the baseball wor...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Speak of the Devil

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is your least-favorite NL West team. It’s the start of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come join us. Old friends and new friends are welcome. There’s no cover charge this evening. The dress code is casual....2024
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• The Colorado Rockies, home run celebrations, and hope

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, April 2, 2024 I spent part of last season writing about home run celebrations, a ritual of which I am a fan. I ranked the best ones (The Seattle Mariners’ trident won out), and when any team came to Coors Field, I asked to see their home run celebration gear. For example, here’s the Minnesota Twi...2024
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