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Byrd was the word in 1-0 Yankees victory
In this season during which home runs were a penny a dozen, it figured that a long ball would break up a wondrous pitching performance by both sides. And one swing of the bat by Greg Byrd broke it all...
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Severino silences Tribe to even series
It was a genius move by Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona in Game One of the American League Division Series when he started Trevor Bauer against the New York Yankees. As it turned out, though,...
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Ex-Red Gregorius helps Yankees end Tribe’s season
The Cleveland Indians planned to party like it was 1948, but the New York Yankees forced them to put away the party favors. The Tribe hoped to win their first World Series since 1948, but they not only...
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Bizarre fifth inning leads to Cubs moving on
The Curse On Dusty Baker continues, following him no matter where he manages. And if you watched Game Five of the National League Division Series Thursday night you have to wonder if he is asking,...
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‘Little Big Man’ Altuve, Keuchel muzzle Yankees
The Littlest Man in Minute Maid Park, the littlest man in major league baseball, was the biggest man in Houston Friday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Houston Astros...
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Using Lackey lacks sense, Cubs lose
Managers continue to change tactics and modus operandi for the postseason from what they did during the regular season that was successful for them. And it continues to explode in their faces. They...
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Toddfather, CC, the Judge put Astros to sleep
Those who watched Todd Frazier collect his paychecks from the Cincinnati Reds know that when The Toddfather hit a home run it wasn’t with a classic, baseball card swing like Ken Griffey Jr. So many...
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Dodgers dominate, Cubs on the brink
When the Chicago Cubs win a game at home in Wrigley Field, fans leave the park singing a catchy tune called, “Go Cubs Go.” They weren’t singing that song Tuesday night. Maybe they should have been...
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Baseball close to ‘Scrooge McDuck’ World Series
Baseball is just a pair of losses away from a Scrooge McDuck World Series that would involve the game’s two richest franchises — the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Money talks. Real...
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Why is it always Dusty Baker’s fault?
FILE – In this Sept. 13, 2016, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker pauses in the dugout before a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington. The Nationals...
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So how did the Houston Astros do it?
Cincinnati Reds fans continue to be rambunctious about their team not playing in a World Series since 1990. And the team showed little life support in recent seasons with three straight last place...
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Is Kershaw the Superman of pitchers?
Because Superman is not on any major league roster, Clayton Kershaw probably is the best baseball pitcher on the planet. There is no Kyptonite to stop this guy. The Houston Astros discovered Kershaw’s...
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Houston Blastros beat Dodgers in all-time World Series game
Just call them the Houston Blastros and be done with it. Not long ago, when the Houston Astros lost more than 100 games three years in a row, they earned the altered nickname of the Houston Lastros....
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Astros are as proud as a ‘Peacock’
Yu Darvis made a request he probably now wishes he hadn’t made. And Los Angeles Dodger manager Dave Roberts probably wishes he hadn’t granted Darvish his request. Under normal circumstances, Darvish...
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Dodgers even Series with pitching, pitching, pitching
When it comes to postseason play, what wins most often is pitching, pitching, pitching, pitching and more pitching. There was no better exhibit of it than Saturday night in Game Four of the World...
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Expect the unexpected in World Series for the ages
If there is one thing fans can expect in this most enticing and exciting and enigmatic World Series, it is this: Expect the unexpected. Who would expect the Houston Astros to fall behind 4-0 and 7-4,...
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What else? A World Series Game 7 (of course)
Strap yourself in because the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodges are going to strap it on for Game 7 of the 2017 World Series Wednesday night in raucous Dodger Stadium. And that’s the only way this...
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Astros rule the baseball world for first time
For the first time in its 56 years, or the first time ever, members of the Houston Astros will be wearing gaudy diamonds on their fingers, a ring emblematic of a World Series championship. And they...
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Barnhart wins Gold Glove, Hamilton doesn’t
Amazingly, the last place Cincinnati Reds had four finalists for a Gold Glove this season, more than any other team in the majors. Of the four — Billy Hamilton, Joey Votto, Adam Duvall and Tucker...
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Joe Morgan’s open letter against steroid users
Joe Morgan and I haven’t often seen eye-to-eye. We went nearly 40 years without speaking. Not a word. Not a hello or not a get-out-of-my face It began in 1979, late in the season, when Morgan was about...
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