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Read an excerpt from White Sox pitcher Joe Kelly’s new book

Graphic: Libby McGuire. Getty Photos: Patrick McDermott / Stringer, Thearon W. Henderson / Stringer White Sox pitcher Joe Kelly’s book, “A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime,” delves into […]

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Sports writer Jerry Sullivan makes misogynistic remark on podcast

Insert foot in mouthScreenshot: Twitter/@NoShaveDaveee Playing gotcha with misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, ageism, and any other form of discrimination can do a disservice to the actual harm that it […]

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Dissecting Dusty Baker’s bullpen brilliance for his sabermetric critics

Dusty Baker “ought to be part of the conversation around MLB’s best-ever managers,” concluded Neil Paine from FiveThirtyEight after studying the most overachieving managers, and “shouldn’t need a ring to validate […]

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MLB doesn’t care about Black people — especially African-Americans.

Dusty Baker was the lone African-American to be actually involved in the games of the World Series.Image: Getty Images When Nick Castellanos fouled out to right on Saturday night during […]

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2022 Houston Astros don’t absolve the 2017 Astros of anything

Houston AstrosPhoto: Getty Images When the Astros’ 2017 cheating scandal was exposed in 2019, team owner Jim Crane wanted to make sure everyone knew the championship wasn’t tainted. “Our opinion […]

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Astros’ Cristian Javier should’ve remained in Game 4

Cristian JavierPhoto: Getty Images Last night, the Houston Astros’ pitching staff combined for the second no-hitter in World Series history. Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly allowed […]

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Houston Astros pitchers combine to no-hit Phillies, win Game 4

Houston Astros pitchers threw a combined no-hitter against the PhilsImage: Getty Images It still amazes me how quickly a baseball playoff series, especially one of the seven-game variety, can pivot. […]

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Houston Astros-Philadelphia Phillies World Series is a beautiful juxtaposition

Illustration: Getty Images If styles make fights, then this World Series is for you. While the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies have their similarities (like green mascots), they also occupy […]

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Texas Rangers hire ex-San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy

The Texas Rangers are hoping Bruce Bochy brings a World Series title to ArlingtonImage: Getty Images If you can’t beat ‘em, hire the manager that beat you. Yeah! That’s the […]

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