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This ALCS commercial seems like a dream

If you would have told anyone in March that this Friday, the Royals and Orioles would being play in the ALCS, they probably would have laughed in your face. But here we are, just days away from one of the most improbable LCS matchups in recent history. Naturally, MLB has created a commercial to promote the series, […]

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Yadier Molina is only getting fined for bumping Jerry Meals on Friday

During an incident at home plate in the midst of Friday’s Game 1 matchup between the Cardinals and Dodgers, St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina bumped home plate umpire Jerry Meals. Many expected a suspension for Molina, but he will only receive a fine, according to CBS’s Jon Heyman. The exact amount of the fine isn’t […]

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Throwing error by Madison Bumgarner hands Nationals momentum

It took until the seventh inning of Game 3, but the Washington Nationals offense finally got a break. With two on and none out, Wilson Ramos laid down a sac bunt. Madison Bumgarner fielded it, and tried to get lead runner Ian Desmond at third base. It didn’t go well. Desmond and Bryce Harper scored […]

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Don Mattingly will start Clayton Kershaw in Game 4 on short rest

Game 3 hasn’t even started yet, and Don Mattingly is going all-in. The Dodgers will start Clayton Kershaw on three days rest in Game 4 of the NLDS on Tuesday before going with Zack Greinke on regular rest in a potential Game 5. Ballsy? Yes, very, especially after Kershaw allowed eight runs over 6 2/3 […]

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Daniel Bryan is at AT&T Park getting Giants fans hyped

Former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan is at today’s NLDS game between the Giants and Nationals at AT&T Park, and yes, he’s leading the crowd in a YES! YES! YES! chant. In case you’re curious: yes, Bryan did get a picture with Hunter Pence in San Francisco’s dugout. With the power of Bryan behind them, the […]

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Buck Showalter, evil genius, predicted how Game 3 would end

Orioles manager Buck Showalter’s decision to have Zach Britton walk Nick Castellanos, the winning run, in the ninth inning yesterday to bring up Andrew Romine (replaced by pinch hitter Hernan Perez) was a ballsy one, but one that paid off in spades for Baltimore. When Showalter came to the mound to talk to Britton before […]

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Royals finish off sweep to stun Angels in ALDS

The Angels were a popular pick by many, myself included, to win the AL pennant this October. Well, their Postseason didn’t go quite as planned – the Royals smashed the Angels 8-3 on Sunday night, eliminating them from the playoffs without a single win. The game actually got off to a good start for the Angels, […]

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Lorenzo Cain steals hits from Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick

This isn’t the Angels’ night, folks. Down 7-2 in the top of the fifth inning with two men on and one out, Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick hit sinking liners to center field. Fortunately for the Royals, that’s where Lorenzo Cain roams. When you can’t pitch and can’t score runs, getting robbed by great defense […]

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Orioles beat Tigers 2-1 to complete sweep, advance to ALCS

And then there were seven. The Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of Detroit and advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1997. All it took was one big hit for the Orioles to advance, and that hit was a two-run homer by Nelson Cruz […]

Cheerios is rooting for an Orioles sweep today

The Baltimore Orioles look to sweep the Detroit Tigers today and advance to the ALCS. Bud Norris is on the hill for Baltimore, facing off with Detroit’s David Price. In today’s edition of the Baltimore Sun, Cheerios took out a full-page ad, cheering on the O’s. Pretty great. First pitch is scheduled for 3:45 this […]

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Matt Kemp powered the Dodgers to a big win over the Cardinals

After Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer off J.P. Howell in the eighth to move the Cardinals into a 2-2 tie with the Dodgers, Los Angeles fans were nervous, especially after what happened on Friday with Clayton Kershaw. But fear not, Dodgers fans – Matt Kemp was on the scene to drag your club to […]

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Umpire gets hit in head with ricochet, everyone laughs

It wasn’t a good night in Washington DC for home plate umpire Vic Carapazza. Eight innings after ejecting Nationals manager Matt Williams and second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, he got hit in the head with a foul ball off the bat of Danny Espinosa that ricocheted off the screen behind home plate. The remaining crowd at […]

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Brandon Belt’s homer pushes the Giants to Game 2 win

18 innings. Six hours and 23 minutes. 485 pitches. And yet, this one home run by Brandon Belt in the 18th inning will stand apart, enabling the Giants to beat the Nationals 2-1. Game 3 will be on Monday AT&T Park. Madison Bumgarner goes for the Giants against Doug Fister of the Nationals.

Here’s some incredible footage of the 1924 World Series

The only time a Washington baseball team won the World Series was in 1924, when the Washington Senators defeated the New York Giants. Footage of the series wasn’t thought to exist…until now. The footage was unearthed by the Library of Congress in August, and is in nearly perfect condition. The reel of film containing the footage was found […]

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End of season post-mortem: Oakland Athletics

So this is how it happens in nightmares. In the span of less than two months, the Oakland Athletics went from 28 games above .500 and four games up in the AL West to a team that needed a win on the final day of the regular season just to clinch the AL’s second Wild […]

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