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• Should a Neutral-Site World Series Become Baseball’s New Normal?
  Scott Boras, the most sport’s most powerful agent, thinks M.L.B.’s marquee event deserves more pageantry, which isn’t easy to produce quickly in a two-city Series.
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• The Dodgers piled on the runs and seized control of the World Series.
  
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• World Series Preview: A Clash of Coasts and Contrasts
  Los Angeles vs. Tampa Bay. Big spenders vs. penny-pinchers. Stars vs. relative unknowns. The Dodgers and the Rays both dominated to get to this point, but did so in different ways.
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• How Women in Major League Baseball Found Support in a Group Text
  In 2019, Jen Wolf felt a lack of support for women like her trying to find work in professional baseball. The group chat she started has become a rare place for mentoring and understanding.
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• Dodgers Rally to Win N.L.C.S. and Reach 3rd World Series in 4 Years
  Los Angeles, once down by three games to one in the series, fell behind in Game 7 but came back to earn a return trip to the World Series.
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• How Mexico Shaped Randy Arozarena, the Rays’ Cuban Star
  “I’m Cuban, but it’d be an honor for me to represent Mexico,” said Randy Arozarena, the rookie who has taken the postseason by storm.
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• Will Smith Homers Off Will Smith, and the Dodgers Top the Braves
  Yes, you read that correctly.
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• Rays Stick to Their Plan and Reach a 2nd World Series
  Guided by the club’s strict principles, Manager Kevin Cash pulled his pitcher at a crucial point in Game 7 and was rewarded with a victory over the Houston Astros.
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• Sports to Watch This Week
  Sports rebounded from early closures amid the coronavirus pandemic. Though several league bubbles have popped, these tournaments and titles are yet to be taken.
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• ‘How Weird Is All of This?’ Fans Return to a Warped Ballpark Experience
  The National League Championship Series gave fans their first chance to watch M.L.B. action in person, but it wasn’t a typical stadium outing.
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• Astros Battle Back to Force a Game 7 Against the Rays
  Tampa Bay will start Charlie Morton, a former Astro, in a do-or-die game Saturday night, hoping to avoid joining the 2004 Yankees as the only teams to lose a series after taking a 3-0 lead.
  - 4 days ago, 17 Oct 20, 6:07am -

Baseball Prospectus

From Deep Right Field

• MLB Record For Consecutive Wins By A Team
  - The MLB record for consecutive wins by a team in a season is a record set by the National League’s New York Giants in 1916. They won 26 games in a row. The Oakland A’s have the American League record, established in 2002 with 20 consecutive v…
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• MLB Record For Consecutive Losses By A Team
  - Since 1893, the MLB record for consecutive losses by a team is held by the National League’s Cleveland franchise with 24 in 1899. The American League record for most consecutive team losses (since 1893) is held by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles wit…
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• Best Defensive Third Basemen
  - It is important to remember that there are fewer third basemen in the Hall of Fame than any other position. The position has traditionally been looked at as a corner power-hitting place in the lineup. Therefore, trying to find a good power hitter…
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• Christy Mathewson: The Christian Gentleman
  
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• 200 Walk Seasons
  - Nolan Ryan and Amos Rusie, both famous for high 90s+ fastballs (and faster!), are the only two pitchers to have 2 seasons since 1893 with 200+ walks. Rusie gave up 218 walks in 1893–which is the record. He also walked 200 batters in 1894. Ryan…
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• 30 Game Winners: Lefties
  - Only three left-handers have ever won 30+ games in a season since 1893. The fine thrower Frank Killen of the National League’s Pittsburgh franchise won 36 games in 1893 and 30 games in 1896. And, the ace of the Philadelphia Athletics, Lefty Gro…
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• Rube Waddell: The First American League Ace
  - In the early part of the 20th century, baseball fans came out in droves to watch “Rube strike ’em out!” Yes, Rube Waddell was the new American League’s star pitcher. He was a flame-throwing strikeout ace–and he was really something to s…
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• Hit-By-Pitch Records
  - Joe McGinnity, one of the better pitchers around the turn of the 20th century, while with the National League’s Brooklyn franchise, set the Major League record for hitting batters with a pitch–with a total of 40 in 1900. These totals are sinc…
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• Rookie Strikeout Records (VIDEO)
  - Since 1893, the best strikeout total for a rookie pitcher is listed as Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets who in 1984 struck out 276 batters. Second on this list is the great Herb Score who struck out 245 batters for Cleveland in 1955. Hideo Nomo…
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• Most RBIs In A Season By A Rookie
  - The record for most RBIs in a season by a rookie is held by the iconic Ted Williams (Red Sox) in 1939 with 145. Second on this list of rookie RBI seasons is another Red Sox player, Walt Dropo, who chalked up 144 RBIs in 1950. Only 4 other rookies…
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Baseball Reflections

• The Significant Rise in the Number of Latino players in Major League Baseball
  In the 2020 season, 108 Major League Baseball players originated from countries situated out of the United States. The overseas players had a participatory position on an opening day. Comparing the current figures from those in 1960, there is a 28% i…
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• Passing the Love of Baseball Onto the Next Generation
  The first official baseball game in the U.S. was played by the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club in 1846. Since then, baseball has taken the title of America’s favorite pastime for over a century. While baseball has remained a popular sport over…
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• The Ultimate Red Sox “Mash-Up” For Kids
  NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2020) — The Best Ever Brief History of the Boston Red Sox is biographical and autobiographical, historical and humorous, educational and packed with images of baseball cards and online video references—with all roads leading b…
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• 9 Ways To Improve Your Pitching Velocity
  If you look at the latest MLB standings you will see that the top teams are those that have very good pitchers. These pitchers practice a lot and they know how to use their arm to get the maximum pitching velocity, which is very important when it com…
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• Things To Consider When Choosing The Right Catchers Bag For Your Needs
  In the game of baseball, the catcher has an important and special position. Because of this, they’ll require the right equipment so they can play with utmost comfortability. An important part of the catcher’s gear arsenal is the catcher’s bag.…
  - 40 days ago, 11 Sep 20, 3:16am -
• Do College Baseball Players Have Protections Against Career-Ending Injury?
  You can’t ever know when an injury will occur, on or off the field. For college baseball players, this uncertainty comes with added risks and questions that their universities might not be willing or able to answer. Since legal and university-level…
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• Fast Start During 60 Game MLB Season is Critical
  The time is nearly here. After a four month delay to the start of the MLB season due to the COVID19 pandemic, it looks like players are ready to get back to work. Without any further delays, the start of the MLB 2020 is scheduled to begin on July 23,…
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• Harnessing Renewable Power in Baseball Stadiums
  Baseball has always been considered America’s favorite pastime, but that doesn’t mean it needs to stay in the past. In fact, Major League Baseball has made some major strides in adapting to important world changes, especially when it comes to the…
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• Five Undrafted MLB Free-Agent Prospects
  Author: Ziv Chen In the Major League Baseball 2020 amateur draft that was held last week, the two-day event featured only five rounds, as opposed to the usual forty, most likely because team owners wanted to save money amidst coronavirus pandemic and…
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• Louisville Chugger Product Review from our friends @ Groovy Groomsmen Gifts
  The image below are examples of what the mugs can look like with different wood finishes T text colors. I’ve used mine off and on again & love it! For more information on this product and 44 others for the baseball fans in your left, check out thei…
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Lady at the Bat

• After A Yankees Win, Some Personal News
  After their Odysseus-like experience last week, the Yankees finally made it to Kansas City Thursday. By the end of the weekend, they had righted the ship, having taken two out of three from the Royals. It was their eighth straight series win, somethi…
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• Yankees Complete 7-2 Home Stand, Capitol Awaits
  As Ken Singleton says, they won this series the hard way. After losing the first game on Friday night, the Yankees took the next two, giving them a 2-1 series win over Oakland, which completed a 7-2 home stand. They are still tied for first place wit…
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• Yankees Lose But Recent Stretch is Beyond Impressive
  When the Yankees finished a home sweep of the Minnesota Twins on April 26th, their season record was 15-9. That home stand seemed to lift the Yanks from the early season doldrums. It ended with an  impressive eight wins. But the schedule was about…
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• Yankees Beat Boston Again, Take Sole Possession Of First
  When Hanley Ramirez homered off Chad Green last night, I thought to myself, okay, the winning streak ends tonight.  I looked ahead to the next game, trying to think good thoughts about CC Sabathia.Shame on me.After a shockingly great performance by…
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• Yankees Win Again, Grab Share Of First
  That's seven in a row. Their 16th win in 17 games. They are now tied for first place in the AL East--after being 7.5 games behind Boston as recently as April 20th.Who's "they?" The 2018 New York Yankees. Not the 1953 Yankees. Not the 1998 Yankees. Th…
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• Rookies Lead Yankees To Sweep Of Indians
  Remember when the experts swore up and down that the Yankees would never field a team with two rookies (Andujar and Torres) on it?  Well, they were forced into it, but they did it nonetheless. And it's been working.I remember trying to get the nickn…
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• Ninth Inning Rally Caps Yankees Successful Road Trip
  I have to admit I didn't want to see this road trip come at the time it did. Three games against the Angels at Anaheim and four in Houston to follow seemed like a daunting task. But maybe not that bad. Thinking we could see the Yankees go 3-4 or 4-3…
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• Yankees Win As Sevy Goes Distance, Stanton Goes Yard Twice
  Should we call them the S & S Boys?David Cone joked that the rest of the team didn't have to get off the bus, because Giancarlo Stanton and Luis Severino took care of business all by themselves last night.On a warm Houston night, the roof at Minute M…
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