Aaron Nola

It takes some kind of goddamn math genius to figure out who wins the four-way tie Mark DeRosa and company found themselves in.Photo: Getty ImagesWith every new addition, it seems at least a few more people are enjoying the World Baseball…

Trea Turner is headed for Philly.Image: Getty ImagesDave Dombrowski and the Philadelphia Phillies apparently don’t understand the new atmosphere of baseball. The expanded playoffs mean, or were supposed to mean, that teams don’t have to go…

Dusty BakerImage: Getty ImagesThe funny thing, no matter what Dusty Baker’s rep is, and will be, is that he’s gotten more looks at the postseason than many. While he’ll always wear the epic choke jobs of the Giants in 2002 and the Cubs in…

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

Alec Bohm warming up at Minute Maid Park ahead of the World SeriesImage: Getty ImagesThe World Series kicks off tomorrow night between two teams with wildly different expectations heading into the postseason. On one hand, the Astros were…

Juan Soto more than made up for his earlier defensive miscue Image: Getty ImagesIf you spend too much time arguing about the macro, you miss out on the micro. And it is in the micro that the real enjoyment can be found in any sport. Whether…

BREAKING: Team that spent a ton of money headed to the NLCS.Image: Getty ImagesIt obviously seems way too simple to distill the NLCS that kicks off tonight between the Phillies and Padres as two teams that just traded for or signed a bunch…

Shane Bieber, or Justin Bieber if you’re Bob CostasImage: Getty ImagesThe Dodgers, Braves, and Yankees combined to win 311 regular season games over the course of the regular season, but the playoffs have been a beautiful disaster so far.…

The Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on September 30, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Image: Getty ImagesAs the baseball season draws to a close today, one of the rites of this time is to…

Joe Girardi and the Phillies stand for the anthem at Spring Training.Photo: Getty ImagesWhen in the NL East, and having designs on competing to win it, the natural conclusion is that you’ll have to score a lot of runs to do so. Fair enough.…