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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Blake Snell #4 of the San Diego Padres pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Oracle Park on September 25, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty…

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 his career.” Agreed. Let’s…

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…

Mel Tucker (left) and Jim HarbaughPhoto: Getty ImagesBefore I get to the rest of this post, I’m just going to give you what you came here to see because you’re going to scroll down the video regardless of what’s penned before or after it.…

Illustration: Getty ImagesIf 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 opposing poles in a lot of ways. And also…

Image: Getty ImagesI am guilty, as well as many others, of thinking of the Astros as the same Godzilla offense as they were in 2017, whatever means they used to get there. I hear Astros and think whatever batter they’re sending to the plate…

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…