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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Patrick Redford

Baker looks on at Murphy's mighty dinger.

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Defector Up All Night

Dusty Baker Gets Mic’d Up Just In Time To Marvel At An A’s Dinger

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Ray Ratto

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 congratulates Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres after his solo homerun during the sixth inning of Game Two of the National League Wild Card Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at PETCO Park on October 01, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Wild Card Round – St Louis Cardinals v San Diego Padres – Game Two

The Best Baseball Games Have A Lot Of Baseball In Them

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Lauren Theisen

Interim manager Sandy Alomar Jr. #15 removes starting pitcher Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians from the game during the fifth inning after giving up a two run homer

Wild Card Round – New York Yankees v Cleveland Indians – Game One

Aaron Judge Shattered Shane Bieber’s Aura Of Invincibility

Minnesota Twins second baseman Luis Arraez fails to handle the throw from shortstop Jorge Polanco

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Perhaps The Twins Are Cursed To Lose Playoff Games Forever

<p>Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


Patrick Dubuque

World Series – Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game Five

Baseball Was Already Broken

Colorado Rockies players celebrate after their win against the San Francisco Giants

Colorado Rockies v San Francisco Giants

The National League Is A Toilet That Still Needs To Be Unclogged

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