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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

Merch v3

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Samer Kalaf

Houston Astros players sit in the dugout during Game 7 of the ALCS.

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The Houston Astros Are Now Free To Fuck Off

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Lauren Theisen

League Championship – Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves – Game Four

Some Guy Named Bryse Wilson Went Toe-To-Toe With Clayton Kershaw And Won

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Chris Thompson

Max Muncy of the Dodgers celebrates a grand slam in Game 3 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers Pounded The Braves Flat As A Pancake, And It Ruled

Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros can't catch Jose Altuve's throw

League Championship – Tampa Bay Rays v Houston Astros – Game Three

The Rays Made The Plays That Jose Altuve No Longer Can

Brusdar Graterol #48 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates as he walks to the dugout

League Championship – Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game One

Brusdar Graterol Makes It Look Easy

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Ray Ratto

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 06: Manager Dusty Baker Jr. look son against the Oakland Athletics during the ninth inning in Game Two of the American League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Division Series – Houston Astros v Oakland Athletics – Game Two

A Modest Proposal For You Peons: Root For The Astros Because Of Dusty Baker

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Patrick Redford

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Paul DeJong #11, and Kolten Wong #16 talk with Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals as he was being pulled from the game as Wil Myers #4 of the San Diego Padres walks to third base during the fourth inning of Game Two of the National League Wild Card Series at PETCO Park on October 01, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Defector Up All Night

Adam Wainwright Lets Slip That Half His Cardinals Teammates Are Flat-Earthers

Cody Bellinger robs a possible Fernando Tatis Jr. home run

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The Dodgers Will Not Make Way For The Padres Just Yet

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Breanna Stewart #30, Sue Bird #10, and Natasha Howard #6 of the Seattle Storm look on during the second half of Game Two of the WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces at Feld Entertainment Center on October 04, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida.

WNBA Finals – Game Two

Settle In For This NBA Finals, WNBA Finals And Postseason Baseball Open Thread

Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees hits a grand slam

Division Series – New York Yankees v Tampa Bay Rays – Game One

Sorry, But The Yankees Are The Good Guys

Baker looks on at Murphy's mighty dinger.

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

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

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>


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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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