Looking Back on Baseball’s Silent Season
Empty stadiums, player protests and Covid-19 outbreaks shook up the sport. Maybe that’s a good thing.
New York Yankees
A Bid to Steal Home Offers a Taste of the 20th Century
No, it wasn’t 1955 in Yankee Stadium, but yes, Manuel Margot tried to match Jackie Robinson in the World Series.
Austin Barnes Give the Dodgers an Unlikely Lift at the Plate
Barnes, a backup catcher, has been a mainstay in the World Series for the Dodgers because of his defense, but he delivered a home run and a timely bunt in Game 3.
Black Players Continued a Mentoring Tradition Amid a Pandemic
When this year’s minor league season was canceled, several veteran African-American M.L.B. players got on Instagram and set up Zoom calls to pay forward the guidance they received.
There’s No Spraying in Baseball This Year. Until the World Series.
Social distancing rules and limits on alcohol have toned down this year’s clinching celebrations. But there may be one last big party coming.
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Rays Rely on a Bullpen With a Simple Aim: Throw It Over the Plate
A relatively unheralded group of relievers has been crucial to Tampa Bay’s success this year, bucking the trend among recent contenders.
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RT @hankschulman: Re last tweet, it’s IMPERATIVE IN EVERY STATE to hand-deliver ballots to approved boxes and offices. DO IT BY TOMORROW. The USPS admits it can’t guarantee on-time ballot delivery. -
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Tweet from a guy who apparently pays to go to work.@scottostler Notes the man who doesn’t need to spend money to attend a Giants game.
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RT @quakes_talk: It makes sense to use PPG to determine who makes the playoffs, but it's blatantly unfair to include Colorado. They could well push the Quakes out of the playoffs despite having played five fewer games. Also, most of those canceled fixtures were against playoff rivals. https://t.co/SXQOA7JG6y -
Don’t ever change, Wondo. The #Quakes74 legend is MLS Player of the Week https://t.co/rPTCCtsgOU -
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Relevant for #Quakes74 fans now watching the new PPG standings.I did the math and broke down the points permutations- based on PPG- for remainder of the #MLS Western Conference games. Plenty of different scenarios #VWFC can make the playoffs, currently at a 20% chance. (Full disclosure: my eyes are watering and math was my worst subject.😁) https://t.co/HyDmtXG8D5 -
Finish strong. We're ready. #VamosSJ https://t.co/UCn2kfmWx2
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Need Wondo to play forever.Player 👏 Of 👏 The 👏 Week Two goals. One massive win. @ChrisWondo keeps doing his thing! 👑 https://t.co/gk07Nk0cNw
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