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How the series look right now
It is, as I have noted before, almost impossible to predict October. Who would have thought, for example, that Derek Jeter would get hurt, that Robinson Cano would enter a record-breaking slump, or...
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Which team could “take” the Tigers? It could depend on how the LCS ends.
Well, thanks to Barry Zito’s vintage performance last night, the Giants have forced the Cardinals back to San Francisco, where St. Louis and Chris Carpenter will have to beat Ryan Vogelsong in Game 6,...
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Humor: The Laws of Game 7s
Tonight is one of the greatest events in any sport: a Game 7. While I messed up and assumed that Adam Wainwright was starting tonight, it does not change the fact that it’s a Game 7. Win or lose,...
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The 3-in-1 hit Was Fine
So, like a demolition crew, the Giants won 9-0 last night in a eventually rain-soaked Game 7. The game’s signature play, however, was Hunter Pence’s double during the third inning. You can see a GIF of...
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The Continuum’s 2012 World Series Preview
It’s the 108th World Series! If this were the Super Bowl, we’d give it a cool Roman numeral name, like World Series CVIII, but that’s not how it works, so it’s just called the “2012 World Series”. On...
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Nuggets of Info heading into the World Series
Here are little nuggets and factoids as we head into the World Series: The last time the Detroit Tigers won the World Series, it was 1984, when they defeated the Padres in five games. On that Padres...
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Prediction vs. Reality: Game 1 of the 2012 WS
Throughout the 2012 World Series, I’ll be taking a look at what I thought I’d be writing alongside what actually happened. What I thought I’d be writing: Justin Verlander is the new face of baseball....
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Prediction vs. Reality: Game 2 of the 2012 WS
Throughout the 2012 World Series, I’ll be taking a look at what I thought I’d be writing alongside what actually happened. What I thought I’d be writing: Something that started with “Madison Bumgarner...
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Prediction vs. Reality: Game 3 of the 2012 WS
Throughout the 2012 World Series, I’ll be taking a look at what I thought I’d be writing alongside what actually happened. What I thought I’d be writing (about the time the bases were loaded): Well,...
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Prediction vs. Reality: Game 4 of the 2012 World Series
Throughout the 2012 World Series, I’ll be taking a look at what I thought I’d be writing alongside what actually happened. What I thought I’d be writing before the series: Well, it’s over. The 2012...
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