Small victories, large defeats.
For the second straight year, the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East with a win total in the mid-90s. And for the second straight year, the season ended with a 3-1 defeat to a lower-seeded team in the NLDS. It isn’t a revelation to say that regular season baseball is a different animal than […]
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The Dodgers trounced their way to the pennant last night, led by Shohei Ohtani showing why he is the greatest player to ever play this game. The Brewers and their fun loving brand of baseball didn’t have an answer for anything the Dodgers threw at them, looking feeble, overmatched and not allowed on the same […]
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I think what will bother me for this entire offseason is that the Phillies had the Shohei Ohtani locked up. He was doing absolutely nothing at the plate. On the mound, different story, but when he put a bat in his hands, the Phillies were ready. It was quite impressive to watch them completely bottle […]
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We all look forward to the end of season press conference that is given by the people in charge. Dave Dombrowski and Rob Thomson usually give relatively honest answers when questioned by reporters, a refreshing change from other executives that dance around questions and give generic, boring answers. After letting it sit for a day, […]
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Though it’s becoming increasingly rare as enthusiasm for Japanese culture continues to spread, you’ll still sometimes see okonomiyaki referred to in English as Japanese pizza. Okonomiyaki is not, of course, pizza. It’s a pancake studded with cabbage, along with meat, bonito fish flakes, sometimes noodles, and all sorts of condiments. But some choose to call […]
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In case you weren’t aware, it was reported earlier this week that the Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman would indeed be opting out of the remaining two years on his contract with Boston and will enter free agency. It was not really an unexpected move, as Bregman sat around all of last offseason looking […]
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The weekend is here, or just about. Both pennants could be clinched before the next work day. The Phillies are looking to their future. Baseball keeps moving ahead, borne by the currents. Phillies news You’ve probably heard some of the news from the end of season press conference already, but here’s the main takeaways. Dave […]
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