Bryce Harper Returns for Another Swing at Baseball Immortality
Great players rise to the occasion during the postseason, and Bryce Harper is no exception. Reggie Jackson did it for the New York Yankees in the 1970s. Barry Bonds…
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World Series-NFL Storm Looms Thanks to Real Weather, Lockout
When the sixth seed wins the National League pennant after an 87-75 regular-season run, it’s safe to assume that the ensuing World Series is likely to get a little…
Astros Pitchers Throw World Series No-Hitter in 5-0 Game 4 Win
Forget Don Larsen—Dusty Baker’s seen it all. Just one day after the Houston Astros were pummeled 7-0 on five home runs by the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston manager…
Astros Steer Through Scandal via a System Deep in Talent
The Houston Astros are back in the World Series for the second postseason in a row and fourth time in the past six years. They’ll face the Philadelphia Phillies this…
Sporticast: Grease the Lampposts, the World Series Is Here
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the upcoming…
Padres and Phillies Spend Big, Get Hot as 100 Wins Matter Less in MLB
Spending money doesn’t necessarily guarantee success in Major League Baseball, but some big contracts have spun the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies into…
Biden SCOTUS Nominee Jackson Ruled on MLB Doping Libel Case
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, is no stranger to the intersection of sports and the law. Until her ascension to…
Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard Implicated in Al Jazeera Court Filing
A newly unsealed court document in the ongoing federal defamation lawsuit brought by Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and retired Philadelphia Phillies…
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Allen’s Death at the Cusp of Cooperstown Sparks Debate on HOF Voting Rules
The death of Major League Baseball great Dick Allen earlier this week was a tragedy, the top official in the National Baseball Hall of Fame told Sportico when reached by…
MLB’s Little League Rules to Cost Broadcasters as Much as $800K a Game
If Major League Baseball’s plan to stage seven-inning doubleheaders may have some purists clucking about the adoption of backyard rules—the “ghost man on second” edict…
Phillies Weekend Series Postponed as MLB Schedule Changes Mount
The Major League Baseball schedule remains in chaos as a three-game weekend series between the Toronto Blue Jays at the Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed “out of…
Yankees Add Phillies Next Week As Virus Wreaks Havoc on MLB Schedule
The New York Yankees have been rescheduled to play four games against the Philadelphia Phillies next week: two Monday and Tuesday at Yankee Stadium and the other pair…
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