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A Run Like Daniel Murphy’s Should Happen Once Every Two Years

The Mets are going to the World Series, and second baseman Daniel Murphy has almost single-handedly propelled them there. Murphy alone has scored more than 25 percent of New York’s runs so far this postseason. His seven playoff dingers, accumulated in only nine games, are tied for second all-time in a single postseason — and […]

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The Cubs Can’t Take The Heat

Chicago’s worst fear has come to pass: The New York Mets lead the Cubs three games to none in the National League Championship Series. Scoring only five runs in three games, Chicago’s usually powerful bats have been held in check, and a series sweep may be imminent. What happened to a Cubs team that looked […]

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The Cubs Can’t Take The Heat

Chicago’s worst fear has come to pass: The New York Mets lead the Cubs three games to none in the National League Championship Series. Scoring only five runs in three games, Chicago’s usually powerful bats have been held in check, and a series sweep may be imminent. What happened to a Cubs team that looked […]

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There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series

Going into the league championship round of the MLB playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs were looking like the best bets to meet in the World Series next week. According to our Elo ratings, they were the two strongest squads in baseball, and while neither team had home-field advantage in its LCS matchup, […]

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There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series

Going into the league championship round of the MLB playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs were looking like the best bets to meet in the World Series next week. According to our Elo ratings, they were the two strongest squads in baseball, and while neither team had home-field advantage in its LCS matchup, […]

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