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Chase Utley’s Illegal Slide Changed Everything For The Dodgers

UPDATE (Oct. 13, 10:45 a.m.): With their 13-7 win over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday night, the Mets now have a 75 percent probability of winning the series despite the effect of Utley’s slide. Utley’s appeal probably won’t be heard Tuesday, so he will probably be eligible […]

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The Wild-Card Winner Is The Team To Beat In The NL

On Tuesday, I previewed the American League playoffs, and today, it’s the National League’s turn. Compared to the AL, the NL playoffs are much more chaotic. Judging by the teams’ run differentials, there are no clear tiers, as there were in the AL. The preseason consensus pick for NL champion (the Washington Nationals) didn’t make […]

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The Wild-Card Winner Is The Team To Beat In The NL

On Tuesday, I previewed the American League playoffs, and today, it’s the National League’s turn. Compared to the AL, the NL playoffs are much more chaotic. Judging by the teams’ run differentials, there are no clear tiers, as there were in the AL. The preseason consensus pick for NL champion (the Washington Nationals) didn’t make […]

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Everyone’s Just Guessing About Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was caught in a tabloid cacophony last week after his agent, Scott Boras, spoke candidly about how many innings Harvey should pitch this season. Harvey, who came back from Tommy John surgery at the beginning of the year, was said to be on a soft limit of about 180 innings, as […]

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Everyone’s Just Guessing About Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was caught in a tabloid cacophony last week after his agent, Scott Boras, spoke candidly about how many innings Harvey should pitch this season. Harvey, who came back from Tommy John surgery at the beginning of the year, was said to be on a soft limit of about 180 innings, as […]

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