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The Nationals Are Running Out Of Time

The Washington Nationals are no strangers to long-shot comeback bids. At multiple junctures in last year’s World Series run, their odds of being eliminated were extremely high — from the 84 percent chance they had to miss the playoffs in late May (after starting the season 19-31), to the 87 percent chance they had to […]

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Bad Teams May Be Posing As Good Teams In A 60-Game Baseball Season

From COVID-19 outbreaks within the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals clubhouses to rescheduled games, nomadic teams, impossible occurrences and almost every team still hunting for a playoff spot, the 2020 Major League Baseball season is already off to a pretty chaotic start. Just as weird, though, could be the things we’ll never even know […]

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The MLB Records* That Could Fall In A 60-Game Season

The 60-game 2020 MLB season — provided it can be completed — will be filled with all of the usual statistics baseball fans love. But if history is any guide, expect the sport to again be embroiled in a fierce debate over asterisks, a controversial record-book remedy since Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s home run […]

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