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Tag: World Series

2022-02-012022-01-19 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Charlie Finley and the Swingin’ A’s

Charlie Finley's years guiding the A's in Oakland resulted in a 1,091-1,005 cumulative regular season record, three World Series championships, and five American League West Division crowns. They were also some of the most colorful and controversial years in baseball history.

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2021-10-262021-10-30 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

2021 World Series preview and prediction

The Atlanta Braves of the National League and Houston Astros of the American League are set to face off in the 2021 World Series

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2021-07-27 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB flashback: Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley won 197 games and saved 390 over 24 seasons. The righty pitched in 1,071 games and threw 3,285.2 innings with 2,401 strikeouts. At the time of his retirement, Eck had appeared in more games than any pitcher in MLB history.

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2021-06-262021-06-26 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

MLB flashback: Paul Molitor

In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Molitor at #99 on its list of 100 Greatest Baseball Players. In June of that year, Milwaukee retired his uniform number 4, and five years later Molitor joined Yount as the only two players sporting the Brewers cap on their Hall of Fame plaques.

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2020-10-27 Matt Veasey BASEBALL

Dodgers must not allow dangerous Rays to take this World Series to a Game 7

The Dodgers had best finish off the Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series on Tuesday night. That, or risk someone like Kevin Kiermaier or Randy Arozarena turning into an LA nightmare version of what Pittsburgh's Bill Mazeroski was to the Yankees in 1960.

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