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There's a sport where the same teams make the playoffs every year ...
But as the Brewers and Rays are reminding us, it's not baseball.
So is baseball really broken?
Maybe not!
Unlocked and free for all to read.
nytimes.com/athletic/7712643…
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Jackson Chourio at age 22:
It's his first World Series.
He's 7 for 12!
Seems good.
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The Brewers just sprang the first two-run inning (or more) against Freddy Peralta in more than 2 months.
The last one before this was a 3-run fifth inning by the Orioles on Aug. 20.
That was 53 innings ago.
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Chandler Simpson was 5-for-5 stealing bases in this postseason before he overslid second last inning.
Last to go 6-for-6? Who else: Christian Walker in 2023.
Last to go 7-for-7: Carl Crawford, for the 2008 Rays.
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Fun twist on the first pitch at the Trop.
Former manager Joe Maddon trots toward the mound, stops and signals for the right-hander...
James Shields.
Who promptly misses the strike zone with his pitch by 7 feet.
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Jayson Stark retweeted
“Who makes the win probability?”
“It's a mathematical formula”
"I don't think these guys care about math”
Only one other team in postseason history has pulled off the same comeback magic trick as these Brewers
I asked them how they're doing this
Unlocked & free to read
nytimes.com/athletic/7720778…
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Jayson Stark retweeted
On Sal Frelick, the pride of Boston College, and the big blast that echoed all the way back to Chestnut Hill nytimes.com/athletic/7720775…
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“Nobody in this clubhouse wants to play the baseball we’ve played the last couple of days. That’s not who we are.” The Rays, steady and composed all season, are unraveling on the World Series stage. Column, unlocked and free to read.
nytimes.com/athletic/7720788…
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Bob Uecker’s spirit hangs over a bittersweet Brewers World Series
“When you think about Milwaukee, you immediately associate it with Bob Uecker. It’s the Brewers, and it’s Bob Uecker.”
nytimes.com/athletic/7721570…
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Sal Frelick during the last two regular seasons:
272 LH pitchers faced, 1 HR
Sal Frelick in the sixth inning:
Stunning game-tying HR against a LH pitcher (Ian Seymour).
It's five minutes since that ball landed, and this ballpark is still shaking.
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The @Brewers and @RaysBaseball combined for 7 hits in the 1st inning tonight - tied for the most combined hits in the 1st inning of any World Series game all-time.
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Liam Hicks: First World Series homer vs. the Brewers in Milwaukee since ...
Willie McGee hit two off Pete Vuckovich in Game 3, 1982
They were the only home runs against the Brewers in Milwaukee in history - until that one.
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“He wants every big moment on him,” Vogelbach said. “That’s hard to find in the game. In any sport.”
An amazing profile from Ken of a fiery baseball “pit bull” who is emerging as the most important Brewer.
Brewers’ William Contreras, fearless and fierce, is becoming a superstar this October. Column, unlocked and free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7717053…
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It's a new World Series Weird & Wild
I found one more way these Brewers are trying to win a World Series like no team ever has before.
Here's a hint. The secret formula is:
Don't press START
(Unlocked and free to read)
nytimes.com/athletic/7717034…
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W-L in games without homering this postseason:
Brewers + Rays: 6-2
All other teams: 3-22
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That's a two-strikeout game for Chandler Simpson.
His last 2-K game in the regular season happened as recently as ... June 9!
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