Players Choice Awards: Cody Bellinger wins NL Comeback Player of the Year The MLBPA revealed the winners of the Players Choice Awards on Thursday. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2023
Frank Howard, former All-Star, home run champ and World Series winner, dies at 87 Howard played seven seasons with the Washington Senators after earning NL Rookie of the Year honors with the Dodgers in 1960 and helping them win the World Series three years later. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2023
The D-Backs Kept Receipts From All Their Doubters Through the NLCS Arizona has used all its critics as motivation. Sports Illustrated · Oct 25, 2023
Diamondbacks stun Phillies to earn trip to World Series It’s Arizona’s first trip since winning it all in 2001 Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 25, 2023
Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years by stunning the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Pham, Gurriel homer, Diamondbacks power past Phillies 5-1 to force NLCS Game 7 Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Hafta letters: Khalistan agenda, media bias, Israel-Palestine violence Letter on September 28: In Hafta’s episode 451, the panel had no reaction to Sajjan Kumar getting acquitted. Not blaming anyone, just highlighting how something that might not seem significant in other parts of the country is a major development for the Sikhs. Tytler and Sajjan were the biggest names… Newslaundry · Oct 21, 2023
Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella among Baseball Hall of Fame finalists The Cubs won the National League Central twice under Piniella, including a 97-win season in 2008 after which he was named NL Manager of the Year. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2023
Nolan Arenado’s 10-Year Streak of Gold Gloves at Third Base Is Ending The veteran has been a mainstay at the position for a decade. Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2023
SI:AM | The NFL’s Last Undefeateds Go Down And then there were none. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2023
Castellanos hits 2 homers, powers Phillies past Braves 3-1 and into NLCS for 2nd straight season Nick Castellanos became the first player to hit multiple homers in consecutive postseason games, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win in Game 4 of their NL Division Series that knocked the 104-win Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs for the second straight year The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
D-backs slug 4 homers in record-setting barrage, sweep Dodgers with 4-2 win in Game 3 of NLDS The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night, sweeping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Guns N’ Roses Concert Forced to Relocate Due to MLB Playoffs The popular rock band changed its venue to allow the Diamondbacks to host the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS. Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2023
MLB playoffs: The umpires for the 2023 American League and National League wild card A look at the umpiring crews for the wild card. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 3, 2023
WEKU · Oct 1, 2023 Retired Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield dies at 57 His role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57 Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died
Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2023 Hafta letters: Canada, Kashmir and internal biases Hi there! I am a long-time subscriber, and now really super pissed with your app… The main reason I subscribe to you is to keep journalism free of influence, and your podcasts…what is the point if I can’t even resume my podcast. Every time I pause the podcast your app…
Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2023 Previewing MLB’s Final Weekend Plus, Europe is steamrolling USA in the Ryder Cup.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Analysis: It looks like it'll take all 162 games to decide MLB's postseason races It might take all 162 games of the long Major League Baseball season to decide the playoff races in both the National League and American League
Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2023 Phillies OF Brandon Marsh Celebrates Playoff Berth by Riding Mechanical Bull He had a great night.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2023 SI:AM | Two More Playoff Spots Clinched The Phillies and Brewers punched their tickets to October.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 26, 2023 Are Cubs fans too spoiled to throw their hearts into a wild-card-or-bust scenario? The innocent romances of pre-2016 playoff years are relics, but if we can find our inner rubes — they’ve got to be in there somewhere — it might be a lot of fun.
Newslaundry · Sep 23, 2023 Hafta letters: Geopolitics, burning Ravan effigies, screening of While We Watched Hi there
Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2023 Five Things Still Left to Be Decided in 2023 MLB Season Some playoff spots have been clinched, but there are still a few big ticket items, such as division races and MVP awards, up in the air with two weeks remaining.
Newslaundry · Sep 16, 2023 Hafta letters: Talking points, empirical evidence and why explore space I’m a big Hafta fan and listen to it every week without fail.