If “9=8” and “Rocktober” have taught us anything, it’s that, come September and October, the English language is no friend to baseball players. So difficult is it to craft catchy yet sensical slogans, it wasn’t even attempted until the contemporary era. Yet the early stages of professional baseball teemed with dramatic storylines and plucky underdogs…
This was a night in which Joe West seemed, once again, determined to be noticed.
David Price’s lack of success in the postseason is notorious, almost comically so. What are five data points that should inspire optimism heading into Game 2 of the ALCS on Sunday night?
Many popular modern board games feature elegant systems, genius mathematical puzzles, and opportunities to create grand engines of efficiency. In these games, the theming is largely secondary. They are elaborate puzzles, and while you may play them with friends, you will not talk much because all of you will be so focused on being efficient….
Whims of the universe. This storm on top of this mountain. Don’t be in the way.
David Price would have better luck flipping a coin than starting in the playoffs.
Any dramatic theorist, from Aristotle to Scooby-Doo, will tell you that in order to have true drama, there must be something at stake.
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