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Miscellaneous pregame notebook-emptying
I took a picture of these people, who were all dressed in Braves gear, lined up outside the door to the press box after the game last night as I was waiting for the elevator downstairs. They obviously...
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Cross their hearts and pinky swear, Hyun-Jin Ryu is fine, just fine
Here is his entire, postgame interview-room transcript, so you can see the words for yourself. The question was asked of Don Mattingly first, but only because he came into the interview room before...
View ArticleUnedited and unfiltered, Mattingly’s full pregame media session
The transcriptions are provided to MLB by ASAP Sports. I posted this because, whether you agree or disagree with the decision, I do think he did a great job of stating his reason for the decision. You...
View ArticleSights and sounds from Game 2
The Cardinals held a joint press conference before the game today with Tony LaRussa and Red Schoendienst, the two winningest managers in franchise history. Schoendienst, who guided the Redbirds to a...
View ArticleIt isn’t hopeless, but it’s a long shot
Twenty-five years to the day after Kirk Gibson dispatched him to the dugout in the ninth inning of the opening game of the World Series to tell Tommy Lasorda he was available to pinch hit, Mitch Poole,...
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Game 5 lineups: Hanley, Ethier are playing
If you look behind the guy on the left side of this photo, you might be able to see a wooden crate shoved into the corner against the wall. I may be misreading this entire scenario, but I don’t think...
View ArticleThe dream survives, and so do the Dodgers
The words were there to be functional and symbolic all at the same time, but they were impossible to miss, scrawled on the dry-erase board in the Dodgers clubhouse following Game 5 of a National League...
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Final thoughts on Game 5, Molina and a possible NLCS pivot point
If the Dodgers manage to come all the way back in this National League Championship Series, the turning point will have been two at-bats today by Yadier Molina, the Cardinals catcher and a darkhorse...
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Overheard in the press box …
Couple of veteran scribes were perusing the official transcript of Don Mattingly’s pregame media session when one of them noticed that the person who asked the first question had addressed Donnie as,...
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An opportunity lost, but another one coming right behind it
The clubhouse was quiet, but not like it traditionally is after a loss. This time, there simply were too many people around for it to be that quiet. Too many reporters asking too many questions about...
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