On the morning of September 20, 2020, author Ethan Bryan sat down in the rear of Mudhouse Coffee in downtown Springfield, Missouri. Bryan sipped a mocha. The smell of sizzling sausage and bell peppers drifted out of the kitchen, just a few feet away. Normally, Bryan would be writing, but today was different. He’d recently…
How an Author and a Grieving Father Found Unexpected Healing Through Playing a Game of Catch
Marsh Madness! Phillies Beat Braves 8–3 in Game 4, Into NLCS
PHILADELPHIA—Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer and J.T. Realmuto lined an inside-the-park home run that sent the Philadelphia Phillies bolting headfirst into the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2010 with an 8–3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 Saturday. Realmuto became the first catcher to hit an inside-the-parker in postseason…
The Iron Horse: The Yankees’s Lou Gehrig Was a Titan on the Field, Humble as a Man, and Beloved by Millions
Earle F. Zeigler, a founder of the North American Society of Sport Management, once wrote that “from antiquity we know that ‘hero’ was the name given to a man of ‘superhuman strength, courage, or ability, favoured by the gods; regarded later as demigod and immortal.’” He further defined a cultural hero as “a mythicized historical…
Snell, Grisham Lead Padres Over Dodgers 2–1 for NLDS Lead
SAN DIEGO—Blake Snell pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning and Trent Grisham homered at a festive Petco Park, helping the San Diego Padres top the Los Angeles Dodgers 2–1 on Friday night for a 2–1 lead in their NL Division Series. San Diego can clinch its first trip to the NL Championship Series since…
Phillies Aim to Oust Braves, Reach First NLCS in 12 Years
PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Phillies didn’t clinch a playoff spot until the last series of the regular season. It was the final playoff spot in the National League. Then the sixth-seeded Phillies swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card round, and now they need just one victory to oust the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves…
Guardians Rally Past Yankees in Extras to Even ALDS
NEW YORK—Oscar Gonzalez hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the New York Yankees 4–2 to even the best-of-five American League Division Series at one game apiece on Friday afternoon. Jose Ramirez opened the 10th against Jameson Taillon (0–1) by dropping a double to left field when Oswaldo…
Bruce Sutter, Hall of Famer and Cy Young Winner, Dies at 69
Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died. He was 69. Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville,…
Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman Hand Astros 2–0 ALDS Lead Over Mariners
HOUSTON—In the eighth inning of Game 1 of this American League Division Series, Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman clubbed his 13th career postseason home run to match the Dodgers’ Justin Turner for the most postseason homers at that position in major league history. In the eighth inning of Game 2 on Thursday, Oct. 13,…
Dodgers to Revamp Look for Game 3 vs. Padres
The Los Angeles Dodgers will make multiple lineup changes, one game after falling to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday to even the National League Division Series between Southern California rivals at a game each. During Thursday’s only off day of the NLDS, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Austin Barnes will be at catcher…
Padres’ Bullpen Shuts Down Dodgers to Even NLDS
LOS ANGELES—Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth hit home runs and the San Diego Padres evened the National League Division Series at one win apiece with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Padres’ bullpen delivered four more scoreless innings…
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