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The Dugout: Ten or More Huey Lewis Jokes

Before yesterday's Giants/Phillies NLCS game, 1980s hitmaker Huey Lewis of the band "Huey Lewis" announced the starting lineup for the Giants and sang the National Anthem. He's got a new album coming out, entitled "you don't care what this album's title is," to be released at some point in the semi-near future. I am old...

Phillies vs. Giants: 2010 NLCS

If October baseball is about pitching, this year's NLCS, pitting the Philadelphia Phillies against the San Francisco Giants, has it in spades. The Giants led the National League in ERA and allowed the second fewest runs in the league. The Phillies were fourth in runs allowed, but adding Roy Oswalt to Roy Halladay and Cole...

NLCS Live Chat: Dodgers/Phillies Game 5

So apparently there's some kind of debate happening at Hofstra tonight? Whatever. I'm all for being politically aware, but I'm guessing you could splice together footage from the first two debates and end up with the same result: "Change! ... Maverick! ... Change! ... Maverick!"In the meantime, it's a freaking elimination...

Tale O' Tape: Dodgers Need Chad Billingsley to Step Up in Game 5

Personal history and numbers don't always guide on-field performance, but they can give us a quick insight into who carries the advantage -- if ever so slight -- into a particular game. Tale O' Tape breaks down the starting pitchers to find an edge. Thus far, we've accurately predicted six of the eight advantages in...

Joe Torre's Issues With Bullpen Management Rear Their Head Once Again

Once his Yankee bullpens moved beyond the push-button nature of the late-90s, Joe Torre always struggled to find the right combination of pitchers to get his team through games. He'd burn out guys he liked while letting others die on the vine from disuse, causing his usual placidity to take on a deer in the headlights...

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In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a round in the postseason that determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to Major League Baseball's championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series.

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