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NASCAR: Joey Logano spins out Matt Kenseth late, wins at Kansas Speedway – Charlotte Observer

Monday, October 19, 2015

Joey Logano arrived at Kansas Speedway as the most relaxed driver in the garage still alive in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. As the race-winner last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Logano was the only driver locked into the next round when the green flag dropped Sunday for the Hollywood Casino 400. After spinning Matt Kenseth with five laps remaining, Logano remains the only driver able to relax…

A Math Professor’s Imperfect Baseball Predictions Bode Well for the Mets – New York Times

Monday, October 19, 2015

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FANTASY NASCAR PREVIEW: Hollywood Casino 400 Driver Picks – FOXSports.com

Sunday, October 18, 2015

This week we continue the Contender Round in the Chase for the Cup. For the 12 remaining drivers in the field the pressure increases as we travel to Kansas and take one more step in narrowing the field of championship contenders to eight. Since so many drivers ran into trouble at Charlotte this past week, this event will be like a reset and yet another opportunity to win and advance….

A Math Professor’s Imperfect Baseball Predictions Bode Well for the Mets – New York Times

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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An Exuberant Postseason May Help Rewrite Some of Baseball’s Unwritten Rules – New York Times

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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Baseball broadcasts batter the senses – Washington Post

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Bank of America asks, “What is your favorite baseball memory?” (A better question is, “What is your favorite banking memory?” That’s easy — walking into a B of A in which the teller-window line isn’t 15 deep.) Favorite baseball memory? Listening to games on a transistor radio. Because watching games now — and many this postseason have been terrific — is an unceasing babble-filled, graphics-filled, replay-filled, commercial-filled, stress-filled slog-and-a-half. (On…

How to play Canadian baseball – Royals Review

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Even though the country is our upstairs neighbor, Canada does a lot of things differently. They put their police on horseback, the queen on their money, and gravy on their fries. Their football fields are 10 yards longer, presumably because 100 is too round of a number. And to be honest, some of the things that Canada does differently aren’t too bad. But be prepared for some…

Football Bigger Than Baseball? Who Cares – Wall Street Journal

Sunday, October 18, 2015

ENLARGE Updated Oct. 18, 2015 5:44 p.m. ET It’s verging on late October, and you can count on three things happening in late October: 1. At least two people from work will start wearing tweed vests to the office and talk loudly about apple-picking adventures. 2. You will reach your limit on pumpkin spice everything. 3. Baseball fans will be deluged by the true but banal observation that the sport’s…

Alex Rodriguez to join Fox Sports as analyst for MLB playoffs, World Series – New York Daily News

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Mark Blinch The baseball season isn’t quite over for Alex Rodriguez, who’s joining Fox Sports for the remainder of the postseason. Alex Rodriguez is going to the World Series. The controversial Yankee will join Fox Sports’ postseason  baseball  studio team. He made the deal, which the Daily News first reported,   official  with an appearance Sunday on the network’s “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show. …

NASCAR Kansas 2015: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule and more – USA TODAY

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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Will Kyle Busch ever quit running NASCAR XFINITY Series races? – FOXSports.com

Sunday, October 18, 2015

With Saturday’s win at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch has now been to Victory Lane an astounding 75 times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. With his 50th career victory in NASCAR’s No. 2 division back in 2011, Busch leapfrogged Mark Martin to become the series’ all-time wins leader. Now at the tender age of 30, Busch — a full-time Sprint Cup Series driver — could theoretically continue running a limited XFINITY…

An Exuberant Postseason May Help Rewrite Some of Baseball’s Unwritten Rules – New York Times

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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TWO GLOVES GUY is America’s greatest baseball fan – SB Nation

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Some people wear gloves to baseball games, hoping to catch a foul ball, hoping a piece of on-field equipment helps them on the off chance they’re lucky enough to have a baseball hit their way. But people bringing just one glove to a baseball game will surely fail. Because they are not as prepared as TWO GLOVES GUY: Did this guy really bring 2 gloves pic.twitter.com/WJGCahzImn …

An Exuberant Postseason May Help Rewrite Some of Baseball’s Unwritten Rules – New York Times

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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TWO GLOVES GUY is America’s greatest baseball fan – SB Nation

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Some people wear gloves to baseball games, hoping to catch a foul ball, hoping a piece of on-field equipment helps them on the off chance they’re lucky enough to have a baseball hit their way. But people bringing just one glove to a baseball game will surely fail. Because they are not as prepared as TWO GLOVES GUY: Did this guy really bring 2 gloves pic.twitter.com/WJGCahzImn …

WMass Baseball Hall of Fame seeks nominees for Class of 2016 – MassLive.com

Sunday, October 18, 2015

SPRINGFIELD – The Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame steering committee needs your help. The committee recently met in preparation for its third annual banquet and induction ceremony, scheduled for Jan. 28 of La Quinta Hotel, 100 Congress St. The committee is seeking input from the public on nominees for the Class of 2016. Inductees will be on hand to be recognized for their contributions to the game and the…

Inside Baseball: Will Mets lose Cespedes and Murphy? Plus notes – CBSSports.com

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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