Buddy Kennedy could get a ring this year if the Phillies, Blue Jays or Dodgers win the World Series.

A good "example of how things have changed" post incoming

Mickey Mantle was obviously a legend, and like most hitters, he performed better the more times he saw a starting pitcher in a game

1st .907 OPS
2nd .956
3rd .979
4th+ 1.060

About 11% of his career PA came seeing a SP 4th ..

"I was born ready. I was born ready. And I want it all for this city."

I think they should let the announcers swear a little bit when Shohei does stuff like tonight.

The axiom about baseball being a game of failures hits home when you start expecting the superstar player to do superstar stuff in big moments. The game rebukes you so often, you feel silly.

There have been two exceptions to this in my lifetime. Barry Bonds was one. Shohei Ohtani is the other.

If Ohtani gets out of this inning clean and picks up the win, by a certain definition this has to be the greatest individual game in postseason history, right? 5+ scoreless and 900+ feet of home runs?