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• Freese, 2011 Series MVP, retires after 11 seasons
  From the Web › ESPN
  David Freese, who was named MVP after his Game 6 home run kept the Cardinals alive in the 2011 World Series, has retired. He spent the final two seasons of his 11-year...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Freese, 2011 WS MVP, announces retirement
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  David Freese, the 2011 World Series Most Valuable Player with the St. Louis Cardinals, announced his retirement on Saturday after 11 seasons. You took a 23-year old kid...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• David Freese announces retirement from MLB
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Freese announced his retirement from Major League Baseball following the Dodgers' unceremonious elimination from the NLDS on Wednesday.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• What's next for Braves, Dodgers, Twins and Rays after losing in LDS?
  From the Web › ESPN
  Now that they're out of October, we review what went wrong and what these teams need to do to remain contenders.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Nats' Scherzer aims to keep Cards down in Game 2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals gained the early National League Championship Series edge over the St. Louis Cardinals, and they will look to build on it behind Max Scherzer in...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers' postseason fell apart in the NL Division Series with a 7-3 defeat to the Washington Nationals in Game 5, an inglorious ending for a team coming off...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Hernandez: Dodgers must be bold in acquiring players necessary to win a World Series
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Houston Astros in 2017 and Chicago Cubs in 2016 traded top prospects and were rewarded with World Series titles. The Dodgers similarly ought to go all in.
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman's status unresolved as Dodgers roster tweaks await club
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers baseball chief Andrew Friedman hasn't agreed to a new contract, and the Red Sox have an opening that might entice him. Dodgers roster tinkering awaits.
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 6:35 PM
• Cardinals, Nationals square off in surprising NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals on Friday in game one of a National League Championship Series that no one following Major League Baseball was...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 5:35 PM
• Baseball's top salaries are declining, as evidenced by smaller qualifying offer
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Last offseason was marred by a lack of spending and perceived interest in several of the sport's biggest stars. Even beyond the fact that teams weren't pursuing...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 3:35 PM
• Nationals take on the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS tonight
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Game: Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals The Time: 8:08 PM Eastern The Ballpark: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri The Channel: TBS The Starters:...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• MLB rumors: Dave Roberts to return as Dodgers manager in 2020 season
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The last time Dave Roberts was at Oracle Park, Barry Bonds ripped a Dodgers hat off the manager's head and tossed it to the delight of Giants fans. The next time Roberts...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Which managerial opening is the most desirable?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  As we wait for tonight's NLCS to kick off — a preview on that will be up later this morning — let's talk about all the managerial openings, shall we? With...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Capitals Twitter account crafts perfect response to LA Kings troll job
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Capitals came to Washington's defense online when the Nationals were, you know, busy playing baseball in October, and it was everything. It all started when the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Kendrick, Nats slam Dodgers in 10th to reach NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Howie Kendrick got one more chance at redemption Wednesday, and he put the Washington Nationals in the National League Championship Series for the first time with a...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• WATCH: Dave Roberts defends Clayton Kershaw choice
  From the Web › For The Win
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is defending his ace after a collapse for the ages.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 PM
• Dave Roberts to return as Dodgers manager, report says
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Roberts was criticized for his decision-making after the Dodgers' 7-3 loss to the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Column: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hears boos, but keeps his job, and that's good news
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The merciless booing of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts in the NLDS Game 5 loss to the Nationals was understandable, but it rightly didn't lead to his being fired.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Report: Dave Roberts will manage Dodgers in 2020
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers fell to the Nationals 7-3 in 10 innings in Game 5 of the NLDS Wednesday night, a bitter end to what was otherwise another terrific season in Los Angeles. The...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Former pitcher suggests Rays believe Astros are using camera to steal signs in ALDS Game 5
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Astros were accused of this last postseason, as were the Dodgers.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Dave Roberts' baffling NLDS Game 5 bullpen decisions raise questions
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' allegiance to Clayton Kershaw and over-reliance on Joe Kelly were only two of the perplexing moves in the loss to the Nationals.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Exclusive: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will return despite playoff failures
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was heavily criticized after the club's season-ending NLDS loss to the Washington Nationals, but he will return next season.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Report: Dave Roberts will manage Dodgers in 2020
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  According to a report, Dave Roberts is expected to remain the Dodgers' manager in 2020.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:35 PM
• Jinx over, Nationals now shoot to take down Cards
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals finally get to play for the National League pennant. They upset the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their first NL Division Series in their fifth try...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 5:35 PM
• Who's to blame for Dodgers collapse: Kershaw, Roberts, or the front office? | MLB on FOX
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Dodgers' 106 regular-season wins are the most ever by a team that didn't at least reach the League Championship Series. The MLB on FOX crew analyzes who is most to...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• Should Dave Roberts be fired for Dodgers collapse in NLDS? Whitlock and Wiley weigh in
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Ric Bucher joins Jason Whitlock and Marcellus Wiley to discuss whether the Los Angeles Dodgers should fire Dave Roberts after the team's epic collapse in Game 5 of the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 PM
• From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 PM
• A furious Dodgers fan threw his Clayton Kershaw jersey onto the field during the game
  From the Web › For The Win
  Dodgers fans did not take the Game 5 NLDS loss to the Nationals well.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 PM
• Walker Buehler maintains perspective after pitching well in Dodgers' Game 5 loss
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers need answers to many questions after losing the National League Division Series to the Nationals, but the identity of their ace isn't one of them.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers offseason preview: How will NLDS exit affect LA's offseason plans?
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Dodgers will not make a third straight trip to the World Series. Let's take a look at what's next.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers Dugout: There's a whole list of people to blame
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It wasn't supposed to end like this, but it did.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Nats favored over Cards to reach World Series
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Nationals overcame long odds to beat the Dodgers and are now favorites to knock out the Cardinals.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Colin Cowherd: Dave Roberts' misuse of Clayton Kershaw set him up to fail
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers once again find themselves exiting the playoffs as they lost Game 5 to the Washington Nationals and Colin Cowherd believes...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Phillies fire Gabe Kapler, who has history with Giants' Farhan Zaidi
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Farhan Zaidi has a number of important decisions to make this offseason, with the search to find Bruce Bochy's replacement as Giants manager leading the list. A number...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• The perfect Red Sox GM candidate just became a free agent -- Dodgers boss Andrew Friedman
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Andrew Friedman. L.A.'s president of baseball operations is widely considered the shrewdest executive in the game, and he has built a juggernaut out west, with the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Nationals facing Cardinals in NLCS couldn't be more perfect after what happened in 2012
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  And all of it began on a blustery night at Nationals Park in Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS when the Cardinals mounted the largest comeback ever for in a do-or-die playoff...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Fans Savagely Troll Bryce Harper After Nationals' Playoff Win
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Fans on Wednesday sarcastically reminded the Washington Nationals' departed star, Bryce Harper, that the team is doing just fine without him. The Nationals advanced to...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• NLDS Game 5: Nationals stun Dodgers to advance to NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  What the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves Game 5 lacked in drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals more than made up for. After 10 hard-fought...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Angry Dodgers fans run over Clayton Kershaw jersey after NLDS loss
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers fans did not handle their shocking National League Division Series loss well. Following the game, some fans thought it would be appropriate to run...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers fans run over Clayton Kershaw jerseys with their cars instead of burning them
  From the Web › For The Win
  After the Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS to the Washington Nationals, fans were mad.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• The Dodgers and Braves suffered MLB collapses for the ages
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Dodgers and Braves let the NLDS slip away, and fans are still reeling ... but that's why we watch.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• Poll: Which NLDS loser, Dodgers or Braves, had the most devastating exit?
  From the Web › For The Win
  Which fanbase had the worst night?
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 8:35 AM
• Six Dave Roberts moves in Game 5 that were head-scratching at best, malpractice at worst
  From the Web › Sporting News
  It's easy to second-guess managers, but watching NLDS Game 5 unfold between the Dodgers and Nationals was like watching a car crash in slow motion.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Five offseason questions for the Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Will Dave Roberts be back as manager? Is a big-name free agent in the Dodgers' future? Those are just a few questions facing L.A. after another disappointing postseason...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers failed when it mattered most during another October
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In the very last moments, when the season could continue for the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers, when there were six outs to get and at least that many options to get them...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Clayton Kershaw's latest October failure really more about Dave Roberts' poor decision
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Clayton Kershaw could have been a hero of Game 5 for the Dodgers, but manager Dave Roberts sent Kershaw back to the mound when he never should have.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:35 AM
• Braves loss vs. Dodgers loss: which was worse?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Choose the form of the destructor: an early shellacking or a late gut-punch
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 5:35 AM
• Nationals fans celebrate NLCS bid by trolling Bryce Harper
  From the Web › For The Win
  His name was trending on Twitter after the Nats beat the Dodgers.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 AM
• Nationals upstage Dodgers with 10th-inning slam en route to NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals reached the National League Championship Series for the first time in their history after stunning the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Wednesday...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 AM
• Dodger blues: Team stunned as dream dissolves
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers' dream season -- of 279 home runs, 12 walk-offs, 106 regular-season victories and a seventh consecutive division title -- evaporated in the National League...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 3:35 AM
• Dave Roberts will have to own this Dodgers disaster
  From the Web › ESPN
  L.A.'s hopes of getting back to the World Series -- and winning this time -- died at the hands of its manager and his dubious moves.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 AM
• Nationals stun Kershaw, beat Dodgers to move on to NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  With two homers in the eighth off the Dodgers ace, then a Howie Kendrick grand slam in the 10th, Washington knocked out the NL favorite.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• 'It's just the start': Nats say they're not finished after KO'ing Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Nationals got over their postseason hump, winning their first playoff series in spectacular fashion.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out — and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• Howie Kendrick finds redemption in delivering grand knock-out blow to Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Howie Kendrick was struggling mightily in the NLDS until his grand-slam home run propelled the Nationals to victory over the Dodgers in Game 5.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• After 15 seasons in D.C., the Nationals win a playoff series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  So it only makes sense in that house of mirrors baseball logic that Washington's first playoff series win since the 1924 World Series came against a 106-win Los Angeles...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• Nationals C Kurt Suzuki exits NLDS after fastball hits wrist, face
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  A scary scene hit Dodger Stadium on Wednesday during Game 5 of the NLDS, as Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki fell to the ground after appearing to get hit in the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• Dodgers' NLDS Game 5 loss is on Dave Roberts
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers are out of the playoffs much earlier than anticipated after dropping Game 5 of the NLDS to the Nationals on Wednesday night. After comfortably leading the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• Dodgers avoid World Series heartbreak by crashing in NLDS, receive wave of online jokes
  From the Web › Sporting News
  This was a brutal night for LA.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Why was Clayton Kershaw used at all in the Dodgers' Game 5 loss?
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Dodgers manager is coming under fire for using Clayton Kershaw at all in Game 5.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Plaschke: Dodgers' horrific collapse against Nationals extends their October nightmare
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Catastrophic decisions by Dave Roberts to use Clayton Kershaw and Joe Kelly with the season at stake doomed the Dodgers to an almost unfathomable loss.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Hernandez: Clayton Kershaw suffers another crushing postseason blow
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw suffers one more disappointment and so does a city starved for a title.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Nationals stun Dodgers with dramatic extra-inning comeback win to move on to NLCS
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Washington hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw in relief, and Howie Kendrick sent Dodgers fans home disheartened following a 10th inning grand slam, as the Nationals...
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts defends decision to keep Clayton Kershaw in the game
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Dave Roberts had to face difficult questions amid some interesting bullpen decisions, at times, leaving him unable to answer.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Anthony Rendon: ‘You could see it with the Dodgers and their morale, and the fans... we wanted to pounce on it'
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Nationals 3B Anthony Rendon on the team's approach against Clayton Kershaw and how the team continued to fight, while also staying loose and calling Howie Kendrick an...
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Another Dodgers choke job clinches memorable decade for Giants fans
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The 2010s were one hell of a decade for Giants fans. Not only did they get to celebrate three World Series titles in a span of five years, they also got to watch their...
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Kershaw blows late lead in latest October flop, Dodgers done
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Clayton Kershaw might very well go into the Hall of Fame one day on the strength of his amazing regular-season success — dragging behind him a painful October...
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers prematurely celebrate walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth of Game 5
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  There was a moment in the ninth inning of Game 5 where nearly everyone thought the game was over. The game was tied 3-3. Only one out on the board and ninth innings of...
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers' NLDS Game 5 loss is on Dave Roberts
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Manager Dave Roberts, more than Clayton Kershaw and Joe Kelly, cost the Dodgers Game 5 of the NLDS against the Nationals.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Dave Roberts booed by Dodgers fans following string of unfortunate pitching decisions
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Dave Roberts left Clayton Kershaw in and he gave up homers on two straight pitches. He left Joe Kelly in and Howie Kendrick hit a grand slam
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Three takeaways from Nationals' win over the Dodgers in NLDS Game 5
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Washington used a grand slam in the 10th to seal a comeback victory over the defending National League champs.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• This heartbreaking loss for the Dodgers is going to sting for quite some time
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Dodgers had a 3-1 lead in the 8th, then all heck broke lose and their season came to a stunning end.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Enrique Hernandez's big impact in first NLDS start wasn't enough for Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Enrique Hernandez made the most of replacing A.J. Pollock in the Dodgers' lineup, hitting a home run and a single while also making a spectacular catch.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers' season comes to a stunning end in 10th-inning loss to Nationals
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clayton Kershaw gives up back-to-back home runs before Joe Kelly surrenders a grand slam home run in the 10th inning of a 7-3 loss to the Washington Nationals.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Nationals stun Kershaw, Dodgers to move on to NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  With two homers in the eighth off the Dodgers ace, then a Howie Kendrick grand slam in the 10th, Washington knocked out the NL favorite.
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Nats stun Dodgers on Kendrick's 10th-inning slam
  From the Web › ESPN
  Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los...
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• Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
  Share • October 9, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Kershaw blows late lead in latest October flop, Dodgers done
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Kershaw blows late lead in latest October flop, Dodgers done
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• Nationals stage epic comeback in 7-3, 10-inning win over Dodgers in NLDS Game 5
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Howie Kendrick's 10th-inning grand slam capped off the Nationals' epic comeback against the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS.
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• Dodgers, Nationals tied at 3 after 9 innings in NLDS Game 5
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Dodgers, Nationals tied at 3 after 9 innings in NLDS Game 5
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