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Chuck Meriwether, former MLB umpire, dies at 63
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 16:36
WASHINGTON -- Former major league umpire Chuck Meriwether, who was behind the plate when the Boston Red Sox ended their championship drought in 2004, died Saturday. He was 63.Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement hours before Game 4 of the World Series. Meriwether had been ill with cancer and died at home in Nashville, Tennessee.Meriwether called his first big league…
Patrick Corbin -- the man who replaced Bryce Harper - takes the mound in Game 4
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 06:33
WASHINGTON -- One thing you haven't seen walking around Nationals Park before games in the postseason or in the stadium during games: Bryce Harper jerseys. The Washington Nationals organization moved on from Harper pretty much the moment he filed for free agency. The fans have apparently done the same. We all love our baseball history, but romanticizing the past --…
World Series Daily: Mounting drama in D.C. meets Baby Shark mania
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 07:35
The Houston Astros' win in Game 3 of the World Series stymied any shot at a sweep the Washington Nationals might have had in mind. The victory sets up a Game 4 showdown Saturday involving Patrick Corbin for Washington and a bullpen game from Houston to see if the Nats can get a game closer to the city's first World…
Astros rookie Urquidy gets Game 4 start vs. Nats
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 00:12
WASHINGTON -- Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch will turn to rookie Jose Urquidy as his starter against the Washington Nationals when his club tries to even the World Series in Game 4 on Saturday.Urquidy, 24, pitched most of the season in the minor leagues but appeared in nine games over two big league stints during the regular season. He went…
How the Astros just gave this World Series a shot at greatness
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 01:18
WASHINGTON -- The 115th World Series became a series Friday night. The Houston Astros, AWOL for the first two games, served notice they were no happy-to-be-here pushovers. The Washington Nationals, winners of Games 1 and 2, conceded that their parade would take some work. Game 3 was a long, slogging, meh affair that ended in a 4-1 victory for the…
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