It’s been awhile. The Dodgers haven’t sniffed an NLCS since 1988—the Phillies were last in back in 1993. It should be a good series, but I think we’re going to see the City of Brotherly Love not treat the Dodgers with anything resembling filial kindness. As per usual, I have Crashburn Alley‘s and Baseball Digest Daily’s Bill Baer riding shotgun as we discuss why Manny being Manny will get a head start on Manny being Yankee. But I digress (even when in the company of the long suffering and disturbingly leggy Baer—get ‘im while he’s hot ladies.). Q: O.K. Bill, what’s your initial take? Bill: The Los Angeles Dodgers looked simply flawless in dismantling a very good (and apparently choke-tastic, if you listen to the media) Chicago Cubs team. They did not stutter in any one aspect of the game, while the Phillies were entirely...
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