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October 30, 2014
John B. Judis
The Giants Have a Big Payroll, but It's Not Why They Won the World Series
Management trumped money in the 2014 postseason.
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The Giants Win! How Team Chemistry Trumped Statistics
October 24, 2012
Ron Rosenbaum
American Shylock: Arnold Rothstein (1882–1928)
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Why the Nationals’ Playoff Loss Was the Best Thing That Could Have Happened to Washington Sports
March 31, 2012
Michael Kazin
Why Baseball is the Best—And Least Exploitative—American Sport
October 1, 2011
Manny Farber
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Jonathan Lehman
Why Moneyball Is Still a Poor Ball Club’s Best Friend
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