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Host || THE EDGE & Author || ASTROBALL

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The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball premieres tonight on @PBS at 10/9c. I’m the correspondent on, and a producer of, this FRONTLINE film. It’s the culmination of nine years of reporting on the team that’s defined this era – for better and for worse.

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Alabama has a freshman quarterback from Hawaii, and at least one fan is concerned

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Carlos Correa's dad worked three shifts a day and yet still spent two hours each evening practicing with his son. Here they are tonight.

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Live shot of Betsy DeVos

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THE JINX IS DEAD

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Remember: this guy can now throw 101. Anything is possible. http://t.co/6N6lU7mUdT

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Francisco Lindor congratulates the mother of his good friend, Javier Baez #WorldSeries

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It's all here: the audacious talent. The unflinching charisma. RIP.

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7 years

Here is the story that ran with our Astros cover back in 2014

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Wait ... what year is it?

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CC Sabathia is baseball's active leader in: wins, losses, games started, complete games, innings, hits allowed, earned runs, homers allowed, walks, strikeouts, and batters faced, among other things. Hell of a career, if it just ended.

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Alex Bregman had a two word reaction to the Astros' deadline trade for Zack Greinke: "Game time"

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Big story: Players and coaches from both teams tell Tom Verducci something's wrong with the World Series baseballs

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Are special baseballs helping World Series hitters?

The World Series special baseballs may be hurting both teams' pitchers—especially those who hurl sliders.

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The Indians made Game 7 of the World Series with a payroll under $100 million and without three of their six best players. A miracle season.

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Andrew Miller and Cody Allen have combined for 25 playoff innings. They have identical K rates, 16.2/9, and identical ERAs: 0.00. Good lord.

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Steph's shot chart

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The Astros lost 324 games between 2011-13, the worst three-year stretch for any club in a half a century. They won 311 games between 2017-19, the best three-year stretch for any club in half a century. Now they will appear in their third straight ALCS. What a turnaround.

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Alex Bregman promised the congregation at his Bar Mitzvah that he’d become a pro baseball player who made a difference. Twelve years later, he’s a star with a new $100 million contract. Now he has a plan to save the future of the sport he’s always loved

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The Astros signed Jose Altuve for $15,000 out of Venezuela in 2007. Good work there.

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Biggest Kendrick Lamar fan at @SInow Sportsman of the Year event in Brooklyn? Definitely, without a doubt, Mr. LeBron James.

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Not the first time a supposedly sick dude had an awesome day at Wrigley

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Ken Giles chose to eschew the official World Series t-shirt

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The Houston Astros - losers of 100+ games each season between 2011-13 - just became the sixth club ever to reach 100 wins in three straight years. Quite a decade.

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You remember the 'Fat Pussy Toad.' There was much more to Hideki Irabu. The real story of his tragic life and death

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Becoming Thor: How the kid on the left transformed into a 101-mph baseball god

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4 years

I had my first Hall of Fame vote this year. Here’s my ballot @NotMrTibbs

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9 years

What it looks like when you're 42 and about to play in your first World Series. #bartolo

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I 100% agree with all those who are saying that Verlander should get the Starbucks app. Might be the second most important story here.

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"I don't know why my bats are so slippery," said Carlos Correa when asked about his bat flip.

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The Astros have an MVP, a World Series MVP, a Rookie of the Year, and two Cy Young winners. That Alex Bregman is unquestionably their best player, and that it's an entirely uncontroversial take, is remarkable.

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Verlander. Cole. Greinke. My story about exactly how the Astros assembled a rotation of aces - and solidified themselves as the favorite this October - is on this week’s @SInow cover

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The Astros just completed the ALDS with a 2.00 ERA and a 0.70(!!) WHIP against the majors' third-best offense.

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They say the ability to throw a slider is particularly affected. You know who throws a lot of sliders? Ken Giles and Yu Darvish.

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Impatient fan at tonight's Rangers game. http://t.co/DdrOcsGPSp

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Aaron Sanchez entered the evening with a 6.07 ERA. His first start with the Astros? Six no-hit innings #astroball

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. @chrissyteigen shows @RSherman_25 the "Shermit the Frog" video. He hadn't seen it. http://t.co/3pt02ZPTK3

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Yes, Alex Bregman is again wearing The Shirt today

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4 years

Just dropped my Hall of Fame ballot in the mail. Here’s how I voted. @NotMrTibbs

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Lance McCullers easily sensed the difference by blind feel test. Justin Verlander says autographing one is like signing a Starbucks receipt.

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Baby's mind totally blown by @SI_Swimsuit . @MJ_Day @darciebaum @chrissyteigen @NinaAgdal @LilyAldridge http://t.co/DsDGpU32MT

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With all these birds flying around on the field, Broncos-Browns is like the world's crappiest John Woo film.

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I'll never forget the `11 playoffs presser in which Roy Halladay paraphrased Shakespeare: "I came here to bury Caesar, not praise him." RIP.

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7 years

As that's now settled, guess who are also going to be YOUR 2018 CHAMPS?

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6 years

Thrilled to announce that my first book, ASTROBALL, will be published by Crown in July. It's the inside story of how a team of outsiders invented a new way to win it all, and not just in baseball. You can pre-order it here:

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@LEPHAMMER @si_mlb Can't spell retire without Reiter

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Bama fans can only hope their QB has overcome the language barrier by now

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Alabama has a freshman quarterback from Hawaii, and at least one fan is concerned

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For most of 2020, I’ve been on a mission to get to the bottom of the Astros’ cheating scandal. The first episodes of my six-part documentary podcast come out next Wednesday. It’s called THE EDGE. You can subscribe here:

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Still can't believe this happened

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This is Trevor Bauer electrifying his brain. There’s a lot you don’t know about him. My new SI profile of baseball’s most honest man - infuriatingly honest, to many - is now up

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Have we mentioned we predicted the Astros would win the World Series? Here's this week's @SInow cover

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Game 5 is now four hours and 56 minutes old and exactly twice as long as Game 1, which featured the same starting pitchers. #SlickBall

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Carlos Beltrán’s indispensable role in the Astros’ 2017 championship was perhaps the thing that surprised me most as I reported my book ASTROBALL - and helps to explain why the Mets just made him their manager. You can read the @SInow excerpt here

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He was a PhD candidate, then a Cardinals analyst. Two years ago, he became a federal inmate, sentenced to 46 months for hacking the Astros' database. In my new SI story, Chris Correa finally opens up about what he did – and what he has learned in prison

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Something I’ve been waiting a very long time to be able to say: my first book is being published today. It’s called Astroball: The New Way to Win It All. I hope you’ll read it.

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Alex Bregman still does not give a shit, apparently.

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This is awesome. ASTROBALL is no. 3 on The New York Times Best Sellers list for sports books. Thank you to everyone who has bought or read it!

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The entire ballpark is chanting, "Lock him up." It's not directed at Alex Bregman.

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Alex Bregman’s goals for 2019: “Win a World Series. Win a World Series MVP. Have the best year of my life on the field. And then blow up off it.” It’s not the first time he’s made big promises. I profiled the bold, enterprising Astro for @SInow

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Cubs championship = Bill Murray + 🍾

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Maybe Aaron Rodgers's family is scared of him because he's a witch?

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“How the f—- did I get here?” It’s a question Alex Rodriguez asks himself often these days. How did he ascend from what seemed like permanent exile to - well, everywhere? I spent a lot of time with A-Rod (and J.Lo, too) this spring to find the answer

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In just four weeks, Alex Rodriguez has found something that eluded him for 22 big league seasons: universal acclaim.

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George Saunders's @NewYorker piece on Trump is just brilliant, no matter your politics

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Judging from @KateUpton ’s Instagram, she and @amy_cole23 are already locked in for Game 5

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The competition for best ever letter to The @NewYorker is over. Congratulations to Kate Santos of Los Angeles!

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Last look at Minute Maid Park. When the Astros return, it'll either be for Opening Day 2018 ... or a parade.

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Orioles fans seem to be feeling pretty optimistic after their 4-1 start - especially the guy on Reddit who made this 😂

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I wonder if they tell maritime journalists to stick to ports

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No Harvey, no DeGrom, no Matz, no Wheeler, no Wright, no Walker, no Flores. The Mets' season was a miracle.

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Be sure to check the date on which this was tweeted

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2016 World Series. Cubs vs Indians And then the world will end with the score tied in game seven in extra innings #apocalypse

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Yankees Indians Astros Red Sox Twins Nationals Cubs Dodgers Phillies Mets Astros over Nationals AL MVP: Mike Trout NL MVP: Juan Soto AL Cy: Trevor Bauer NL Cy: Max Scherzer AL ROY: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr NL ROY: Victor Robles

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Just got the news: ASTROBALL has again made The New York Times Best Sellers list for sports books, this month at No. 9. I continue to be beyond grateful to everyone who has bought, read, and otherwise supported the book!

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Gerrit Cole. Game One. It’s what you want.

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You have chosen ... wisely

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Here comes Kershaw, two innings too late.

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Feverishly writing the new chapter of ASTROBALL investigating how and why the Astros didn't realize what they had in Steve Pearce back in 2012

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Daniel Murphy is the greatest baseball player in the history of the past week.

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The Indians are holding a simulated game for all the relievers they haven't used yet. Right now. Seriously.

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ASTROBALL was published 12 weeks ago, just before the All-Star break. As the playoffs begin, it is still the best selling baseball book on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has made that possible.

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The announcing trio of Joe Girardi, A.J. Pierzynski, and Kenny Albert was absolutely fantastic during the Astros-Rays series. I'm sad I can't listen to them anymore. FWIW, I've written about Pierzynski's unique (and uniquely infuriating) baseball mind, too

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Ben Reiter: Pierzynski's reputation not well-earned

"Everyone wants a villain," A.J. Pierzynski said. "Look at what LeBron James has gone through the past few years. My teammates get the best kick of it. When we

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Many, many people have rightfully asked when I’m going to weigh in on the Astros scandal. I’m working on it. …

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A beautiful sight for the Astros. The first time Springer, Altuve, and Correa have appeared in the same starting lineup in 64 days - since June 25.

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For the win. (h/t @CharlesFinch ) RT @jaredwsmith Welp. http://t.co/w99w1c5Gu7

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Neither Charlie Morton nor Alex Wood throws a slider, by the way, though Morton tells Verducci the slicker ball still affected him.

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“I’m good at two things in this world: throwing baseballs, and pissing people off,” says Trevor Bauer. How did this brainy, athletically average kid become so unusually adept at both?

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Here’s my 2023 Hall of Fame vote. I thought this was the most straightforward of my four ballots so far. I know some people will feel differently.

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@jmart181 @DavidPStein_ @espnSteveLevy @TeamCJCorrea @SInow @astros Are you out of your mind? You really believe the definition of a "shift" is always eight hours? Read my 2015 Correa profile. Goodnight.

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Fore!🏌

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Someone should put that guy on the cover of a book

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Paul Rabil - the LeBron of Lacrosse - is taking his stick and ball and starting his own barnstorming, player-centric circuit, the Premier Lacrosse League. Might it represent not just the future of lax, but of all pro sports?

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"I've lived through tragedies, and controversies ... and horses." - @serenawilliams , @SInow Sportsperson of the Year

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"I own one of the largest wineries in the United States. It's in Charlottesville." An absolute abomination.

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The inside story of how the Astros tossed their math and seized their season of destiny - with two seconds to spare.

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Correct rule and call. If Contreras is allowed to stick his leg out, Culberson's allowed to break it. Neither's allowed now. Which is good.

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Tonight's #Oscars stage manager

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BALTIMORE! Thrilled to announce I’m visiting this Friday for a really exciting reason. I’ll be discussing and signing ASTROBALL at the Inner Harbor B&N at 6 PM ... and I’ll be doing so with Sig Mejdal, the Astros’ former data guru and the Orioles’ new Assistant GM. Come meet us!

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Utley: "There was no intent to hurt Ruben whatsoever."

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In 2018, Astros players and coaches became so paranoid that their rivals were cheating that they sent staffers on countersurveillance missions. Nobody’s spoken about those missions, or what they found ... until now. THE EDGE: Episode 4, out now

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With Derek Jeter retired and Jimmy Rollins traded, baseball's new longest tenured player with a single team is Chase Utley.

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7 years

I demand that our social media department be arrested at once

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