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At Defector, in our staff Slack, we have a slogan: Root For Your Guys (RFYG). It’s an ethic, and also very often an exhortation. As an…

PITTSBURGH — Baseball is one of those sports where most fans head into Opening Day at least with a hint of hope. How else do you…

In the immortal words of Comrade Xu, “There’s no need to overcomplicate things.” In discussing how the Philadelphia Phillies failed to beat the Los Angeles Thanos, that…

Last I checked, the St. Louis Cardinals had a 0.3% chance of making the postseason. By the time you read this, they may be mathematically eliminated—for…