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Employment
The Employer Surveillance State
The Atlantic - Ellen Ruppel Shell
The more bosses try to keep track of their workers, the more precious time employees waste trying to evade them. Jason Edward Harrington spent six years working the luggage-screening checkpoint at O’Hare
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox beat the Astros in game 2 to tie the series
nbcsports.com
Complete reaction from the Red Sox after they beat the Astros 7-5 in game 2 to tie the series.
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox Beat Astros 7-5 in Game 2, Even Up ALCS
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BOSTON – The Red Sox evened up the American League Championship Series at one game a piece with a 7-5 win over the Astros in Game 2 Sunday night at …
Bleacher Reportadded this to My Kind Of Sports
Sports
NFL Power Rankings: Breaking Down Sunday's Action Ahead of Week 7
Bleacher Report - Paul Kasabian
In the movie Moneyball, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) uses this analogy to explain his team's payroll situation relative to the rest of Major League Baseball in 2002:
Leeds United FC
Victor Orta discusses his 'perfect' recruitment model at Leeds United and why Moneyball will never be used at Elland Road
leeds-live.co.uk - Beren Cross
Transfers at Leeds United may never be perfect, but director of football Victor Orta is confident the club is nearing a ‘perfect’ approach to …
The New Yorker
Mickey Mantle
What It Took to Write About Baseball as a Woman
The New Yorker - Zach Helfand
Jane Leavy reflects on fraught encounters with Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin. Last month, forty years after the Southern District court of New York ordered the Yankees to open their clubhouse to female
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox Shuffle Lineup Heading Into Game 2 of ALCS vs Astros
nbcboston.com - www.nbcboston.com
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has shuffled his lineup for Game 2 against the Houston Astros, putting infielders Ian Kinsler and Rafael Devers and …
Los Angeles
On This Date in Sports October 15, 1988: Hollywood Ending
barstoolsports.com - frankthetank
In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com If ever there was a World Series decided by one swing in Game 1 it was this one. Down 4-3 in the …
Alex Cobb
New Orioles management will need own blueprint for rebuild
baltimorebaseball.com - www.baltimorebaseball.com
Share Email Comments There will be dozens of decisions facing the Orioles’ new hierarchy beyond a new manager and coaches. At the top will be …
NBC Newsadded this to Top Headlines
Latino News
America's few Latino civil rights monuments languish, forgotten and decaying
NBC News - by Associated Press
U.S. news GLORIETA PASS, N.M. — A makeshift memorial to Hispanic Civil War Union soldiers in an isolated part of northern New Mexico is a typical representation of sites linked to U.S. Latino history:
National League (MLB)
Behold, the Bud Selig experience
theweek.com
Milwaukee Brewers fans are experiencing a rare sensation — the joy of an inspired October run. The Brew Crew defied all expectations this year to …
David Price
ALCS Game 2: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes
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Boston Red Sox
Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox | October 14, 2018 | MLB | Baseball |
thescore.com - www.thescore.com
Bradley Jr. doubled to left, Bogaerts scored, Pearce scored, Devers scored.
ESPN
Houston Astros
Marwin González back out in the bottom of the 4th inning after a rough crash against the Green Monster in the 3rd. González
ESPN
Marwin González back out in the bottom of the 4th inning after a rough crash against the Green Monster in the 3rd. González was down for a while as …
Oakland Athletics
1973 World Series Game 2, New York Mets at Oakland Athletics, October 14, 1973 | Baseball
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David Price
Watch: Marwin Gonzalez launches go-ahead home run over Green Monster
larrybrownsports.com - by Grey Papke
Houston Astros left fielder Marwin Gonzalez made quite the statement to put the Houston Astros ahead in Game 2 of the ALCS. With the Astros and Boston …
Boston Red Sox
Our Beloved Astros Look To Squash The Red Sox Hopes In Fenway
barstoolsports.com - Chaps
Finally, after a long day of football, one of my teams is set to play. The Astros are facing the Red Sox in Game 2. I’m sitting at HQ with Hank and …
Deadlineadded this to TV News
Boston Red Sox
Astros Vs. Red Sox: ALCS Game 1 On TBS Tops Programming Across TV
Deadline - Dino-Ray Ramos
The TBS telecast of ALCS Game 1 between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox generated the top program of the day across all of cable and …
Boston Red Sox
Craig Kimbrel Reacts To Red Sox’s Victory Over Astros In ALCS Game 2
nesn.com - NESN Staff
by on at 12:33AM It wasn’t perfect, but Craig Kimbrel closed the door Sunday night at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox closer picked up the save in his …
New York Postadded this to Sports
American League (MLB)
How dumping punch-happy closer transformed Astros’ bullpen
New York Post - By Ken Davidoff
BOSTON — Perhaps the best way to describe the Astros’ recent bullpen upgrades in perspective, using Post-ese, is to observe that they didn’t cut off …
Major League Baseball
Astros line up Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Morton for ALCS Games 3 and 4
nbcsports.com - By Bill Baer
MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reports that the Astros have tabbed Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Marton for Games 3 and 4 of the ALCS, respectively. That …
American League (MLB)
Sunday Funday at Astros watch party at Minute Maid Park
houstonchronicle.com - Matt Young
For the second straight night, there was a party all around Minute Maid Park. While the Astros battled the Red Sox in Boston in Game 2 of the American …
David Price
Hey The Astros Won!
barstoolsports.com - hubbs
You know what? Boston is kinda fun when the Red Sox lose. Sure, the Yankees suck and couldn’t get to this point, but the past is the past. I got to …
American League (MLB)
2015 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 5, Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays, October 14, 2015 | Baseball
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Boston Red Sox
Umpire’s Embarrassing Mistake Sparks Major Controversy In ALCS
The Spun - Andrew Holleran
The umpires in tonight’s American League Championship Series Game 1 between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros have sparked some controversies …
The Daily Beastadded this to Cheat Sheet
News (U.S.)
Four Killed in Shooting at Toddler’s Birthday Party in Taft, Texas
The Daily Beast
A fight between two families at a 1-year-old’s birthday party on Saturday resulted in a shooting that left four people dead and one injured, police …
Boston Red Sox
ALCS Sports Hub Staff Predictions
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The majority of Sports Hub staffers picked the Red Sox to beat the Yankees in the ALDS. That isn't the case for the ALCS. By an overwhelming majority, …
New York Postadded this to Sports
New York Yankees
Yankees lost out on pitcher who’s regained ace status with Astros
New York Post - By Ken Davidoff
BOSTON — On July 6, 2014, the Yankees acquired Brandon McCarthy from the Diamondbacks, struggling for a year and a half at that juncture, and …
ESPN
Mookie Betts
Don't tell the Astros it was an ugly victory. In a game that featured 14 walks, three hit batters, two wild pitches, two
ESPN
Don't tell the Astros it was an ugly victory. In a game that featured 14 walks, three hit batters, two wild pitches, two errors and an umpire hit by …
American League Championship Series
Smith: Familiar names don’t make Astros’ ALCS cut
houstonchronicle.com - Brian T. Smith , Houston Chronicle
BOSTON – Brad Peacock was one of the Astros’ most-valuable players during their 2017 championship run. Chris Devenski appeared in 110 regular-season …