It’s time to retire the notion of a ‘Mickey Mouse ring’
Not all championships are created equal, but that’s always been true; the pandemic didn’t make it so.
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Why I love baseball games even though I don’t like baseball
Walking into Dodger Stadium on a warm summer night has to be one of my favorite feelings in the whole world. I love the rush of being with thousands of die-hard fans, yelling and cheering, everyone excited to see the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers. From the overpriced food to the bright splashes of blue scattered everywhere, the atmosphere is unmatchable. I walk into the stadium and suddenly I have an inexplicable sense that I would legitimately die for this team.
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‘Decades of determination’: Kim Ng named Major League Baseball’s first female general manager
Baseball is slow. And so is progress. But in the words of Kim Ng herself, sometimes, “you just have to keep plowing through.”
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‘Mysterious body of people’: A look into the UC governing board
The UC Board of Regents makes decisions that impact every UC student’s life — determining student tuition, approving campus developments, setting the UC system’s budget and more — yet most students across the system do not know who the regents are.
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Memories of sports shootaround, part 1: I was there
The Daily Californian’s sports writers share the greatest or most memorable sports moments they have witnessed live.
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Fiat tenebris: On escapism and the PG&E blackout
There was supposed to be a blackout today. And yesterday. For all I know, there was one. But living in the Unit 2 residence halls, three blocks from campus and the faint murmurs of the powerless residence halls on Durant Avenue, no utility faults have crossed my radar.
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What to expect from the unexpected: MLB postseason shootaround
It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size of the fight in the pup, welcome to the Daily Cal’s shootaround for the MLB playoffs.
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Only in October: MLB Playoff predictions
October is here and playoff baseball is back (Oh, thank GOODNESS). The Daily Cal has you covered for the Wild Card and Division Series.
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World Series Recap: Boston vs. Blue Crew, Week 1
Two teams composed of men who have probably not slept a wink in the previous nights wait anxiously in the dugouts as they don their jerseys, their battle armor, and prepare for a denouement years in the making.
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Lovable Losers
I don’t know why I love the Cubs so much. They are consistent losers. Despite the historical mysticism, Wrigley Field is an outdated dump — my first seat at the park was directly behind a large support pole. But I do know that I love my family. I love being in Chicago. I love sitting in my grandfather’s den and watching him angrily storm out. I love Portillos, and I love laughing with my family.
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