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Daniel Brown
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Senior editor for The Athletic MLB • Covering sports with an eye toward the road less traveled
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Here’s what one reader said when they subscribed to my Substack, The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown.
Oh, heck yes. PJ Brown is fantastic — a fabulous and well-connected chronicler of women’s sports.

Go get ‘em, cuz!
My new adventure has launched! It’s a Substack: The Undercovered: Women’s sports with PJ Brown.

I’ll be sharing the untold stories of these women and those around them.

I’d love to have you come along for the ride! Please subscribe.

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Welcome to my new home for stories on women's sports
Why I am focusing on women's sports
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The Dodgers won the entire 1963 World Series in eight hours and 17 minutes.
This should count as Games 3 & 4
The ghost runner must be rolling in his grave
Madison Bumgarner is the true Mr. October (Pitchers’ Version)

World Series career ERA:
I ain’t saying nothing
The Louvre has been robbed the same week the new pope has talked about shutting down Opus Dei. Have the police interviewed Dan Brown yet? 🤔
This is the box score from the first time the Mariners played the Blue Jays, on May 9, 1977.

So many fun names. Ruppert Jones! Doug Ault! Otto Velez!

And just like that, the ‘77 expansion franchises will face off tonight in Game 7 for the AL pennant.

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Just wait, the Mellencamps can’t be far behind
Duane Kuiper is a finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award, presented by the Hall of Fame #TeamKuip
Things got so dire that J.T. Snow started praying that he would wake up in the morning. Great story from @susanslusser.bsky.social about a Giants fan favorite
That’s unthinkable! I’m Dump-struck!
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Tonight José Ramírez broke Cleveland's franchise record for career extra-base hits.

1) José Ramírez 725
2) Earl Averill 724
3) Tris Speaker 667
4) Jim Thome 620
5) Hal Trosky 556
6) Ken Keltner 538
7) Nap Lajoie 535
8) Carlos Santana 524
9) Lou Boudreau 495
10) Manny Ramírez 484
Just like cherry cola. C-O-L-A, cola.
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San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) reacts after accidentally hitting me with his helmet. It was my fault. I got too close. But he was so nice and apologized.
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The Dodgers/Giants head-to-head all-time in the regular season is now 1,287 wins each (with 19 ties, h/t @EliasSports)

This is the first time the Dodgers/Giants head-to-head record has been tied since after a game on August 10, 1896

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“Knights of Prosperity” forever, man. All 11 episodes.
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.

What's yours?
The superstar from KNBR just keeps soaring higher. Go get ‘em, Kate!
Sports broadcaster Kate Scott has been assigned to call Vikings-Steelers on Sept. 28 for Westwood One, the official network audio broadcast partner of the NFL.

She will become the first female play-by-play announcer to call an NFL regular-season game on the network.

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Giants’ Matt Chapman on life with Tourette syndrome: ‘You can still accomplish anything;’ Gold Glove 3B endured bullying as a child, and it's only made him tougher. He, his dad and Bob Melvin talk to the Chronicle about how he deals with the disorder: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
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