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So the World Series has said, our lead coming from baseball.

That's right, baseball.

We're going to start and talk a lot about the Phillies and the Potters, the NLCS,

and we'll navigate our way to the cheaters in a few.

But that's the story today.

The ending of the Phillies Padres game, if you did not watch it because you were checking out football and you missed it,

Bryce Harper. Bryce Harper, Mr. 330 million dollar man, Bryce Harper smashing a two-run opposite field

dinger in the eighth inning to flip the score and push the Phillies pass the Pod Squad,

four to three in the early game on Sunday.

And so they go to the World Series for the first time since 2009.

Haven't won since 2008.

That was the Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard era of Phillies baseball.

And they are back in the World Series.

Philadelphia winning the NLCS in just five games.

Five games over San Diego.

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