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World Series | 2009 MLB Playoffs Schedule | Tickets

Includes MLB playoffs and World Series schedule, scouting reports, conversation pages, video, expert picks, voting polls and more.

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White Sox go from cursed to first

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Everyone was calling the White Sox chokers in September. Now they can call them champions.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2005

Astros cast out ghosts of past Octobers

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It took 43 years of heartache. But the ever-hovering Astros have finally landed in the World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2005

Astros pull yet another Houdini act

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Game 4 was another warped thriller in favor of the Astros, who are one win from their first World Series.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2005

Amazing moments from a genuine classic

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

From an unlikely hero to a living legend, the Astros and Braves staged a truly epic battle in Game 4, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2005

Least-known great pitcher? It's Oswalt

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Roy Oswalt may not be a household name, but he's well-known to the Braves hitters he'll face in Game 3.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2005

Pettitte could be better than Beltran

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Game 1 winner Andy Pettitte may turn out to be more valuable than Carlos Beltran was last October, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2005

Cards all hearts

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Cardinals saw their season slipping away. That's when Albert Pujols did something about it, Jayson Stark writes.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2004

Missing out on a true gem

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Brandon Backe and Woody Williams battled it out in a dual for the ages in Game 5. Too bad America wasn't watching.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2004

Lidge owning the end-game

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

For the second straight day, Brad Lidge mowed down the Cardinals in recording a two-inning save.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2004

Otherworldly Rocket

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Houston needed something special for Game 3. As usual, the Rocket delivered again, Jayson Stark writes.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2004

Now, in that other series ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

While the Red Sox-Yankees series grabs the headlines, Astros-Cards continues to play second fiddle, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2004

Astros' amazing run rolls on

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The Astros were left for dead two months ago, but now are in the NLCS. What a run it's been, writes Jayson Stark.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2004

Garner caught in backfire

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Phil Garner pushed all the right buttons for nearly two months until his luck ran out in Game 4, Jayson Stark writes.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2004

Astros raise the (retractable) roof

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Houston's 19th straight home victory has the Astros knocking on the NLCS door, Jayson Stark writes.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2004

Roger The Dodger

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Roger Clemens might not have had a full tank, but there was still enough Rocket fuel to get a postseason victory, Jayson Stark writes.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2004
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