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Dodgers broadcast left stunned as Phillies’ baserunning blunders continue: ‘What are these guys doing?’

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Dodgers broadcast left stunned as Phillies’ baserunning blunders continue: ‘What are these guys doing?’

The Phillies may have the best record in baseball since Don Mattingly took over as manager, but they haven’t looked particularly prepared to play the last two nights. Philadelphia ran itself out of an inning again during this painful series against the Dodgers, with second baseman Bryson Stott running on contact with one out in … Read more

Russia’s original space program nearly killed cosmonauts with crazy blunders and amateur tech

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Russia’s original space program nearly killed cosmonauts with crazy blunders and amateur tech

The “space race” of the 1950s and 60s conjures images of the gleaming Sputnik satellite, Soviet scientists in crisp white coats and sharp-nosed rockets rising into the sky with fiery splendor. But, the reality of the USSR’s space program — which narrowly beat the US to send the first man to space — was far … Read more