The mistake that sealed the World Series, plus more fan interference debate

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Happy Halloween! Dont scare any Yankees fans today.

Theyve been through enough.

Before we get to the accolades and the history, I want to focus on one moment from last nights World Series clincher .

It is a play practiced at all levels of baseball, and its now the one that will haunt Yankees fans forever: Mookie Betts gets the Dodgers on the board @MLB pic.twitter.com/vefZBcTjMh The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 31, 2024 A simple error Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo being on different pages about who was covering first base is the difference between the Dodgers winning a ring last night and the series going back to Los Angeles for Game 6: I aged about 10 years watching this one, and I had no rooting interest.

Shout-out to gray hairs on both coasts.

Two more thoughts about this Dodgers title: For the Yankees, those errors will overshadow Aaron Judge s bounce-back game at the plate (too late) and Giancarlo Stanton s continued playoff heroics.

All for naught.

Now the front office will fret over Juan Soto s free agency.

For the Dodgers, champs of two of the last five World Series? This is a golden era, full stop .

Make sure to read The Windup , which has been fantastic during this playoff run, later this morning for more.

Girmas big night Naomi Girma entered last night with 39 caps for the USWNT, and the 24-year-old has become one of the worlds best defenders, but she was missing one thing: a goal.

Girma made up for it with two goals in last nights 3-0 friendly win over Argentina, a vibey night all around for a USWNT program humming under new coach Emma Hayes.

More details on that here .

Advertisement Lions WR under investigation Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is the subject of a police inquiry, officials confirmed yesterday, relating to a traffic stop in which he was detained.

During the stop, according to body cam footage, officers told Williams he would be arrested for illegally carrying a concealed weapon before releasing him.

Detroit police told The Athletic new information has come to light, which triggered the investigation.

Our full report is here .

Bryce Young to start again A day after we mentioned Bryce Youngs backslide, the second-year Panthers quarterback is once again Carolinas starter, the team announced , even though Andy Dalton is healthy.

Panthers coach Dave Canales noted Youngs role as starter is not a guarantee going forward.

Young showed some signs of life last weekend, starting in place of the injured Dalton, throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns in a loss.

More news Almost two days later, I remain dumbfounded by the Yankees fan who tried to peel Mookie Betts glove off his hand Tuesday.

The two guys involved were banned for Game 5 , by the way.

But it triggered a larger conversation: Where does this rank on the all-time baseball-fan gaffe list? Zach Powell compiled some other notable ones : Where does Tuesdays brouhaha rank? I say No.

2, only below Bartman.

Most of those older ones outside of the Sheffield situation are understandable.

Fans trying to catch a ball.

In Maiers case, he did catch it, and the Yankees went on to win the World Series.

No regrets.

But Maier himself could not believe Tuesdays affair .

It got the Pulse brain trust thinking: Whats the proper long-term punishment for the culprits? Banned for life? A year? So its up to you, in our next Pulse Poll.

These two fans should be: Make your voice heard here .

NFL : Texans at Jets 8:15 p.m.

ET on Prime Video Remember that 6-2 Houston is an underdog here, which is either foolish or an all-time Vegas knows moment.

Is this when the Jets (2-6) finally put a good game together? It might be too late.

Or ...

just watch another collapse.

Interesting TV either way.

NBA : Suns at Clippers 10:30 p.m.

ET on NBA TV Im mostly here for Phoenix, which should be a contender in the stacked Western Conference this year but the Clips have been intriguing, even without Kawhi Leonard.

Plus, we get to watch Kevin Durant face The Wall again .

Get tickets to games like these here .

Rates and Barrels broke down last nights epic season finale.

Listen here .

Read this story on the beautiful relationship between Walter Payton , the star running back, and Matt Suhey , his fearsome fullback, and how they were close until the literal end.

Its worth your time this morning .

Jeff Howe talked to executives around the league about Anthony Richardsons benching.

They were floored .

Wait, the 49ers could trade Brock Purdy? Mike Sando tells us why in his weekly Pick Six column , which is always a must-read.

College basketball is back, too.

Our prospects expert Sam Vecenie has some best bets for this season .

Get in early on Alabama, folks.

Peter Baugh has a fantastic Halloween story on the goalie mask designer who helped make Hannibal Lecter an all-time villain and costume.

An extremely fun idea: Win a free year of The Athletic by winning our inaugural College Football Playoff Bracket Challenge .

Just enter your 12 teams here and profit when youre right .

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : Our story on Rudy Gays retirement .

Pour one out.

Most-read on the website yesterday : The inside story on Erik ten Hags ouster and the pursuit of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United.

Read it here .

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