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With the Phillies having the worst record in the major leagues and playing historically bad baseball, and with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in town last weekend, Eric Fisher provides an updated version of an old column about how the Phillies are free fallin’.

With a court filing Monday from a woman who claims that Pete Rose had a sexual relationship with her in the 1970s before she was 16 years old, the Phillies decide to cancel Rose’s Wall of Fame induction as part of Alumni Weekend on Aug. 10-13.

The Chicago Cubs overcame several obstacles and setbacks to win Game 7 over the Indians, 8-7, in 10 innings, overcoming a 3-1 series deficit and capturing their first World Series title since 1908.