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Listen to Bryce Harper, and listen well. Last season, as memorable as it was for the Phillies, is over. Gone. Done. History.

The novelty of the Freeway Series has worn off over 25 years of interleague play, but that doesn’t mean the Dodgers and Angels are looking at this week’s two-game series in Anaheim as just another two days on baseball’s grueling six-month calendar.

BOSTON — It’s looking like Brayan Bello is on the verge of enjoying a long and successful MLB career, and the way he’s pitched against the New York Yankees so far, that’s bad news for the folks in the Bronx.

OAKLAND, Calif. — A few weeks ago, after slogging through seven games in Atlanta and New York and winning only twice, several of the more prominent Phillies players vowed they were better than they looked against their chief division rivals.

SEATTLE — The frustration was growing with each swing and miss and each "K" being written into the score book.

LOS ANGELES — The big, scary Dodgers don’t seem so menacing now, do they?

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bruce Bochy tends to speak with conviction. He doesn’t dabble much in exaggeration, and he doesn’t say things just to say them. Maybe that’s the mark of a veteran manager. His three World Series rings and a couple thousand career victories sure help give some credence, too.

SAN DIEGO — The Padres continued to force the action and continued to win.

ATLANTA — This Braves lineup is special.