The World Series had just ended the last time we were treated to a new episode of "Eastbound & Down," the HBO comedy about Kenny Powers, a washed-up former pitcher with an outsized ego and a filthy ...

The fictional down-on-his-luck baseball pitcher from the comedy series "Eastbound & Down" became a cult figure for his swagger, often unearned. The 2015 tifo message? "Cup-Bound and Down." This time ...