<![CDATA[Deadspin: Major League Baseball]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Major League Baseball]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/major league baseball http://deadspin.com/tag/major league baseball <![CDATA[No One Really Knows If The Angels-Yankees Game Will Be Played Tonight Or Not]]> With a little more than two hours remaining before the scheduled first pitch, we're not sure if Game 2 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Angels will be played or not. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5384063&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Curt Schilling Puts the Moves on Cindy McCain?]]> Everyone knows that Curt Schilling loves John McCain. But can the Republican presidential nominee trust the Red Sox pitcher when it comes to something much more important than an election...his wife? At a recent charity event, Curt Schilling confused Cindy McCain with his wife and held hands with her. The Boston Herald has the the steamy details. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050487&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams Ringing The NASDAQ Opening Bell Tomorrow]]> This is the most incongruous pairing of sports and the financial markets since Lenny Dykstra first emailed Jim Cramer. How did this happen? What in the world has the Wild Thing been up to since his baseball career ended? He started his own Wild Thing Southpaw Salsa. Well, of course he did. Mitch Williams—a Coen brothers character brought to life. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043061&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lawsuit Alleges Priest Molested Boy at 2005 White Sox Game]]> The lawsuit was filed against the Chicago Archdiocese yesterday. The alleged molester, priest Daniel McCormick, has already been the subject of a lawsuit settled on behalf of the archdiocese last week. In that case 11 priests were sued by 16 children. The alleged molestation occured in August of 2005 which was, of course, the year the Chicago White Sox finally won a World Series. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039947&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New White Sox Danger: Shaving Cream Pies to the Face]]> And you thought Ozzie Guillen was all the White Sox had to fear in the locker room. Backup catcher Toby Hall is recovering after Jermaine Dye blocked his attempted pie to the face. Does anyone ever wonder where all these pies come from in baseball locker rooms? How many times have you had extra pies sitting around at your work? Yet, in baseball stadiums they're everywhere. And it never gets old to hit someone in the face with one. We go to the Chicago Tribune blog for the details. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5038828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[San Diego Padres Owner Loses Owner's Box After Wife Files For Divorce]]> At least for April, May, June, and July. Which given the Padres start to the season was probably a blessing in disguise. Now John Moores is fighting to regain custody of the box. (Yeah, I know.) But his wife doesn't want to give up the box. (Ditto.) And the attorneys are up in arms trying to equitably distribute access to the box. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5034661&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Honus Wagner Baseball Card Auctioned for $1.62 million]]> Anyone who collected baseball cards is familiar with the Honus Wagner story. When the 1909 baseball card set was released Wagner demanded that his card be pulled and only 100 were made. Now only ten or so of those cards are still in existence and the card is the single most sought after by baseball card collectors. And, right now, if you're between the ages of 22-35 and you didn't collect baseball cards too, you're lying.We were all obsessed. Personally the 1989 Upper Deck set was my favorite. Primarily because up to that point the cards were all pretty crappy. Then Upper Deck came along with their tantalizing holograms, great photos, and remarkably bold decision to make Ken Griffey Jr. the first card ever issued by the company. Anyway, no matter what anyone tells you I did not spend Sunday going through my 1989 set and sigh wistfully at the Chris Sabo card. Nope, didn't happen. The winning bidder, John Rogers, has his own obsession with the Wagner card. Per Fox News:
Rogers has collected baseball cards since he was 6. When he was in the second grade, he said he cut out a copy of a Wagner card and carried it around in his pocket. "Since I was 8 years old, I've hoped and dreamed that one day I'd be able to get one," Rogers said.
Which is ironic because, like everyone else, when I was 8 years old I wanted the Honus Wagner card, the 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card, and the 1986 Michael Jordan Fleer rookie card in mint condition. Then I grew up and bought a house instead. I blame my mom. When I was eight, I told her I wanted to make a living owning a baseball card store. She shot that idea down in a hurry. "There's nothing more redneck you could ever do, Clay." Which, of course, wasn't true. Especially not in Nashville. But it impacted me. So now John Rogers is rich and got to buy the Honus Wager card because he followed his baseball card dreams and I'm writing a blog post about him. Thanks Mom, kicks dirt, thanks a lot. Arkansas man buys baseball card for $1.62 million [Fox News] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5032684&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Padres Shortstop Khalil Greene Out For Season After Punching a Storage Chest]]> Yep, he broke his left hand. Anyone who has ever punched a wall, a door, or any other inanimate object that hasn't actually done anything to you, is wincing right now. Because but for the puny amount of force your punch mustered, you too could have broken a bone in your hand and looked like an incredible tool. Instead, like his forebear Jesus, Khalil Greene is broken for your sins. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5031987&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ken Griffey, Jr. Tosses Throat Slash To Jeff Brantley]]> We've officially seen everything now. Griffey was evidently upset by comments Reds announcer Jeff Brantley made regarding his contract. Why after twenty years of relative peace, Griffey is breaking out late 90's football moves to make his points is anyone's guess. I guess he could do the Icky Shuffle but afterwords he'd probably go on the 15-day DL. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5029984&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Get Your Madonna Face For Sox-Yankees Rivalry]]> As the Yanks and Sox prepare to do battle for the 8,038th time of the 2008 Major League Baseball season, there's a new wrinkle to the series. Or at the very least a wrinkled vagina. Yep, Madonna masks are coming to Fenway. At least if Red Sox fans get their wish. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5029087&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bartman Spurns $25k Autograph Offer]]> Putting a quick end to the will he or won't he autograph spectacle, Steve Bartman is not going to appear at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Illinois. Interestingly, Bartman issued the response through his friend Frank Murtha. Meaning that Bartman himself remains hidden away in a covert chamber somewhere. Where he no doubt continues to listen to his walkman and play Dungeons and Dragons. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028694&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steve Bartman Offered $25k for a Single Autograph]]> Reclusive Cubs anti-christ Steve Bartman has incentive to come out into the light of day thanks to a $25k autograph offer from a sports collectors show. According to the Orlando Sentinel this would be the most ever paid to a living person for a single autograph. What exactly does Bartman need to do? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028186&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins Remix "Take Me Out To the Ballgame"]]>
Don't underestimate the work done by Rollins here. He's providing the beat in that way somebody in sixth grade always would, by banging on a desk. His knuckles have to be sore by the end of the song but you can't even tell. That's heart. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5027834&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Man Loses Phillies-Brewers Bet and Goes Homeless For a Week]]> Two D.C. area men bet over which team would finish with more wins in 2007, the Phillies or the Brewers. The Phillies finished with more wins. As a result, Chris Jollay, a 36 year old Brewers fan, lost and lived as a homeless man for a week. Luckily, D.C. news WUSA-9 is all over it:
According to the bet, Jollay was allowed to carry one bag of items. Christman approved all of the items. Jollay says, he carried 12 power bars and 100-calorie snacks, a disposable camera, $20 dollars, contact lens, a marker and pen, and a bottle of Jack Daniels. "I brought a big bottle of that, just to pass the time. Especially when it was cold...made the nights go faster." What could Jollay have won if the Brewers had finished with more wins than the Phillies? Per WUSA 9: "I would have gotten to move in with [Christman's] wife. She'd have to cook me dinner and I'd go to her slumber parties and [Christman would] move into my place," Jollay says. Touche. Local man loses bet and goes homeless [WUSA 9] Jollay goes homeless [Steve Heckman Online] Brewers fan loses bet; forced to go homeless [SportsbyBrooks] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026702&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Babe Ruth's Teammate Speaks: 100-Year-Old Bill Werber]]> And Bill Werber brings some strong trash talk. Specifically he refers to current players as "a grubby-looking bunch of caterwaulers." A caterwauler? According to dictionary.com that's the sound a cat makes when it's in heat. So, yeah, I can see that. Werber tells stories about playing cards against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on the train. And he even gives some advice Babe Ruth shared with him after Ruth hit a homerun. Per NBC, More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5025779&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dontrelle Is Injured, Fat]]> Dontrelle Willis lasted all of 14 pitches before leaving with a hyper-extended knee, but he was just as shitty before the injury. The high-kicking lefty couldn''t seem to get his kick all the way up, which the Baseball Tonight crew was quick to attribute to his physique, which can only be described as "bloggeresque" However the beleaguered Tigers bullpen stifled the Chicago White Sox, to the tune of one run allowed over 8+ innings. Aquilino Lopez picked up the relief win over Jose Contreras behind four strikeouts in as many innings. Mags knocked in two run in Detroit's 5-2 victory. More »
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