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The Giants' Procession To The 2016 World Series Started With Back-To-Back-To-Back DingersIt’s an even year, so the San Francisco Giants will win the 2016 World Series. Thank you to all the other teams for participating. Maybe next year! But not the one after that (we’re unclear what happens in 2020)....

Roberto Hernandez Catches Liner Right At His Face This is why Phil Hughes acted like a spazz trying to catch a non-existent liner earlier in the week. You never know when a batter is going to redirect your pitch right into your face. Roberto Hernandez knows: better safe than sorry. ...

Denard Span Had No Fun Playing In Foggy-Ass Wrigley Last NightThe Nationals and the Cubs played a game under a thick blanket of fog at Wrigley Field last night. The conditions didn't wreak too much havoc on the outcome of the game, but the fog did create one crappy moment for Nationals center fielder Denard Span....

You Know Spring Training Is Here When You Read Sentences Like "Denard Span Said He Started Screaming And Making Noises To Discourage The Bird"

There is no baseball, no real, meaningful baseball for another 44 days. But the dead zone of the sports calendar has quickened considerably by the advent of spring training. Camps in Arizona and Florida stir to life, as co-workers who haven't seen each other since September get back together for som...

Those Goddamn Sandy Hook Truthers Got Their Hooks In Denard Span

If you don't know what a Sandy Hook Truther is, take a moment to read Max Read of Gawker's illuminating look into their strange world. Basically, they are people who believe that the Sandy Hook shooting was actually some kind of elaborate hoax perpretrated by the government, because everything is a...

Denard Span Smacks His Own Mother! (With A Foul Ball)

A woman wearing a Denard Span jersey is plunked by a line drive off the bat of Denard Span. What kind of person wears a Denard Span jersey to a spring training game? Yep, it was his mom. [LoHud]...