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Royals announce new outfield dimensions at Kauffman StadiumThe Kansas City Royals are bringing the outfield fences a little closer to home plate at Kauffman Stadium, the team announced on Tuesday.,Per the team-provided diagram, the left- and right-field corners will be pulled in 9 feet to 347 and 344 feet, respectively. Left- and right-center field will be ...

Fence Defeats Orlando City FanThis Orlando City fan went for a shortcut, and paid dearly. The prolonged dusting of his clothes is an admirable effort in trying to play it off like nothing happened....

Viola Davis Gave An Academy Award Acceptance Speech To RememberAs expected by everyone, Viola Davis claimed the Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Fences. Her acceptance speech was the kind you’ll see replayed on Academy Award broadcasts fifty years into the future—hitting every corner of emotion while stating her commitment to “exhume those bodies; exhum...

Bike Stuck In Electric Fence Nearly Defeats Trio Of English Guys

“C’mon Paul, got your bike off that electric fence!” says a voice from behind the camera. For the next three minutes and 38 seconds, that is exactly what Paul (and his two friends) try to do....

13 Years After Safeco Field Opens, The Mariners Move The Fences In

The Mariners announced today that they're moving the fences in at Safeco Field. 13-year-old Safeco Field. The same Safeco Field where Ken Griffey and Bret Boone and Edgar Martinez played. The stadium that hosted Cal Ripken's last All-Star Game. Weird, right? But it's actually the thing to do now....

The Mets Are Moving The Fences To Distract Themselves From The Fact They're The Mets

Not so long ago (2009), the New York Mets opened a new stadium in Flushing. It was supposed to be a classy, exposed-brick-and-green-steel tribute to the franchise's ascendance. Instead, Citi Field has been a monument to the Mets' modern futility and clumsiness....

Shawne Merriman: Virtual Asskicker

Shawne Merriman is another one of those athletes with a presence in the vast world of gaming. Apparently he's got some game in development, but frankly I don't speak gamer all that well. Fortunately the interview primarily focuses on the bone-crushing (sorry Priest) linebacker himself, and it's pepp...

In addition to being a degenerate gambler (not casting any aspersions on that one) and a tool for the mob it seems as if Tim Donaghy might be a bit of a psycho. I'm all for a good neighborhood feud, but torching a guy's tractor is downright discourteous. [The Realests]...