Don Cherry Told A Sad Story About His Goldfish

Don Cherry loves his fish. We know this, because back in January he went on a multi-Tweet rant about the little guys. One of them "[hadn't] been acting right for a month, swimming sideways at the top," and Don was worried. So he "[wondered] if he would like warm water." A little warm water in the tank, and the fish was…

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You Know Spring Training Is Here When You Read Sentences Like "Denard…

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 some stretching.

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Your Worst Nightmare: Shark Tank Breaks, Sharks Flood Mall

This went down in Shanghai last week, at a shopping center that happened to have a decorative aquarium in the lobby. The tank cracked, then shattered, sending water and fish and turtles and three lemon sharks flooding onto visitors. It's like that scene from Jaws 3-D which no one saw so I don't know why I brought it …

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The Marlins' Home Run Sculpture Is The Whirling, Flashing, Spouting…

Tacky! Boy, is that new kinetic sculpture beyond the Marlins' outfield fence tacky. Tacky like their tacky new uniforms are tacky. Tacky like the Miami Marlins' tackily alliterative revised name, highlighting the tacky metropolis they call home.

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The Marlins Are Testing The Safety Of Their Fish Tank By Throwing…

I love me some animal welfare, but can't get too worked up by the Marlins having a tank filled with live fish embedded in the backstop of the new Marlins Park. For one, fish are dumb. For another, the other option, the ocean, is not exactly a paradise. There are predators and seaquakes and boats and the constant…

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Marlins Park Now Has Fish

And so the assorted tangs and bettas have been moved to their home, their prison, their eternal resting place behind home plate at the new Marlins Park. There they shall live and swim in circles without ever knowing the open seas or passionate baseball fans, until such time as natural causes or a forgotten filter…

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After Latest Injury, Joel Zumaya Might Become A Professional Fisherman

The former Tigers flamethrower, whose Twins career ended with a UCL tear before really starting, told the AP, "I'm a pretty dang good fisherman, so I might pursue professional fishing." Watch for tendinitis when you reel 'em in, buddy.

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