Deadspin: World Series

Ron Washington Told The Rangers To "Motherfuck Golf" In An Expletive Laced Pre-Game Speech Before Game 7 Against The Cardinals

Sean Newell — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:28:23 EST

3,000 Cards Fans Will Now Claim The Autographed Hat A Cubs Fan Found On The Highway

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:55:00 EDT

Did you lose a 2011 World Series championship cap autographed by Cardinals players somewhere on I-74 in central Illinois recently? Of course you did. A Cubs fan found it, and now he wants to return it to its rightful owner—you: "He says whoever comes forward will have to know about an unexpected signature on the hat or 'have a picture of himself wearing it.'" Good luck! [AP] More »

Yeah, That's A Rangers 2011 World Champs Tattoo

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:10:00 EDT

Add another to the ever-expanding world of premature Texas sports tattoos. I would like to think this fellow got his ink done with two outs in the ninth in game 6. The best part is the Mavs trophy tattoo next to it—almost (almost) makes me wish the Heat had come back to win that one. [Big League Stew] More »

The Luckiest Guys At Game 7 Bet It All On Red, And Lost

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:20:00 EDT

This is the totally true story of three guys from Nashville who decided that afternoon to head to St. Louis and pay for game 7 tickets with one spin of the roulette wheel. They did not win. They made it in anyway. [Diamond Hoggers] More »

This Is How David Freese's Game 6 Walk-Off Home Run Sounded In British

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:05:50 EDT

We added BBC Radio's call to the video of David Freese's 11th-inning walk-off home run in Game 6 of the World Series. It's no paternal tribute, but it sure is British! More »

Here's Another Cool Scorecard From Game 6

Jack Dickey — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:25:00 EDT

Perhaps World Series Game 6 has faded from your mind, as the series ended Friday night with not a bang but a whimper. But you should recall, in any case, that Game Six was pretty fucking cool. We posted New Yorker writer Roger Angell's scorecard and asked Deadspin readers for theirs. This one comes from Baseball Prospectus prospect guru Kevin Goldstein. If you have one you'd like to send along, hit us up. More »

The World Series of Entropy

Eric Freeman — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:17:20 EDT

The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical. More »

Bud Selig Congratulated The St. Louis Cardinals In The Middle Of A Seventh Grade Oral Report

Sean Newell — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 29, the day we all got tongue-bathed. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

The St. Louis Cardinals Are World Champions

Timothy Burke — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:28:39 EDT

Forgive us for eating our dessert first, as Game Seven despite its inherent drama proved to be bland and lukewarm compared to Thursday night's feast for the senses. The deciding runs were scored with a third inning Allen Craig homer and in a fifth inning during which St. Louis brought two home without actually hitting the baseball past the infield. Chris Carpenter managed a laudable performance and both teams' bullpens elected to do their jobs instead of derping all over themselves as we saw in Game Six. More »

This Cardinals Fan's Budweiser Sweater Just Landed On America's Christmas List

Timothy Burke — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:53:38 EDT

Forget that he's providing free advertising for both the Belgian-Brazilian brewing conglomerate and the stadium itself, that sweet knit sweater has America saying not "This Bud's for you" but "How the hell can I get one of those!?" Though personally it reminds me a bit more of this classic: More »

Tonight, One Shy Gambler's Impossible Quarter-Million-Dollar-Dream Lives Or Dies

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

There's probably a good-sized group of folks wandering into the Las Vegas MGM Grand sports book tonight, taking the Cardinals at -125. If they were to throw down $250, it could become $450. A nice chunk, but nothing to wet the bed about. More »

Your World Series Game Seven Open Thread

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:55:00 EDT

Breathe in, breathe out. It's baseball time in America. Not baseball night, really, because it's Friday night, and no one assumed this series would continue to this Friday night. But you've cancelled your Friday night plans in hopes of watching this game, because this is One Of Those Games. More »

David Freese: Blue Steel In The Hour Of Chaos, Now In Gif Form

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:45:00 EDT

The slide said "inexplicable triple" but the stare said "Game 7." Stay home for the baseball tonight, kids and prepare to talk about it forever. More »

The Rangers Should Probably Stop Intentionally Walking Albert Pujols

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:15:00 EDT

The Texas Rangers have walked Albert Pujols five times in the first six games of this World Series—all intentionally. Many of these walks are bad ideas! (And not just for the spiritual reasons elucidated of late by Josh Levin and Rob Neyer, among others.) More »

Low-Level Sources Close To Pumpkin Ron Washington Say That Pumpkin Ron Washington Is Not Racist, Still Awaiting Word From Pumpkin

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:25:00 EDT

An email, received in 24-point font: More »

Eckstein's Big Heart Is Still The Cards' X-Factor

Rick Bacon — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:45:30 EDT

Rick Bacon is the sports columnist for The Citizen-Pollinator of West Waterville, Missouri. He won an APSE award in 1987 for his column, "Batting Around." This is his first column for Deadspin. More »

Roger Angell's Game 6 Scorecard Is Really Cool

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Click the above image to enlarge it. Somewhere in all that scribble is a real-time record of something beautiful. Unless you're a Rangers fan. [New Yorker] More »

Texas Pumpkins Accused Of Racism Over Ron Washington Blackface Costumes

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:15:50 EDT

Two Dallas-area pumpkins have caused a stir over their costume choices for local Halloween contests. The pumpkins, one from Irving-based 21st Century Dental (left) and the other a part of the Dawson & Sodd law firm in Corsicana (right), showed up to a statewide "pumpkin contest" dressed in the offending attire. One concerned reader shocked by the thoughtless attire said "Ron Washington pumpkin.. colored.. nose.. and lips??" via email. More »

David Freese Is Robert Horry

Lang Whitaker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:50:10 EDT

This Is All That Was Left Of David Freese's Jersey After His Bobbysoxer Teammates Got To Him

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:25:00 EDT

The Cardinals mobbed Freese in that familiar way as he reached home plate. But, beginning at the 2:23 mark of this video, they also tore his jersey to shreds like those squealing girls whose GI boyfriends were overseas in World War II used to do to Sinatra. The Hall of Fame is taking the torn remnants, plus Freese's bat. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] More »

Josh Hamilton Said God Told Him He Would Hit His 10th Inning Home Run

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:10:00 EDT

God likes to talk baseball with Josh Hamilton. In the dugout before the tenth, before what would stand as Hamilton's career-defining moment for all of a half inning, he heard a still, small voice. It told him Jason Motte would start him off with a waist-high four-seamer. More »

SprtsCntr: Game 7!

Matt Toder — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:01:11 EDT

What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence. More »

A Brief Word From Joe Buck About His Call Last Night

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:46:31 EDT

An email exchange very early this morning, regarding Joe Buck's "We will see you tomorrow night" call: More »

Last Night's Best World Series Highlight: The Fox Logo Shooting Out Of The Umpire's Ass

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:00:34 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 28, the day our homemade guillotine really did the trick. H/T to Ricardo N. for the video. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

A Brief Word About Joe Buck's "We Will See You Tomorrow Night" Call

Tommy Craggs (video editing by Timothy Burke) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:15:08 EDT

I can't believe I'm saying this, but that was really fucking cool. More »

The Absurd Fluctuation In Each Team's Game Six Win Chances, Represented Graphically

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:50:00 EDT

St. Louis won. I'm pretty sure. [Fangraphs] More »

The Texas Rangers Are Not World Champions, Possibly Thanks To FOX Dallas's Jinx

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:25:00 EDT

KDFW, the FOX affiliate in Dallas, sent out this text alert ~~sometime after Josh Hamilton's 10th inning home run~~ in the middle of the 9th—one of the multiple stretches it seemed like the Rangers had the game in hand. But there are no such things as jinxes; only depleted bullpens, questionable intentional walks, and unlikely clutch hitter. [Twitter] More »

The Texas Rangers Are Not World Champions, Thanks To David Freese

Timothy Burke — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:01:35 EDT

Game Six featured eleven innings, five official errors, numerous others in judgment, and what will not be Albert Pujols' final plate appearance in a Cardinals uniform—a tenth-inning intentional walk—but it was an official game and then some, one the Texas Rangers did not win. More »

Here's Mike Napoli's Grotesque Ankle Injury, Slowed Down To A Ridiculous Speed And Set To Music

Timothy Burke — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:56:40 EDT

A fourth-inning mishap Thursday night found Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli's ankle—and the viewing audience's stomach—turned. So here it is, in super-slow-mo and set to The Mountain Goats' "Orange Ball Of Pain" in the first of what I'll unimaginatively call "Deadspin Videos." (They were previously done here and here. Expect ridiculously slow slow-motion and indie pop music.) More »

Your World Series Game Six Open Thread

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Rain kept them from playing last night, but it looks like everything's a go this evening in St. Louis. Colby Lewis is pitching for the Rangers, while Jaime Garcia is going for the Cardinals. Will Texas no longer be baseball's oldest franchise to not win a World Series? Or will Tony La Russa get one more game to figure out how to use a bullpen phone? So much to consider. So much to talk about. Feel free to hash it out in the comments. More »

A Partial Defense Of Joe Buck And Tim McCarver

Timothy Burke — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:20:53 EDT

"Buck should commentate funerals." "Fire this emotionless prick." "Buck makes Jim Nantz sound like Gus Johnson." "Tired and lame." The criticism of Joe Buck from the Internet peanut gallery is harsh—and even our friends at The Classical used this very space to describe his announcing as "fistful-of-Ambien disinterest." More »

Spotted: Albert Pujols, Yesterday, At Best Buy, In A Sleeveless Shirt, Buying Captain America On DVD

Jack Dickey — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:30:25 EDT

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An esteemed sports author noted earlier this year that Albert Pujols wouldn't make a very interesting profile subject. Think again, kids! The Cards' first-baseman-cum-best-hitter-alive is a strange, adorable creature. More »

Tony La Russa's Illusion Of Genius

Pete Beatty — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:50:22 EDT

Of Bad Mechanics And Torn Testicles; Or, Why I Love Adrian Beltre

Eric Nusbaum — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:20:16 EDT

SprtsCntr: Tony La Russa's Wonderful Communications Breakdown

Matt Toder — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:16:17 EDT

What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence. More »

Let's All Enjoy The National Barbecuing Of Tony La Russa

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:52:46 EDT

I love this image, and I love this play-by-play of a half-inning I will love forever. More »

Your World Series Game Five Open Thread

Jack Dickey — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:00 EDT

C.J. Wilson hears the voices. How could he not? You hear them too, and you don't live inside C.J. Wilson's head. They're whispering that he can't get it done, that he isn't worth the $90 million he might earn in free agency. They're saying that he's nothing but Randy Wolf in New Age wrapping paper. Even his Phiten is moaning at him, "C... J... I don't have the magic powers anymore... You're on your own..." More »

George W. Bush Is A Face In The Crowd

Bethlehem Shoals — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:37:09 EDT

Riveting, Crucial World Series Game Barely Beats Craptastic, Meaningless Regular Season Football Game In The Ratings

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:55:19 EDT

Baseball's back, baby! More »

Your World Series Game Four Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

In his last appearance, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Edwin Jackson ceded four earned runs (via three dingers), lasting just two innings in the NLCS. Over in the ALCS, Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland gave up as many earned runs (also via three dingers) in just over four innings. That really doesn't matter. But, you should know what you're getting into if you choose baseball over the Colts/Saints game. More »