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Ian Happ Did Something Only Four Other Players In History Have Done
Cubs rookie Ian Happ went 1-for-5 last night with a walk, a grand slam, and four strikeouts during the Cubs’ 14-3 beatdown over the Mets. That makes him, per Baseball Reference, one of only five players in baseball history to hit a grand slam and earn a Golden Sombrero in a single game....
David Stern Brags About All He's "Done ... For People Of Color"
Former NBA commissioner David Stern is clearly still extremely mad about Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel calling Stern “some kind of modern plantation overseer” in 2011. He appeared on reporter Nunyo Demasio’s podcast this week—a good get for Demasio!—and let fly against Gumbel during the very lengt...
Being A Bandwagon Warriors Fan Is Fun
After Super Bowl XLVII, I was inconsolable over the 49ers’ pants-pissing loss (I’m too young to remember the golden years), and the Giants’ post–World Series Opening Day seemed very, very far away. Bored and kind of depressed about the 49ers (if only I had known how much worse it could get), I began...
Hunter Greene, The MLB Draft's Most-Hyped Prospect, Seems Pretty Cool
The Cincinnati Reds will probably select high school pitcher Hunter Greene with the second overall pick in tonight’s MLB amateur draft, gaining the most hyped high school prospect since Bryce Harper. They’ll also be getting one of the most interesting young prospects in recent memory....
The Astros Keep Jacking
The Astros swept the Twins in Minnesota this afternoon, hitting six home runs in the process....
The Phillies Have Had A Truly Terrible Month
The Phillies head into their game tonight at Marlins Park with a record of 6-21 in May. If you’re keeping score at home, that’s not very good. In fact, it’s atrocious....
The Astros Scored 11 Runs In One Damn Inning
The Astros walloped the Twins yesterday in a 16-8 game that turned in Houston’s favor with an 11-run eighth inning, in which the team batted around (and then some) to take a 13-8 lead into the ninth. It was not ideal for the Twins; it was a very good day for the ‘Stros....
Bruce Bochy Was Steamed About A Game-Ending Strike Call
The Giants-Cubs series in Chicago ended last night when Joe Panik struck out looking on a breaking ball on the outside corner. The Cubs were up 5-4 and the Giants were threatening with a man on second and two outs. Panik held on for a 3-2 count through six pitches, but Wade Davis finally got him wit...
Zack Greinke Is Back To Humiliating Men At The Plate<em></em>
There’s no player in baseball—and maybe all of sports—quite like Zack Greinke. The man is a machine: efficient on the field, serious and direct off it, and constantly experimenting. He’s lost around five miles per hour off his fastball over the years, but Greinke on a night when he’s going well is s...
The Rays Take Their Sweet-Ass Time Between Pitches
What is hell? No one can truly say, but it may involve watching the 2017 Tampa Bay Rays, whose pitchers waste more time than any other team’s. How bad is it? Matt Andriese, Chris Archer, and Alex Cobb, who rank as the three slowest starters in the majors, are averaging 28.2, 26.7, and 26.6 seconds,...
Tyler Flowers Pointed Directly At Jose Bautista With A Sign Before His Plunking
Last night the Atlanta Braves finally fired back at the Toronto Blue Jays for carrying out an immensely pathetic beef during the four-game series. ...
Mike Trout Might Actually Be Getting Better
Through 37 games, Angels slugger Mike Trout is off to the best start of his career. He’s hitting .341/.451/.742 with 13 home runs, eight stolen bases, and 24 walks....
MLB Is Investigating Kevin Pillar's Apparent Homophobic Slur Toward Opposing Pitcher<em></em>
Last night, Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar appeared to have called Braves reliever Jason Motte a “fag” or “faggot” after Motte quick-pitched him to strike him out swinging and end the seventh inning....
Hopefully Freddie Freeman Will Be Okay
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman left last night’s game against the Blue Jays in the fifth inning after taking a fastball to the left wrist. It was one of those moments that immediately makes you worry about broken bones and weeks on the disabled list. ...
White Sox Lose Game In 11th Inning On Albert Pujols Single
The White Sox almost won in extra innings last night against the Angels in Anaheim, but ultimately let the Angels win on a walk-off single....
It's A Shame The Mets Are So Bad, Because Zack Wheeler Looks Pretty Good
In six innings last night, Mets starter Zack Wheeler gave up one run and struck out six. That isn’t saying much in the context of a normal season, but it was a welcome sight for a Mets team that has gotten very little from its starting rotation this season. Wheeler left the game with the score tied...
Aroldis Chapman's Injury Is A Relief
On Sunday afternoon the Yankees announced Aroldis Chapman would be sent to the disabled list with an inflamed rotator cuff. He’s expected to be out for a month. ...
The Giants Finally Broke A Very Sad Streak
The Giants narrowly avoided a sweep by the Mets yesterday afternoon, which would have been the second consecutive series sweep for them. A win is a win (and this one doesn’t change the Giants’ standing as the worst team in baseball by record), but the victory was notable for one astonishing fact: ...
Meet The New York Giants Fans Who Still Love Their Team, 60 Years After It Left Them Behind
The New York Giants became the San Francisco Giants in 1957, and all that remains of the stadium they used to play in, the Polo Grounds, is an old staircase that once led to the stadium’s entrance. Tucked within a nearby housing development are two plaques, one denoting where home plate used to be, ...