Baseball Page 1013 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dellin Betances Chose A Bad Time To Unravel
There are few safer bets for a bullpen than Dellin Betances—which makes sense, seeing as how he strikes out more than 40 percent of the batters he faces. So when the Yankees handed Betances a 5-2 lead in the ninth inning of Thursday’s game against the Red Sox, a win seemed all but guaranteed....
Carlos Beltran Put Eye Black On His Head To Make Fun Of Rougned Odor
Texas Rangers designated hitter Carlos Beltran showed up to the team’s Aug. 28 game with a new look, reminiscent of a different Carlos. As it turns out, Beltran didn’t grow some “hair” to fool anyone. He wanted to make a joke at the expense of teammate Rougned Odor....
Report: San Diego Padres Hid Important Medical Information From Trade Partners
Remember when the Padres traded Colin Rea to Miami, only to have a furious Marlins front office send him back to San Diego after he got hurt in his very first appearance with his new team? According to a report from ESPN, that snafu didn’t happen by accident....
Orioles Post Lots Of Pretty Numbers As They Make A Run For The AL East<em></em>
The addition of a second wild card has kept plenty of teams playing meaningful games around Major League Baseball well into September. But when it comes to the real pennant races, only the AL East is any fun. ...
Braves And Marlins Clear The Benches, Have A Calm, Fruitful Discussion
The Marlins came back to beat the Braves 7-5, but you know, who really cares about that part. We’re here for the beanball war....
Just Give Mike Trout A Gold Glove Already<em></em>
In the midst of a meaningless loss at the tail end of a losing season, the Angels’ Mike Trout is still making highlight reel-worthy defensive plays. You know, as he does. ...
Ben Cherington Is Back In Baseball As Not-A-GM For The Blue Jays
When Ben Cherington was effectively forced out from the Red Sox organization last August, the team was on its way to a second-straight last place finish in the AL East—and just two years removed from a World Series win. ...
The Cardinals Lost Their 69th Game
Anthony Rizzo hit two home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight shutout innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-0....
Tony La Russa Is Entitled To His Opinions Even If They Are Dogshit
Think of all the people whose opinions you least want to hear on Colin Kapernick. Don Cherry? Heard from him. Kid Rock? Weighed in. Kate Upton. Hell yeah, you know it. Here’s another!...
Adrian Beltre Is Still Slapping Dingers From One Knee
Adrian Beltre is one of the most entertaining baseball players any of us will ever have the pleasure of watching. He’s done many great things on the field that I will remember fondly, but falling to one knee as he hits the goddamn hell out of a baseball will certainly go down as his signature move. ...
Yasiel Puig Tosses Ball To Fan, Knocks Her Tooth Out
When it comes to hazards you need to look out for at a baseball game, a player tossing you a souvenir ball ranks several dozen places behind things like “watch out for foul balls” and “try not to get puked on.” And yet, one Dodgers fan managed to get herself extremely fucked up during what should ha...
The White Sox Invited A Bunch Of Good Dogs To Their Park
The Chicago White Sox held a Bark in the Park event tonight and honestly who cares what I have to say, look at the dogs. They’re all good, happy, curious, panting, slobbery dogs....
Why Was Mitch Williams Fired From MLB Network? Why Is He Suing His Former Employer?
Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams’s lawsuit against MLB Network was scheduled to go to trial this week in New Jersey, two years after the former major-league pitcher and TV analyst filed a complaint in Camden County Superior Court alleging—among other things—breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation...
The Cardinals Lost Their 68th Game
Kyle Hendricks pitched eight hitless innings Monday as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1....
Chris Sale Is Wasting His Talent On The South Side
On Sunday night, Chris Sale became the first White Sox pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in four consecutive seasons, running up 12 strikeouts over eight innings. It was the 34th time in his career that he’s struck out more than 10 batters in a game. He did so on the way to his eighth loss ...
Caleb Joseph Still Doesn't Have An RBI This Season
It wasn’t easy to find a photo of Orioles backup catcher Caleb Joseph at the plate—he’s done precisely nothing of note there. But that futility itself may prove noteworthy. Joseph is so close to finishing the entire season without a single RBI, something that no one else with as many at-bats has don...
The Cardinals Lost Their 67th Game
Ryan Braun’s home run was the difference Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers slipped by the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1....
A.J. Pierzynski Is Probably Done
The Braves’ A.J. Pierzynski is 39 years old and hitting .219/.243/.304 with little defensive talent to speak of, which is to say that his playing days are numbered. After Saturday night’s game, that number looked like zero:...
Rich Hill Was Perfect, And Then He Got Pulled
No hits. No walks. Nine strikeouts. Rich Hill was working a perfect outing through seven innings against the Marlins Saturday, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ended his night at 89 pitches....
The Cardinals Lost Their 66th Game
The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense broke out the bats Thursday as the team bludgeoned the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-5....