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Miguel Cabrera Touches Adrian Beltre's Head; Beltre Flips Out
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hates when anyone touches his head. When someone touches his head, a switch flips, and he gets so angry. He's always been like this, and it's always been hilarious. So, when Miguel Cabrera touched his head during a break in play last night, Beltre was unsurprising...
What The "Palace Intrigue" Over Bud Selig's Successor Is Really About
If Bud Selig's commissionership were a heist movie, we'd now be at the part where the thieves were gathered in a dimly lit room to count out the loot, and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf would be the one with a gun in his hand, telling everyone to back away from the table slowly....
Chris Sale Remains Impossible
Last night, pitching against the Yankees, Chris Sale struck out Brendan Ryan on a diving change-up that had Ryan so far out in front and swinging so hard that his bat flew out of his hands, helicoptering across the infield and landing near the lip of the grass. On the next pitch, Sale threw pretty m...
Pedro Martinez Says Pitching Is All About Properly Sexing The Baseball
Our pals at Fangraphs got Pedro Martinez to sit down with them and wax on about his thoughts on pitching, and the results are fantastic. You should read the entire interview—Martinez is one of the smartest pitchers to ever play and he says a lot of wise and illuminating things—but we felt compelled ...
Chuck Knoblauch And The Retweeted Ass: A Short, NSFW Story
It began with an email on Wednesday night/early Thursday. Our tipster pointed out that former MLB player Chuck Knoblauch had retweeted a photo of what appeared to be a bare ass on his Twitter. Indeed, there was a naked ass, but it wasn't a particularly compelling story at the time. I screencapped it...
Yu Darvish Throws An Eephus Pitch, And Torii Hunter's Brain Breaks
In today's day game between the Rangers and Tigers, Yu Darvish got creative with an 0-2 count and two outs against Torii Hunter. The Rangers pitcher didn't get strike three, but he caused Torii Hunter to get a "Program Not Responding" message in his head....
Yasiel Puig Makes A Marvelous Diving Catch; Mets Fans Cheer For Him
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig made a pretty sweet catch tonight to take what seemed like a sure hit away from Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores....
Yasiel Puig And Fat Joe Give People Bat-Flipping Lessons
I can't even begin to fathom how this bit came together, but I do know that watching Fat Joe and Yasiel Puig urge random strangers to celebrate their recent accomplishments with a good bat flip was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be....
The Cubs' Continued Boning Of Jeff Samardzija Is Historically Egregious
Jeff Samardzija has started 10 games for the Cubs this year, and in those 10 games he has pitched 68 innings, struck out 54 batters, and allowed just 11 earned runs. In three of those starts, he allowed zero earned runs; he allowed just one earned run in three other starts. Jeff Samardzija has a 1.4...
Giants Pitcher Santiago Casilla Hurts Himself On Meaningless Groundout
The Giants had a four-run lead in the top of the ninth, which makes it all the more frustrating that reliever Santiago Casilla hurt himself while trying to get a useless infield single....
Alex Guerrero Could Miss Up To Five Weeks From Miguel Olivo's Ear Bite
Last night, Miguel Olivo bit teammate Alex Guerrero's ear during a dugout fight at an Albuquerque Isotopes game. Olivo has been removed from the roster while the Dodgers investigate the incident. Meanwhile, Guerrero may miss some significant time....
José Fernández Says He Pitched Through Pain Before Injury
José Fernández met with the media last night, his surgically repaired arm in a heavy cast and hanging in a sling, and admitted to having pitched through elbow pain during his last two starts of the season, without alerting the Marlins to his discomfort...
Indians' Corey Kluber Pelted With Seeds, Water, Powder During Interview
It's become more common for teammates to pester MLB players doing in-game dugout interviews, but that doesn't make this instance with Indians pitcher Corey Kluber any less amusing....
Cleveland Fan Takes Baseball Square In The Face
This guy at the Tigers-Indians game tonight was really excited to get a baseball from Asdrubal Cabrera. In between innings, Cabrera launched a baseball into the bleachers and this dude ran in front of some folks seated in the area, leaped, and perfectly positioned his face to stop the ball dead in i...
The Tigers Will Not Turn Down For Anything
The Detroit Tigers capped off a series sweep with a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox yesterday, and they were clearly in a celebratory mood after the game. The tiger-striped zubaz sweatsuits are nice, but nothing beats Miguel Cabrera mean mugging in a TURN DOWN FOR WHAT shirt. ...
Tigers Catcher Alex Avila Takes Foul Ball To The Junk
Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila was probably, hopefully wearing a cup, but that doesn't mean this foul ball to the groin didn't hurt. The replay made it agonizing....
Goldschmidt Bashes Homer; Man With Kid Catches It; John McCain Excited
There are a few noteworthy happenings in this clip of one of Paul Goldschmidt's home runs from last night. By itself, the dinger is quite impressive, but excellent camera timing makes the sequence better....
Boy Pulls Off The Smoothest Foul Ball Trick To Impress Girl Behind Him
One kid at last night's Blue Jays-Rangers game got the best of both worlds: An MLB foul ball and the attention of a girl sitting in the row behind him....
Jackie Bradley, Jr. Now Has A Glorious Afro
Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley, Jr. undid his braids, and now he's got a fantastic afro....