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Terrible Person Grabs Foul Ball Away From Young Boy At Fenway
While much of the focus on last night's Yankees-Red Sox game landed on the Fenway faithful's treatment of A-Rod, the true villain in attendance was this gent who celebrated the achievement of grabbing a foul ball away from a little kid....
Charlie Manuel Takes His Shorti Hoagie And Walks Off Into The Sunset
The AP's Chris Szagola snapped a couple of photos of Charlie Manuel leaving Citizens Bank Park for the final time after being fired today as the Phillies' manager. I know it doesn't look like he's got a shorti hoagie in that bag. That's not the point. That plastic Wawa bag just makes these images th...
Jerry Remy To Take Time Off From Red Sox Broadcasts
Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy, whose son Jared has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, will be replaced in the booth by Dennis Eckersley for tonight's home game against the Yankees and for next week's west coast trip, NESN announced....
José Iglesias Took A 95 MPH Fastball To The Dick
Will MLB players ever learn to wear cups?...
Padres Analyst Sneaks A "Baby Booey" Into The Telecast
It might be the most commonly spoken phrase in the history of televised baseball: "This copyrighted telecast is presented by authority of the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, &c., &c." But do you really listen? Padres color commentator Mark Grant is betting you don't....
Report: A-Rod's Camp Leaked Biogenesis Docs With Braun's Name
According to a report from 60 Minutes, Biogenesis documents showing the names of three previously unidentified players were leaked to Yahoo Sports earlier this year by Alex Rodriguez's "inner circle." Why would A-Rod narc out his fellow players?...
Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake? Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake.
It's the Rays. And they're handling a long-ass snake....
Everything Happens To Reds Catcher Ryan Hanigan On This Play
This is from yesterday at Wrigley. It's another reminder that the importance of wearing a cup when playing baseball cannot be overstated. It's also a reminder that playing catcher has its own unique set of on-the-job hazards....
Baseball's New Replay System Will Include Manager Challenges
The expanded use of instant replay in MLB that was reported yesterday has officially been announced, and we now know exactly will trigger a review. It'll come down to manager challenges, and not everyone's happy about that....
Atlanta Braves Batboy Uses Actual Bat In Cruel Hoax
A real, winged bat flew onto the field in the middle of last night's Phillies-Braves game. If you've seen this story by now, you probably think that the batboy scooped the bat from shortstop Paul Janish's glove and then ran, cradling it, to the Braves dugout. You may have read or incorrectly invoked...
At Least Anibal Sanchez Bothered To Cover His Mouth
Actual conversation that took place a few minutes ago here at Deadspin HQ:...
Francisco Liriano Gives Zero Fucks About Having To Hit
Francisco Liriano threw a four-hit complete game last night, helping the Pirates end a four-game losing streak. His performance kept scores of nervous Yinzers, panicked at the possibility of another late-season Pirates collapse, from racing to the Roberto Clemente Bridge and ending it all. Liriano t...
Giant Moth Dive Bombs A.J. Pierzynski
First it was Matt Holliday. Then it was Alex Gordon. Now it's A.J. Pierzynski. Moths are not just positively phototactic. They're also drawn to baseball players. It's science....
LaTroy Hawkins Took A Ball In The Nuts And It Was The Worst Thing Ever
It is clear now that the Dodgers cannot lose. Scoring two in the ninth and one in the 12th, Los Angeles took its eighth straight. But I'm not here to talk about that. With the help of my friend LaTroy Hawkins, I'd like to tell all the kids out there just how important it is to wear your cup....
Yasiel Puig Initiates Launching Sequence, Throws Out Marlon Byrd
Puig was unable to record the out on Justin Turner's little flare to shallow right in the second inning in Los Angeles, so he just mowed down Marlon Byrd foolishly attempting to advance to third instead. Watch more angles—it looks like he's throwing a golf ball from his ear—and listen to Vin Scully...
Alfonso Soriano Is A Breath Of Fresh Air
In two nights, Alfonso Soriano has four home runs and 13 RBI. In those same nights, the Yankees have demolished the Angels 14-7 and 11-3. He's played 17 games for the Yankees this season and has seven home runs. It is 2013 and Yankee Stadium is chanting "Soriano" like it's 2003. ...
These Minimalist Baseball Stadium Posters Are Fantastic
In the spirit of minimalist movie posters, graphic designer S. Preston Chuhon has created simple, evocative prints based off the distinguishing features of a handful of MLB ballparks....
The Cardinals Welcome The Pirates Back To The Pennant Race
So if this is what being emotionally invested in a pennant race is like, I'm not sure I'm going to make it to Labor Day....
Behold, The Ultimate White Sox Fan
Dude's pretty much got all the bases covered here....
The Best And Worst Baseball Beat Reporters, According To You
Last week we concluded our crowd-sourced guide to the best and worst beat reporters in Major League Baseball. Today, we collate. We read your reviews and picked out the best and worst beat reporters for every team where some consensus could be discerned. We also pulled some of your choicest comments...