MLB Page 1176 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Guy Who Won A Year's Worth Of Doughnut-Shop Coupons From The Astros Whines About The Tax Bill
When Bob Choate won a year's supply of coupons from Shipley's Do-Nuts at Astros Fan Appreciation Day in October, he "went up to the customer service window, fat, dumb and happy, and signed a form and picked up a fistful of certificates." Well, last month, the tax bill for free gluttony arrived. He ...
Here's A Woefully Unnecessary Tribute Rap Video About Minor Minor-League Pitcher
With the 974th pick of the 2009 Major League Draft, the New York Mets drafted pitcher T.J. Chism of LaSalle University by way of Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pa. That season, Chism pitched in 10 games (starting seven) and compiled a 1-3 record with a 7.80 ERA with 34 Ks in 30 innings....
CBS Runs A Misguided "Eye On Baseball" Story About Luis Salazar's Lost Left Eye
Luis Salazar, the single-A manager for the Atlanta Braves who was struck by a foul ball and airlifted from the field a week ago, lost his left eye in surgery after the injury. And instead of running this story on the CBS Sports main page, which tactfully does not include the word "eye" in large capi...
<em>MLB 11 The Show</em> is Still The Finest in the Field
I've seen the big leagues, son. I've squinted at the lights at Fenway as the sun makes a cotton candy sky behind the Citgo sign in left. But I ain't there right now. I'm down here chewing on grass, pitching… [Kotaku] ...
MLS Wants To Give The Mets Owners A Team, For Some Unfathomable Reason
Grant Wahl of SI chatted with MLS commissioner Don Garber on Thursday, and New York's most beloved and comically destitute real estate barons came up in conversation....
This SportsCenter Anchor is Dedicated to a Different Show
To get their playing styles correct, Berthiaume matches certain stats from that player's year with ones similar to players in the current roster, then uses the latter's ratings in building out the player. For example, to derive Ott's contact rating… [Kotaku] ...
The Yankees Were Last On Cliff Lee's Wish List
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: this makes the Rangers feel better, I guess?...
<em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> Encourages Fans To Throw Batteries At Boston's J.D. Drew
Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe picked up on a curious editor's note in the Philadelphia Inquirer on March 6. It read:...
We've Been Spelling Kendry Morales's Name Wrong For Years
It's Kendrys, you see, but that last S was left off his Angels contract in 2004, and he just never bothered to tell anyone. To be honest, we will probably continue to get this wrong for years to come. [LA Times, via HBT]...
A Million Dollars and No Change for a Perfectly Humble Gamer
You can do a lot of crazy stuff when you win a million bucks. When he did, Wade McGilberry was approached by a long-lost relative with a pitch for buying into a pineapple farm. No thanks, Wade said. What he really wanted was a Harley. And with the dough he won from MLB 2K10, you're damn right he bou...
NFL Dream Job: The Miami Dolphins Are Hiring An Experienced Cotton Candy Maker
Last month, the MLB announced it was accepting applications for what was billed as a "dream job," or, watching somewhere in the range of 2,400 baseball games and writing about it. It sounded... fun. But the NFL may trump it with this opening, for an "experienced" cotton candy maker at the Dolphins' ...
Scary: Braves Coach Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck By Foul Ball
Former major league and current Braves single-A manager Luis Salazar was standing at the rail of the dugout when he was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Brian McCann in the first inning of today's game.. Salazar was given oxygen, taken off the field on a stretcher, and airlifted to Orlando Regional...
The Devil In Tampa: Remembering The Penny-Pinching, Snack-Policing, Nut-Cutting Days Of Vince Naimoli
In his new book, author Jonah Keri covers the rise of the Tampa Bay Rays under the stewardship of two Goldman Sachs alums and a private equity banker, who in 2008 managed to do to the rest of the American League what some of their former colleagues were doing to the U.S. economy. Before their arriva...
American Hero Catches Flying Bat, Doesn't Spill Beer
David Goldman of the AP caught this magical snapshot on Friday at the Jays-Braves game in Kissimmee. Mitch Davie is the Gators fan with the quick hands, protecting his seatmates and protecting his drink. Props to him for stepping up and preventing something like this, and props to the Braves for ser...
Mike Piazza Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny That He's Talked To Could-Be Mets Buyers
Down at Spring Training in his role as Team Italy's hitting coach, former MLB catcher Mike Piazza fielded questions about his future desires. Namely, he was asked whether he plans to follow Nolan Ryan's lead in the player-to-owner movement....
American Diplomat Calls Ahmadinejad The "George Steinbrenner Of Iran"
In a State Department document released by Wikileaks, an American diplomat is credited with referring to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the "George Steinbrenner of Iran." The official was referring, of course, to Ahmadinejad's dealings with the country's national soccer team, and his attempt "to use the pop...
Rich Eisen Sets Personal Best In The 40, Still Loses To Slowest NFL Combine Participant
Your morning roundup for March 3, the day NFL lockout talk gets real....
Mets Ask For $50 Million More In Loans, Tell Mom They're Doing Fine, Just Need Some Money To Join A Gym
On Friday, we learned that the Mets had received $25 million in funding from Bud Selig's secret piggybank, on top of $75 million they'd already borrowed from Major League Baseball. Surely this meant the Wilpon family would finally have to explore selling the team. Or at the very least turn themselve...
Wrigley Field Is Looking For A New PA Announcer, Inquire Within
Have you ever wanted to announce the lineup of a historically mediocre baseball team? Stepping up to the plate, your catcher, number 55, KOYIE HILL!...
Phillies Prospect Upset That Coke Charges Brought His Character Into Question
When young outfielder Tyson Gillies came to the Phillies organization via the 2009 Cliff Lee-to-Seattle trade, they probably didn't expect that cops would find him on the side of the road waving his shirt all happy-like, and cocaine in the backseat of the car in which the cop drove him home. But th...