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How Pat Burrell Set The Home-Run Record... In A Sci-Fi Novel About Killer Prehistoric Sharks
Steve Alten grew up in Philadelphia. He went to schools—Penn State, Delaware, Temple—that Philly kids go to. And, though he lives in South Florida now, he’s still a huge Philadelphia sports fan....
Headbuttin' College Closer Very Pleased To Have Escaped A Jam
UCF beat Miami 4-0 on Wednesday, thanks in large part to closer Bryce Tucker’s performance in the final frame. Miami managed to load the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, at which point Tucker nailed shit down by striking out the side....
Well, Here's A Characteristically Depressing Inning From The Reds Bullpen
It’s remarkable that Cincinnati’s bullpen didn’t finish last in any meaningful statistical category last year. They were terrible, of course, and they ended up in the bottom five for just about everything—ERA, FIP, strikeout-to-walk ratio, total saves, home runs allowed—but there was no one spot whe...
A Quick Note On Sisyphus
Here’s a tweet from yesterday that I have been thinking about:...
Phil Nevin Is Still Pissed That Alex Cora Waved At Him From The Dugout
While you might think that the ugliest part of last night’s Yankees-Red Sox donnybrook was guys like Joe Kelly and Tyler Austin trying to bloody each other in the infield, Yankees third-base coach Phil Nevin has other concerns—namely, hand waving from Red Sox manager Alex Cora....
Thunder Call Out Announcer For Saying Russell Westbrook Was "Out Of His Cotton-Pickin' Mind"
During the second quarter of last night’s game against the Grizzlies, Thunder play-by-play man Brian Davis capped off a big Thunder play by declaring that Russell Westbrook “out of his cotton-pickin’ mind.”...
Prosecutor: Niners Linebacker Reuben Foster Ruptured Girlfriend's Eardrum, Hit Her "8 To 10 Times"
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested on charges of domestic violence last month. Today, the Santa Clara district attorney’s office announced that Foster is being officially charged with felony domestic violence and misdemeanor possession of a large capacity weapon magazine....
Shohei Ohtani, Like All Of Us, Wants The Angels To Play Him More
Shohei Ohtani is the best thing to happen in this MLB season so far. Not only is the dual pitching/hitting threat trying out a regular routine that’s essentially never been seen by any living baseball fan, he’s also succeeding at it. In an obviously small sample size, Ohtani is hitting .364 and thro...
Let's Remember Some Guys: 1988 Fleer Guys
Let’s Remember Some Guys is back, and today we’re opening up some 1988 Fleer cards. It’s an especially nice pack, too, because it includes the always-important day/night splits, which any scout will tell you is key to predicting future success. (As evidenced by former Brewer Steve Kiefer’s weak day-...
Report: Seahawks Cancelled Colin Kaepernick Visit Over Kneeling Concerns
According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, the Seattle Seahawks were all ready to give free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick a chance to audition for a job, but pulled the plug at the last minute because Kaepernick wouldn’t promise to stop protesting police brutality and racial discrimination....
San Diego's Month-Old Radio Station Was Already Forced To Redo Its Whole Lineup
Farewell, 97.3 The Machine. We never knew ye....
Nikola Jokic Almost Got There
For all the sublime basketball abilities that Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic inarguably possesses, it’s still strangely hard to pin down a solid picture of him as a franchise-defining superstar. All those genius passes and flawlessly executed post moves combine with slogging floor-bound defense and st...
Tank Warfare, Or A Night At Mavericks-Suns
DALLAS — If the Mavericks were going to do what needed to be done on Tuesday night in the finale of their 2018 season, it would take an almost herculean effort. A guaranteed share of the NBA’s third-worst record and the attendant lottery-odds boost was on the line, but they would have to lock in, fo...
How On Earth Did Trayce Thompson Catch This?
Your average snow cone catch is great, sure, but have you considered the reverse snow cone? The ball somehow just barely pinned at the very bottom of the glove? Trayce Thompson provided tonight in his second game as an Oakland Athletic, robbing Yasiel Puig in the sixth inning, and the result was pre...
Let's Enjoy Some Pictures Of The Day In Baseball Donnybrooks
Baseball featured one tussle in the afternoon (Padres-Rockies, after a few hit batsmen) and one in the evening (Yankees-Red Sox, after one hit batsman and one hard slide) and, as always, the resulting photographs from Getty and the Associated Press are much more engrossing than any video can be. Her...
Timberwolves Survive Nikola Jokic To Earn First Playoff Bid In 13 Years
The NBA’s unofficial play-in game lived up to its importance tonight, as the Minnesota Timberwolves needed overtime to outlast the Denver Nuggets for the Western Conference eighth seed. Minnesota earned its playoff appearance with a 112-106 win, overcoming stellar play from Nikola Jokic—who scored 3...
Red Sox, Yankees Put On A Brawl
Just a few hours after baseball’s last benches-clearing brawl, here’s another solid one for you. The Red Sox and Yankees got into a tussle in the seventh inning tonight, after Boston’s Joe Kelly hit Tyler Austin in retaliation for a spikes-up slide earlier in the game. Austin slammed his bat down, K...
Russell Westbrook Gets Another Triple-Double Season With An Appropriately Nuts Statline
Russell Westbrook completed one of the greatest regular season achievements in NBA history tonight, becoming the first player ever to average a triple-double in two straight years. He didn’t make it very suspenseful either. Safe in points and assists but needing 16 boards, Westbrook went all out for...
Lawsuit: MLB Advanced Media Accused Of Contract Breach, Patent Infringement In Developing Statcast Tech
The parent company of Sportvision, the group that created the pitch-tracking system Pitchf/x, is suing MLB Advanced Media over the use of their technology in the development of Statcast. The suit—filed in district court in New York last week—accuses MLBAM of breach of contract, patent infringement, ...
Prosecutors: Aldon Smith Had A .40 BAC When He Went To Get His Ankle Monitor For Alcohol Testing
Former Raiders and 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who’s been indefinitely suspended from the NFL since he was charged with domestic violence in March, was put back in jail last week for violating his bail. According to San Francisco prosecutors, that violation occurred because Smith was almost incomp...