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LSU Outfielder Makes One Of The Best Catches You'll Ever See
LSU entered the bottom of the 9th in College Station tonight up 4-0 on Texas A&M. A Tigers pitching meltdown, though, left the bases loaded and the game tied with two outs. A deep opposite-field liner from Aggies infielder Blake Allemand appeared to be a walkoff game-winner—until the LSU left fielde...
Watch Rare Footage Of The Black Sox Throwing The 1919 World Series
What we have here is, to my knowledge, the best* surviving footage of the 1919 World Series. It's pretty amazing, not least because it allows you to watch the infamous Black Sox actually throwing a game....
How To Sneak Into A Baseball Game With Nothing More Than A Baby Bottle
The rest of this, I could take or leave. But there are important life lessons to be gleaned from that first bit—namely that looking purposeful, entitled, and a little bit harried will open many doors for you. (That's how Nick Young snuck into the NBA, isn't it?)...
Sprinkler-Turned-Geyser Delays Minor League Baseball Game
This is one of those things that I feel like only ever happens at minor league baseball games. During today's game between the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Great Lakes Loons, TinCaps first baseman Fernando Perez kicked a sprinkler head while pursuing a foul ball down the right-field line. Chao...
Jose Fernandez's Fake-Out Play Was Ballsy And Awesome
One of the coolest things about Jose Fernandez is that even though he is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the league, his two most impressive highlights have nothing to do with pitching....
Arnold Hano Talks
Sorry I'm late in sharing this story about Arnold Hano....
Korean Baseball Player Way Too Eager To Get To Home Plate
Before you click play, allow me to set the stage: It's the top of the ninth in a one-run game, the bases are loaded, there are two outs, and the count is full. OK, now go ahead and start the video....
José Abreu Is The Game's Best Old-Fashioned Slugger
José Abreu had himself a damn weekend. On Friday night, he clubbed two home runs—including a walk-off grand slam that nearly led to old bastard Hawk Harrelson having an on-air joy-aneurysm—and drove in six runs against the Tampa Bay Rays. On Sunday, he came away with two more hits and four more RBI,...
Brandon Phillips Terrifies Baby
Somebody get that baby some ice cream, man. He's had a rough day....
What If All Baseball Players Were Fat?
Upon several viewings of Bartolo Colon's hilarious plate appearances, the Deadspin staff discussed what baseball would be like if every player looked like the husky Mets hurler. Or, really, just fat. So here's some recent MLB highlights where we made all the baseball players fat. Video's above, GIFs...
The Long History Of Pitchers Getting Caught Red-Handed
Yesterday Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was suspended for 10 games for his use of pine tar during Wednesday's game against the Red Sox. The New York Times has put together a nice collection of photographs of pitchers getting caught in the act. Above, knuckleballer Joe Niekro was found with a nail f...
Watch A Baseball Get Completely Crushed For Science, Or Something
The crushing machine takes a bit to fully squish (it's a scientific term) the baseball, but when it does, you'll likely feel fulfilled. The same result can also be produced by leaving a pitch over the middle of the plate to Giancarlo Stanton....
Can You Predict If Your Kid Will Throw Left-Handed?
I'm at that age where my buddies from college are starting to sign their kids up for Little League. They'll differ in degree and in approach to helicopter coaching and buying up extravagant, miniaturized baseball equipment, but there's one thing they'll all agree on: They hope their kid's a lefty. ...
Awful Man Snatches Souvenir Baseball Away From Little Kid
Perhaps there will come a day when adults will stop stealing baseballs away from kids, but this is not that day. This dude right here is shameless, and has obviously never consulted this handy chart. Behavior like this is only acceptable if you are stealing a ball from this awful Australian kid....
Which MLB Teams Does Your Town Root For? NYT Interactive Has Answers
Last month, when we showed you the most accurate map of MLB fandom, it was the most accurate in that it was based on the most accurate data. In the time since, the New York Times has gotten its hands on that data and made this interactive, which is awesome. ...
Young Boy Learns Exactly What It Means To Be A Cubs Fan
The Cubs went into the ninth inning of today's game against the Diamondbacks with a three-run lead. Then they did that thing that they are so good at doing, and they broke this poor little guy's heart....
Holy Shit, The Marlins And Braves Cannot Stop Striking Each Other Out
Remember last night, when the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins combined to strike out 28 times, a thing that had never before occurred in the modern era? Well, those crazy free-swingers went and did the exact same thing today, and they didn't even need a full nine innings to do it this time. ...
Rare Photos Of Wrigley's Scoreboard Mark Its 100th Anniversary
[A view of the field from inside Wrigley Field's iconic scoreboard during a baseball game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. With Boston's Fenway Park and Wrigley the only two stadiums in the majors with primary manual scoreboards, it has been a job largely shrouded in mystery until the Cu...
Jose Fernandez And Alex Wood Strike Out Everyone
Last night, the Marlins and Braves teamed up to do something that has never been done in the modern era: they combined to strike out 28 times in a nine inning game while failing to draw a single walk. After checking the math real quick, I believe that is an assload of strikeouts....
