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Clemens Decides To Stay In Houston, Yep
Credit Newsday's Ken Davidoff with the big scoop: Roger Clemens is signing with the Houston Astros....
In Support Of More Lego Violence
Inspired by this well-done ranking of the best five baseball fights — we agree that Nolan Ryan pounding Robin Ventura is No. 1, but Izzy Alcantara catcher-face-kick/take-on-all-comers minor league battle is one of the more underrated sports events of our lifetime — we are proud to showcase The Bat...
From Stoned To Brewer
On Sunday, Philadelphia's Ryan Howard hit yet another home run, his 12th of the month. The guy's hot, and, judging from his physique, pretty obviously not on steroids. But that's not the most interesting part of his homer; what we're fascinated by is whom he hit it off....
Ruth Extends Middle Finger From Great Beyond
Remember when Barry Bonds was hit in the melon by a foul ball during batting practice, and some said that it was Babe Ruth reaching out to smite him from that big whorehouse in the sky? Giants radio announcer Dave Flemming laughed that one off, but he's not laughing now. Flemming was in the midst ...
The Closer: Amazin' Dave's Greatest Hits
Notes from a day in baseball:...
Bronson Arroyo, Rockin' Pitchman
Initially, though we were happy about the Bronson Arroyo to Cincinnati trade, we worried that the harsh transition to "rollicking Boston nightlife" to "downtown closes at midnight" would cause some trouble for the rocking righthander. Clearly, though, it's all worked out well, so much so that now he...
The Closer: ... With An Arm That Can Bring A Man To Tears
Notes from a day in baseball:...
MLB.com Will Save Your Soul
Ah, MLB.com. On the heels of revolutionary collaborations with musicians as varied as Scott Stapp and Live comes the newest mashup of online baseball technology and singer-songwriter cleavage: It's Jewel, presented by MLB.com!...
How Not To Negotiate Contracts
Sports. Music. Blog. tells the story of Matt Harrington, a minor-league baseball player whose holdout skills put Terrell Owens to shame. Here's a quick history of Harrington's uncanny ability to turn down money and baseball fame at every possible turn....
You Know Schilling Plays Against Himself As Soon As The Game's Over
As you might have heard already, Red Sox legend/blowhard Curt Schilling loves video games so much that he had a video character of himself created for the game Everquest II. (Photo from Boston Dirt Dogs. If you defeat him, Sony donates money to the ALS foundation....
The Closer: Tigers Good, Royals Not So Much
Notes from a day in baseball:...
ESPN Bonds Chroniclers About To Be Released Into The Wild
We would say our long national nightmare is almost over, but we have a feeling the nightmare was only in our heads all along....
The Closer: Mets Host Enormous Sleepover
Notes from a day in baseball:...
When You're Talking Sex, You're Talking Enron Field
On Sunday, the Houston Astros shutout the Texas Rangers 5-0 in Houston, securing a series win over their in-state rivals. To celebrate, a Houston policeman at the game decided to have sex with two women. Makes sense!...
Why Matt Drudge Shouldn't Be Allowed To "Write" About Sports
Last night, at about 11 p.m., we started receiving emails about a supposed interview the Drudge Report had linked, stating that Barry Bonds had claimed not only would he pass Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, but also Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh. That's the headline right there. We followed the link to W...
Mariotti Now Universally Acclaimed As Lazy, Slobbish, Gassy
It's tough to decide whom to dislike more: White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski or Chicago Sun-Times and "Around The Horn" gasbag Jay Mariotti. Particularly if you're a Cubs fan. After the big interleague tussle last weekend, Pierzynski was on "Pardon The Interruption" yesterday and went after Mariotti...
A Ball Just Doesn't Go As Far As It Used To
It's official: Barry's balls are shrinking. Um, we mean the worth of Barry's balls is ... no. What we mean to say is, oh forget it. Let's start over. Baseball collector and comic book artist Todd McFarlane is not as interested in Barry's balls as he once was ... Dammit!...
The Closer: The Wright Stuff
Notes from a day in baseball:...
Two Bald Guys, Ruling Everything
Pity the poor parents of anyone who might have been featured on ESPN's coverage of track and field yesterday; we imagine them readying to watch their dear child heave the shot put or hoist a javelin, years of support and pride and sweat finally being showcased on national television ... and then, ...
Many Japanese Baseball People Screaming
Someone sent us this "video" that appears to be a commercial for a Japanese baseball ... something. We have no idea what it's about, what's going on, or what it means ... but we do know that we are truly philosophically scarred by the whole thing....