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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....

Pine Tar Should Be Fully Legal, And Baseball Is Still Fucking Insane
As you might know, Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda got booted from a game last night for rocking a swatch of pine tar on the back of his neck, in full view of everyone. The weird thing is that it wasn't the fact that Pineda used pine tar that got everyone pissy, but the fact that he did it so blatan...

Here's The Routine Play That Caused Russell Allen's Career-Ending Stroke
On Tuesday, Robert Klemko of The MMQB brought us the story of former Jaguars linebacker Russell Allen, whose career ended after he suffered an in-game stroke in Week 15 of last season. Above is video of the play that led to Allen's stroke....

How To Cheat, Do Drugs, And Succeed At Baseball, By Dock Ellis
We're big fans of Dock Ellis, obviously, so we enjoyed this latest animated short, narrated by the man himself and excerpted from Donnell Alexander's Beyond Ellis D. Honestly, listening to Dock Ellis talk about drugs, cheating, and Gaylord Perry is almost as much fun as listening to Vin Scully talk...

LaMarcus Aldridge And His Jumper Are Here To Torment
Here's how good LaMarcus Aldridge has been against the Rockets in the first two games of their playoff series: When I first saw this obviously fake and joke-y shot chart on Twitter this morning, my first thought wasn't, "Haha what a silly and stupid thing that is." It was, "Yep. Looks about right."...

Is Frank Vogel An Elite Quarterback?
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Reporter Asks Patrick Kane "Was That Your First Overtime Game-Winner?"
Patrick Kane scored 11 minutes into tonight's overtime and helped Chicago even their series against the Blues 2-2. Afterward, a reporter asked him if it was the first time he'd ever scored a game-winning goal in overtime....

Nick Young's First Pitch For The Dodgers Was Horrendous
Swaggy P threw out the first pitch for the Dodgers tonight. It was the opposite of swaggy....

Twins Player Hits Homer While His Mom Is Interviewed On TV
It was the best sequence of events. Silvana Colabello, mother of Twins player Chris Colabello, was being interviewed by Fox Sports North in the fourth inning of tonight's Twins-Rays game while her son was at the plate. Then, Chris hit a two-run home run. To top it all off, today was her birthday. Si...

Your Team Should Win 11, Maybe 12 Games This Season
With the release of the NFL schedule, fans everywhere finally have the chance to see their team's 16-game slate, and work out probable final records. And yeah, look at those games; your team's going to the playoffs for sure....

Michael Pineda Again Isn't Discreet About His Pine Tar, Gets Ejected
The last time Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda faced the Red Sox—on April 10—he clearly had pine tar on his hand. No one on the Red Sox brought it up, and the Yankees won. Tonight, Pineda again used pine tar, slapping on his neck before the second inning. Red Sox manager John Farrell spoke up this tim...

Cubs Fan Does On Camera What TV Has Been Doing To The Cubs All Day
[Video removed because WGN hates you.]...

Seahawks Announce Russell Wilson Is Getting A Divorce
QB Russell Wilson has filed for divorce from his wife Ashton, according to a statement released today by the Seahawks:...

Cubs Pretend Their History Doesn't Include Sammy Sosa
Wrigley Field's 100th anniversary was attended by Cubs players across the generations, from Ernie Banks to Fergie Jenkins to Milt Pappas to Gary Matthews to Lee Smith to Andre Dawson to Ryan freaking Dempster, but noticeable by his absence was Chicago's best, most loved, and most important player of...

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...

The Long Good Friday
Nice post on The Long Good Friday over at the ever-incredible site Cinephilia and Beyond. ...

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....

Umpires Use Replay To Check Count, Get It Wrong Anyway
Yunel Escobar struck out on a 4-2 pitch, which is a good sign that something went horribly wrong....

Daniel Carcillo Scores Goal; Flyers Fan Flips Double Bird In His Face
After Daniel Carcillo scored a goal to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead on the Flyers, he celebrated near the glass, surrounded by his teammates. One Flyers fan congratulated him with double middle fingers, right in his face. Carcillo obviously noticed....

Soccer Player Has Worst Game Ever, Breaks Down Crying, Subs Himself Out
Real Betis suck, are in last place in La Liga, and barring multiple, simultaneous miracles, will almost definitely be relegated in a few weeks' time. Paulão is a center back on that team. This is his story....