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Baseball’s best road ’Sho

It’s a fair point that it’s too bad that baseball’s nature as a team sport means that the Angels can have Shohei Ohtani and the soon-to-return Mike Trout on the same team, yet still be on their way to a seventh straight year without making the playoffs, and 13th straight without winning a playoff ro...

I for one don’t welcome our crappy new robot umpire masters

Do you remember the part in Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark was in court and the United States government was essentially trying to take the Iron Man technology for themselves and their argument was that other countries were developing the same technology, then Stark hacked the monitors and showed a vid...

Get to know your worldwide Olympic athletes!

There will be thousands of athletes at this year’s Olympic games. Some are international celebrities, some will go back to their main jobs by mid August. But all will get free condoms at the Olympic village....

Mookie Betts is great, but he shouldn’t be an All-Star

Personally, I was shocked when Tampa Bay Rays’ outfielder Austin Meadows earned a spot as an All-Star reserve on the American League squad. While I do believe Meadows is a fantastic player, he’s hitting just .242 with 16 homers and an .821 OPS. Those are good numbers, but All-Star worthy? Now that’...

How are robo-umps faring in the minor leagues?

The Daytona Tortugas are, in many ways, as average as a minor league team gets....

Nonsensical criticism of USWNT soccer proves right-wing media should hush

It’s getting embarrassing at this point....

So what are the Red Sox doing here?

It used to be that when the Yankees were good (which definitely isn’t the case now), not only did it piss everyone off, because YANKEES, but it was an indictment of the whole league. The Dodgers have taken that mantle for the most part, but seeing either team atop the standings, past or present, mea...

Trevor Bauer should never pitch again [Update]

Here’s the news: Trevor Bauer has been placed on week-long administrative leave and did not make his scheduled July 4 start....

What <i>should</i> the MLB All-Star Game be?

The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game has been through a lot. There’s been a change of venue and an atrocious jersey reveal. I mean, seriously, who thought those were a good idea? At least the game doesn’t determine home-field advantage for the World Series anymore — amirite?...

Mike … Trout? Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time…

Friday afternoon, Shohei Ohtani was named the American League Player of the Month for June....

The Baltimore Orioles are a beautiful mess that makes absolutely zero sense

The Orioles are not a good team. They haven’t been a consistently great team since the late ’90s. Sure they had that one season in 2014 where they got swept in the ALCS after winning their first division title in 17 years, but were only good for that one season. The Orioles have finished either 4th ...

A team and league full of cowards [Update]

Since the publication of this column, MLB has placed Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on administrative leave due to the allegations of sexual assault....

Who is Trevor Bauer's agent?

If you’ve read about the restraining order that a court issued against Trevor Bauer on behalf of his alleged sexual assault victim, you may have noticed that The Athletic quoted “a statement made on Tuesday night by Bauer’s agent, Jon Fetterolf.”...

Patrick Beverley shoved Chris Paul and Frank Kaminsky… kinda just stood there

Y’all ever heard of James Butler?...

Tour de France drops lawsuit against sign-wielding spectator

Idiots of the Month: The worst of June

Welcome to another action-packed edition of Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH! From anti-vax nonsense to “sticky stuff” stupidity to Florida, we’re your one-stop shop for schadenfreude in and around the world of professional athletics. So, with that in mind, let’s offer a quick round of applause to one ...

Police track down, arrest Tour de France spectator who caused massive crash

The sign looked like a joke....

Kyle Schwarber is as consistent as chunky peanut butter

“Kyle Schwarber is a powerhouse!” says the Cubs fan after Schwarber’s first season in the bigs. ...

Piss Poor de France safety conditions have cyclists fed up

At the start of Stage 4 of the Tour de France, riders dismounted their bikes and stopped the race for a full minute to protest for safer racing conditions. ...

No, you don’t fix the Yankees by trading Aaron Judge

Trade season is underway in baseball, with the Blue Jays acquiring Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson from the Marlins, while the White Sox pursue Diamondbacks infielder Eduardo Escobar. The deadline is back to its usual date of July 31 this year, and over the next month, plenty of teams will try to pa...