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David Ortiz Tracking Down A Pop Fly Could Take All Night
David Ortiz is a designated hitter who only really plays first base in interleague contests away from Fenway. Tonight, the Red Sox were in Cincinnati, which sports a decent amount of foul territory by first base. David Ortiz moved his legs, one in front of the other, at a higher rate of speed than...
Yasiel Puig Almost Hits Matt Kemp With Angry Bat Toss
Yasiel Puig popped up on the first pitch he saw from Mike Minor in the third inning in Atlanta and tossed his bat away in disgust. Unfortunately, he threw it right at the on-deck circle where Matt Kemp was getting himself ready for his at-bat. Celebratory bat flips for all, angry bat tosses for none...
West Virginia Coach Tells Truth, School Pretends It Never Happened
In the wild world of the NCAA, we're forced to swallow a lot of crap from coaches about educating the future, turning boys into men, etc. So honesty is pretty refreshing on the rare chance that it occurs. Today, West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen gave us an unfiltered peek into the world of...
Giancarlo Stanton Can Put On One Hell Of A Show
If you watched a baseball game last night that wasn't between the Cardinals and the Marlins, you watched the wrong damn baseball game. That's because the game you watched didn't have Giancarlo Stanton in it, who turned the evening into his own personal highlight factory....
Injuries Are Laying Waste To The Tigers; Not Even The Bat Boy Is Safe
Things are not going well for the Detroit Tigers. Earlier this evening, Justin Verlander left the game with right shoulder soreness after just one inning. Anibal Sanchez was placed on the disabled list Sunday and is expected to miss up to four weeks. Joakim Soria also wound up on the DL yesterda...
Old Cubs Fan Makes Great Catch On Home Run, Throws Dummy Ball Back
This old guy made a great play to grab Mark Reynolds's second-inning blast in Chicago. He scaled the fence and leaned almost as far over as possible to snag the ball, much to the delight of the folks around him. And, just like his fellow fan from a month ago, in nearly the exact same spot, he kn...
Kid Eats It In Royals Hot Dog Derby Because His Pants Kept Falling Down
This poor kid was stuffed inside a hot dog costume and entered into a race with two other kids: Ketchup and Relish. Our friend was Mustard and as soon as he made the turn down the right field line his pants started falling down. It was only a matter of time, then. He ate it so hard, and then he ate ...
Yasiel Puig Snapped His Bat On A Check Swing
Yasiel Puig can make even a check swing interesting. Puig was initially going to take a hack at Zach Duke's 2-1 pitch in the seventh inning last night, but thought better of it and stopped his hands right in front of him. The portion of the bat not in his hands, however, just kept going and snappe...
Chip Kelly And The Timeless Art Of Seduction
Don't do it, man. Just keep yourself under control. Keep your hands busy. Good. Yes, the zipper. Fidget with the zipper up at your neck. You know that helps. No, no, don't stop, you were doing so well. What are you doing? No...oh God, why would you do that?...
One Triumphant Little Girl Emerges Out Of A Foul Ball Frenzy
A Michael Morse foul pop floated into the stands in today's Giants-Brewers game, and when it landed, fans descended upon it like wolves upon prey. While those saps were still looking, one girl behind everyone shot up victoriously with the baseball in her hand. ...
Drive Angrier: The Bleak Mayhem Of Mel Gibson's Original <em>Mad Max</em>
For someone who's never been to Comic-Con, the whole idea seems a bit baffling—waiting in line all day to attend a half-hour promotional junket for a movie that won't be out for another year, getting to say you were there when Robert Downey, Jr. said he had a pretty good time making this next Aven...
"Uncle Nate" Auctioned Off A Rolex Johnny Manziel Gave Him
You do remember "Uncle Nate" Fitch, don't you? Johnny Manziel's bro/assistant/hanger-on, who allegedly arranged Manziel autograph sessions with memorabilia dealers that got the QB suspended for half of a game? Manziel's doing all right for himself now, and apparently so too is Uncle Nate....
Which NFL Rushing Attacks Do The Most With The Least?
Two years ago, sixth-rounder Alfred Morris held onto his roster spot with a strong preseason and went on to break the Redskins single-season rushing yards record. While steals like Morris are rare, they're also instructive. Some teams invest far fewer resources in their rushing attacks without losin...
Report: Cavaliers Finally Get Kevin Love, Ship Out Andrew Wiggins
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Cleveland and Minnesota have finally agreed on the exact trade that everyone has assumed will happen for weeks. Cleveland will send Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and a protected first round pick to the Wolves in return for Kevin Love, who will agree to a long-term...
Jose Molina's Home-Run Trot Was So Slow, A Teammate Almost Passed Him
Jose Molina, the only currently active, uninjured Molina brother, is 39 years old. So, we don't expect him to get around the bases quickly. But teammate Kevin Kiermaier almost passed him on the basepaths after hitting a two-run homer against the Athletics today....
Yeah, This U16 Girls' Hockey Slash Should Probably Be Prosecuted
This is from an international tournament in Budapest, Russian Svetlana Starovoytova literally breaking her stick over the head of American Hannah Bates. That's bad....
A Tearful David Wilson Says Goodbye To The NFL
Giants running back David Wilson was told by doctors earlier this week that he should never play football again, thanks to a degenerative neck condition. Today at Giants camp, Wilson met with the media to express his thanks for the time he did have in the game, and for the coaches and teammates wh...
Nats Fans Went A Little Crazy Over Jayson Werth Gnomes
The first fans got in line for Jayson Werth garden gnome giveaway night at about 2:10 p.m., five hours before first pitch and more than two hours before the gates to the ballpark actually opened. That would turn out not to be excessive: gnome night ended up being so popular, some 15,000 Nats fan...
Trout Vs. Kershaw Settled By Replay Review
The first Mike Trout-Clayton Kershaw showdown finally went down tonight and it ended up being a pretty great baseball play all around. It was also subject to a replay review before the ultimate outcome was certain, which was kind of anticlimactic. ...