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Rogue Ball Thrown On Field During Live Play, Confusing Everyone
Someone threw a ball onto the field in Cleveland tonight at the same moment Yan Gomes had just slapped the real, live, ball against the wall in right field. Jay Bruce fielded the true ball and threw it to the cutoff man, but the imposter ball was already making its way to the infield. ...

Brendan Ryan Slows Liner Down With Glove, Makes Bare-Handed Grab
That's one way to record an out, sure. Not the most efficient way, but an out's an out and Brendan Ryan finally corralled J.D. Martinez's liner with his bare hand after it popped out of (or off) of his glove....

Giants Shut Down David Wilson, "Most Likely" Ending His Career
ESPN is reporting that Giants doctors will place RB David Wilson on injured reserve for the season because of his latest neck injury. This is not much of a surprise—a source told NJ.com last week that Wilson "needs a miracle" to play again—but it would be a premature and unsatisfying ending to a ...

Mets Fans Are Back With More Sick Burns On Hunter Pence
Did you think you were safe because the weekend was over, Hunter Pence? Sick burns take NO DAYS OFF. ...

No Rookie Can Match Mitch McGary's Dunking Skills
The NBA's incoming rookie class was collected in New York City over the weekend for the annual rookie photo shoot. While there, a few of the class' high-flyers participated in an impromptu dunk contest that was carried out over social media. Oklahoma City rookie Mitch McGary was the unquestionable...

We Missed Your Face, Eli
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Sergio Garcia's Tee Shot Knocks Diamond Out Of Woman's Ring
Sergio Garcia's inaccurate tee shot on the third hole at the Bridgestone Invitational knocked the diamond out of a woman's ring. Call it a diamond in the rou—never mind, everyone made that joke already....

Mets Fans Drop Some Sick Burns On Hunter Pence
Damn! Are you going to defend yourself, Hunter Pence, or let this dude trash your parallel parking skills?...

<em>SportsCenter</em> Interview With Andrew Wiggins Gets Awkward Quickly
Andrew Wiggins did a short interview on SportsCenter this morning, and the questions went from mundane to Bram Weinstein eventually leading Wiggins into making a public plea as to why LeBron James should keep him on the Cavaliers. It was weird....

Little Girl Gives No Shits, Dances Around On Field During Reds-Marlins
Who cares about the Reds and Marlins? Not this girl. She's prancing around the field without a care in the world....

Sam Fuld Puts His Entire Body Into It, Throws Man Out At Home
In the fourth inning in Oakland, with runners on the corners, Mike Moustakas hit a liner to center field that was easily caught by Sam Fuld. Alex Gordon tried tagging up from third to score, but he did not account for Fuld's spinning, full-body throw and was nailed at home. It's almost graceful?...

Roberto Hernandez Catches Liner Right At His Face
This is why Phil Hughes acted like a spazz trying to catch a non-existent liner earlier in the week. You never know when a batter is going to redirect your pitch right into your face. Roberto Hernandez knows: better safe than sorry. ...

Daigo Nishi Blasts Incredible Volley Off Corner Kick
This comes from a Japanese Football League match between the Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima and it is a missile. On a designed play, the Antlers punched a corner kick to Daigo Nishi, a lone defender outside the box and he connected on a dazzling volley. No one saw it coming, or going, and i...

Yasiel Puig Scores From Second On Fielder's Choice
Yasiel Puig scored from second on a potential around-the-horn double play last night with his ridiculous speed and an acrobatic slide into home plate. Hanley Ramirez hits a ball sharply to third and Luis Valbuena fires to second, as Puig bolts for third. As the ball makes its way around to first, ...

Jeff Bridges With <i>The Big Lebowski</i> First "Pitch" At Dodger Stadium
The Dude threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium last night and put a new spin on the event. Instead of throwing the ball, Jeff Bridges bowled it down to home plate where Brian Wilson awaited. Not being into the whole brevity thing, Bridges then asked for the ball back and abided th...

Manny Machado Is Just Embarrassing Albert Pujols Now
Can someone please get Albert Pujols a jetpack, or a Rascal or something? Jesus. For the second night in a row Manny Machado showed off his stupid-strong arm and for the second night in a row, poor Albert Pujols was the victim....

Blocking-The-Plate Rule Screws Marlins; Mike Redmond Starts Undressing
The Marlins got boned in a major way by the new and confusing rule that prohibits catchers blocking the plate. Although Zack Cozart was initially ruled out by home plate umpire Mike Winters, a lengthy umpire review eventually overturned the call and ruled him safe. Instead of a 1-0 Marlins lead he...

Cliff Lee Exits Early With Injury, Yells "Fuck!"
It's hard to say what happened—and speculating about injuries is the worst—but in the video here (not embeddable yet), Cliff lee is obviously upset and frustrated after throwing his 31st pitch of the game. In the third inning, with Denard Span up, Lee threw a cutter and immediately looked disgus...


Taste Test: Milk And Honey Original Café Mix, The Alleged Best Cereal
Back in February, our Tim Marchman posted a list that purported to rank breakfast cereals in order of deliciousness. His selection of something called "Milk and Honey Original Café Mix" for the top spot—on what's a pretty comprehensive list of the breakfast cereals you can find in your typical sup...