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ESPN has a cool profile of Ichiro that is chock-full of anecdotes and details about his routine. Highlights: Ichiro used to give a profanity-laden pump-up speech in English to his all-star teammates every year; he’s been trying to work as an emergency pitcher since he came into the league; he really...
Man Who May Or May Not Be Christian Yelich Eats A Butt; Yelich Denies It's Him
Today, Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich tweeted, then deleted the following:...
Giancarlo Stanton Shames Heckling Fan With His Mighty Swing
Giancarlo Stanton went on a two-day dinger spree that gave us four beautiful homers to ogle. It also gave us a very good video from the seats at the Mets’ stadium, which boasts some of the best comedic timing I’ve ever seen....
Dwyane Wade Finally Figured Out What Loyalty Buys In Miami
I never really thought Dwyane Wade would leave Miami. The problem ultimately turned out to be that Micky Arison and Pat Riley thought that too....
Dwyane Wade Is Reportedly Signing With The Bulls
According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski, Dwyane Wade will change teams for the first time in his career, and leave the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls. Wade, a Chicago native, had played with the Heat since his rookie year in 2003 and won three championships with them. Wade was one of only si...
Giancarlo Stanton Is Out To Destroy Every Baseball In New York
Last night against the Mets, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton used his last two at-bats of the game to deliver us the gift of two perfectly mashed, picturesque taters. The Marlins played the Mets again this afternoon, and Stanton slapped two more gasp-inducing dingers in his first two at-bats of th...
Why Things Have Gone Sour Between Dwyane Wade And The Heat
With NBA free agency nearly a week old, the most intriguing wild card remaining is Dwyane Wade. Although everybody assumed him returning to the Heat was merely a formality, contract negotiations have dragged on, and according to Miami Herald Heat columnist Ethan Skolnick, the relationship between Wa...
Barry Bonds Says Ichiro Could Win The Home Run Derby If He Wanted To
Here’s a Barry Bonds interview from a few weeks ago that aligns eerily well with the baseball sensibilities of a few Deadspin staffers. There have been tales of Ichiro’s monster batting practice dingers for a few years, and Bonds here confirms that Ichiro can still slap ‘em all around the yard....
Giancarlo Stanton Is Still Here Killing People With Strong Home Runs<em></em>
“Giancarlo Stanton, what did that baseball do to you?” muses the Marlins’ color commentator. And, well, given the way the baseball was treated—namely, donged so hard you don’t have time to even think Hey wait I thought he was struggling this year? before it gets out of the park—here are some possibi...
LeBron Says He Was Motivated By Some Hurtful Parting Words In Miami
One of the running subplots of the 2015 Finals was LeBron James’s reference to a “secret motivation” driving him—something he shared with teammates, and even with Dwyane Wade, but refused to reveal to the public until he won a championship in Cleveland. He didn’t win last year, but that motivation r...
Ichiro Is The True Hit King And Pete Rose Can Eat Shit
Today, Ichiro Suzuki hit an eighth-inning double off of Fernando Rodney to the right field corner. He sent Giancarlo Stanton to third, and he trotted into second base easily, looking mildly annoyed more than anything before he briefly removed his batting helmet to salute the crowd. If you count his ...
Miami And Boston College Clear Benches After Grand Slam Bat Flip
Remember Edgar Michelangeli, the University of Miami baseball player who clobbered a three-run home run during the ACC Tournament and stopped to admire it for a very long time before flipping his bat? Well, he did it again....
José Fernández Is Too Good
Marlins pitcher José Fernández has advanced to straight clowning batters....
Marlins Prospect Injures Teammate With Knife In Prank Gone Wrong
The Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers placed Miami Marlins outfield prospect Stone Garrett on the disabled list Saturday after 2015 first-round pick Josh Naylor injured him with a knife last week in a practical joke that went awry....
Apparently, The Miami Marlins Broke The News Of Muhammad Ali's Death
Two hours before Muhammad Ali’s death was announced to the world by his family, news that Ali had died was broken by none other than the Miami Marlins. No, seriously, I think. ...
LeBron James Returned To Cleveland With A Strict, Uncompromising Mentality
During his first go-round in Cleveland, LeBron James was pilloried for all manner of sins—real or perceived—most stemming from the belief that he acted like a tyrant and ran roughshod over the Cavaliers organization. For instance, here is Brian Windhorst the day after The Decision:...
Barry Bonds On Public Persona: "I Was A Dumbass"
Barry Bonds, home run king and Miami Marlins hitting coach, is enjoying somewhat of a personal and professional renaissance this year. He’s back in baseball for the first time since 2007, he seems to be enjoying himself, and the Marlins look much better than last year now that Bonds is on their staf...
That's Some Bat Flip
Miami beat North Carolina State tonight in ACC Tournament action, thanks to Edgar Michelangeli’s late homer. He really savored it, too—and caused a bit of a stir....
Ichiro Still Rules
Ichiro Suzuki should be making us sad. He’s 42 years old, a wisp of the player he used to be, and currently in year two of the Joe Montana-in-Kansas City phase of his career. An old-ass former star playing out his final days for a no-account team like the Marlins, in a stadium as garish as it is con...
Report: Heat Fear Chris Bosh May Not Be Able To Play Again
Two straight years, Chris Bosh’s season has ended in February, as he’s battled multiple occurrences of blood clots. At best, the symptoms and treatments make him unable to play basketball; at worst, his condition is life-affecting and even, potentially, fatal. Bosh wants to find a way to play, but h...