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Third-Baseman-Behind-Catcher Shift Is Too Extreme For Umpires To Allow
I will admit to not knowing exactly what’s going on in this video from the Korean league, which you may have to click through to view. Perhaps we can work it out together....
Marlins Reliever Carter Capps's Delivery Is Weird As Hell
Sorry, Chad Bradford. There’s a new reliever with a weird delivery in the MLB, and his name’s Carter Capps. ...
Cardinals Fan Gets Picture Of Busch Stadium Painted On His Chest
You know, in the grand scheme of things, this is probably one of the the least-annoying things a Cardinals fan has ever done. Let this guy live, I suppose....
Orioles Fan Pointedly Turns Back On A-Rod, Figuratively Shows His Ass
At some point in his life, every man has to decide what he stands for. Who is he really, deep inside? What are his values? Last night at Camden Yards, while the Baltimore Orioles took on the New York Yankees, 56-year-old Tolbert Rowe reached that point in his life. He stood up, bravely and proudly,...
MLB's Attempts To Speed Up The Game Appear To Be Working
The sample size is small, but not so small that MLB officials aren’t eager to trumpet the results: the average length of a baseball game in 2015 is down almost eight minutes from last year....
Jon "Doesn't Have The Yips" Lester Airmails Throw To First Base
The Cubs say that the media is making a mountain out of a molehill regarding Jon Lester’s problems throwing over to first base, but all available evidence suggests that the man has the yips. Prior to tonight’s game against the Reds, Lester hadn’t thrown over to first base in 66 games, since 2013. To...
Yankees Still Pretending Alex Rodriguez's Milestone Isn't A Milestone
The Yankees’ communications staff, like every team’s, hands out a packet in the press box that features various upcoming records and milestones soon to be reached by players. Here’s tonight’s:...
Giants Opening Day Features Madison Bumgarner Riding A Horse Onfield
The Giants opened their home schedule in San Francisco today, which meant the World Champions held the appropriate ceremony to raise the World Series banner. That ceremony also featured World Series MVP and post-mensch Madison Bumgarner riding a horse, in the outfield, before the game....
How Many Of These MLB Opening Day Starters Can You Name: The Answers
Last week we published photos of 28 players who were in the starting lineup on MLB’s Opening Day and challenged you to name all of them. Since nobody accomplished this—or came even close to doing so—we’ll provide you the answers here....
Mookie Betts Steals Two Bases In One Play
Red Sox speedster Mookie Betts is quickly earning a reputation as MLB’s walking highlight reel, and he didn’t take long to prove it today against the Nationals as the Boston centerfielder walked, then stole second and third in the same play....
Dipshit Mets Fan Throws Beer At Grady Sizemore
Here’s a dipshit Mets fan spending $12 in a futile attempt to disrupt Phillies right fielder Grady Sizemore from fielding a ball in the fourth inning at Citi Field today. Stop wasting beer, dipshit!...
Travis d'Arnaud Needs To Stop Hitting Balls At Andrelton Simmons
Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons made a ridiculous throw to get Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud out at first in Friday’s game, which is cool, because Simmons churns out gorgeous defensive highlights like it’s nothing, but what’s even cooler is that Simmons made almost the same exact throw on d’Arnau...
What's Better Than Hitting A Walk-Off Grand Slam? Stealing One Away.
Rangers outfielder Leonys Martin came to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning during yesterday’s game against the Astros, and proceeded to whack what appeared to be a walk-off grand slam. Martin was probably feeling preeeeetty good about himself as he ran toward first b...
Jose Bautista's Home-Run Skip Was Part Of A Two-Year-Old Grudge
After Orioles reliever Darren O’Day threw behind Jose Bautista Sunday, the Blue Jays outfielder slapped a two-run home run as Toronto won, 10-7. Bautista started his trot by skipping for a few seconds. Though it was enjoyable enough without context, there was meaning behind it....
Barry Bonds Says It's Insane That Anyone Isn't Rooting For A-Rod
Barry Bonds’s comments in this great USA Today article on how he’s rooting for Alex Rodriguez could easily be read as a bit of projection. When Bonds asks how MLB and baseball fans could possibly ever root against one of its greatest players achieving something great, it’s a question I’m sure he’s a...
David Ortiz Greets Jacoby Ellsbury: "Hey, Rich Bitch"
David Ortiz took a second to mess with a couple of his former teammates, as the Yankees clobbered the Red Sox last night. Big Papi wiggled his fingers at Stephen Drew and called out to Jacoby Ellsbury with a “Hey, rich bitch!”—likely a reference to the 7-year, $153 million contract that lured Ellsb...
Did The Diamondbacks Hassle Another Dodgers Fan About His Clothes?
A Dodgers fan in Chase Field’s Batters Box Suite appeared to be told to remove his cap and put on a companion’s D-Backs jersey during yesterday afternoon’s game, an incident similar to one two years ago that a ballpark patron called “ the worst experience she’s ever had at a sporting event.” ...
Catcher Makes Timely Stop Behind The Plate
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An Important Bartolo Colón Update
Bartolo Colón hit an RBI single today in only the way Bartolo can. His reaction is below: ...