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Jerry Remy Loses Tooth During Broadcast; Don Orsillo Can't Stop Giggling
The NESN booth got weird in the fourth inning of tonight's Cubs-Red Sox game when color commentator Jerry Remy's tooth—or was it a crown?—fell out of his mouth. Gross....
Leonys Martin Robs Nelson Cruz Of Homer, Impresses Cruz
Tonight, Rangers outfielder Leonys Martin made a brilliant catch at the wall to rob former teammate and current Orioles outfielder Nelson Cruz of a home run. Even Cruz had to acknowledge Martin's effort....
So, this A-Rod thing. Lotta questions. Is getting a therapeutic use exemption to take extra testosterone purely based on hormone levels, and MLB doesn't care what sort of chemical abuse led to that deficit? If so, why did only one other player receive the same exemption as Rodriguez in 2007? Did MLB...
<em>MLB The Show</em> Easter Egg: Umpire Shows Yasiel Puig How To Pimp A Homer
Here's a hidden gem from this year's edition of MLB The Show—spotted by our old buddy Owen Good—that players can unlock by holding onto the ball on the mound and leaving the game unpaused for more than 30 seconds. ...
David Ortiz Takes Off For First Before Ball Four Is Thrown
Some might say this was another dick move by Ortiz, walking to first before actually being walked. I would not! Last night's 2-1 Cubs win somehow took 3:35, and I am in favor of anything that makes Red Sox games shorter....
The Indians Pulled Off A Damn Impressive Triple Play
It took two umpire reviews, but the Cleveland Indians pulled off an unusual, exciting triple play on the Dodgers tonight. See if you can follow along....
Young Marlins Fan Returns For His Second Dance
We were all captivated (and slightly weirded out) by the Vine of that little Marlins fan who freaked the hell out when he got on camera. Tonight, the Marlins found him again, so yes, that rascal's a real dancing machine. ...
How To Keep A Prospect From Getting Suspended For Weed? Promote Him.
Minor league baseball rules dictate that players who test positive for "drugs of abuse"—the fun, non-performance-enhancing ones like weed, cocaine, and ecstasy—receive a 50-game suspension for a second offense, 100 games for a third, and a lifetime ban for the fourth. There are no such penalties for...
Astros Acknowledge Leak Of Trade Talk; FBI On The Case
Just now, the Astros have issued a statement regarding the release of internal trade chatter from the front office's intranet:...
Marlins Deny Giancarlo Stanton Trade Talks
In today's leak of the Astros' internal trade chatter, the biggest bombshell was mention of Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Here's how it was worded in the Astros' system:...
Leaked: 10 Months Of The Houston Astros' Internal Trade Talks
Two years ago, the Houston Astros constructed "Ground Control"—a built-from-scratch online database for the private use of the Astros front office. It is by all accounts a marvel, an easy-to-use interface giving executives instant access to player statistics, video, and communications with other fro...
Dodgers Work Together To Give Scott Van Slyke A Hot Foot
It took teamwork and patience by the Dodgers dugout, but they successfully gave outfielder Scott Van Slyke a hot foot....
Let's Watch Bartolo Colon Swing Poorly In Slow-Mo
Earlier this season, Bartolo Colon recorded his first hit since 2005. (He now has two on the season!) But in the fourth inning of today's Mets-Pirates game, he wasn't Bartolo the Slugger. He was Bartolo the Whiffer....
Bryce Harper Hits Three HRs In Double-A Game, Has Likely Rehabbed Enough
Bryce Harper's thumb is likely healed, as proven by Saturday's appearance for the Harrisburg Senators....
Mike Napoli After Hitting Homer Off Masahiro Tanaka: "What An Idiot!"
Mike Napoli had some not-nice thoughts about Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka's pitch decision after he smacked a go-ahead home run off of Tanaka in the top of the ninth last night....
Trout Go Boom
Mike Trout murdered a baseball last night. They found it bobbing in some water, like a dead...fish, but it did not drown; it was bludgeoned to death. ...
Denard Span Had No Fun Playing In Foggy-Ass Wrigley Last Night
The Nationals and the Cubs played a game under a thick blanket of fog at Wrigley Field last night. The conditions didn't wreak too much havoc on the outcome of the game, but the fog did create one crappy moment for Nationals center fielder Denard Span....
Listen To Vin Scully Tell A Charming Story About Bird Shit
"And that's the story of Mike Matheny and the bird poop."...
Dioner Navarro Tries To Stretch Double Into Inside-The-Park HR, Fails
Oh, Dioner Navarro. You—and your third-base coach—should not have tempted fate and gone for home. All that effort for naught....