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How Chad Curtis Went From Clubhouse Cancer To Convicted Sex Offender
Over at Sports on Earth, Greg Hanlon has a disturbing and comprehensive report on former major leaguer Chad Curtis, who's currently serving seven-to-15 years in prison. And it's hard not to see echoes of the Curtis who was convicted of molesting three teenage girls in the Curtis who was one of the w...
Pat Burrell's Still Got It
Baseball has been a much more boring sport ever since Pat "The Machine" Burrell decided to hang up the spikes. But Burrell hasn't left us completely behind. Now a scout with the Giants, Burrell showed up at yesterday's game to take a few hacks in BP. Wearing slacks and a pair of Vans, the ol' slugge...
A's Fan Eats It And Eats It Hard
This gentleman took a concrete bellyflop while chasing a foul ball at this afternoon's game in Oakland. He seemed fine afterward, so there's no need to feel bad about watching this for the 17th time....
The Unnatural Shooting Of A Baseball Player By A Silly Teenage Honey
Excerpted from Eddie and the Gun Girl, a Kindle Single about the shooting of Eddie Waitkus, the real-life event that's best known as the fictional pivot of Bernard Malamud's The Natural. Annotations by the author appear throughout....
MLB Replay Had Its First Major Fuck-Up
It took two days, but it was only a matter of time before MLB's new replay review system exposed its single biggest flaw. And it happened in a big way, on a play that very directly affected the outcome of a game....
I Pooped Today
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60 (Maybe) Surprising Player Projections From Baseball Prospectus
Two player projections for every team, from Baseball Prospectus 2014, edited by Sam Miller and Jason Wojciechowski. For much more, visit BaseballProspectus.com....
MLB Replay Reviews Took An Average Of 1:39
In the 13 games played on opening day, managers took advantage of MLB's new replay review system to challenge four calls, with a fifth coming from the umpires themselves. Two of them were overturned, but just as importantly, the reviews were conducted quickly—the shortest in 0:58, the longest in 2:3...
Rangers Apologize After Fan Memorial Used As Trash Can
Two years ago, the Rangers unveiled a memorial to Shannon Stone, the fan who fell to his death while trying to catch a ball during a 2011 game. Standing just outside the home plate entrance gate at Globe Life Park, it features Stone and his son, and is dedicated to all baseball fans. It's also a han...
A Lesson From Carlos Gonzalez And Jose Fernandez: Baseball Is Fun
Consider this GIF a manifesto....
Here Is A Dog That Looks Like Jim Leyland
Jim Leyland retired after the ALCS last year and has since been replaced by Brad Ausmus this dog in the Tigers dugout. The dog is doing a pretty good job pulling off the part, but it kind of looks like he's just been informed that management will no longer negotiate with Scherzer. ...
Jose Fernandez Grounds Out Weakly; Mom And Grandma Laugh At Him
Jose Fernandez is your Marlins Opening Day starter. He's a great, young pitcher who, according to Eduardo Perez, also thinks he's a great, young hitter. Perez said during the broadcast that he considers himself a cleanup hitter. So far, through four scoreless innings against the Rockies, he's given ...
Ryan Braun Gets Cheered In First Appearance Since PED Suspension
Milwaukee fans gave Ryan Braun a standing ovation for his first at-bat since serving a 65-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis scandal. This shouldn't be a surprise—Crowd Cheers its Team's Best Player—but some folks seem to have forgotten how this thing goes....
Bryce Harper Got Kicked In The Head
It's not officially baseball season until Bryce Harper goes through a concussion exam. So, it's baseball season....
How Much Does It Cost To Propose In Each MLB Ballpark?
Over on Swimmingly, Molly Fitzpatrick reached out to every MLB team and figured out how much it costs to publicly propose at each MLB ballpark, as well which services each ballpark offers to make your awkward public proposal as magical as possible....
Behold, The "Ya Jeets" License Plate
This was inevitable. As soon as that Derek Jeter groupie gossip that we desperately want to believe hit the internet, we all knew some proud Yankees fan was going to get this license plate....
Happy Opening Day (III of IV)
Welcome to opening day, that magical day when 30 hopeful fanbases celebrate the end of winter and the return of baseball for everyone. Except for those games in Australia last week. And the teams that played last night. And the teams that don't play until tomorrow....
Padres Ball Girl Makes Catch Of The Year
(The year is young. Still a great catch though.)...
Facebook Data Provide The Most Accurate MLB Fandom Map Ever Created
Just in time for Opening Day, the Facebook data team has released a map showing which MLB teams have the most Facebook fans, by county....