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Watch Hunter Pence Hit The Longest Home Run Of 2013 (So Far)
Hunter Pence demolished a ball in the first inning of tonight's Giants-Rockies game. Even though the feat happened at Coors Field, where balls regularly get knocked out of the park, it's still damn impressive....
Confused Hawk Harrelson Gives His Best Home Run Call
In the 12th inning of last night's White Sox-Royals game, White Sox third baseman Connor Gillaspie sent a shot deep into right field. After watching the ball clear the fence but carom back onto the field of play, White Sox play-by-play man Hawk Harrelson was unsure about unleashing his signature hom...
Lifelong Braves Fan Fell 85 Feet To His Death In Players' Parking Lot
More details have emerged in the death of a Braves fan who fell from the upper level of Turner Field last night, the third fatal fall at an Atlanta stadium in five years....
Goalie Completely Whiffs On Clear-Out Kick, Gives Up Easy Goal
I'm not sure how extensive the complete list of things goalkeepers are not supposed to do is, but I imagine it contains something along the lines of "Don't ever dribble the ball back toward your own goal," and "Don't whiff like a goddamn fool when you try to kick the ball and there's an attacking o...
Josh Reddick Crushed Five Home Runs In Two Days
The Athletics' Josh Reddick might currently have an OBP under .300, but he doubled his 2013 home run total in the span of two days....
Old Man Giambi Hits Walk-Off, Kicks White Sox Off His Lawn
Jason Giambi gave the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox with this walk-off home run to deep center field. Giambi, 42, is apparently the oldest man in baseball to hit a walkoff home run, narrowly edging out Hank Aaron by 45 days....
MLB Player Puts Ketchup On Hot Dog, Outrage Ensues
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A Fire On The 7 Train Strands Crowds Leaving Home Run Derby
According to various reports from Twitter users leaving the Home Run Derby at Citi Field, there is a fire somewhere on the 7 train line—initial reports indicate there is an investigation at the 103rd street stop—and it isn't running. The 7 is the only subway that services Citi Field. There are obvio...
A Fight Broke Out Behind ESPN's Home Run Derby Set
Mike Piazza, even years after retirement, still brings New Yorkers to fisticuffs....
People Were Angry About ESPN's Bilingual Interviews Of Cuban Players
It's growing increasingly predictable that whenever the Spanish language appears on ESPN, angry responses are sure to come from viewers. That happened again tonight, when Pedro Gomez conducted bilingual interviews with Aroldis Chapman and Yoenis Céspedes and the Worldwide Leader received this kind o...
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Mets Fans Struggle With High Fives, Obviously [UPDATE]
We have an update!...
Giancarlo Stanton Crushes A Homer And Jose Fernandez Loses His Mind
The only Marlins highlights worth posting are ones that involve Giancarlo Stanton or Jose Fernandez. This one involves both, and it is wonderful....
ESPN Announcer On Japanese Fan: “I Need Some Rice, I Need Some Sushi”
I'm thinking Michele Smith of ESPN is going to regret this "joke" about that Japanese fan during last night's World Cup of Softball gold medal game....
The Home Run Derby Field Is (Almost) Set
League captains David Wright and Robinson Cano have selected their squads for the Home Run Derby, and they're enough to guarantee that once again, the derby will be more watchable than the All-Star Game itself....
Cincinnati Columnist Remarkably Upset That Homer Bailey Said “Fucking”
Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter. Excited, Homer Bailey said "I just fucking walked a guy." Paul Daugherty of the Cincinnati Enquirer is still trying to soothe his virgin ears....
Homer Bailey No-Hits Giants, Joins Exclusive Club Of Pitchers
Homer Bailey—who threw MLB's most recent no-hitter in September of last season—repeated the feat tonight, retiring the Giants and becoming just the sixth pitcher in history to make his mark on baseball's no-no list consecutively....
Evan Gattis Slugged The Rosin Off A Baseball
The legend of Evan Gattis continues. ...