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David Ortiz Destroys Dugout Phone Because Tim Timmons Blew A Call
David Ortiz was halfway to first base before Tim Timmons called strike one on what was as clear a ball four as an umpire can observe. He tossed his bat back to the dugout and everything. In calling the 3-0 pitch a strike, Timmons set in motion a series of events ending with David Ortiz taking his ba...

Young Boston Red Sox Fan Is A Dirty Liar
Boston is home to a generally amoral and disgusting fanbase on the whole but this...this goes beyond the pale....

Auction House Offering $1 Million For Signed Black Sox Confessions
The sports auction house Leland's announced on Thursday that it was willing to pay $1 million for the signed confessions of the eight Chicago White Sox accused of throwing the 1919 World Series, which the heavily-favored Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds. The only problem is, they might not exist....

Chris Stewart Makes Catch In Stands, Still Turns Double Play
Catchers of the world, rejoice! Chris Stewart's crazy catch-the-foulout, throw-'im-out double play is the thing you can try and repeatedly fail to do for the rest of your careers! [FOX]...

Fan Throws Home Run Ball Back, Nearly Drills Torii Hunter
A fan at Comerica Park with no use for Alejandro De Aza's solo home run ball yesterday sent it back, as home fans tend to do when visiting players hit one out. All well and good. Except that this fan tossed it right at Torii Hunter, who clearly wasn't ready for the return of the rejected baseball....

Bored Baseball Fans Play Baseball Video Games At Baseball Game
We've got two bored baseball fans to share today, both of whom find virtual baseball games played on one's smartphone to be more compelling than actual baseball. The image above comes to us from a recent Cubs-White Sox game....

David Ortiz Got Champagne And A Sad Note On His Record-Breaking Night
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the all-time hits leader at the designated hitter position last night. What kind of gift did the Red Sox get him to celebrate the occasion? Based on the photo above, which came from teammate Jacoby Ellsbury's Twitter account, all he got was some champagne and what ...

Behold: The Future
Jenny Dell did not make the trip out west with the Red Sox—who are currently playing the Mariners—but think this kid cares? He's either Jamie Erdahl's biggest fan or he's super excited that David Ortiz became the all-time hits leader at the DH position. ...

Don't Look Now, But John Lackey Is Good Again
All of the signs were crossed when the Angels and Red Sox faced off last night. Los Angeles of Anaheim is now the club struggling to reach .500 despite its massive payroll; Boston, lean and mean (in comparison to previous years, anyway) after its salary dumps last August, is back in first place....

Red Ass Lou Screws The Pooch (Just Like Earl Knew He Would)
Following up on yesterday's Mark Kram article on the Red Sox and Orioles, here’s a bit of Earl Weaverness for you, from a chapter I wrote about the 1974 American League East for It Ain’t Over ‘Til it’s Over:...

Waterfront Rowdies Brawl for Divisional High Ground
Here's a little taste of Mark Kram writing about the Red Sox and Orioles on the Fourth of July back in 1974:...

Every Viewer Complaint About Big Papi's Post-Bombing Swear Word
Before the Red Sox's first home game after the Boston Marathon bombings, David Ortiz grabbed a microphone to tell an emotional and excitable crowd that "this is our fucking city." This being our country, Americans immediately ran to register their disgust with the FCC....

Foul Ball Scares The Shit Out Of Two Women In Front Row
From last night's Mets-White Sox game in Chicago, OMGWHATWASTHAT!?!!?...

White Sox Blow Lead In Ninth; Hawk Harrelson Goes Silent
This isn't a new reaction from Hawk, but it's still fun. With a man on second and two outs in the ninth, the White Sox coughed up a one-run lead against the Mets Tuesday night, sending Hawk spiraling down to the bad place. ...

Stray Cat On Baseball Field Causes Delightful Delay
Sunday’s Class A short-season Northwest League game between the Everett (Wash.) AquaSox and the Hillsboro (Ore.) Hops was briefly delayed when a stray cat—...

Victor Martinez Makes No-Look, Backwards Flip To Record Out At First
Victor Martinez, making just his fourth start at first base this year, made a nice-enough play diving to his left to prevent an extra-base hit to the speedy Jacoby Ellsbury in the sixth inning of a close game against the Red Sox....

The Toronto Blue Jays Are Out Of The AL East Basement, Barely
The Blue Jays were so far south of their preseason projections that even after a 10-game winning streak they're still the most disappointing team in baseball this season. But! After a wild 11-day charge, they've gone from 12 games back in the AL East to 6.5 back. They're now above .500 for the first...

Twins Ballboy Makes Nifty Leaping Catch
As the announcers watched the replay of this, one of them said, "You've got to have some skills to be a ballboy." So what skills are required of the ballboys (or ballgirls!) who work along the foul lines? Let's list 'em:...

