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Joyous Baseball Is Great Baseball
Game 2 was delirious. It made me feel drunk and insane, even though I was barely either. In the 7-6, 11-inning Astros win to tie the series, enough weird shit happened for an entire postseason. Where do you start?...
What The Hell Was That?
For the first 17 innings of this World Series, the Dodgers had looked nearly impenetrable, with their flaws few and far between. But tonight was a night where nothing in baseball was certain....
Idiot On The Field Jumps Into Astros Bullpen, Is Caught Before Even Landing
A heart-stopping World Series classic took a slight delay in the heat of the 10th inning when an idiot not-quite on the field wearing Dodgers gear decided that, after back-to-back Astros home runs, it was the perfect time to hop into the visitors’ bullpen....
Vin Scully Returns To Dodger Stadium For First-Pitch Ceremony
If there’s been anything wrong with the Dodgers’ otherwise near-flawless season so far, it’s only that Vin Scully hasn’t been in the booth to call it. While the legendary announcer is hopefully enjoying his long-deserved retirement, the crowd at Dodger Stadium was understandably thrilled to see him ...
Clayton Kershaw Delivered Game 1 For The Dodgers
The narrative of Clayton Kershaw’s inability to handle the postseason has always been bigger than it has been real. There have always been far too many other factors at play—namely, poor managerial decisions and a shaky bullpen behind him—for that idea to be true. (Not to mention a number of perfect...
It's Going To Be Hot As Balls For The Start Of The World Series
Ah, the Fall Classic. Overcoats and mittens and brisk walks through parks filled with trees showing off their fall colors. It’s World Series time, baby, and the forecast predicts a high of 101 degrees tomorrow in Los Angeles. Seems totally reasonable. Doesn’t seem at all like we’ve fucked up the pla...
Yankees Fail To Win 41st American League Pennant; Astros Win First
The Houston Astros are headed to their second World Series after claiming the American League pennant for the first time, downing the Yankees in the ALCS’s deciding seventh game 4-0 thanks to five shutdown innings from starter Charlie Morton, some well-timed defense, and Lance McCullers Jr. shreddin...
The World Series National Anthem That Infuriated America
The current crop of athletes protesting during the national anthem has roots at the 1968 Olympics, with the Black Power salute of Tommie Smith and John Carlos after they finished first and third, respectively, in the 200 meters. John Dominis’s famous photograph of the two U.S. sprinters on the medal...
Opposing Coaches And Players Console Little League Pitcher After Walk-Off
In Little League World Series action last night, Venezuela defeated the Dominican Republic 3-2 on a two-run, walk-off triple by Omar Romero. A thrilling moment for the Venezuelans, but a crushing loss for Dominican pitcher Edward Uceta, who’d been nearly unhittable during the tournament....
Little League Center Fielder Makes Superhuman Dinger-Robbing Catch
Jack Regenye is an outfielder for Kennett Square, the East Region team in the Junior League World Series, going on right now in Taylor, Michigan. He is also very certainly a Kryptonian, and thus has an unfair advantage when playing against human children here on Earth....
Little League World Series Will Play Through Solar Eclipse, Hand Out Special Glasses
The Little League World Series, the most heartwarming competition in sports, kicks off next week in Williamsport, Pa. It runs from August 17-27, which, as astute observers of solar phenomena will note, covers the forthcoming total solar eclipse will darken American skies on August 21....
Large Child Hits Very Large Dinger, Right On Cue
The Little League World Series is happening again, which means it’s time to watch pre-teens do amazing baseball things while thinking, “Hmmmm, are we sure that kid is only 12?”...
Little League Softball Team Bounced From Championship Game For Flipping The Bird
The Atlee Little League softball team was disqualified from the 2017 Junior League Softball World Series championship game over a social media post, aimed at their recently vanquished semifinal foes, showing several members of the team flipping the bird. The disqualification took place just hours be...
Poker Player Suspended Three Rounds At WSOP Main Event For Tirade After Being Told To Hurry Up<em></em>
On Day 1B of the 2017 World Series of Poker main event, a bizarre shouting match at one of the tables led to two players being suspended briefly from the tournament....
Florida Wins College World Series After LSU Misses Out On Tying Run Due To Interference
Florida defeated LSU to take home its first College World Series title with a 4-3 win yesterday and a 6-1 win tonight in the best-of-three series. The Gators jumped out to an early 2-0 lead off of a pair of unearned runs, and the score stayed that way until LSU began mounting their comeback in the s...
Internal Memo Instructs Pac-12 Networks Employees On How To Avoid Talking About Luke Heimlich
Last week, the Oregonian reported that Oregon State’s star pitcher Luke Heimlich was charged in 2012 with repeatedly molesting a six-year-old family member throughout 2011. Heimlich, who was 15 when he was charged and pleaded guilty, is one of the best pitchers in the nation and has led his powerhou...
North Carolina Baseball's Secret Weapon Is This Dog
The North Carolina Diamond Heels went 47-12 and earned the second overall seed in the NCAA tournament, which starts on Friday. They’ll get to host tournament games until they are eliminated or make the College World Series and travel to Omaha. One may assume that this is because they are stocked wit...
Anthony Rizzo Gets Weepy While Introducing David Ross At Victory Parade
This has been a great sports week, and you’ve only got a few hours until all that shit that made you feel good about being a sports fan fades into memory and you return to the office on Monday as the same cynical prick you’ve always been. But before you march back into the gloom, let the Chicago Cub...