We all hoped for a miraculous meltdown, but in the end knew that it probably wasn’t coming. The Yankees turned back the clock with Pettitte, Jeter, Mo, and Posada all playing a part in the win. The crowd was loud, the celebrations fruity, and the outcome less than desirable for all sane baseball fans. However, [...]
This video is pretty interesting. Soon to be MVP Joe Mauer wants to win so bad that he is stealing signs from the opposing catcher to help Jason Kubel pick out a heater to hit. Verlander is clearly pissed off. Cheating? No. Verlander and Laird should be switching up signs to mix it up. Maybe [...]
Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre might miss the rest of the season after taking a hard one-hopper to his groin off the bat of a White Sox player Thursday night. Manager Don Wakamatsu said the Gold Glove third baseman is out indefinitely, and might need surgery because of bleeding in a testicle. Beltre does not [...]
Don’t know about this one. Seems creepy. Visions of d-day in Terminator come to mind.
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Tuesday night – Dodgers vs Brewers. Manny gets hit. Dodgers retaliate while up 13 runs and hit Prince Fielder. Game finishes. Brew Crew gets creamed. Prince goes psycho.
President Barack Obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the 2009 All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday. Let’s hope he doesn’t throw it like this terdnugget:
[Dallas News] The first pitch between Texas and Boston College in an NCAA regional baseball playoff game was delivered at 6:02 p.m. Saturday. The end didn’t arrive for another 7 hours and 3 minutes, spanning 25 innings in Austin. Texas finally secured the 3-2 victory at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, after the teams combined for 42 [...]
Chicago Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley lashed out at Major League Baseball’s umpires Sunday, saying they are forcing him to swing at bad pitches by widening his strike zone. [espn] “What am I supposed to do?” he said, according to the Tribune. “You lead the American League in OPS [in 2008], and two years in [...]