Posts Tagged ‘ baseball ’

Saturday’s Brewers-Phillies game featured another bad call by an umpire in a season that’s seen more than a few of them. Click on the image below and watch as Kyle Kendrick of the Phillies is called out on a pick-off attempt by Brewers’ reliever Francisco Rodriguez.     Notice anything strange? That’s right, the...
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New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera doesn’t have much left to accomplish in the game of baseball. He’s won five World Series titles, become the all-time leader in saves and is widely considered to be the greatest relief pitcher in history. Now in his final season, he’s giving something back to the game that...
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Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Matt Kemp literally gave a fan the shirt off his back last weekend in San Francisco. After a tough loss to the Giants, the star centerfielder gave an autographed baseball, plus his shirt and cleats, to a young fan in the crowd who is battling cancer. See the video below. According to the...
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Mid-February is a time when hope springs eternal across the Major League Baseball landscape. Pitchers and catchers report for spring training this week, and each team (technically still undefeated) feels renewed optimism about the approaching season. But there are still some dark clouds looming over baseball this year. A recent article in the Miami New...
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Last week, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) elected no players to the Hall of Fame. It was the first year no living ex-player was elected since 1960. Many are speculating this was because a large percentage of the most worthy candidates (Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire) were linked to steroids, and several writers have...
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By David Gawkowski Last week, the first-place Washington Nationals decided to shut down their ace pitching phenom, Stephen Strasburg, for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs (which Washington is likely to qualify for). Strasburg showed no signs of slowing, but he was a year removed from Tommy John surgery and the Nationals wanted...
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The Toronto Blue Jays have been accused of getting help from a mysterious man in the stands during home games at Rogers Centre.
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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the sliders and fastballs of outrageous pitching, or to square up to a no-hitter, and by bunting, end it?
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"If we Americans don't accept playing by the rules in sport, where else do we lay down that marker?" –NPR’s Frank Deford
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On July 9, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smacked a home run to become the 28th player in baseball history to reach 3,000 hits, and Christian Lopez became the second person to become famous for catching a 3,000th-hit home run.
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