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World's Biggest Baseball Will Make You Want to Take Someone Out to the Ballgame

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:56 +0000

Baseball is big in little Muscotah, Kansas. Bigger than you might think possible. The teeny tiny of 200 is building the world’s biggest baseball. The idea was the brainchild of one of the town’s residents, who wanted to do something with an old water tower, which measures about 20 feet in diameter. Muscotah has roots [...]

Possibly Drunk High School Umpire Passes Out On Field, Fights Medics, Gets Tased and Arrested

Joe Student — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:44:51 +0000

C’mon, Blue: you’re seeing double out there! An Illinois high school umpire passed out on the field of a game while he was umpiring last Friday. Prior to the nap, spectators say Daryl Jacobson, 49, was “visibly under the influence.” When medics came to assist Jacobson, witnesses say he fought them off to the point [...]

Minor League Player Steals Home to the Delight of All Seven Fans in the Stands

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:56:10 +0000

Minor League baseball is often the place to find some of the most exciting plays of the year. Thankfully, those plays are available to watch online. It’s much easier than fighting the massive crowds that pack minor league stadiums across the US. Take for example this steal of home at a recent Buffalo Bisons game. [...]

Toledo Mud Hens to Wear Chewbacca Jerseys This Weekend

Joe Student — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:37:44 +0000

The Toledo Mud Hens are going intergalactic this weekend. In honor of May 4th, an official ‘Star Wars’ celebration day (“May the Fourth be with you.” Get it?), the Mud Hens will wear jerseys inspired by Chewbacca, Han Solo’s Wookie. (Do we really have to explain who the hell Chewbacca is?) The jerseys are designed [...]

Reporter Almost Gets Her Head Taken Off By Baseball While Taking Selfie

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:15:41 +0000

Having your picture taken and taking a picture both require a certain degree of concentration. So when you’re taking a “selfie” (and performing both of these tasks at once) you tend to be pretty oblivious to anything else going on around you. Baseball reporter Kelly Nash almost learned this lesson the hard way while she [...]

Support the Jaguars this Wednesday

Dave Fenix — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:17:17 +0000

In case you missed it today….this morning I had Andre Del Bosque and Stephen Shorkey from the Jaguars on air this morning. I want to invite you to come out and support them on May 1st-3rd at the A.I.I. Conference Tournament at

Minor League Baseball Team to Replace Umpires With a Judge & Jury of Little League Players

Joe Student — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:34 +0000

The St. Paul Saints, an independent minor league baseball team with a history of wacky promotions, are fulfilling the dream of many managers: getting rid of all the umpires. During their May 11 game against the Gary SouthShore Railcats, the Saints will replace umpires with a judge and a jury. It's allegedly the f

Cameras Catch Giants Pitcher Farting on Teammate

Joe Student — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:30:19 +0000

Oh, Internet — this is why we love you. During Wednesday night’s Giants-Brewers game in Milwaukee, TV cameras caught a rarely captured baseball sight: a bullpen butt strike. From the GIF below, you can see that Giants’ reliever Jose Mijares wrinkles his nose, grimaces and quickly moves away from fellow bullpen mate Jean Machi. A [...]

Closers Are Unbearably Fickle – Berkon's Beanballs

Ben Berkon — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:30:45 +0000

The most contentious decision for a fantasy baseball owner is always which closers to draft. Closers, unlike arguably any other position, come with the greatest degree of risk. The best example of this is perhaps New York Yankees great, Mariano Rivera. Prior to 2012, Rivera owned a sterling career 2.21 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 4.04 K/BB [...]

5 Amazing Fans Who Caught Foul Balls Without Dropping Their Beers

Danny Groner — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:30:35 +0000

We’ve all seen fans at sporting events try to match the competitors on the field from time to time. As the ball flies toward them, they make valiant efforts to grab a souvenir. Some are armed with gloves, while others choose instead to duck and cover. And then there are the select few who so [...]

High School Baseball Team Loses 65-0

Joe Student — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:30:28 +0000

There is a reason some leagues use a 10-run 'mercy rule,' and this is it. Licking Heights High School of Pataskala, Ohio beat Harvest Prep of Winchester, Ohio, 65-0, earlier this month. The game was called after Licking Heights plated a jaw-dropping 31 runs in the third inning. Ohio state rules don't allow the 10-run rule to be used until the

Pirates Fan Uses Big Glove To Catch Foul Ball

Joe Student — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:30:46 +0000

Take that, Ben Revere! A Pittsburgh Pirates fan came to PNC Park on Monday ready to grab a souvenir. Judging by the size of his glove, he was committed to leaving the ballpark with a ball or else. Well, when Clint Barmes hit a foul popup in the fourth inning, the

Study Links Home Run Hitting To Face Size

Joe Student — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:12:59 +0000

As we are always reminded: size matters, and you know what they say about a guy with a really big face? He’s a home run hitter. Two London researchers have released a study in which they link a ballplayer’s ability to hit home runs with the size of his face. Holy jowl implants! Hikaru Tsujimura [...]

Gio Gonzalez Says Pitching Was Like 'Making Love To My Hand'

Joe Student — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:20:57 +0000

Nationals’ ace Gio Gonzalez pitched well on Wednesday in his team’s 3-0 win over Miami in chilly Washington, D.C. Gonzalez also hit a home run at the plate. He mashed another in the post-game interview when broadcaster Bob Carpenter asked Gonzalez how he was able to pitch in the bitter cold air of early April. [...]

This Is the Only Way to Catch a Baseball

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:36:02 +0000

We really weren’t that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth. Our hats are off to this man, who didn’t let [...]

Girl Hit In Face With Home Run Ball After Guy Jumps Away

Joe Student — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:21:29 +0000

This is no way to win a woman’s heart (or protect her face). Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a home run off Heath Bell of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday night. A guy in the center field stands was in position to make a play on the [...]

Little League Disbands Team After Allegations They Rigged Player Draft

Joe Student — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:15:39 +0000

It’s apparently never too early to learn how to cheat. An Arizona Little League team has been disbanded because league officials say its coaches rigged a player draft. The governing board of the Apache Junction (Ariz.) Little League dissolved “The Hooks” on Friday after they discovered evidence the team’s coaches rigged the player draft system [...]

You Know What This Minor League Baseball Game Needs? Milkshakes Made With Beer

Joe Student — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:37:22 +0000

How does a minor league baseball team plan to get all the guys to the yard this summer? Milkshakes, made with beer. You said baseball? Don’t be dumb. The Charleston (S.C.) RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League will allow of-age fans coming to Joseph P. Riley Park this summer to order up Beer Shakes — [...]

Flag in Team USA Dugout Came From Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Joe Student — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:48:53 +0000

Team USA is still very much alive in the World Baseball Classic. When manager Joe Torre’s squad takes on the Dominican Republic Thursday night, it will once again have a rather tattered U.S. flag hanging in its dugout. As one might assume, it’s no ordinary flag — it used to fly over U.S. troops in [...]

Should Major League Players Participate in the World Baseball Classic? — Sports Survey of the Day?

BJ Ragone — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:39:28 +0000

The 2013 World Baseball Classic gets underway this weekend, and while it isn’t as popular as some of the other global sporting events, it’s gaining ground. So is it important to you to see your country well represented? Many players elect not to participate in the WBC, which has only been around since 2005. Teams [...]