In recent years, Major League Baseball has been releasing special batting practice caps for the All-Star Game, patterned after caps worn by the host team. For this year’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati, the caps will be pillbox style, and they’re…well, they’re interesting. The stripes….all of the stripes. Hoooooo boy…. UPDATE: Adweek reported that these were […]

Tim Lincecum isn’t the same guy he was a few years ago, when he won back to back NL Cy Young awards. But even at his worst, Lincecum has been able to stand upright on the mound…well, until tonight in Cincinnati, of course. That went down as a wild pitch, and not a balk. Somehow, […]

Reds starter Johnny Cueto had no chance at fielding this grounder up the middle by Brandon Crawford, so he did what anyone would have – threw his glove at the ball behind the back. Luckily for Cueto, Zack Cozart was there to field the ball and throw out Crawford. All’s well that end’s well, right?

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg is known for having some unique ground rules, and one of those came into play on Monday. With two outs in the ninth inning, Tim Beckham hit a fly ball to left field that Brett Gardner camped under. But Gardner never got a chance to make the catch – the […]

Crazy stuff tends to happen during sports events in Philadelphia. During Sunday’s Mets-Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park, a Phillies fan made a barehanded catch on a foul ball hit by Daniel Murphy…with his damn baby strapped to his chest. This guy deserves a medal. That’s awesome. The kid is going to have one hell […]

Paul Lukas’s fantastic Uni Watch blog is the best place to visit online if you want to learn about every new uniform development in sports. Through a source, Lukas has unveiled this year’s 4th of July cap design. Avert your eyes, please…   GUHHHHHH. What’s the best way to pay tribute to the United States on […]

That headline sounds like something out of a comedy skit, but it actually happened on Sunday in Montgomery. White Sox prospect Courtney Hawkins of the Birmingham Barons hit a homer off of Rays prospect Matt Lollis of the Montgomery Biscuits…and the homer hit a moving train beyond the left field wall at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. […]

I’m going to warn you in advance that this video is a bit graphic, and you may not want to watch it. Oakland Athletics pitcher Jarrod Parker, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery last spring, started on Friday night for the AAA Nashville Sounds. This was his fourth rehab start of the year, and a return […]

The Tommy John troll was getting restless, and wanted some red meat from Florida. Alex Cobb, you’re up! The 27-year old Cobb had a 2.87 ERA in 166 1/3 innings in 2014, striking out 149 and walking 47. Cobb missed a month with an oblique strain last year, and missed two months in 2013 after […]

Last weekend, Houston Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick climbed Tal’s Hill at Minute Maid Park to make a spectacular catch. On Thursday night, Marisnick engineered an 8-unassisted double play in the fourth inning of Houston’s 3-2 win over the Angels. And that’s the downside of going on contact, friends. By the way – the Astros […]