Former NBA three-point sharpshooter Dan Majerle attended this past Saturday night’s Arizona Diamondbacks-San Francisco Giants game and made quite the grab on a ball that took a sharp bounce over the Leslie’s Pool Supplies’ sign in right center for a ground rule double.  Watch it hard:   I think it’s safe to say that’s the […]

When a pitcher is in the midst of throwing a no-hitter, there are a number of superstitions that start to come into play. Teammates should not talk to the pitcher. A pitcher should follow the same routine, sit in the same spot on the bench, pick the same nostril and try to keep a clear […]

Jered Weaver tossed the tenth no-hitter in Angels’ history on Wednesday night, holding the Minnesota Twins to just two baserunners all night on a strikeout-passed ball and a walk. He struck out nine and even laughed in the face of superstition by relieving himself taking a piss right before taking the mound for the ninth inning. […]

In the top of the 8th inning of the Tigers-Royals game on Tuesday night, Billy Butler “lined out to right field,” according to the box score. Sounds simple enough, but it wasn’t your ordinary line out. Tigers’ right fielder Brennan Boesch, who has made catching routine fly balls quite an adventure this season*, lost the […]

On his first off day in the bigs on Monday, after making his debut just on Saturday, Bryce Harper crashed a local softball game taking place on the fields near the Washington Monument. The 19-year-old Harper grabbed an aluminum bat and took a couple hacks on his first day in the city, to the playful […]

Save for a stint in the minors last year and rehab starts every now and then, Brandon Inge has been in the Major Leagues since making his debut in April 2001. Over 11-plus seasons, Inge has always worn a Detroit Tigers uniform in the Majors. When he was released last week, he said his heart […]

It’s kind of hard to believe that the reigning NL MVP and four-time All Star, Ryan Braun, had never hit three home runs in a single game before Monday night. It might be harder to believe that Braun finally accomplished the feat at the extremely pitcher-friendly PETCO Park (334-401-396-400-322′):  Ryan Braun just became the first […]

Delmon Young was arrested last Friday for an incident that occurred outside the team’s hotel during which Young allegedly shoved a guy and shouted anti-Semitic remarks. Young was charged with aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor with a hate crime element and later released on $5,000 bail.  Dave Dombrowski spoke to the media […]

Evan Longoria made his second attempt to reach his 2011 steals total (3) on Monday night, but his left knee prevented him from getting there.  Longoria was caught stealing for the third time this year and injured his knee in the process, forcing him to exit early from the Rays’ 3-2 win over the Mariners on […]

Justin Morneau was replaced in the top of the 7th inning of the Minnesota Twins’ 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night with what the team deemed to be a

In case you weren’t tipped off on it enough, Bryce Harper made his Major League debut Saturday night against the LA Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The game certainly lived up to the marvelous fanfare: Stephen Strasburg threw a gem; Harper played as great as you could ask from a 19-year-old kid in his first big […]

Brian Wilson underwent Tommy John surgery last Thursday to repair the damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing arm and the only report immediately afterward was that it “went as planned.” We’ve learned from Brian Wilson himself that the plan was borrowing a ligament from Sasquatch and the hit song from the Night Shift soundtrack:  Surgery was […]

Bobby Valentine isn’t off to a very smooth start as the skipper of the Boston Red Sox. After calling out one of the team’s nitty-gritty vets, Kevin Youkilis, in an interview less than two weeks into the season, Valentine looked like kind of an idiot again on Wednesday when he incorrectly penciled in a lineup […]

This is by far the most frightening first pitch ever thrown at a baseball game:  This is the text from the description of the video on YouTube: The video shows the creepy character from the hit movie “The Ring” pitching a ball in a Japanese Baseball league as she falls down. OH Japan what will […]

After the Indians and Royals exchanged some plunkings during last weekend’s series, Indians closer Chris Perez took to Twitter after a win to let his followers know how he felt about the game, and the Royals:  Huge team win tonight; time for a sweep to tell the Royals it’s not “Our Time”, it’s April 15, […]