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The San Francisco Giants have arguably been one of 2014’s early-season surprises, leading the NL West by two games and holding a 4.5-game margin over the division favorite Dodgers. A big reason for the Giants’ success has been their offense. San Francisco has scored 150 runs going into Saturday’s (May 10) play, the third-best total […]
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Yu Darvish came so close to another no-hitter on Friday night. He didn’t allow a hit through 8 2/3 innings, but David Ortiz punched a hit through Texas’ shift to end Darvish’s bid at history. Darvish was perfect through 6 2/3 innings, but a controversial error call on right fielder Alex Rios broke that up. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/9/2014
We have no new entrants into our top five longest homers of the year this week, but one player showed up on the list for the third time. The other four players haven’t made appearances yet this season – until now. 1. Justin Upton vs. Tyler Lyons, 457 feet (May 6th) This homer isn’t a […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies are on the struggle bus. At 15-18, they’re last in the National League East, only the Astros, Padres, and Diamondbacks have a worse run differential than their -31. Their offense has been pitiful as of late, scoring just 12 runs in their last five games, with eight of those 12 runs […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/8/2014
Everything was going so well for the Miami Marlins that something had to go wrong, right? Well, here it is. According to Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald. Marlins reliever Chris Hatcher got into a bar fight with fellow reliever Sam Dyson in Nashville, breaking Dyson’s jaw and knocking him out of action for six […]
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So, what can someone do at the ballpark when your team has a single admission doubleheader? How about sit in the outfield and paint a picture of the stadium? That’e exactly what this fan did during the Mariners-Athletics doubleheader on Wednesday, and the results were pretty great. That’s a gorgeous representation of the park, and the fact that she did it while sitting in the stands is pretty awesome.
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This week’s crop of best defensive plays feature a lot of…well, a lot of oddities. We have players throwing gloves, fielders sliding into bases, cut off throws from the outfield…it’s really a cornucopia of excellent defense. May 1st, Rays vs Red Sox – Cesar Ramos goes behind the back. This is a slick play from […]
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During Wednesday night’s Red-Red Sox game, Dustin Pedroia fouled back a ball from Mike Leake…and managed to smash a hole in one of the banner ads behind home plate at Fenway Park. That’s something you don’t see every day…
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The Oakland Athletics have quietly stormed out of the gate this season, currently leading the American League West in pursuit of their third consecutive division title. While that has yet to result in any real postseason success, the recent emergence of the Oakland ballclub has led to plenty of positive exposure for rising ace Sonny Gray. Gray […]
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You see all kinds of crazy stuff in Minor League Baseball. But what happened on Wednesday night in Burlington, Iowa may take the cake. This was one of the wildest baseball games ever, and only 558 people were at Community Field to see it. The Burlington Bees (Angels affiliate) hosted the Clinton Lumber Kings (Mariners […]
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Wow @MLBTheShow is too real pic.twitter.com/24XQIv0TSu
— Ty Hensley (@TyHensley17) May 7, 2014
Ty Hensley didn’t pitch in the majors at all in 2013 because of…a hip injury. I know MLB The Show is realistic, but this is a little freaky.
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The Rockies-Rangers game on Wednesday night was just bizarre. Colorado won the game 9-2, which isn’t too weird given the way the team is playing right now. But when you dig a little deeper, things get *very* bizarre. It was almost as if the Rockies simply called off the dogs after the fifth inning. After […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/7/2014
Wednesday afternoon was just a typical day at Petco Park in San Diego, with a baby tyrannosaurus rex throwing the ceremonial first pitch to a cartoon friar. Wait — what?
I wouldn’t believe it either, but MLB.com has video proof of this scene taking place before the Padres and Royals played their matinee.
Go ahead and make fun of the T-Rex’s short arms, which probably compelled him (or her — I shouldn’t be sexist) to throw the baseball with his mouth. But considering that he predates the invention of baseball by at least 66 million years, that really wasn’t a bad effort. That dinosaur also got the ball much closer to the plate than recent first pitchers such as Carly Rae Jepsen or Jim Thome.
If the Padres weren’t already well stocked in the bullpen, general manager Josh Byrnes might want to consider signing the baby T-Rex as a reliever. Who cares if the dinosaur can throw strikes? Just imagine him coming in from the bullpen. Opposing batters would be like, “Is that a dinosaur… ?” Yes — strike three. You’re out! (I’m presuming the dinosaur can throw strikes.)
What perplexes me is one of the Padres’ broadcasters (Mark Grant?) referring to someone wearing a costume. Was that his way of attempting to rationalize what he saw? Did he not believe what he just saw? Did he choose not to believe that a dinosaur walked out to the mound at Petco Park and threw a pitch from his mouth?
Your move, Godzilla. Let’s see what your first pitch looks like.
[Deadspin]
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Unless your name is Mike Trout, it’s not the easiest of tasks garnering positive attention if you play your home games in the western half of the United States. However, Troy Tulowitzki has stepped up and shown that getting that type of attention is absolutely no issue if you’re off to the type of start that he is. […]
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Since being called up to the majors by the Orioles in 2009, Matt Wieters has been expected to be one of the best catchers in MLB. However, what’s prevented him from being as highly regarded as the Cardinals’ Yadier Molina, the Giants’ Buster Posey or even the Phillies’ Carlos Ruiz has been his hitting. Coming […]
