PREPARE THE SCULPTURE. The MLB All-Star game will be held in Florida for the first time ever in 2017, when it takes place at Marlins Park in Miami. The Marlins were initially supposed to host the 2000 All-Star Game at Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Landshark/Whatever Stadium, but after their fire sale following the team’s 1997 World Championship, […]

The Atlanta Braves’ pending move to Cobb County has been a divisive issue for Braves fans and residents of both Cobb and Fulton counties. And now, a strange new wrinkle is getting inserted into the situation – the city of Atlanta doesn’t want the Braves to take a statue of Hank Aaron with them to […]

We’re days away from the beginning of Spring Training, and Fenway Park doesn’t exactly look like the Fenway we’re used to. Thanks to the snowstorms that have brutalized the Boston area this winter, Fenway is completely saturated with snow. Check it out, via meteorologist Jim Cantore. 3 to 4 FEET of snow on the field at

The Chicago Cubs were very close to signing James Shields this winter. How close? Well, according to Shields himself, Chicago was the runner-up to the Padres for his services. Earlier reports had the Cubs’ offer for Shields at three years and roughly $60 million with a vesting option. Imagine the winter that the Cubs would […]

Spring Training is right around the corner, and we’re obviously hyped for the start of the baseball season. So let’s get in the mood for baseball with this archival Spring Training footage from the 1950s, much of which is unknown. According to Grantland’s Jonah Keri, this footage came from someone’s private collection, and there isn’t […]

I know I vowed to stop covering A-Rod at TOC until he actually did something actually on the field related to baseball, but I believe that his meeting with the Yankees today is a newsworthy. Rodriguez and the Yankees met today at Yankee Stadium, and New York released a statement on their website following that meeting. “Today we […]

The San Francisco Giants revealed what I believe is their fifth different jersey for the 2015 season. And for the first time since the heyday of Barry Bonds, the team will be wearing black during games. A couple of seasons after bringing back the interlocking SF on their road jersey, the Giants are making it a staple […]

We’re knee deep in theme jersey reveal season for minor league teams, and today, the Montgomery Biscuits revealed what they’d be wearing during Back to the Future Night this June. Kind of a bland jersey, but I love the direction they went with it. Recreating Michael J. Fox’s attire isn’t exactly what I would have […]

Just in case you had a feeling that the Saved by the Bell reunion craze that has caught fire this week will be fading any time soon, just be aware that the Brooklyn Cyclones (low-A affiliate of the Mets) will be running a Saved by the Bell Night on June 24th. Here are the ridiculous […]

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Phillies AAA affiliate in the International League, have received plenty of attention over the years for their giveaways and promotions during the season. This year, their three bobblehead giveaways are three of the most absurd giveaways I’ve seen. So, what the hell ARE these bobbleheads? I’ll let the IronPigs explain. The […]

In recent years, the Kansas City Royals have created some pretty cool billboards in the Kansas City area. This year’s billboard doesn’t even have a player’s face on it, yet it’s pretty fantastic. Get it? Burning up the basepaths? And some of the billboard behind the runner has burned away? Very well done, Royals. [Big […]

More and more minor league teams go all-out with crazy theme jerseys for a few games a season. The Sacramento River Cats make a killing doing this, and they’re jumping back into the fray with four theme night jerseys during the 2015 season. Good googly moogly. The Zoo Night jersey is perhaps the campiest and […]

Hold your horses, Internet. After Sunday’s news that Andruw Jones would be attempting an MLB comeback in 2015, another familiar name from years past could be joining him on an MLB roster this spring – former AL Cy Young winner Barry Zito. Zito will be 37 in May, and took 2014 off following a disastrous […]