Tag Archives: baseball
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This Day In Sports History (September 6th) – Cal Ripken Jr.
It was on this day in 1995 that Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game, setting a new Major League record. Ripken eclipsed the mark that was previously held by Lou Gehrig. After the Angels’ half of the fifth inning, the game was considered official and Cal had broken the record. He [...]
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Put Your Fantasy Sports Knowledge To Good Use At FantasyFactor.com
Stop me if this sounds like a familiar story. You’ve spent weeks crafting the perfect draft strategy. You’ve studied all the injury charts, the updates, the rumors and match ups. When draft day arrives you execute your strategy to perfection, making ungodly value picks and getting all the sleepers that you were targeting. Excitement for [...]
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Pawtucket Red Sox Outfielder Jason Repko Makes An Incredible Over-The-Wall Catch (Video)
Things haven’t exactly been going well for the Boston Red Sox this season, as they currently find themselves 15 games back of the AL East-leading New York Yankees, thanks to an incredibly disappointing 62-74 record. However, the same cannot be said for their Triple-A affiliates, the Pawtucket Red Sox. You see, not only has [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 31st) – Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr.
It was on this day in 1990 that Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father and son to play on the same team at the same time. In their first game together they hit back-to-back singles in the first inning and would later come around to score. Ken Jr. was [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 23rd) – Bobby Bonds
It was on this day in 2003 that former Major Leaguer Bobby Bonds passed away. Bonds died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor at the age of 57. Bonds was a great leadoff hitter, who had the rare combination of raw power and blazing speed. In 1969, he became only the fourth [...]
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Here’s The Most Impressive Nonchalant Ball Boy Catch You’ll Ever See (Video)
Being a ball boy can be a difficult task at times, as these dudes are not professional baseball players, yet they are still expected to make great grabs on hard line drives that end up in foul territory. When they succeed, their impressive work with the glove may earn them a date with a gorgeous [...]
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This Japanese Player At The Little League World Series Is The Next “Babe Ruth” (Video)
If you were to describe Babe Ruth, you’d probably say that he was an incredibly gifted baseball player that was much larger than the other players, and he was awfully effective both on the mound (94–46 record and a 2.28 career ERA) and in the batter’s box (714 home runs and a .342 career batting [...]
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Tyler Seguin Almost Killed By A Line Drive While Speed Dating At A Minor League Baseball Game (Video)
You don’t get many NHL stories during the summer months, but today we’ve got a two-for-one special for you. Headline A: Tyler Seguin was speed dating at a minor league baseball game. Headline B: Tyler Seguin was almost killed by a line drive at a minor league baseball game. And here’s the catch: Headline B [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 17th) – Lou Gehrig
It was on this day in 1933 that Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th consecutive game. Gehrig surpassed the mark set by shortstop Everett Scott, who established the record in 1925. There were a few instances during the streak where Gehrig came awfully close to missing a game. In 1933, Lou was struck in the [...]
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Fan Dies of a Heart Attack at Blue Jays Game
If there’s any good that can come from a tragic and untimely death, it’s that one family’s loss can remind the rest of us to keep things in perspective. Sports are a lot of fun. They help us take our minds off real life for a while, and that is invaluable. However, there is a [...]
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Torii Hunter KO’s Umpire During Play At The Plate (Video)
This year hasn’t been a kind one for baseball umpires. Thus far they’ve had to absorb abuse from a variety of different individuals in a variety of different manners, from being hit with bats, helmets and balls, to withstanding the intense verbal abuse of an angry coach. And now we have another form of abuse [...]
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Charlie Sheen Throws Out The Opening Pitch At The Rogers Centre (Video)
It has been approximately 18 years since Charlie Sheen was throwing fastballs down the plate as Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie, Major League II. And judging by the footage, it appears as though Sheen has lost his touch, as teh 46-year-old actors couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with his opening pitch [...]
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Watch The Embarrassing Houston Astros Throw Away The Ball, And The Game (Video)
The Houston Astros are without a doubt the worst team in Major League Baseball, and we can prove it. For exhibit A, we turn to their 36-74 record and their .327 winning percentage. Not only is that good enough to place them last in the entire MLB, but it is a staggering 4.5 games worse [...]
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Yankees Fan Faceplants Onto The Field While Trying To Snag A Foul Ball (Video)
Over the past couple of years, we’ve learned a lot of the dos and don’ts when it comes to catching a foul ball at a baseball game. For example, if a foul ball is coming your way, do catch it in your beer. And do not sit there updating your Facebook status while the ball [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 6th) – Carl Yastrzemski
It was on this day in 1989 that the Boston Red Sox retired the #8 formerly worn by Carl Yastrzemski. Yastrzemski spent his entire 23 year career with Boston and joined Bobby Doerr (#1), Joe Cronin (#4), Johnny Pesky (#6), Ted Williams (#9), Jim Rice (#14) and Carlton Fisk (#27) as the only players to [...]
