Tag Archives: MLB
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This Day In Sports History (October 5th) – Barry Bonds
It was on this day in 2001 that Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run of the season. Bonds broke the record, which was previously set by Mark McGwire three years earlier in 1998. Barry Bonds’ 2001 season was one of the greatest statistical seasons by an individual player in Major League history, as he [...]
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Josh Hamilton Error Hands the AL West Crown to the Oakland Athletics (Video)
The Oakland Athletics were 13 games behind the Texas Rangers on June 30. Then they lost three starting pitchers from their rotation in the span of a month, with one of them—Brandon McCarthy—suffering a terrifying, life-threatening injury. So what happened to the A’s after that? They went 17-8 down the home stretch, putting together two [...]
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Seven Years Later, Adam Greenberg Got His One At-Bat (Video)
It took seven years, a lot of hard work, a dedicated fan, and a baseball team eliminated from the post season and looking for a gimmick to sell a few more tickets, but last night Adam Greenberg finally got his one at-bat in the Major Leagues. We told you about Greenberg last week. On July [...]
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The 15 Most Awesome Retirement Gifts Given To Chipper Jones
You know, it might be easy to overlook the career of retiring Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Throughout his entire 18-year, the man only led a significant statistical category three times—OPS in in 2006, and BA and OBP in 2007. However, when you look at his career numbers, they’re actually kind of mind-blowing: .303/.401/.529, with [...]
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Dodgers Ballboy Makes Good Effort, But Ends Up In The Stands Without The Ball (Video)
Whenever a ballboy, ballgirl, or old ball dude makes a great catch, they get a rousing ovation from the crowd and some notoriety on TV and the internet. So it’s understandable why they would be tempted to put themselves in harm’s way and go for the highlight reel grab when the opportunity presents itself. However, [...]
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Nats’ Michael Morse Takes Part In The Strangest Home Run Trot In Baseball History (Video)
If you’re wondering why some people aren’t fans of the use of instant replay in baseball, this grand slam from Saturday night’s game between the Nationals and Cardinals in St. Louis might explain it. It’s not that the replay didn’t help the umpiring crew make the right call. It did. It’s just that it gave [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 1st) – Ichiro Suzuki
It was on this day in 2004 that Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki recorded his 258th base hit of the season. Ichiro broke the 84-year-old record, which was previously held by first baseman George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns. Ichiro tied the record in the first inning, singling off of Texas Rangers starter Ryan [...]
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Female Rangers Fan Likes To Party And Drop F-Bombs On Live Television (Video)
I’m not from Texas, I’ve never been to Texas, and I don’t know anyone from Texas. However, I have to admit that, over the last several years, I’ve become a big Texas Rangers fan. Why? Because the team is exciting and fun, and their fans are awesome. You want some examples? Man, where do I [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 28th) – Ted Williams
It was on this day in 1941 that Ted Williams finished the regular season with a .406 batting average. Williams remains the last player to hit over .400 throughout the course of a regular season. Williams entered the final day of the 1941 season with a .39955 batting average, which would have been rounded up [...]
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“Prime Time” Deion Sanders Took BP With The Orioles Yesterday And Knocked One Out Of The Park
It’s easy to forget these days—since we mostly see him goofing around at his “job” as an analyst for the NFL Network—but Deion Sanders, aka “Prime Time” and “Neon Deion,” is actually one of the greatest professional athletes of all time. I mean, the guy is not only a member of the Pro Football Hall [...]
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Rays Veterans Make The Rookies Dress In Drag And Perform “Call Me Maybe” At Fenway (Video)
Hazing the rookies is a time-honored tradition among pro athletes. Of course, in the olden days, whatever the veterans made the rookies do stayed in the locker room. Today, on the other hand, the veterans capture footage of the acts on their smart phones and upload them to YouTube. So you could say the stakes [...]
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Baseball Player Whose Big League Career Ended On His First Pitch Will Finally Get A Second Chance
How’s your heart today? A little cold? Well, maybe this will warm it up a bit: the only man in the history of Major League Baseball to have his career end on the first pitch of his first at-bat is getting a second chance. Seven years ago, on July 9, 2005, a 24-year-old Chicago Cubs [...]
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Cards’ Jon Jay Makes Amazing Circus Catch At Minute Maid Park (Video)
Last year, the St. Louis Cardinals traded away their former “center fielder of the future,” Colby Rasmus, because they thought they had a very capable replacement in Jon Jay. How has Jay repaid their faith in him? By playing great defense and hitting .299/.358/.412 over his 1,155 career at-bats. In fact, so far this season, [...]
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The Top 20 Active MLB Career Strikeout Leaders
If you follow Major League Baseball, then you’re probably aware that we’re in the midst of a golden era for pitching. Or at least, that’s what the experts say. However, there’s always two ways to look at any statistical phenomenon. And the other day, as I was watching part of a Chicago White Sox Game—which [...]
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It Was “Star Trek Night” At The Trop in Tampa Last Night (Video)
Earlier this season, the Tampa Bay Rays and nine other teams around Major League Baseball teamed up with Stand Up 2 Cancer and LucasFilms to hold “Star Wars Nights” at the ballpark. I have no idea if these events actually raised any money for cancer research, but we did get to see Darth Vader on [...]
