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This Day In Sports History (April 26th) – Coors Field
It was on this day in 1995 that the Colorado Rockies played their first ever game at Coors Field. The Rockies would beat the New York Mets 11-9 to earn their first victory in their new ballpark. Coors Field is known as a hitters’ ballpark due to the fact that it is located in Denver, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 25th) — Phillie Phanatic
It was on this day in 1978 that the Phillie Phanatic made his first ever appearance as the official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies. The idea for the Phillie Phanatic was created by Dennis Lehman in 1977, as he felt the team needed to abandon “Philadelphia Phil” and “Philadelphia Phillis”, and replace them with a [...]
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Umpire Takes A Stephen Strrasburg 96 MPH Fastball To The Groin (Video)
Stephen Strasburg continued his impressive start to the 2012 MLB season on Saturday, as he allowed four hits and no earned runs through six innings of work during the Washington Nationals’ 3-2 extra innings victory over the Florida Marlins. It was his fourth start of the season, and he threw 60 of his 94 pitches [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 23rd) – New York Mets
It was on this day in 1962 that the New York Mets earned their first franchise win. After losing the first nine games of the season, the Mets would finally get their first win by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 in a game played at Forbes Field. The 1962 New York Mets were one of [...]
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21 Hottest Women To Throw Out A Ceremonial First Pitch
The 2012 MLB season is a little over a week old, but today the last 8 teams finally get to celebrate their home openers. And since their fans had to wait this long, chances are those 8 teams are going to pull out all the stops. That means fireworks, parades, give-aways, statue unveilings, video montages, [...]
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The $500 Fan Duel MLB Free Roll Is Taking Place Tonight!!!
For some of us, redemption is only seven hours away, as our second Fan Duel $500 MLB Free Roll is set to take place tonight, beginning with the 7pm ET games. If your team struggled the first time around, here is your chance to get back in the winner’s circle. And if you didn’t get [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 12th) – Frank Robinson
It was on this day in 1988 that Frank Robinson replaced Cal Ripken Sr. as general manager of the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles lost their first six games of the season, which led to the firing. They would go on to lose the next 15 games under Robinson to begin the season at 0-21, the [...]
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Another Fan Duel MLB $500 Free Roll Is Taking Place This Friday!!!
My first Fan Duel MLB Free Roll team on Opening Day didn’t fare so well (how was I supposed to know Clayton Kershaw would suddenly come down with the flu mid-game?). Thankfully, I won’t have to wait long for my shot at redemption, as the guys at Fan Duel will be holding another $500 MLB [...]
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The FanDuel $1000 MLB Free Roll Is Tomorrow!!! Join Now!!!
Tonight the 2012 MLB regular season gets underway when the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals travel to Miami’s new ballpark to take on the Marlins. However, we all know that the real action kicks off tomorrow, when fourteen teams take the field in the first full day of MLB action. And thanks to the guys [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 2nd) – MLB Players Strike
It was on this day in 1995 that the Major League Baseball players’ strike officially came to an end. The strike lasted 232 days and was responsible for the cancellation of over 900 games. The strike began on August 12th 1994 due to the fact that the owners wanted a salary cap to protect the [...]
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Leafs Fans Were Cheering For The Blue Jays During Last Night’s 7-1 Loss (Video)
It isn’t often that the people of Toronto will choose baseball over hockey, but that is exactly what happened during last night’s game between the Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Air Canada Center. With the Leafs trailing the Flyers by a score of 5-1 seven minutes into the third period, and seemingly on [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 30th) – Sammy Sosa
It was on this day in 1992 that the Chicago White Sox traded Sammy Sosa and pitcher Ken Patterson to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder George Bell. Many believed that the White Sox got the better player in the deal, but over time they would be proven wrong. George Bell was an aging [...]
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Help!!! Which Pitcher Should I Choose For My FREE FanDuel MLB $1000 Free Roll Team?
I have two questions for you. First I would like to ask you if you have signed up for our $1000 MLB Opening Day Free Roll at FanDuel.com yet? If not, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? All you have to do is click the “Play Now” button below (or click here), create an account, and [...]
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15 Bizarre Off-Field Baseball Injuries
Over the course of a 162-game MLB season, the daily grind—playing 6 days a week, summer heat, red-eye flights—is going to take its toll on every player. Injuries are going to mount as guys strain obliques, tweak hamstrings, dislocate shoulders, and pull groins. There’s just no way around it. Then again, it’s not always day-to-day [...]
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This Seattle Mariners Commercial Is Actually Quite Funny (Video)
I would have never imagined the Seattle Mariners being a funny team (I’m not sure why), but judging by this commercial for the Mariners’ upcoming season, I may have been wrong all these years. I mean, Ichiro Suzuki doing Sean Connery impersonations? Where do they come up with this stuff? After finishing last in the [...]
