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Jeff Francoeur Delivered 20 Pizzas And A Signed Bat To The A’s Bacon Tuesday Fans (Video)
It is athletes like Jeff Francoeur that make being a sports fan worthwhile. Yesterday we told you the story about how the Kansas City Royals’ right fielder donated $100 for “beers and bacon dogs” to the fans in section 149 of the Oakland Coliseum during “Bacon Tuesday” last season. That generous donation made him this [...]
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Jeff Francoeur Sponsored The Second Annual Bacon Tuesday In Oakland (Video)
Last year the fans in section 149 of the Oakland Coliseum held the first ever Bacon Tuesday. During that game, they offered Kansas City Royals’ right fielder Jeff Francoeur a plate of bacon. In return, Francoeur tossed the men a baseball with a $100 bill wrapped around it and told them “beer or bacon dog [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 17th) — The Earthquake Series
It was on this day in 1989 that Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s was cancelled following the Loma Prieta Earthquake. The earthquake struck the city of San Francisco approximately 30 minutes before game-time, causing massive chaos to ensue at Candlestick Park and around the city. [...]
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13 Greatest Postseason Upsets In MLB History
The last night of 2011 MLB season was perhaps the most thrilling five hours in the history of professional sports. Consequently, some people may have thought the 2011 MLB Postseason would be a letdown. But not us. We here at Total Pro Sports predicted this year’s playoffs would be thrilling, and so far they have [...]
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Right Fielder Jeff Francoeur Throws Out Michael Taylor At First (Video)
Jogging lackadaisically to first base on a line drive to right field may not be such a big deal in the Minors, but that type of effort simply will not cut it in the Majors. Especially when Jeff Francoeur is manning the green grass in right field. Oakland A’s rookie Michael Taylor learned that lesson [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/7/11 — Guillermo Moscoso
For the second time in the last three days, a Major League pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth innings, and for the second time in three days they couldn’t hold on through the final two innings. However, that didn’t stop us from awarding the White Sox Zach Stewart with “The Stat Line of the [...]
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The Midges Are Back In Cleveland (Video)
The last time we saw the midges in Cleveland take over an Indians game was back in 2007 during Game 2 of the American League Division Series, as they terrorized Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain just enough to cause him to allow the game-tying run in the eighth inning. The midges returned to Progressive Field last [...]
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Watch Victor Martinez Dance Around Kurt Suzuki’s Tag At Home Plate (Video)
Some baseball players prefer to run over the catcher during a close play at the plate. Others would rather avoid all contact by simply hurdling over the catcher. And then there is Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers, who has an entirely different technique for dodging tags at home plate. As a catcher himself, one [...]
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Fan Dies After Fatal Fall At Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Video)
Tragedy struck Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Thursday night as a fan fell over a railing in the left field bleachers while trying to catch a souvenir. After a Conor Jackson foul ball ricocheted off a seat and onto the field, Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton picked the ball up and tossed it to some fans [...]
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A’s Fan Offers Up The Worst Catch Attempt Ever (Video)
We here at TPS have given you all several awe-inspiring foul ball catches by baseball fans across America, and throughout the world. At times, we have also provided a glimpse at the more shameful (or to some, hilarious) side of spectator catches in the game as well. And for another one of those shameful moments, [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night — 5/16/10 — Joel Pineiro
When the Angels won 5 division titles in 6 years, they had some great hitting, sure, but the real key was always their superb starting pitching. Although the beginning of the season has been shaky at best for the Angels, its starting pitching that could bring them around in a relatively tough AL West. Joel [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 07/20/09 – Matt Holliday
Total Pro Sports – Last night’s battle between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics provided a few rather strong statlines. Justin Mourneau went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs, but he was outdone by the A’s Matt Holliday, whose terrific night at the plate was the deciding factor in a [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 05/10/09 – Brett Cecil
Total Pro Sports – With their pitching rotation taking some major hits due to the injury bug, the Toronto Blue Jays continue to find young prospects that apear ready to step up in the big leagues. Yeasterday against the Oakland Athletics, it was Brett Cecil’s turn to show what he had in his second career [...]
