Much to the dismay of Texas Rangers fans around here, the Oakland A's clinched the American League West division title Sunday. But what was caught on TV in the locker room postgame celebration is a new one on me.
Update 3:10 p.m. (EST): MLB has released an official statement confirming the suspensions of the players listed below. As for Alex Rodriguez, he will be suspended for 211 games, a period starting Thursday, August 8, and extending through the remainder of this season, the 2013 postseason and the full 2014 regular season. Rodriguez will appeal the suspension.
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What says "summer is finally here" better than being smacked repeatedly in the chest by a small child? Lemonade? Sure. The distant jangle of ice cream trucks? Absolutely. Fireworks and BBQ? Okay, fine, we get it. Lots of stuff is more summery than this, but none of those are nearly as funny as the indignation of a child whose father had the audacity to not catch a foul ball that was whiz
Did you think that someone who has lost their sight could never play an organized sport? Were you under the impression that a blind or visually impaired person could never play baseball? You were wrong.
It's moments like this, when Los Angeles Dodgers all-star Matt Kemp strips down on the field, giving a kid nearly his entire uniform, that bring those feelings I used to experience all baseball season long as a kid rushing back.
Having your picture taken and taking a picture both require a certain degree of concentration. So when you're taking a "selfie" (and performing both of these tasks at once) you tend to be pretty oblivious to anything else going on around you.
The baseball team at Valencia (Ca.) West Ranch High School is very aware of all the potential dangers on a baseball field: errant cleats, bean balls and, you know, rattlesnakes. Since August 11, the team has dealt with 11 rattlesnakes on its home field...
We really weren't that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth.
Baseball season is about to begin, and we all need to start getting ready for it. Before you head to the store for beer, hotdogs, and chips, get a little baseball blooper fix. These umpires are absolutely insane. If this doesn't get you pumped to go see a game, nothing will.