We would hardly be the first to point out that if the MLB owners had spent as much time talking to the MLB Players Association as they have trying to swing the PR war, the regular season just might start on time (we’re only about two or three weeks from Opening Day being delayed, and […]
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Even a lockout can’t prevent the Cubs from being greedy and stupid
It’s still worth it, every so often, to consider how impressive it is that the Ricketts family pissed all over the glow of being the ownership group that brought the first World Series title to the particular Northside of Chicago in 100 years to being universally hated in less than five. Read more…
After 5, 460 games, Joe West is calling it a career
Move over Tom Brady, there’s a new retirement in the news, and it belongs to MLB umpire Joe West. After 46 years, 43 seasons, and over 5, 000 games West is officially calling it quits. Read more…
MLB has tried nothing and it’s all out of ideas
I guess that’s not completely fair. They have one idea. It’s a Hail Mary to try to reclaim the PR battle for themselves which the players union has had in their pocket ever since Rob Manfred started throwing all of his toys out of the crib about the reduced schedule of 2020. It’s half of […]
ESPN needs to put more respect on Albert Pujols’ name
This past Tuesday, ESPN started their MLB top-100 all-time list by revealing numbers 100-51. While there were some questionable choices to make the list (i. e.: Bryce Harper, but that might just be my bias showing up), the list was generally viewed fairly well. Nobody was too upset with where everyone was placed. Then… Read […]
Shohei Ohtani is on the cover of MLB the Show 22, much to the chagrin of Stephen A. Smith
When you talk about an audience gravitating to the tube, or to the ballpark, to actually watch you, I don’t think it helps that the number one face is a dude that needs an interpreter so you can understand what the hell he’s saying. Read more…
Mom & Baby’s ‘Suspicious’ Deaths At San Diego Ballpark Ruled Murder-Suicide — But Family Lawyer STRONGLY Objects
Police in San Diego believe they have discovered the reason why a woman and her 2-year-old son who fell to their deaths at a Major League Baseball game at Petco Park last season. However, the attorney representing the deceased mom and baby’s family has come forward to strongly disagree with the police department’s findings. As we reported […]
Aaron Judge and Vlad Guerrero scare Orioles into moving fences back
Camden Yards is an iconic ballpark. So iconic in fact that since its inception in 1992, barely any changes have been made to it. Well, something not so minor is coming to the Orioles’ home field in 2022, as the left field wall is not only going to be raised from 7 feet to 12 […]
Score one for basketball
Saturday night in Philadelphia, the NFL kicked off its latest Scorigami, as the Cowboys defeated the Eagles, 51-26, in a game that otherwise meant next to nothing as Dallas had already clinched the NFC East and the Birds had already locked up a wild-card spot. Read more…
Teenage pitcher becomes first female to play professionally in Australia
Remember that show Pitch that aired on Fox in 2016? That display revolved around the question: “What if there was a female pitcher in Major League Baseball? ” The show was canceled after one season despite tremendous reviews from critics and audiences alike with the detractors calling the demonstrate “cliché” . Essentially, some… Read more…