Yesterday, Twins’ backup backup center fielder Rob Refsnyder gave us a blooper that should play in stadiums across American ballparks by… [checks date] tonight. Read more…
Tag: Major League Baseball
MLB’s first entry into NFT craze – Lou Gehrig’s speech – doesn’t pass the smell test
Add “non-fungible” to the list of words that define 2021. Read more…
Are the Cubs going to stick it to Rachel Phelps?
Now you have to imagine Tom Ricketts in her dress. Have a nice day. Read more…
The Chicago Cubs are the real-life team from ‘Major League’
Now you have to imagine Tom Ricketts in her dress. Have a nice day. Read more…
Twins’ Josh Donaldson says pitchers are cheating – and he’s got proof
Three-time All-Star and 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson is in year two of a four-year deal worth $92 million with the Minnesota Twins. In just over a year with the club, Donaldson is slashing just .225/.343/.422, for an OPS of .765 with Minnesota — a far cry from the numbers the star third baseman was […]
The Top 5 Idiots of May
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH, in which we make fun of famous (and non-famous!) people who have done stupid things. And May did not disappoint. Read more…
Athletes who gave their lives in service
It may be rare now, but there was a time when some of the best athletes went off to fight in war. Some did so willingly, others were drafted. Read more…
Does MLB even have a marketing department?
Last weekend, when writing about José Godoy becoming the 20,000th player in Major League Baseball history, I brought up the story of Bob Watson being the man who scored MLB’s one-millionth run, and all the hoopla around that in 1975. Read more…
Why it matters that Marcell Ozuna was charged with strangulation
Braves star outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested on Saturday. What little we know about the incident comes via the Sandy Springs, Ga., Police Department, who issued the following statement Saturday night: Read more…
Braves’ Marcell Ozuna arrested for aggravated assault by strangulation and family violence
Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday for aggravated assault by strangulation and family violence, according to multiple reports. Read more…