It’s a fair point that it’s too bad that baseball’s nature as a team sport means that the Angels can have Shohei Ohtani and the soon-to-return Mike Trout on the same team, yet still be on their way to a seventh straight year without making the playoffs, and 13th straight without winning a playoff round, […]
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We’ve got some midseason baseball awards
Let’s hand out some fake awards, because why not. The baseball season is nearing the halfway point, with the sport shutting down for the All-Star Break after this coming Sunday. Some familiar names have dominated headlines, but a few surprises have worked their way into the conversation as well. Read more…
The HR Derby field is set so who’s going to take the crown?
Yesterday, the bracket for the 2021 Home Run Derby at Coors Field (the field Home Run Derbies were made for) was filled out when Washington’s young superstar Juan Soto and Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo announced that they’d be competing in the annual slugfest. Read more…
MLB’s must-see show is Tatís Jr, not Shohei Ohtani
With Shohei Ohtani mania running wild, it’s hard for anyone to think there is a bigger star in MLB America than him. Read more…
Mike … Trout? Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time…
Friday afternoon, Shohei Ohtani was named the American League Player of the Month for June. Read more…
Kyle Schwarber is as consistent as chunky peanut butter
“Kyle Schwarber is a powerhouse!” says the Cubs fan after Schwarber’s first season in the bigs. Read more…
We want to see a full All-Star Game Sho’
Here’s Shohei Ohtani — currently tied with Vlad Guerrero Jr. for the MLB lead in home runs with 26 — ethering yet another baseball in his first ever at-bat at Yankee Stadium: Read more…
The latest problem for the Yankees? Their equipment truck
It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the Yankees. The pundits proclaimed 2021 could be their year. But it’s just not. Read more…
Adult website offering $100K for pitchers to drop their shorts because 2021
How much would it take for you to show your genitals online? Some people do it for free. Some people say they would never do it in a million years, but let’s be real… everybody’s got a price, and it has just been named for some of Major League Baseball’s elite pitchers. Read more…
Rick Wise had the greatest game in baseball history 50 years ago today
Fifty years ago today, Rick Wise performed arguably the most impressive single-game performance in baseball history, throwing a no-hitter while hitting two home runs. The feat has never been duplicated, and is in no danger of being matched unless Shohei Ohtani goes off in a National League park. Read more…