BASEBALL

I place my son 20 feet in front of me and I bend the ball around him. And if I hit him? He knew the risks.
-Clayton Kershaw, how he practices his curveball

Hear Us Out: Fuck Baltimore, Edgar Allen Poe Would Have Been A Red Sox Fan
To you, the name Edgar Allen Poe might conjure three things: the Raven-black hair, the mustache, and of course, the macabre and lamp-lit streets of

Opinion: There’s No Crying In Baseball, But I Have Many Other Bodily Fluids To Offer
Even the most fair-weather baseball fan knows the famous ‘A League of Their Own’ adage “there’s no crying in baseball.” Fortunately, even though it’s true

Huge Balls: This Infielders WalkUp Song Is I Don’t Want To Wait by Paula Cole
When it’s time to choose a walk-up song, most ballplayers stick with hip-hop or hard rock. But one Texas Rangers first baseman has chosen a

Hear Us Out: Baseball But I Turn Off The TV
What salt of the earth, red blooded, gas guzzling American doesn’t love baseball? There is nothing more American than drinking a beer and eating a


‘Team’ Player Hits Solo Home Run
There is no ‘I’ in ‘baseball,’ but there certainly is a ‘team’ in ‘baseball team,’ so it’s baffling that Amarillo Sod Poodles first baseman Milan Kucan decided to launch a

Hear Us Out: Replace the MLB Pitch Clock with a Time-Sensitive Hostage Situation
You know what takes too long? Baseball. You know what would fix it? Kidnapping people from the stands, putting a gun to their head, and starting a countdown, so hear

It’s MLB Opening Day! Now Where’s The Goddamn Remote?
The crack of the bat echoes through the park. The barely warm spring sun pokes its head out to bathe the loyal fans in its promising light. Ah yes, the