In the first of what is hopefully many hilarious gaffes, Adrian Beltre set the gold standard for completely forgetting about baseball’s new rules. Beltre took a quick step out of the box to smack his cleats with his bat, maybe reassess the situation, when the umpire let him know he better get back in the… Continue reading Adrian Beltre Doesn’t Understand the New Pace of Play Rules Either
Author: Katie
Fat America Rejoices As MLB Ballparks Roll Out New Eats
Disclaimer: I have the palate of an 8 year old. I think shrimp cocktail is exotic and only recently made the move from Morton’s salt to sea salt—and I can’t tell the difference anyway. New food at Comerica Park in 2015! Bacon and Eggs: Bacon on a stick topped with deviled eggs and fried… Continue reading Fat America Rejoices As MLB Ballparks Roll Out New Eats
Ultimate MLB March Madness Bracket
*This is a special post brought to you by Katie and James. Come March every year, we all become obsessed with hoops and subject our aging livers to long nights at the bar yelling at a bunch of college kids, pulling off maneuvers we couldn’t do when we were actually 22 years old. But the true… Continue reading Ultimate MLB March Madness Bracket
Ump Joe West in Mid-Season Form, Tosses A.J. Pierzynski
Hell hath no fury like umpire Joe West behind the plate. Since 1976, “Cowboy Joe” West has umpired 4,683 games and tossed 158 players. He’s ejected players for talking crap about other umpires, got suspended for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon, tossed Justin Verlander after a pitching change took him out of the game, and ejected Mets… Continue reading Ump Joe West in Mid-Season Form, Tosses A.J. Pierzynski
Celebrities on the Field
When I was a teenager, one of my best friends lived in the same fancy New York City apartment building as Will Ferrell. Because we were really cool and extremely popular, we spent more Saturday nights than I am prepared to admit waiting in her lobby for him to show up post SNL. We never… Continue reading Celebrities on the Field
Fans Put Torii Hunter’s Awkward Return Behind Them
Long before the Minnesota Twins decided to prove they could hang onto the big boys with Joe Mauer’s monster contract, they let a lot of good talent go. Two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana got shipped off to the Mets for a package of prospects. At least one of those prospects panned out – unfortunately… Continue reading Fans Put Torii Hunter’s Awkward Return Behind Them
Speeding Up Baseball
Baseball has long been held as the American pastime, the epitome of a leisurely summer afternoon. In a world where technology has increased people’s desire for instant gratification, this mindset has found its way into the game of baseball. No longer can we stand for four hour marathon games. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has put… Continue reading Speeding Up Baseball
I Am More Grateful for Turkey Than I Am for Cam Newton
Living in a house where Minnesota Twins and Washington Redskins fandom reign supreme, there is generally very little from a sports perspective to be grateful for. While there may be a candlelit shrine to the great year that was 1991, the present is filled with a lot of snickers, overtold jokes, and condolences. The highlight… Continue reading I Am More Grateful for Turkey Than I Am for Cam Newton