baseball

Creative Uses for Cat Heads: Baseballs

Caity Weaver · 04/03/12 08:47PM

A homeless man in Anderson, Indiana was arrested Monday after police found him playing "baseball" with a severed cat head.

Attention, Everyone: David Brooks Likes the Mets

Hamilton Nolan · 03/09/12 10:40AM

Wealthy, influential, and widely read pundit, author, and pop- sociology-flouter David Brooks today uses his New York Times op-ed column to announce to you, me, and everyone else around the world: he still likes the Mets. Yeah. Thought about liking the Nats, but... had to stick with the old Mets. Mmm hmm. But did he find a way to work in some pop sociology?

Pooping Mets Player Delays Game

Maureen O'Connor · 08/23/11 11:57AM

Mets centerfielder Angel Pagan delayed last night's game because he was in the bathroom pooping. Apparently Pagan "felt a rumble at the end of the fourth" and ended up spending a significant portion of the fifth shitting, while his coach screamed his name from the dugout in vain. The announcers stalled! The crowd booed! His team played miserably! (The Phillies won 10-0.) But all that is beside the point. The point: What fecal nickname of shame shall we bestow upon Angel Pagan, problematic pooper of the New York Mets?

Little League Game Devolves Into 50-Parent Rumble

Seth Abramovitch · 08/08/11 08:13PM

Four separate law enforcement agencies were called to a Maryland Little League game on Tuesday night after as many as 50 parents and league officials got into a violent melee.

Baseball Fan Narrowly Avoids Death Diving to Catch Ball

Maureen O'Connor · 07/12/11 11:41AM

Holy crap, not again. Chasing a home run hit at last night's MLB Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix, Keith Carmickle dove over a stadium barrier and would have crashed onto a deck by right field had his brother and friend not grabbed him in the nick of time:

Fan Falls to His Death at Texas Rangers Game

Seth Abramovitch · 07/08/11 02:55AM

A man attending a Texas Rangers game at Rangers Ballpark with his young son died tragically Thursday night, after tumbling 20 feet, head-first, trying to catch a foul ball tossed to him by Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. The man, identified as Shannon Stone — an 18-year veteran of a local fire department — was still conscious as he was carried away by stretcher.

Rogue Baseball Attacks George W. Bush

Jim Newell · 05/24/11 02:05PM

Poor President George W. Bush! He was simply trying to enjoy his beloved Texas Rangers last night when a foul ball came screeching for his head. Bush was sitting there, gloveless, and catcher A.J. Pierzynski nearly took out the 43rd President in his failed attempt to make the catch. Everyone survived, barely.

Girls Get in Beer Brawl at Yankee Game

Madeleine Davies · 01/13/11 11:20AM

At a Yankee game, a group of rowdy young women decide to engage in one of America's other favorite past times. You know, the one where we throw beers and punch each other.

Sports Reporter Thinks Everyone in San Francisco Is a Pothead

Jeff Neumann · 10/28/10 05:50AM

Dallas NBC sports reporter Newy Scruggs is in San Francisco to cover the World Series. Beyond the excitement of the event, he comes to a conclusion about the Bay Area: Everyone there is a pothead. Watch the video below.

FCC Responds to Cablevision-Fox Dispute by Tweeting Baseball Scores

Max Read · 10/20/10 12:23AM

The ongoing dispute between cable provider Cablevision and Fox meant that Cablevision customers couldn't watch Tuesday's playoff baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. Never fear! The FCC stepped in... and live-Tweeted the game:

Blubbering San Diego Chargers Fan Can't Handle Losing to Oakland

Dan Grappone · 10/16/10 04:00PM

Here's a mother out to embarrass her son: watch this kid cry his eyes out while watching his beloved San Diego Chargers lose 35-27 to the perennial lowly Oakland Raiders. Hey, everyone loses sometimes...but not to Oakland!

Movie FAIL: Bull Durham's Most Obvious Mistakes

Matt Toder · 10/15/10 02:08PM

The American League Championship Series kicks off tonight, we're in the mood for baseball and there's no better baseball flick than Bull Durham. But, just because it's great doesn't mean it's perfect. A collection of its most obvious mistakes inside.

Pitcher Takes a Line Drive Off His Head, Hilarity Ensues

Dan Grappone · 09/22/10 04:19PM

Watch as this pitcher takes a baseball to the head, courtesy of his bat weilding buddy. To add insult to injury, the batter then proceeds to ROFL. It's a perfect example of someone laughing at you, not with you.