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Friday, November 16th, 2012I love this viral clip of Manny Ramirez homering in his first Dominican Winter League at-bat. It spread all over yesterday, but what I didn’t notice was that the pitcher who gave it up is none other than Daniel Cabrera. If you’re an O’s fan, or just a fan of baseball curiosities in general, you [...]
Why St. Louis Is A Terrible, No Good Place (GUEST POST)
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012Here’s another guest post from @J_D_P, who previously shared some tough love for Ted Leonsis.
There hasn’t been enough hate of the Cardinals in the discussions of the NLDS series so I thought I’d lend my hand. I lived in St. Louis the past three years and was very happy to escape back to civilization.
Not all [...]
Check Out This O’s Fan Casket, Which Isn’t Morbid At All
Monday, August 6th, 2012This is from a recent ESPN piece on fans carrying their team spirit to the grave. Fast-forward to just before the seven-minute mark for the story of a man buried in an Orioles casket, which is a thing MLB sells, apparently.
Nats Park Does At Least One Thing Well (Spoiler: It’s Beer)
Thursday, July 12th, 2012CraftBeer.com recently published their Major League Baseball Craft Beer Guide, which lists microbreweries on tap at each stadium. Like anything else, some ballparks are better than others, and you’ll be pleased to know Nats Park ranks quite well.
Before getting to that, though, know that I’m no craft beersman. I’m just a guy who enjoys craft [...]
Mike Schmidt Is Sad About Bryce Harper’s All-Star Appearance
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012Mike Schmidt wrote a thing about the demise of the All-Star Game, which is fine, because I like Mike Schmidt, and he played in another time, a time in which of course the All-Star Game had more meaning. But I can’t agree with this:
Enter the selection of Bryce Harper as a replacement in this year’s [...]
Watch Birther/Ballplayer Luke Scott Injure Himself While Making a Great Catch
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011That’s a nice catch and all, and I hope he’s not injured for real, but the real reason I’m posting this is take advantage of MLB’s new, progressive restrictions on embedding their video. Welcome to the Internet, baseball. It’s not going anywhere.
Harmon Killebrew, 1936-2011
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Harmon Killebrew died today. He was a Senator, you know.
(Images lifted with love from It’s a long season.)
Rare Walter Johnson Footage Unearthed
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011This is cool. MLB unearthed a 1924 instructional video starring Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Washington’s own Big Train Johnson. What I didn’t know, despite the Nats Park statue, is that Johnson actually threw sidearm. Also, Ty Cobb’s famed separated-hands grip is a bit of a fallacy. Check it out.
The Time Pujols Played For a DMV Team
Friday, February 18th, 2011Following up on this morning’s Albert Pujols speculation, here’s a “rare photo” of him as a Potomac Cannon (via @si_vault):
I had no idea Pujols was with Potomac, which plays in Woodbridge, Va. and is now part of the Nats organization. Probably because he only played 21 games there during his lone minor league season. Sorry [...]
Stadium Concepts: A Dome in Baltimore
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011StadiumPage.com’s Unrealized Concepts page (via @jonahkeri) is flat-out awesome, or, as Jonah called it, “baseball stadium porn.” Case in point, a 1973 dome concept for Baltimore:
How weird is that? Eerie, even. And thank god for Camden Yards, as it is.
Click through to StadiumPage.com for more, including some for Northern Virginia and Norfolk.