Watch Pitcher Body Check Runner to Stop Him from Scoring
You didn’t have to see ‘BASEketball' to know mixing sports is a horrible, horrible idea.
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Should Major League Players Participate in the World Baseball Classic? — Sports Survey of the Day?
The 2013 World Baseball Classic gets underway this weekend, and while it isn't as popular as some of the other global sporting events, it's gaining ground. So is it important to you to see your country well represented?
The World Baseball Classic Starts This Weekend
February 25, 2013 Starting this weekend is the World Baseball Classic. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s like the World Cup of soccer but with only a 10th of the fanfare. Okay scratch that, with maybe with the same amount of fanfare. The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament that only rolls around every three or now I guess every four years.
Mariners’ Prospect Nick Franklin Eating 6,500 Calories a Day to Fatten Up
Ever since Alex Rodriguez left for Texas in 2001, the Seattle Mariners have been a little thin at shortstop. Nick Franklin is trying to change that.
MLB Has No Arbitration Hearings For the First Time Ever
MLB Preview 2013: Los Angeles Angels Have Three of the Top Hitters in AL…But Then What?
When a baseball team’s lineup has three potential first round fantasy picks in it, including one of the contenders for #1 overall, you tend not to worry about the offense.
Red Sox Prospect Bryce Brentz to Miss Spring Training After Shooting Himself in the Leg
Boston Red Sox prospect Bryce Brentz may not have a shot at making the team this year. And we emphasize the word "shot."
Will the Yankees Void Alex Rodriguez’s Contract Over Alleged PED Use?
This Day in History — Brooklyn Dodgers Hire Emmett Kelly as Mascot
On this day in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that they had hired the infamous circus clown Emmett Kelly to entertain their fans at games. (Read: On this day in history, a lot of people developed a debilitating phobia at a friendly afternoon baseball game in Brooklyn.)
Phillies Will Pay Delmon Young Not To Get Fat (Updated)
Plate discipline is often a problem for Delmon Young. If he can show more restraint at the dinner table than he does in the batter's box, Young can earn another $600,000 in 2013.