No ifs, ands, or butts: Giving the derriere its due across each of the major team sports
Outside of Brazil’s annual Miss Bumbum contest, and the occasional quixotic art film, derrieres are rarely mentioned in the mainstream press. This is true […]
Prince Fielder, Angel Pagan and the most misleadingly named MLB players of all time
What’s in a name? Apparently, not a whole lot — or at least not in the cases of the professional baseball players presented below. […]
Retired Cubs pitcher Dan Haren tweets from exercise bike on MLB career, Imodium
Retired MLB pitcher Dan Haren knows a thing or two about the big leagues having pitched for eight different franchises. Drafted out of Pepperdine […]
Lessons in sport: Remember when Muhammad Ali and George Foreman duked it out in Zaire?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport has rendered another batch of stark graphics that hint at legendary sports […]
Ivan Rodriguez headlines Texas Rangers all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
The Texas Rangers, which were founded in 1961 as the Washington Senators, are the only team to have a catcher as their all-time leader […]
“Eddie the Ump” adds ‘Naked Gun’ oomph to his strike-three calls
You would be hard pressed to find an umpire anywhere that injects more oomph into his strike-three calls than New Jersey’s Edward Reed aka […]
Honus Wagner headlines Pittsburgh Pirates all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
To kids today Honus Wagner is best known as the baseball player on the most valuable trading card ever made, but to early fans […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Mike Trout from Millville Meteor to Los Angeles Angel in the outfield
Years before he became a 2-time Major League Baseball MVP and 7-time All Star, Michael Nelson Trout was die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan playing Cal […]
Laurel or Yanny? In the realm of baseball, Cuban pitcher Yanny wins hands down
Last year an audio illusion went viral that divided the United States as profoundly as the philosophical split between red and blue states. Forty-seven […]
Mike Schmidt headlines Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Mike Schmidt’s unprecedented combination of power and defense molded him into one of baseball’s greatest third basemen. The powerful right-handed hitter slugged 548 career […]
“Bigfoot Bottle Blaster” headlines Dude Perfect’s Blitzball trick shot sequel
Few have ever caught glimpse of the shaggy-haired biped known as Bigfoot. Fewer still are those that have broken a bottle balanced atop the […]
Listen to Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci call memorable Mets plays courtesy SNL alum Jim Breuer
Comedian Jim Breuer was a Saturday Night Live cast member from 1995 to 1998 and during that time established a reputation for being able […]