- I have never played baseball but I am confident I could enter the game up one in the bottom of the 9th and finish the game without allowing an earned run.
Step 1: Walk the leadoff batter. I have limited confidence in my ability to throw a legal pitch, so the best choice is simply not to step on the rubber, leading to 4 pitch clock violations and a...
8,032 points402 comments4 d ago
- Tsuyoshi Shinjo, manager of the NPB’s Fighters, proposed a “Real World Series” between MLB and NPB champions. Held in Hawaii, it would offer 2 B yen (about $12.6 M) in prize money, funded by all MLB and NPB teams and sponsors. “With this year’s matchup, I’d say SoftBank would win 4-2.”
6,386 points724 comments7 d ago
- The Mets have placed Banners of fictional Players up at Citi Field
This is potentially related to an upcoming Emma Stone movie called "The Catch"
4,380 points893 comments5 d ago
- MLB might be over but south of the border we have baseball
Batting practice balls are green because the grass is painted and we have to give the ball back (it’s initialed with teams name)
3,262 points178 comments7 d ago
- On this day in 2001, Major League Baseball voted to contract, i.e. drive out of business, the Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos.
The plan thankfully did not go through, but driving two teams out of business—not relocating, just outright folding—is insane and it is absolutely mind-boggling that almost no one remembers or...
2,910 points465 comments5 d ago
- [Blum] The judge (in the Emmanuel Clase Trial) said she knows little about baseball. She's been asking for clarification on basics. Today she asked "Are Detroit and White Sox the same thing?"
2,338 points364 comments4 d ago
- Blue Jays Respond To Anthony Santander's ‘Violent’ Political Social Media Posts
1,989 points1,509 comments6 d ago
- The majority of Minor League players have no shot to make the MLB and are just fillers to help run a business and develop the top prospects
Working for a AA team this year this is something I noticed and feel like it is worth pointing out. The reality is that a significant number of players on these rosters have very little chance of...
1,939 points692 comments6 d ago
- [The Stepback with Blake Griffin] Is Money Ruining Youth Sports? Blake Griffin paid $80 for a wristband to watch his own son play & $60 to park: "youth sports generates $40 billion in annual revenue, more than the NFL, by selling dreams to families whose kids most likely will never go pro"
1,873 points141 comments6 d ago
- Sal Stewart is the 2026 NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year!
1,647 points1,036 comments1 d ago