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Feb 18, 2014

Joe Maddon Living In His Sweet RV Through Rays' Spring Training

The Tampa Bay Rays pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Port Charlotte, Fla. last week. Because manager Joe Maddon is still the man in charge in Tampa, the camp will have a wacky twist: Maddon told reporters he...

Feb 18, 2014

Cuban Baseball Brawl Features Player Charging Mound With Bat [VIDEO]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wL8Balbw7c&w=600&h=338] The best Cuban baseball players defect to the U.S. all the time. Maybe it’s because Cuban players sometimes use baseball bats in brawls. On Monday, a bean brawl between Matanzas and Villa Clara got ugly quick via a...

Feb 17, 2014

Jameis Winston In Baseball Beast Mode, Also Makes All-ACC Academic Team

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYD6qNq3wU8&w=600&h=338] It wasn’t that long ago that Jameis Winston was busy leading Florida State’s football team to the BCS title in Pasadena. Six weeks later, Jaboo is in full-on baseball mode, taking his hacks in the batting cage and...

Former Cy Young Winner Frank Viola Is Still Awesome

You may not remember Frank Viola Jr., but he was one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball from 1984 to 1993 with the Twins, Mets and Red Sox, making three all-star teams and winning the 1987 World Series MVP...

Feb 14, 2014

21 NSFW Black Dudes React To Derek Jeter Retirement News

Yeah, Jeets!…Noooo, Jeets! Yes, Derek Jeter is retiring. The 39-year-old Yankee captain announced the 2014 season would be his last in professional baseball in a letter he posted to his Facebook on Wednesday afternoon. Cue the gift basket and A-Rod...

Feb 12, 2014

A-Rod's Season Of Suspension: Hanging With Malcolm Gladwell

Alex Rodriguez seems determined to link himself to the University of Miami whether ‘The U’ likes it or not. At a time when he would normally be packing for spring training, the suspended Yankees third baseman stopped by to hear...

Feb 12, 2014

Feb 7, 2014

Matt Cain Played Grab Ass With Hunter Pence At Giants FanFest

With spring training looming next week (Feb. 14), the San Francisco Giants held their FanFest at AT&T Park last Saturday. The team used the occasion to debut new throwback orange unis which they’ll wear during a few games in the...

Feb 6, 2014

Josh Hamilton Gained 28 Pounds During Offseason

Josh Hamilton was a free agent bust for the Los Angeles Angels in 2013. After signing a 5-year, $133 million deal, Hamilton promptly went out and posted career lows in batting average (.250) and on-base percentage (.307), while his HR...

Feb 3, 2014

Are The Bush Stadium Lofts The Coolest Apartments In The Midwest? [PHOTOS]

Two decades ago, Bush Stadium in Indianapolis would have been on the must-see list for baseball fans planning road trips through the Midwest. Fans can’t see a game at Bush anymore, but they can see the apartment lofts the property’s...

Jan 29, 2014

Chipper Jones Saved Freddie Freeman From The Snow With His Quad

Atlanta, and other southern cities, screeched to a halt on Tuesday because of the freak three- to four-inch snowfall in the South. Among those caught in the mess: Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who left Turner Field in the...

Jan 23, 2014

How Barry Bonds Told His First Wife He Would Only Marry Her With Prenup

Old court documents dug up on the Internet are the greatest, especially when those documents paint a picture of famous athletes and how they handle life business. Let’s go back to August 21, 2000. Barry Bonds’ first wife Susann Margreth...

Jan 23, 2014

Of Course Chipper Jones Set His Woods On Fire

[protected-iframe id=”1b468a1d5cb29d6441a43a1d0e56b244-22577676-44551693″ info=”//instagram.com/p/jfev9yFkE4/embed/” width=”612″ height=”710″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] Chipper Jones continues to provide endless entertainment for fans years after leaving the baseball diamond. Last week, it was his wisdom teeth; last night: a forest fire! On Wednesday night, Jones cleaned out...