Ceremonial First Pitches Get Their Own Card Set

Ceremonial First Pitches Get Their Own Card Set

As if bad first pitches needed any more publicity…there’s this. Topps has announced they’re including a 15-card set of ceremonial first pitches (both good and bad) as part of their upcoming 2015 set. No, really. Among the chosen…Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder (decked...
Torii Hunter Goes Off on Reporter

Torii Hunter Goes Off on Reporter

A lot of questions came bubbling to the surface when Torii Hunter filed for free agency following his two seasons in Detroit. Does the 39-year-old still have anything left in the tank? Who would sign the nine-time Gold Glove award winner? And, most importantly, would...
Oscar Taveras’ Family Thanks Fans Via Twitter

Oscar Taveras’ Family Thanks Fans Via Twitter

It’s been more than three weeks since St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident. Thursday, his family took to social media to thank everyone who left condolences for the late 22-year-old slugger. “Thanks to all who left a memory or token...
Jose Canseco’s Finger Fell Off During a Game of Poker

Jose Canseco’s Finger Fell Off During a Game of Poker

Things have apparently gone from bad to worse for Jose Canseco. Remember that story about the former slugger damaging his digit while cleaning a loaded gun?  Of course you do. Well…now there’s this. Dam I was playing in a poker tournament last night and something...
Website Wrongly Crowns Giants Champs

Website Wrongly Crowns Giants Champs

So, yeah…you know that Dick’s Sporting Goods commercial that wrongly congratulated the 2014 World Champion Kansas City Royals? Turns out, popular website Baseball-Reference is also having the same issue. Well…kinda. As of late Tuesday night, if you checked out any...