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Tony Gwynn Jr Brillant Response to Heckler [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:40:01 +0000

Tony Gwynn, Jr, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, found a creative way to deal with a heckler when his team visited the Colorado Rockies. Gwynn was being heckled by a woman in the crowd. You can hear her yelling at Gwynn. The player never turns around but places his glove behind his back, [...]

Girl Hit In Face With Home Run Ball After Guy Jumps Away

Joe Student — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:21:29 +0000

This is no way to win a woman’s heart (or protect her face). Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a home run off Heath Bell of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday night. A guy in the center field stands was in position to make a play on the [...]

Little League Gets $5,000 Ripped Off By Deadbeat Mom – How Can You Help?

Mike Adams — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:11:52 +0000

Little leaguers in Redlands, California have gone almost all season without uniforms, a snack bar, or even a bathroom. We may now know why. Redlands East Valley Little League treasurer Kathrine Burrola has admitted to embezzling over $5,000 out of the league’s fund, stating that she had stolen the money because she had been out [...]

Little League Player Makes Unassisted Triple Play [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:54:01 +0000

When a six-year-old accomplishes something few major league baseball players have done, that’s pretty special. The bases were loaded and no one was out – it was the perfect scenario for an unassisted triple play. &amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;A href=”http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=20a914e2-97d3-49fc-9014-96e48a3bd2cc&amp;amp;amp;amp;src=v5:embed:syndication:uuids&amp;amp;amp;amp;from=shareembed-syndication” _mce_href=”http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=20a914e2-97d3-49fc-9014-96e48a3bd2cc&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;src=v5:embed:syndication:uuids&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;from=shareembed-syndication” target=”_new” title=”A 6-year-old did what?”&amp;amp;amp;gt;Video: A 6-year-old did what?&amp;amp;amp;lt;/A&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt; [Fox Sports]

Chicago White Sox Ground Crew Draws Batters' Boxes Wrong in Opening Day Goof

Eric Meier — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:19:11 +0000

Oops. The Chicago White Sox ground crew isn’t yet in mid-season form. Today’s White Sox home opener against the Detroit Tigers had to be delayed after umpires determined the chalk-outlined batters’ boxes were laid out improperly. Three batters into the game at US Cellular Field in Chicago, a Detrot Tiger batter noticed there was something wrong with the [...]

'Strasburger' Might Be the Worst Food to Buy at a Baseball Game

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:15:42 +0000

If you happen to be at a Washington Nationals baseball game this year, you may notice the Red Porch concession stand selling a ginormous sandwich named after Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg called the “StrasBurger.” But while it might look tasty, this may actually be one of the worst pieces of sports fare calorie-wise. So what [...]

Baseball Player Caught Singing Adele During Game

Scott Shetler — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:40:29 +0000

Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis apparently has a thing for emotional breakup ballads. Kipnis wore a wireless microphone during Wednesday’s Spring Training exhibition game and was heard briefly singing part of Adele‘s ‘Someone Like You’ between pitches. His serenade went out live on the air, because the game was part of Major League Baseball’s [...]

Justin Timberlake Starring in Baseball Film With Clint Eastwood

Amanda Hensel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:58 +0000

As Justin Timberlake grows older — he turned 31 on Tuesday — it seems he’s seasoning his resume with more established roles, trading in stringed puppet dancing for big time movie parts, like his upcoming baseball flick alongside Clint Eastwood.

Everything You Need to Know About Sports in 2011

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:16:08 +0000

2011 was a wild year in the world of sports. Sadly, much of the drama occurred off the field and left many of us vainly searching for an answer to the question, “How could they have let this happen?” But fortunately, there were also a lot of great team and individual accomplishments to be enjoyed this year. GuySpeed look

St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to Win World Series

Joe Student — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:00:31 +0000

Allen Craig hit a solo home run to provide the go-ahead run, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win the 2011 World Series four games to three in St. Louis on Friday night. Third baseman David Freese, who was named the World Series MVP, had a two-run [...]

Will Clint Eastwood End His Acting Retirement for a Baseball Movie?

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:29:45 +0000

Clint Eastwood told reporters in 2008 that ‘Gran Torino’ was “probably” his last on-screen appearance as he was preparing to retire from acting.

Now it looks like that isn’t the case. According to Entertainment Weekly the 81-year-old is currently in talks to star in the baseball drama ‘Trouble With the Curve’ as a veteran scout losing his vision.

10 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall

Paula Kashtan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:16:47 +0000

With Labor Day just around the corner, many are mourning the end of summertime. Don't fret — just remember these things that make fall great, from baseball to apple pie. Joe Robbins, Getty Images 1 Fall Sports The NFL’s regular season starts September 8, the NHL begins in early October and MLB playoffs [...]

Derek Jeter Scores 3000th Hit, Fan Returns Ball

Mark Richards — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:20:59 +0000

We don't talk much about sports on Lite 98.7 but, next to the boilermaker, this is a big sports story. Before a sold-out hometown crowd on Saturday, Derek Jeter sent his record-setting 3,000th hit deep into left-field, making him the 28th major leaguer and first New York Yankees player to reach the batting milestone.

Dad Drops Daughter Attempting To Catch Foul Ball [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:00:18 +0000

A few months ago I posted a story of a dad catching a foul ball and then handing it to his daughter. She then tossed daddy's prized possesion into the seats below. With all the love he could muster, as the crowd yelled "awww" he hugged his daughter telling her not to worry. Now onto the dad who failed miserably in a similar situation. With a foul ball heading toward him, and his daughter in his arms, a man at a Los Angeles Dodger’s game had to make a split-second choice,

Woman Pitches Batting Practice For The Cleveland Indians [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:03:37 +0000

This is Justine Siegal pitching at batting practice at the Cleveland Indians' spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, marking the first time a woman has ever performed this task.

She will pitch batting practice again today, this time for the Oakland A's.

This isn't the first time the 36-year old has been a baseball gender pioneer -- in 2009 Siegal became the first woman to coach first base for a men's professional team when she did so for the Broxton Rox of the Canadian-American League.

Baseball Fans, Spring Training Starts Soon

Mark Richards — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:45:06 +0000

You can count on Americas Funniest Videos to get ya into the spirit. I went to wikipeda to get the details about baseball’s Spring training and here’s what I’ve found out. In baseball, Spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to [...]