After Dr. Anthony Fauci gave an interview in which he claimed the White House was controlling his media appearances, the president lashed out at him, even taking to comparing how each of them throws a baseball. “Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes,” Trump tweeted on Monday, referencing the interview where Fauci made his […]
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The internet often combines the worst aspects of the Tower of Babel and the Library of Alexandria in that it’s often hard to search out objective truth amidst smoldering, unsorted chaos intermixed with invective spewed from a fire hydrant the size of the Olympus Mons. One great exception is baseball, where there is a surfeit of old footage available that can validate the greatness that accrued […]
The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division Champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 27, 2020 in Minneapolis. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hannah Foslien/Getty Images The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division Champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 27, 2020 in Minneapolis. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images For Major League Baseball, it’s […]
New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been accused of hiding after he nearly sparked a mass brawl when he narrowly missed a Tampa Bay Rays player’s head, earning a three-game ban from MLB and scorn from coaches and pundits. Disgraced Chapman did not speak to the press after he missed Michael Brosseau’s head by a whisker with an astonishingly ferocious pitch of 101mph in the […]
About half of the Miami Marlins’ roster has tested positive for COVID. ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian explains the challenges Major League Baseball faces as play resumes amid the pandemic. Source link
On Saturday, two days into the MLB’s skeletal 2020 season, Fox Sports debuted a feature few asked for: virtual fans. Facing a schedule that dropped from 162 games to just 60, held in stadiums without crowds to boo, applaud, or smooch on the jumbotron, Fox announced via tweet that they had just the fix: a partnership with SportsMEDIA Technology and Silver Spoon Animation to insert the […]
Baseball is back, and I guess that’s nice. But it’s not so nice at all for one group of people—the nearly 40,000 stadium workers who won’t have jobs because there are no fans to be served and catered to. These people—some of whom work part-time, but some full-time throughout the year for different teams playing different sports in the same city—are just out of luck. For […]
Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match. Courtesy of Adam Peri hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Adam Peri Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match. Courtesy of Adam Peri When Major League Baseball launches its shortened, COVID-delayed season on Thursday, there […]
Justin Kucera; photo via Twitter A Michigan school fired a teacher and coach for simply saying “Trump is our President” on social media. Justin Kucera was a well-liked social studies teacher and varsity baseball coach at Walled Lake Western, but the school district decided to get rid of him over his political views. Kucera tweeted earlier this month, “I’m done being silent. Donald Trump is our […]
Seattle Mariners players are gearing up for the start of a shortened regular season. At their home ballpark, summer training is underway this week with strict coronavirus restrictions. Tom Goldman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tom Goldman/NPR Seattle Mariners players are gearing up for the start of a shortened regular season. At their home ballpark, summer training is underway this week with strict coronavirus restrictions. Tom Goldman/NPR […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107040/92/1070409282_0:152:3102:1896_1200x675_80_0_0_8dc26453040e1111a5dc93ceff712129.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007071079815414-baseball-allegedly-signed-by-putin-and-trump-up-for-sale-for-54000/ The historical piece of memorabilia was apparently signed by the two leaders at two separate events and has ended up on a website trading rare autographs and documents. A baseball said to be signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is up for grabs for $54,000. The item has been put up for sale at […]
Salt Lake City police on Wednesday asked the public’s help identifying a man who hit an officer over the head with a baseball bat which caused serious injury. “This male assaulted officers, including striking an officer in the head with a baseball bat causing serious injury,” Salt Lake City Police Department said. Ironically, the violent leftist donned a shirt that said, “Love is always the answer.” […]
US Park Police found “baseball bats & metal poles hidden along the street” near the White House on Tuesday evening. Smoke canisters and pepper balls were used to disperse the rioters and prevent them from using their secreted weapons. Via Paul Sperry. BREAKING: US Park Police chief says USPP & Secret Service found “baseball bats & metal poles hidden along the street” near the White House. […]
A doubled police force and threats from President Trump on Monday did little to stop protests over the death of George Floyd in New York City, where demonstrators covered more than 30 city blocks and some started looting storefronts along iconic Fifth Avenue. Hundreds of people were arrested in protests from Brooklyn to Manhattan over the weekend, after the release of a shocking video showing a […]