Baseball

Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Major League Baseball "Gay Night" in 2000 after ejecting two lesbians for kissing.

Ray Knight, a color analyst for the Washington Nationals and former Major League Baseball player and manager, apologized for using the word “sissy” during a June 5 telecast, the Washington Blade reported. Knight said this when discussing hitters being hit by pitchers who throw inside: “So you don’t go up there playing the game like […]

A gay Nationals Web fan site is claiming the Washington Nationals is the latest MLB team to commit to producing an “It Gets Better” video. The Giants have already made theirs, and the Cubs, Red Sox and Mariners have made commitments to do so. If true, that would make it five MLB teams to make […]

Our good friend Joe Guckin posts his 2011 baseball predictions on his terrific The Joe in Philly Experience blog. And, shocker, he picks his hometown Philadelphia Phillies to win the National League East. So do I and most experts I've seen (I am decidedly not a baseball expert). It's hard not to pick a team […]

The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 3-1, to win the World Series in five games. It was the Giants first World Series title since 1954 and first since moving to San Francisco in 1958. It was a dominant series for the Giants, who won the first two games easily and recorded two shutouts. […]

A lot of people picked the Texas Rangers to win the World Series over the San Francisco Giants based on Cliff Lee starting and winning two games. So much for that theory. Lee lasted only five innings and gave up five runs as the Giants blasted the Rangers, 11-7, in Game 1 of the World […]

You would have made a lot of money had you bet before the season that the World Series would pit the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants. But that’s the reality after both teams won their league championship series in six games. On Friday, the Rangers beat the Yankees, 6-1, and on Saturday the […]

Until Wednesday, there had been only one no-hitter in the postseason history of Major League Baseball — Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956. Make that two. Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies was masterful in pitching a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their National League playoff […]

Her knowledge of baseball is incredible, and it was enlightening to talk with her about George Steinbrenner and the trades that happened around the All-Star Game.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was chasing a perfect game Wednesday. He had retired the first 26 Cleveland Indians he had faced, and the 27th batter, Jason Donald, hit a ball down the first base line. Miguel Cabrera, fielded it and tossed to Galarraga, whose touched the bag first. Perfect game? Nope. “Safe,” yelled umpire […]

I have often wondered why more players don’t get hurt in those wild baseball celebrations after a game-winning hit. We saw such a thing happen to Kendry Morales of the Los Angeles Angels, who had just hit a game-winning grand slam home run Saturday. As he rounded the bases, a sun-splashed crowd cheering his every […]

The Philadelphia Phillies’ two-year reign as National League champs ended this week when Sports Illustrated came out with its baseball preview issue. The magazine picked the Phillies to beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, a replay of the 2008 season. Given S.I.'s track record of making picks and the infamous S.I. cover […]

Outsports is the latest target in Grady Sizemore’s witch hunt over his leaked and very sexy photos. We received a letter this afternoon from Sizemore’s representative, Terence B. Prince at CAA, demanding that we remove the photos from Outsports. You can read the PDF of the letter we received here. Despite how the photos were […]

Former Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa insists he’s not trying to turn into Michael Jackson, but does say he’s undergoing skin bleaching. Photos of Sosa looking pasty appeared recently and it was not because of Halloween. “He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin,” former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently […]

I don’t have much to say about the New York Yankees winning the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies since I watched almost none of it. But I did find an interesting coincidence — the Yankees only win when there is a Democrat in the White House. Since winning the 1958 World […]

The World Series starts Wednesday in New York featuring the Yankees against the Phillies. I take the Yankees in six. Takw our World Series poll: The World Series starts Wednesday in New York featuring the Yankees against the Phillies. I take the Yankees in six. Takw our World Series poll:

For only the second time in Major League Baseball history, a game ended on an unassisted triple play. It was turned by Eric Brunlett of the Philadelphia Phillies in a 9-7 win Sunday against the New York Mets. The only other one occurred in 1927. Video: For only the second time in Major League Baseball […]

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto, the team’s best hitter, has been on the disabled list since May 30 with what the team has termed “stress-related issues.” The team and Votto have been vague about what is causing his stress, so that has kicked the rumor mill into high gear in Cincinnati. One popular conclusion? […]

Just two teammates who like to tickle.

Nick Adenhart was just getting his major league career off the ground. He pitched six scoreless innings last night, looking sharp and every bit the top prospect that the 22 year old had been purported to be. And then the unimaginable happened. He was driving home last night when his car was struck in Fullerton, […]