Major League Baseball handed down its punishment to the Houston Astros for using technology to steal signs during the 2017 MLB Post Season. The punishment includes: One year suspension for manager A.J. Hinch. One year suspension for general manager Jeff Luhnow. One year suspension for ...
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The Washington Nationals Stars and Stripes logo looks stupid and I hate it
One of the dumbest logos in all of professional sports is the Washington Nationals Stars and Stripes logo. It's the regular Walgreens "W" cluttered with, you guessed it, stars and stripes. It looks like a Great Dane with irritable bowel syndrome got into a box of crayons, ate them, and then took a ...
The Baltimore Orioles transformation to a minor league team is now complete
It's August 1st which means the Major League Baseball (MLB) trade deadline has come and gone. The Baltimore Orioles got out their trade hammer and let it swing with reckless abandon. The Orioles acquired a lot of minor league talent. Too bad their farm system is terrible. They would have a ...
San Francisco Giants Brandon Belt has a 21-pitch at bat
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt made Jaime Barria of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Orange Country throw 21 pitches in the first inning of Sunday's game. Belt eventually lined out to right field, but it doesn't really matter. The at-bat lasted 12 minutes and 45 seconds. When ...
Cleveland Indians to get rid of Chief Wahoo logo by 2019 season
The Cleveland Indians plan on getting rid of the Chief Wahoo logo for the 2019 season. This is according the AP's Twitter account, one of my favorite oracles of truth and knowledge: https://twitter.com/AP_Sports/status/958030819825774592 This from the New York Times: The Cleveland Indians ...
MLB’s hollow tribute to Jackie Robinson
One of the advantages of reactivating my Facebook account is that I get to see lots of ads. A while back I must have "liked" the official Lids Facebook account. I now get to see ads from Lids in my Facebook feed. That's not a problem. I like to wear overpriced hats associated with professional ...
