Gabe (disdainful)
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Grim but fair. Baseball for the USA Today.
Halloween in The 6
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Halloween in The 6
George Springer is back, while Mookie Betts keeps sliding, to the No. 4 hole. Meanwhile, Dave Roberts gives in and sticks Tommy Edman in center field, and Miggy Rojas gets a start at second.
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
George Springer is back, while Mookie Betts keeps sliding, to the No. 4 hole. Meanwhile, Dave Roberts gives in and sticks Tommy Edman in center field, and Miggy Rojas gets a start at second.
Hate to stereotype, but something tells me these fellows, Gausman willing, will be a ** problem ** later tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hate to stereotype, but something tells me these fellows, Gausman willing, will be a ** problem ** later tonight.
Not only is George Springer alive, he’s also swigging The Mountain Valley Spring Water. Better than visiting Lourdes for MLB players.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Not only is George Springer alive, he’s also swigging The Mountain Valley Spring Water. Better than visiting Lourdes for MLB players.
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and players union executive director Tony Clark, catching up before #WorldSeries Game 1.
October 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and players union executive director Tony Clark, catching up before #WorldSeries Game 1.
Don Mattingly is headed to his first World Series.
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Don Mattingly is headed to his first World Series.
There’s barely a handful of news sources that remain viable in print. The Seattle Times is one of them. (Great staff photo, too)
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There’s barely a handful of news sources that remain viable in print. The Seattle Times is one of them. (Great staff photo, too)
But were they Moments™️?
October 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
But were they Moments™️?
Always a great day at the ballpark when Jane Leavy is there and better still when she has copies of her latest, greatest book: Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It. #legend
September 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Always a great day at the ballpark when Jane Leavy is there and better still when she has copies of her latest, greatest book: Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It. #legend
That NFL season tips off tonight, and congrats to all who observe. And since roughly 70% of interest in Big Football involves gambling, it’s a good time to see how difficult it is to tread water. Here’s the USA Today’s NFL experts’ records picking straight up and against the spread (ATS) last year:
September 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That NFL season tips off tonight, and congrats to all who observe. And since roughly 70% of interest in Big Football involves gambling, it’s a good time to see how difficult it is to tread water. Here’s the USA Today’s NFL experts’ records picking straight up and against the spread (ATS) last year:
Here is a better photo (Getty) and also some words on an emotional weekend in D.C.:
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
August 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Here is a better photo (Getty) and also some words on an emotional weekend in D.C.:
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Very cool moment: Maybelle Blair, 98 and a pioneer of the All-American Girls Professional League, throws out the first pitch to Mo’Ne Davis at Nationals Park before scrimmages capping tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League.
August 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Very cool moment: Maybelle Blair, 98 and a pioneer of the All-American Girls Professional League, throws out the first pitch to Mo’Ne Davis at Nationals Park before scrimmages capping tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League.
This is reminiscent of Madden ‘95, roughly - the bullpen cart removes injured #Phillies closer Jhoan Duran from game with lower right leg injury.
August 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is reminiscent of Madden ‘95, roughly - the bullpen cart removes injured #Phillies closer Jhoan Duran from game with lower right leg injury.
Big series for the Dodgers against the Padres - Blake Treinen bobblehead, military appreciation night, law enforcement appreciation day and an all-access experience with Steve Garvey.
August 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Big series for the Dodgers against the Padres - Blake Treinen bobblehead, military appreciation night, law enforcement appreciation day and an all-access experience with Steve Garvey.
"We separated this child from their hard-working parents. What happened next was absolutely adorable."
August 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"We separated this child from their hard-working parents. What happened next was absolutely adorable."
This is a really nice shot of Billy Wagner, via the Astros, from Sunday. But I can’t help wondering, did Walter White make the Hall of Fame?
August 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is a really nice shot of Billy Wagner, via the Astros, from Sunday. But I can’t help wondering, did Walter White make the Hall of Fame?
The Reds-Pirates Ohio River trade inspired this logical realignment plan, including expansion franchises in Nashville and Montreal. Four divisions: Rivers, Great Lakes, Coastal, and Mountain Heat, which allows movement for Tampa and whatever the hell the A’s do.
July 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Reds-Pirates Ohio River trade inspired this logical realignment plan, including expansion franchises in Nashville and Montreal. Four divisions: Rivers, Great Lakes, Coastal, and Mountain Heat, which allows movement for Tampa and whatever the hell the A’s do.
this feels better already. kinda feels like the very last of a dying empire - NOAA, Reddit and Wikipedia.
July 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this feels better already. kinda feels like the very last of a dying empire - NOAA, Reddit and Wikipedia.
Praise jah the real uniforms are back.
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Praise jah the real uniforms are back.