Slashfilm got its hands on the first trailer for Brian Helgeland’s Jackie Robinson biopic ‘42‘, which stars Harrison Ford as Dodger’s executive Branch Rickey and Chadwick Boseman as the legendary ballplayer (who also played Floyd Little in the Ernie Davis biopic). It remains to be seen how this stacks up against the under-appreciated HBO flick [...]
From deathandtaxes: “During a rain-delayed Pirates vs Cubs game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, a fan managed to sneak his way to the seats behind home plate to make blowjob faces for the entire ninth inning.” Now, imagine the guy in the video is Bill Hader and something that is already hysterical becomes even more funny.
Johnny Pesky, a beloved Red Sox icon, passed away at the age of 92. Pesky debuted for the Red Sox as a 22-year-old shortstop in 1942 and has been with the organization in some capacity virtually every year since. He played eight seasons in Boston, giving up three years of his early career to serve [...]
Beer and baseball go together like the Internet and memes. In case you are wondering what MLB stadium has the best selection of beer, I’d wager it’s a tossup between Citizens Bank Park in Philly, PNC Park in Pittsburgh, and Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Los Angeles Angels | Anaheim, CA [...]
Bill Murray is part owner of the Charleston Riverdogs, a Class-A minor league baseball team belong to the New York Yankees. He also holds the title of “Director of Fun.” Which means when it rained this past weekend at the game it poured Bill Murray hilarious goodness. How great would it have been to run [...]
Baseball is back and to celebrate Justin Halpern and Brian Huntington banged up a series of honest logos for the American league teams. There are some great ones in there, far better than the Red Sox logo. However, given that I’m a Red Sox fan, I’d feel guilty for not using it.
In his inaugural piece for Grantland, the legendary Bill James goes in-depth on the 100 best pitcher’s duels of 2011. What are the elements of a great pitchers’ duel? A pitchers’ duel is a low-scoring game, obviously; a 1-0 game is the champion of its list. The term “pitchers’ duel” implies that the starting pitchers [...]
This was before game four of the World Series, so yeah, I’m a bit late on keeping my Zooey Deschanel promise. But, better late than never. Her outfit, btw, is amazing. Just look at that dress and those red shoes. Lady Oyster once tried to buy what she calls a Zooey Deschanel dress. Didn’t work [...]
Phillies Manager of Equipment and Umpire Services Dan O’Rourke gives away the secret of baseball’s dirty balls. I always loved that the mud applied to baseballs comes from one river in Delaware. This is one of my favorite traditions in MLB. [via devour]
It’s pretty clear the Red Sox owners are the wink link in the organization. Not that Epstein was the greatest general manager (solid on drafting and evaluating young talent, lousing at signing high-priced free agents), but geez, how do you cast off your GM and owner just because the team went 7-20 in the last [...]
