“Double Truck Threading the Needle Shot” headlines Dude Perfect’s “Blitzball Trick Shots 3”
Dude Perfect is back with the third edition of their ongoing Blitzball trick shot series and the fun starts straight out of the gate […]
Jeff Bagwell headlines Houston Astros all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
For the Boston Red Sox, Jeff Bagwell, like Babe Ruth, is “one who got away.” For the Houston Astros, the Boston-born slugger is not […]
Baseball Ninja: Real-life samurai Isao Machii uses sword to slice 100 mph fastball in half
The Meiji reform in the late 19th century abolished Japan’s samurai class, and a western-style national army was established. It seemed, for a time, […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Pistol Pete Maravich’s floppy socks?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures and events (like […]
Eddie Plank headlines Oakland Athletics all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Prior to the Athletics moving to Oakland in 1968, they were in Kansas City for a dozen seasons, and before that they called Philadelphia […]
Baseball explored as performance art on Japan’s insanely-creative ‘Masquerade’ talent show
When it comes to creative game shows, one would be hard pressed to find any nation that can compete with Japan’s myriad offerings. Case […]
Why it’s almost impossible for baseball pitchers to throw 110-mph fastballs
More and more pitchers are throwing triple-digit fastballs, with the fastest of them topping out at 105 miles per hour, but is possible to […]
WAR for AL MVP: Tracking Mike Trout, Aaron Judge in battle for baseball’s top award
MLB’s MVPs are almost always among the league leaders in the wins above replacement (WAR) stat, which attempts to gauge a player’s overall contribution […]
Pee Wee Reese headlines Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
While Jackie Robinson may be the most famous player to ever don a Dodgers uniform, it is shortstop Pee Wee Reese that is the […]
“Bigfoot Bottle Blaster” headlines Dude Perfect’s Blitzball trick shot sequel
Few have ever caught glimpse of the shaggy-haired biped known as Bigfoot. Fewer still are those that have broken a bottle balanced atop the […]
Todd Helton headlines Colorado Rockies all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Todd Helton was born at the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains (aka Knoxville, Tennessee), but it was a mountain range 1,000 miles to […]
Prince Fielder, Angel Pagan and the most misleadingly named MLB players of all time
What’s in a name? Apparently, not a whole lot — or at least not in the cases of the professional baseball players presented below. […]