JUST A BLUR
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday, May 20, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Ian Kinsler has no idea what he’s doing. Oh, boy. This full GIF.
Mariano Rivera breaks five bats in one GIF
One broken bat is cool, but five broken bats is basically an event.
Didn’t expect to see a Mets cover this season, especially in the middle of the NBA and NHL playoffs and after a Tiger Woods victory.
The Washington Nationals new tradition: Giving sideline reporter Julie Alexandria the Gatorade bath.
(h/t MLB)
Sports Illustrated’s national cover this week features Kevin Durant and his drive to leave second place in the dust. The regional cover in New England celebrates Boston’s resolve.
Amazing 1924 photo in Library of Congress’ Flickr feed of Babe Ruth knocked out after chasing a foul ball in Washington, D.C.
Source: Flickr / library_of_congress
A few classic portraits of the 1916 Boston Red Sox, as shared by the Library of Congress’ excellent Flickr account.
Shown counter-clockwise from top are Dick Hoblitzell (photo | stats), Del Gainer (photo | stats) and Everett Scott (photo | stats).
The 1916 Red Sox finished the season with an American League-best 91-63 record and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series. As a unit, the Red Sox hit only 14 home runs, and Gainer was one of a trio of players to lead the team in home runs with three. Joining him was a 21-year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth, who also led the team with 23 wins and a 1.75 ERA.
Video of the Yankees’ incredible 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 triple play in tonight’s top of the eighth. Love the emotion shown by these early season — dare I say it? — overachievers. What a start by Kevin Youkilis, who’s now hitting .424 and becoming — dare I say this, too? — a quick fan favorite.
Worst strike three call to end a game in MLB history?
Must’ve been Enrico Palazzo behind the plate.
Mother Jones asks, “Is Your Team’s Owner a Major League Asshole?” and analyzes each MLB franchise by “its level of political activity (based on campaign donations and office-seeking) and relative degree of evil.”
(via sportsnetny)
Source: Mother Jones






