They began filing into the two ballparks at close to the same time, descending their respective subway platforms, easing their cars into parking lots. This was late in the afternoon of Aug. 18, 1983. In those years, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium rarely had days where both were in use. The rhythms of the baseball … Read more
Michael Kay and Peter Rosenberg got into it over the disappointing Yankees. On the ESPN New York and YES Network simulcast of “The Michael Kay Show” on Wednesday, Kay said that last year’s Bombers swoon was triggered by DJ LeMahieu’s injury and then a postseason without the infielder and Andrew Benintendi and a hobbled Matt … Read more
San Francisco Giants announcer Dave Flemming came in last in his fantasy football league — and now everyone knows it. Flemming served as a bat boy for three innings of the Giants’ home game Monday against the Rays as punishment for finishing in last place in the club’s fantasy league. The broadcaster took it all … Read more
If Kevin Brown’s statement was supposed to clear up any of the stench surrounding the Orioles and owner John Angelos, it had the decidedly opposite effect. Multiple reports indicated that Brown had been sidelined from his play-by-play duties on Orioles telecasts over innocuous — and true — comments he made on-air about the team’s past … Read more
Orioles announcer Kevin Brown has ended his silence. And for those looking for any juicy comments following Brown’s alleged suspension for reportedly irking team ownership, they will have to wait. Brown tweeted Friday he has “mutual respect” with Orioles managing chairman John Angelos and attempted to sweep the incident under the rug, stating the media … Read more
Olivia Dunne is about to break the internet with the latest buzz about her love life. The star LSU gymnast is rumored to be dating MLB rookie Paul Skenes — the No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 MLB draft — who impressed in his debut for the Florida Coast League … Read more
There were celebrations aplenty Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win against the Washington Nationals. Moments after Lorenzen sealed the Phillies’ 14th no-hitter in franchise history, the 31-year-old was greeted on the mound by his teammates as the hometown crowd erupted into … Read more
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner got the royal treatment in Queens. The couple — and their two sons — took in Tuesday’s Mets game at Citi Field, watching the Amazin’s fall to the Cubs, 3-2, from front-row seats behind home plate. Decked out in Mets hats and jerseys, they also took to the field, getting … Read more
An unjust punishment could be ending soon. Suspended Baltimore Orioles and MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown has not called an Orioles game since July 26 for reportedly irking team ownership with non-inflammatory comments made July 23 about the team’s lack of success at Tropicana Field against the Rays. A senior Orioles official told Awful Announcing … Read more
The more details that emerge, the uglier the Orioles’ announcer situation appears. After MASN play-by-play commentator Kevin Brown was reportedly suspended for on-air comments about Baltimore’s poor play against the Rays — drawing widespread bashing from the sports world — new details have emerged exposing Baltimore’s brass further. It’s not just wayward criticism that the … Read more
Man bites dog! Reds stalwart Joey Votto joined Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on MLB Network’s “High Heat” on Wednesday and delivered an epic riff to Russo, who had apparently given him a backhanded compliment recently by saying he belonged in the “Hall of Very Good” as opposed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. “A couple … Read more
Once again, Alex Rodriguez has said something he probably should have kept to himself. On Sunday’s edition of the “Kay-Rod Cast,” ESPN’s alternative broadcast for “Sunday Night Baseball” with Rodriguez and Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay, A-Rod made a baffling analogy when he was trying to describe a technique for hitting a baseball. “Posture up and … Read more
Drake brought out the Bombers at Madison Square Garden. As the rapper headed down the stairs from the concourse toward the stage at the world’s most famous arena, he was flanked by Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. The trio doled out high fives to admiring fans along the way. Judge rocked a shirt … Read more
There’s an old saying that you learn something new every day, and that held true for Colin Cowherd last week. The well-known sports talk host was discussing with Jason McIntyre what it would take in his mind to trade Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Angels superstar will be a free agent after this season, and … Read more
Carlos Rodon’s wife understands the backlash. Ashley Rodon, who married the Yankees pitcher in 2018, chimed in on the kiss-blowing incident, which unfolded during Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to the Angels. “The days he’s ass he’ll own it and get ready for the next one,” Ashley wrote on Twitter the day after Rodon blew a sarcastic … Read more
The head mouser at Denver’s Coors Field is looking to retire in a new home — and has already received dozens of applications from baseball fans hoping to adopt the famous cat. The fluffy black cat known as Smokey by some and Midnight by others is the most senior feline resident at Colorado Rockies’ ballpark, … Read more
Gwen Stefani is “No Doubt” a Shohei Ohtani fan. The star pitcher’s seventh-inning homer on Monday against the Yankees closed a two-run gap for Los Angeles and electrified the crowd at Angels Stadium, including the Grammy award-winning singer. Stefani jumped and cheered in the stands while Ohtani flipped his bat in the air before rounding … Read more
Adley Rutschman wasn’t the only member of his family drawing eyeballs during this year’s Home Run Derby. As the star Orioles catcher, 25, put on an impressive display at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, smashing 27 homers while hitting from both sides of the plate, cameras panned to loved ones cheering him on, including his sister, … Read more
A quick cat can leave you both terrified and hysterical at the same time. During the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a loose cat scurried across the dirt, jumped into the stands and startled two women. Those two women were Emily Edwards and Kierra Fletcher, respectively the fiancée and … Read more
Jim Edmonds has MLB Twitter outraged. The St. Louis Cardinals legend, 53, is getting dragged online after discussing how some professional sports teams changed their names – as many consider the previous monikers racist and insensitive – with some voicing for Edmonds to “do better!” Edmonds, a color commentator for the Cardinals on Bally Sports … Read more