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In Praise of Adam Duvall, Baseball's Last True Galoot
Not long ago, baseball was full of beefy swing-and-miss mashers. While the league is newly tolerant of strikeouts, the old-school galoot is an endangered species.
Throwback Thursday: Johnny Vander Meer's Back-to-Back No-Nos and the Art of Almost Losing It
This week in 1938, Johnny Vander Meer did something no other pitcher has ever done: he just barely kept it together in his consecutive no-hitters. But so are we all, in a way.
Consider The Rangers, Sweep Takes, And The Braves Give Up On Giving Up: This Particular Week In Baseball
Three sweeps remind us of the importance of a win or two here and there over the course of a season, the Rangers are fun, and the Reds redefine bad pitching.
Supernova Jackie Bradley, Greater Fools, and Clayton Kershaw: This Particular Week In Baseball
A consideration of trades that don't get made in light of Jackie Bradley Jr.'s Mike Trout-esque start, very simple math on Clayton Kershaw, and watching the Reds forever.
Brandon Phillips Pranks Juan Uribe at Second, Nearly Gives Him a Heart Attack
This would have been pretty embarrassing for Uribe, but it was just a prank so we can all laugh about it.
Are Too Many Baseball Teams Tanking?
The Chicago Cubs are living, winning proof of how a strategic tank job can help turn an organization around. But it gets that much harder when everyone is doing it.
Bad Relievers, Supernova Cubbies, and Thor: This Particular Week in Baseball
A mercifully brief look at the early wreckage of the Astros' Ken Giles and the Red Sox's Craig Kimbrel, a few words on litter boxes, and the Cubs go on dominating everything, dominantly.
Cubs Fan Joins Jake Arrieta's No-Hitter Celebration, Promptly Gets Arrested
The fan got close enough to touch the Cubs ace's hat after Chicago beat the Cincinnati Reds, 16-0, in the first no-hitter of the season.
Aroldis Chapman Allegedly Choked Girlfriend, Fired Eight Gunshots While She Hid in the Bushes
"More than a dozen" officers responded to the call.
The Inimitable Superstardom of Ken Griffey, Jr.
Ken Griffey, Jr., always seemed like a Hall of Famer, and will be one soon. More impressive is how few Hall of Famers were ever as beloved and undeniably great as Junior.