“ Before Major League Baseball uses a new ball, it is rubbed down with special mud to make it less slippery. The mud is harvested from one location, by one man. ”
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“ The player who was the first openly-gay athlete in the Major Leagues coincidentally also invented the ‘high five.’ ”
The Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla over $1 million a year because of Bernie Madoff
“ A long-retired baseball player gets a nice paycheck every year because the owner of his former club thought Bernie Madoff’s financial gains were real. ”
“ A composite video showing how a baseball pitcher can make pitches look similar until very late in their delivery. ”
Tom Seaver Was the Greatest Met Ever. The Mets Still Broke His Heart.
“ The story of Tom Seaver’s complicated relationship with the New York Mets. ”
Mark Buehrle Was Baseball’s Speedrunner
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“ Completing a contemporary baseball game in less than two hours is a very rare thing. One particular pitcher seemed to always be trying. ”
Crazy Prediction at a Baseball Game
“ In 2012, a baseball announcer correctly predicted a player’s first home run, down to the exact ball/strike count, the type of pitch, and where the home run would leave the park. ”
“ An enormously entertaining documentary about the steroid era in baseball, and the lengths A-Rod went to avoid punishment. It takes the odd step of recreating scenes using child actors, but, amazingly, it works. ”