On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to reach the major leagues in modern history. Major League Baseball retired Robinson’s No. 42 in 1997, and outside of New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera, the only time No. 42 is worn in MLB is on April 15—Jackie Robinson Day—when all major leaguers … Continue reading
It’s time to start preparing for the 2013 fantasy baseball season. Start by getting a really cool fantasy baseball team name. Then start ranking players for Draft Day. Then begin looking for sleeper picks – those guys you can snag dirt cheap in the late rounds of your fantasy baseball draft but who have the … Continue reading
They’ve cleaned up the confetti and turned the lights off (again) at the Superdome after the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. The Ravens have paraded through Baltimore in Humvees, Colin Kaepernick is already making plans for Super Bowl XLVIII, and for a couple of months, the NFL takes … Continue reading
Plenty of athletes in plenty of sports have Christmas-y names. Any sort of list would be endless, and there would always be someone shouting, “Hey! What about Fabian D’Elf or Pepe Reindeer?!” So we took a different approach this Christmas and instead highlighted five yuletide names that caught our eye in 2012. Grab some eggnog, … Continue reading
The MLB All-Star Game is a complete joke, but one part of the All-Star festivities that remains fun to watch is the home run derby. But this year, some puzzling choices have been made as to who will participate. There are some dumb rules surrounding the derby—something about some homers carrying forward into some rounds … Continue reading
With LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and the rest of the Miami Heat on the brink of elimination from the NBA Playoffs, much of the sporting world—even those fans who don’t follow the NBA—have become enormous Boston Celtics fans. The reason? They hate “super teams.” America loves winning, but Americans also love underdogs, rags-to-riches … Continue reading
If you own Roy Halladay, Jered Weaver, or Ted Lilly on your fantasy baseball team, you’re probably looking for starting pitching—at least in the short-term as we wait on more information about each of these pitchers’ injuries. Hopefully you took our advice a couple of weeks ago and jumped all over James McDonald of the … Continue reading
While fantasy football is a sprint, fantasy baseball is more of a marathon. As such, fantasy baseball managers often break up the monotony of a long season by changing up their fantasy baseball team names or swapping out members of their team roster. In fantasy baseball, there are also a lot more players from which … Continue reading
Washington Nationals rookie Bryce Harper finally got the call to the Big Show recently, and he’s made the most of his opportunity. After the May 6 game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the 19-year-old’s stats looked like this: .308 batting average, five of his eight hits have been doubles, 3 runs scored, and 3 RBI in … Continue reading
Boston Red Sox fans are still angry about the team’s monumental collapse at the end of the 2011 season, and new manager Bobby Valentine hasn’t done much to restore the fans’ faith in 2012. On April 15, Valentine dug his own grave a little deeper by inexplicably questioning the physical and emotional motivation of third … Continue reading