Embroiled in a legal battle with local rock station KGB over the rights to his creation, Giannoulas put together one of the most publicized media stunts of the late 1970s. He called it the "Grand Hatching," set for June 29, 1979, at a sold-out Jack Murphy Stadium to end his chicken persona's brief absence from [...]
Keston Hiura was the ninth player taken in the 2017 Draft. He was also my eighth-round pick in this year's draft for my dynasty league team. Source: Daren Willman, Twitter
MLB is worried about rampant corruption and fraud
I'm in strong favor of having anything to do with the Yankees having "Rats" in their branding! "I was in a meeting this offseason and someone recounted the rebranding contest," Smith said. "His lone comment was that it could not possibly be Pizza Rats. When I asked which one he preferred, he could not recall [...]
I was looking to see if I could find the scout responsible for selecting Brandon Nimmo and came across this account of how it went down to the wire to get him signed. Chad MacDonald only requested one thing of Brandon Nimmo when the two met one week before the signing deadline. "I said, ‘Whatever [...]
During batting practice for the visitors, the Mariners kept playing the same song over and over again. No, the DJ didn't fall asleep - it was part of a "get out the vote" plan. They were going to play Smashmouth's "All-Star" over and over again until they had 1,000 All-Star ballots submitted. Savage! Source: Marc [...]
Do you consider the Mets' 2015- ? run to be over?
Facts over narrative
There's another way besides bunting
Subhead: We have the technology, it’s time to start using it.
In the midst of all those home runs, the St. Louis Cardinals played a style of small ball under Whitey Herzog that they had been playing throughout the decade, relying on speed, aggressive baserunning and manufacturing runs (along with good defense and a good bullpen). They won their third pennant of the 1980s that year, [...]
Integrity ... ha!