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“The most absurd moment happened even before we boarded the...”
— By Ken Levine: Things to do in...

Sep 1st

dodgers: Los Angeles is burning.

Sep 1st

The article isn’t the point. This graphic is....

Sep 1st

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30)

Aug 31st

My mom is a fangirl.

Mom: Which movies are you taking?
Me: Gran Torino, the first two Bourne movies, and The Bucket List.
Mom: I don't even think any of those are open yet.
Me: You opened Gran Torino.
Mom: Oh, okay.
Me: All right, I'll take care of these.
Mom: Especially Clint.
Me: Yes, Mother.

Aug 31st

e5_rod: AN I WAS LIEK “JEETS HE DOAN TALK TO aRAH NO...

Aug 31st

Bees take over agent Boras' suite at Angel...

Aug 31st

Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, 2008,...

Amanda: Hilarious, NESN/Gord. "Carey Price - time for a markdown?"
Amanda: GET IT
Pam: Ahahahahaha
Pam: How lame.
Amanda: Yes.
Pam: NESN must mean "lame" in another language.

Aug 31st

Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, 2008....

Amanda: I don't understand why Julien doesn't bench Glen Murray's corpse.
Pam: Seriously, Brick said something about "setting up Murray" and I was like gee, I wonder why that didn't work.
Amanda: Because it never does.
Pam: And they need to stop trying.

Aug 31st

Boston vs. Montreal, Game 6, 2008.

Amanda: SOMEONE BREAK MUZZ'S LEG
Pam: SRSLY
Amanda: Chara broke the wrong guy's leg.
Pam: I WAS JUST SAYING THATTTT
Amanda: LMAO
Pam: GET OUT OF MY BRAIN
Amanda: :-D
Amanda: But it's truuuuuuuue!
Pam: I knowwwww

Aug 31st

Mets are in a sorry state of affairs - Tim...

Aug 30th

(permalink) That’s a ringing endorsement if I ever...

Aug 30th

Clayton Kershaw and his goofy facial hair: 7 IP, 4 H, 2...

Aug 30th

The Dugout: Always Look On The South Side Of...

Aug 30th

Clayton Kershaw has 10 strikeouts in 5...

Aug 30th

Look. It’s one thing to call a pitch outside the...

Aug 30th

Cheating Death « JonahKeri.com

Aug 30th

“That blimp might want to move out of the way, because Jim...”
— Chip Caray during the White...

Aug 30th

Stop Making My Job Harder, Thom (updated)

Aug 30th

I know I need to stop posting these, but...

WordUpThome: JIM HAS BEEN A BIT OF A STRUGGLE BUG THIS SEASON SO I LOOKED TO OLAV FOR INSPIRE-ATION;;
I MADE A CHECKED LIST--
[X] STRONG CHECK
[X] ENTHUSIASTIC CHECK
[X] HANDSOME MY MOM SAYS CHECK
[ ] AIR-O-DYNAMIC, NOT SO FAST BUDDY-RO
WordUpThome: TO COMPEN-SATE FOR LACK OF LANDSPEED, THIS THOMEKNOCKER IS WEARING A OLYMPICS SPEED SUIT NEATH HIS JERSIED SHIRT
WordUpThome: NOW I AM AS FAST AS JOEY BATHERIGHT > I CHECKED MVP BASE BALL 2005 AND NOW MY SPEED IS UP TO 59
IT MAKES EVERY-THING SLIPPRY THOUGH
WordUpThome: I BIT UPON A HAMMED SANDWICH BEFORE THE GAME AND IT SQUIRTED OUT INTO THE HALL-WAY
WordUpThome: PLUS IT DRIES OUT THE OLE HAND-SHAKERS SO IVE BEEN LUBRICATING MY PALMS WITH CORN OIL
ANCIENT ILLINOISE SECRET
WordUpThome: ALSO THE SUIT HAS CLOSED OFF ALL OF MY PORES AND CAUSED ME TO FESTER IN MY OWN PETARD, SO I'VE GOT A BIT OF A COLD
WordUpThome: AND I'M A BIGGUN SO IT TAKES ABOUT FOUR BOTTLES OF COUGH-MEDICINE OR ELSE IT FAILS MY AILS
WordUpThome: TO RECAP, I AM WEARING AN WINTER OLYMPICS SPEEDSUIT, MY HANDS ARE COVERED IN CORN OIL, AND I AM HOPPED UP ON GOOF BALLS

Aug 29th

Back woes sideline Wakefield again | MLB.com:...

Aug 29th

Sandy Koufax smiles for the camera on Photo Day at Dodger...

Aug 29th

Perfect ’10: NY opens, Manny Ramirez visits -...

Aug 29th

The Showerhead

WordUpThome: MY UNDERARMS SMELL LIKE MUNG, THIS OFFSEASON IS HARD WORK. I NEED TO WASH MYSELF WITH A CLOTH.
TheShowerhead: use me jim! i want to make the nice people clean!
WordUpThome: I THOUGHT BATHS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HORIZONTAL. NOW WE ARE WASHING ON THE "WHY" AXIS
WordUpThome: HOW DO YOU WORK PRAY TALE
TheShowerhead: i cover your body in liquid you can use to remove dirt and grime
WordUpThome: SO YOU'RE LIKE A PRODUCTIVE ROBBIE MALOMAR. I'M IN. WHAT DO I DO
TheShowerhead: turn me on
WordUpThome: WHATS UP BABY
WordUpThome: OH YOU MEAN THE KNOB

Aug 29th

[facepalm]

Via SoSH… Toucher & Rich yesterday did their “pink hat contest” where they...

Aug 29th

Not gonna lie...

rocketlauncher: I kinda wanna go home. 3 showers, 1 drain, no stalls just curtains. No thanks. ...

Aug 29th

dreamincolorx: oliviaaarrgh: onlychance: Poor...

Aug 28th

“Mike MacDougal has 14 saves and a 1.98 ERA for the...”
— Joe Posnanski

Aug 28th

Listen

diamondleung: Jeff Kent on his moustache: “It evolved to a point that when people told me it looked...

Aug 28th

thisiswhyyourefat: Poutine Rolls Spring rolls filled with...

Aug 28th

Watch

Fonseca - “Hace Tiempo” from Corazón I’m done spamming your dashboard this...

Aug 28th

A Roster Move and a Hiroki Kuroda Update

Aug 28th

Watch

dailycrack: Muddy Waters- Got My Mojo Workin i think this is the song that got me most interested...

Aug 28th

Watch

Clips from Super Mario Galaxy set to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” This is...

Aug 28th

Listen

Jim Croce - “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” from You Don’t Mess Around with...

Aug 28th

“Who needs Billy Wagner when you have Nick Green? The...”
— ShysterBall

Aug 28th

Dave Zalubowski/Associated Press.

Aug 28th

OLIVIA

For your sake, I hope Geoffrey prefers Pokemon briefs, too. :P

Aug 28th

“I was so friggin’ pissed that I walked [Kotsay]....”
— Nick Green (via Joe Haggerty)

Aug 28th

nupharlutea: camanda: Nick Green: shortstop or new number...

Aug 28th

Nick Green: shortstop or new number three starter?

Aug 28th

(via cornerinfielder) Mel (knucklesandgyros) was telling...

Aug 28th

VIN SCULLY IS MY HOMEBOY: Randy Wolf Shirt

Aug 28th

STOP ASSAULTING MY DASHBOARD WITH CATS.

PLEASE.

Aug 28th

Either Mr. Scott made a makeup call with that there pitch or...

Aug 27th

DALE SCOTT HAS AN EYE FOR THE STRIKE ZONE. (See what I...

Aug 27th

HEY GUYS ITS JI JIM THOME’S BIRTHDAY Happy 39th...

Aug 27th

Hiroki Kuroda pitches a bullpen session

Aug 27th

“SpongeBob, you’re shorter! Have you been dieting?”
— Patrick Star “Your...

Aug 27th

oliviaaarrgh: Ahahah, why is this so true. I keep my alarm...

Aug 27th

“That kid should be in the circus and I have to walk him to...”
— Ozzie Guillen on Dustin...

Aug 27th

“I asked for my release and I got it. […] I enjoyed...”
— Fat Brad (via MLB.com)

Aug 27th

Listen

songsyouusedtolove: Day 286. Not a huuuuge Tom Petty fan, with or without the Heartbreakers —...

Aug 27th

“Our days consisted most of fundamentals; throwing, fielding,...”
— JED LOWRIE USES SEMICOLONS. ...

Aug 27th

manthigh81: Call me crazy, but there really is nothing quite...

Aug 27th

Truefax.

Olivia: Randy Wolf is still in beast mode. I approve
Amanda: Me too. LOL it's like "the Four Aces" except they're never all good at the same time
Olivia: LMAO i know right? I'm holding out hope that september is finally when they all are all good at the same time.
Amanda: That would be ideal. And Geoffrey hits 15 homers @ Dodger Stadium. Plz
Olivia: Lmao i know that would just be fantastic
Amanda: AND THEY CALL BLAKE UP AND HE KICKS SO MUCH ASS. I miss him and his stupid face
Olivia: Omg i miss him too he needs to be called up and stay up :(
Amanda: And get actual playing time? That would be nice. I hate that ODog is such a nice guy, I can't get upset w/ him being on the team, hahaha
Olivia: I know!!! It's so hard cuz I actually love hudson but BLAKE!! poor guy
Olivia: It's unfair because you can't ever get upset at a guy who speaks a million words a minute

Aug 27th

“Who’s that guy? He pitched pretty good. I’d...”
— Ozzie Guillen on Daniel Bard...

Aug 27th

Associated Press. (hahaha FUCK YOU PRICKZYNSKI)

Aug 27th

Associated Press.

Aug 27th

Elsa/Getty Images.

Aug 27th

Associated Press.

Aug 27th

Elsa/Getty Images.

Aug 27th

Associated Press.

Aug 27th

Dear Big Papi,

manthigh81: You are the very definition of a motherfucking badass.* I love when you hit walkoff...

Aug 27th

I guess Pam and I are in the minority.

cornerinfielder: manthigh81: cornerinfielder: sixfourthree: dreamincolorx: ...

Aug 27th

“I was a big fan of Papelbon up until this year, but...”
— Fire Brand of the American...

Aug 26th

Listen

Warren Zevon - “Keep Me In Your Heart” from The Wind I had this stuck in my head when I...

Aug 26th

“You don’t have to look pretty catching it. You just...”
— Victor Martinez on the...

Aug 26th

Today's poll question: who is your...

rocketlauncher / manthigh81 / dreamincolorx / cornerinfielder / ciarrai84 It’d be easier if you...

Aug 25th

Cheap accessible hockey. Great. NEPHL?...

Rhode Island already has an established professional hockey team in the American Hockey...

Aug 25th

Listen

Barenaked Ladies - “Brian Wilson” from Gordon

Aug 25th

Because I hate the Rockies and I prefer...

HurdleWax: now that we've got Javy Lopez on the team, we need somebody terrible to throw to him.
SamPer_Fi: If you're looking to lose games look no further than Rodrigo Lopez!
HurdleWax: The Lopez-Lopez Connection! Sounds great! If you give me cash I will trade you a "player to be named later"
SamPer_Fi: haha that is because you are the Rockies and nobody can name your players

Aug 25th

“I submit to you that the Dodgers have had Co-Aces this...”
— Dodger Dugout (via...

Aug 25th

“You will never know the truth. And you know why? Because it...”
— Jeff Kent on his mysterious...

Aug 25th

Uh. Clay? Do you need to take a crap or something?

Aug 24th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23)

Aug 24th

Watch

So I’m kind of a sap. Sue me. This is from when Jim Thome took his dad to Cooperstown to...

Aug 24th

That picture of Thome and McGwire? I...

Mel: lol wut?!
Amanda: I DON’T KNOW
Amanda: AND I THINK JIM HAS A BONER
Mel: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOOKED DOWN
Amanda: LMFAO
Mel: that is a bonar
Mel: WRONG!

Aug 24th

Watch

More from Live on Broadway (my friend Tom still has my DVD and I loaned it to him four years...

Aug 24th

Watch

Robin Williams expounds on Scotland and the invention of golf, from Live on Broadway. “Each...

Aug 24th

“Dodger fans want the Dodgers to respond positively to the...”
— Dodger Thoughts I will admit...

Aug 24th

Tech Support Cheat Sheet Alt text: “Hey, Megan,...

Aug 24th

An open letter to Joe Morgan

Page 481 in The New Bill James Historical Abstract. Think of this as a petition. A sad petition,...

Aug 24th

Listen

In case anyone was wondering what the hell I got my Tumblr’s title from. When she speaks,...

Aug 23rd

Spring Training: Cincinnati Reds

**Online Host**: Elijah_Price has entered the chat room
SecondDegreeMercker: Is that?...no, I'm imagining things.
Elijah_Price: Hey fellas. What's new?
SecondDegreeMercker: Oh my god! It is him!
Elijah_Price: What's the big deal? Did I get traded or something?
LarueAwakening: We thought yous was dead!
Elijah_Price: Dead? Why on earth would you think I died?
IfWeFoughtEdwin: We heard you were battin 524 with 3 tater bombs in 21 at bats. Last time you somethin like that you went into a coma for a month.
LarueAwakening: We had us a funeral an everythang! I cry an cry an cry
Elijah_Price: Well, I'm perfectly healthy and feeling better than ever. How about we take some batting pr-OWWWWWWW
**Online Host**: Elijah_Price has been struck by a baseball travelling 0.45 MPH
SecondDegreeMercker: Oh. Shit. I forget I threw that thing last week.

Aug 23rd

Mario Kart Power-Ups Come to Indycar Racing |...

Aug 23rd

Holaaa, Reblog and put your own answers...

Two Names You Go By Amanda and … Amanda Two things that scare you Heights and bees Two of...

Aug 23rd

Okay so Len just said Fuld was really...

cornerinfielder: (via thelizz) He’s inventing his own baseball statistic! Vin was talking about...

Aug 23rd

Vin just told this story.

Greg Maddux took his son to Cooperstown for a youth championship game. The plate umpire asked Greg...

Aug 23rd

LIZA

It’s the top of the first, Sammy hasn’t even come to bat, and Vin is already gushing...

Aug 23rd

miss-miss: secretagentmama: (via icanread)

Aug 23rd

“When he’s on his game, he’s the Captain of the...”
— Surviving Grady on David Ortiz...

Aug 23rd

Dodgers set for first Spanish telecast |...

Aug 23rd

Watch

“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo Aaron Copland I was going to post Fanfare for the Common Man, but...

Aug 23rd

Matt Kemp's home run impresses Charlie Haeger...

Aug 23rd

Mariners’ Suzuki on a First-Name Basis With...

Aug 23rd

Does Fantasy Football Insurance Signal The...

Aug 23rd

“WHY NOT CAST ASPERSIONS ON DAVID WRIGHT, THAT GUY IS...”
— James Howard Thome...

Aug 23rd

BABY KNUCKLEBALLER. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Aug 22nd

If my professors ask, should I tell them...

Without telling them that “worked hard” meant I watched Univision for six hours a day?

Aug 22nd

“And I understand their preparation is important — day...”
— Terry Francona on Brad Penny...

Aug 22nd

ChiSox fans on Jim Thome

Fan One: His forearms are bigger than my neck.
Fan Two: So is his dick.

Aug 22nd

Reblog with your heritage.

jaysonvooyrhees: allmyloving: ricepalaces: allhopedeleted: sickenedeyes: ...

Aug 22nd

A-Rod really shouldn't wear his socks...

Aug 22nd

Dad loves FOX

Dad: What station is this on?
Me: FOX.
Dad: Losers.

Aug 22nd

I MISS JOE BUCK.

TIM IS ACTUALLY MORE ANNOYING WITHOUT HIM OH MY GOD KILL ME NOW

Aug 22nd

PHD Comics: Unemployment vs. Graduate Stipends

Aug 22nd

Nervous and thankful, Jerry Remy is back

Aug 22nd

“Imagining a Red Sox game without Jerry [Remy] is like...”
— Red Sox chairman Tom Werner....

Aug 22nd

Listen

Bobby Darin - “There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder” This is my...

Aug 22nd

Uhhhh. (via Deadspin)

Aug 22nd

There are so many things wrong with this picture and I want...

Aug 22nd

Ohio is a Piano

Aug 22nd

Dye It, Black

Maddon10: well regardless, not interested. /resumes flipping through newspaper
EvanAlmighty: we thought you'd say that, so we brought along a couple of guys to help convince you
BlackFrazier: Joe, your gray hair has put you in a rocking chair!
MexPower: Your beard is weird!
BlackFrazier: Your 'stache is trash!
Maddon10: I don't have any facial hair! And I bought this rocking chair at IKEA! It cost me 300 dollars! Who let you in here?
MexPower: Your hair gives me a scare!
BlackFrazier: Your follicles are diabolical!
MexPower: Your gray fills me with dismay!
BlackFrazier: Your scalp needs halp!
Maddon10: I don't appreciate-
BlackFrazier: SILENCE
MexPower: You may not interrupt us while we berate you into compliance with rhyme!
BlackFrazier: Your trim is grim!
MexPower: Your perm makes me squirm!
BlackFrazier: Your cuticles make me need pharmaceuticals!
MexPower: Your hairdo makes me declare "spew"
Maddon10: ENOUGH! GET OUT, AND STAY OUT! And you have stupid usernames! "Mex Power," what is that even supposed to mean?
MexPower: Our screen names have been deemed lame!
BlackFrazier: No play for our alphanumeric display!

Aug 22nd

randomsox: ohryankelley: Magic monents that turned the...

Aug 22nd

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome (notes) (25)...

Aug 22nd

“In the bottom of the fourth, White Sox designated hitter Jim...”
— MLB.com

Aug 22nd

I’m posting this everywhere because it makes me laugh....

Aug 22nd

Dryfuss looking for attention from Mom.

Aug 22nd

(via oliviaaarrgh)

Aug 22nd

miss-miss: bloodtasteslikepennies: (via jwaynemaherjr)

Aug 21st

oliviaaarrgh: More images from “Russell is so tiny!!”...

Aug 21st

“Reno built a 4-1 lead only to have the Isotopes start...”
— albuquerquebaseball.com ...

Aug 21st

oliviaaarrgh: From Ron Artest’s Twitter. This is just as...

Aug 21st

AWWW TEAMMATES. (Brad Mangin/Getty Images) Stop being so...

Aug 21st

RUSSELL.

GRAND SLAM. AGAINST THE CUBS. Fuck. Yes.

Aug 21st

“I remember I kind of blacked out for a bit, just for a bit...”
— Ed Montague discussing an...

Aug 21st

“Let’s put it this way. The plate’s seventeen...”
— Marty Springstead, quoted in...

Aug 20th

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Aug 20th

Joe Posnanski » Glory and Spelling

Aug 20th

True Blue LA: Kinda hard to pitch with no head and no arm,...

Aug 20th

rocketlauncher: Please come back.

Aug 20th

“But at this stage in his career, it’s apparent that...”
— Chad Finn

Aug 19th

“This, people, is why we need friends in this world. We need...”
— Sarah Bunting (“I...

Aug 19th

The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers, p. 145.

Aug 19th

“Not only could they all hit the ball out of the park, they...”
— Sandy Koufax re: the 1955...

Aug 19th

Bored with the Internet

Aug 19th

rmodernlife: Today, in a heart to heart moment with my best friend as we rode into the sunset on...

Aug 19th

“Kid, I know who you are, and before your career is over, I...”
— Hank Aaron to Tom Seaver, 1967

Aug 19th

“When I started, the game was played by nine tough...”
— Ron Luciano

Aug 19th

Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda will miss his next...

Aug 19th

thisiswhyyourefat: Macaroni And Cheese Pancakes (via...

Aug 19th

“Over time, it’s a nagging thing and it got to the...”
— Jim Thome on his heel injury...

Aug 19th

Lou given jaywalk warning in San Diego |...

Aug 19th

Juan Pierre's Oversized Hat: That Was Brutal!

Aug 19th

“I think he’s going to be a star. He already is a star.”
— Tony La Russa on Clayton...

Aug 19th

HAHAHAHAHA

I just won a free copy of Rob Neyer’s book Baseball Dynasties by playing trivia on Twitter at...

Aug 19th

Pam, uhm. What the hell kind of face is this?

Aug 19th

WHAT THE HELL CHAD I KEEP TELLING YOU TO SHAVE IT AND YOU...

Aug 19th

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Juan Pierre (notes) (L), Andre...

Aug 19th

“Koufax refused to be a Jew’s Jew or a gentile’s Jew. He may...”
— Jane Leavy, Sandy Koufax: A...

Aug 19th

Chad Billingsley is pitching against the...

oliviaaarrgh: camanda: Which, I guess, has things to recommend it, particularly that I don’t have...

Aug 19th

Chad Billingsley is pitching against the...

Which, I guess, has things to recommend it, particularly that I don’t have to look at his...

Aug 19th

Currently bored of my iTunes and on the...

manthigh81: Check out Jimmy Sommers. (via rocketlauncher) I agree with Mary. Join usssssss.

Aug 19th

Matt Kemp chats up the fans

zerbs63: How is the clubhouse reacting to the recent struggles? Matt Kemp: We’re too good of...

Aug 19th

Star Wars merges with Japanese culture: Lightsaber...

Aug 18th

Join in with the battle of clever stuff!

Aug 18th

dreamincolorx: Congrats, Pedey. :D He’s already...

Aug 18th

“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he...”
— The Hitchhiker’s Guide...

Aug 18th

Someday, this information will be useful, I’m sure. ...

Aug 18th

Dear Brett Favre,

cornerinfielder: No one cares. Sincerely, Everyone

Aug 18th

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Aug 18th

Consoling myself

Aug 18th

$15M for Strasburg.

I can’t even wrap my head around that.

Aug 18th

Spell your full name without an...

manthigh81: dreamincolorx: ciarrai84: chroniclaughter: thelizz: thehighestheels: O. ...

Aug 18th

Mel (knucklesandgyros) and I have been playing All-Star...

Aug 17th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16)

Aug 17th

“(360): I wish i could make my toaster dance like they do in...”
— texts from last night

Aug 17th

Since when did the Washington Natinals...

(via cornerinfielder) Clearly, someone got a hold of the Nintendo when they weren’t...

Aug 17th

Branding And this would be I use Adblock and a number of...

Aug 17th

“There are no hard feelings. He didn’t have to do that....”
— Hiroki Kuroda’s reaction...

Aug 17th

You can learn a lot about someone by the...

Don Henley - “Little Tin God” Weird Al Yankovic - “Syndicated Inc.” Joe...

Aug 17th

Brad Mangin/MLB This photo fell out of The Dugout, I think....

Aug 17th

Fire Joe Morgan Revisited

Mel (knucklesandgyros) and I hung out tonight, and we started talking about how the old FJM crew...

Aug 17th

Listen

Long as you keep ‘em way off balance How can they spot you got no talents? Sam...

Aug 17th

“You’d hear him (no joke) sing along with The...”
— Eric Neel on Vin Scully in the...

Aug 16th

I already knew CB Bucknor was a terrible umpire, but ARE YOU...

Aug 16th

“Hiroki Kuroda this morning was discharged from St....”
— Inside the Dodgers

Aug 16th

Don’t ask me why I’m still up at five in the...

Aug 16th

Watch

If you asked me to pick my favorite Cosby Show moment, I would have a hard time choosing between...

Aug 16th

I think I just sprained something laughing. Top: a tweet I...

Aug 16th

“CAT Scans on Hiroki Kuroda taken at a nearby Phoenix...”
— Inside the Dodgers

Aug 16th

Listen

songsyouusedtolove: Day 276. CYNDI!

Aug 16th

“The beanball is one of the meanest things on Earth and no...”
— Walter Johnson I don’t...

Aug 16th

ACT FAST!

For sale: One (1) overweight closer with mutton chops. Will take cash, check, or a right-handed...

Aug 16th

I HOPE THE POSTGAME SPREAD GIVES YOU...

Aug 16th

“It’s pretty neat and humbling. Reggie is one of the...”
— Jim Thome on tying Reggie...

Aug 16th

A Hardheaded Fraternity - Athletes Resisting...

Aug 16th

Please be okay, Hiroki.

Dear baseball gods, Feel free to quit letting people get hit in the head with baseballs today,...

Aug 16th

According to Pam, Gonzalez is wearing...

(via rocketlauncher) Pedey is apparently using Lugo’s glove, too…please be lying,...

Aug 16th

Left-Handed and Left Out at Catcher in the...

Aug 15th

Smoltz won't retire, searching for new club -...

Aug 15th

So the little display in my car, pictured above, said it was...

Aug 15th

For SEC, tech-savvy fans might be biggest...

Aug 15th

Which teams offer the most value to fans? -...

Aug 15th

“If you take the six guys who’ve made the most starts,...”
— Lookout Landing, discussing...

Aug 15th

oliviaaarrgh: Former Dodgers Sandy Koufax participate in...

Aug 15th

This is so wrong, on so many levels: as part of their...

Aug 14th

Joe Posnanski » When the moment is right …

Aug 14th

randomsox: Joe Wood, by Jennifer Ettinger “Can I...

Aug 14th

Electric guitar + cake = awesome. RIP, Les Paul. (via Squid...

Aug 14th

“I’m not going to kiss somebody’s ass to get...”
— Josh Beckett on the Cy Young...

Aug 14th

Or come make arroz con pollo with me. Ugh want. We’re...

Aug 14th

Advice:

Don’t read recipes when you’re starving. SOMEONE COME MAKE TAPAS WITH ME.

Aug 14th

It's Not Certain Scully Will Retire After...

Aug 13th

…WOW. (via Lookout Landing)

Aug 13th

Operation Find Don

Sarah Bunting: I realized after a couple archive searches that this never made it over from the old...

Aug 13th

thisiswhyyourefat: Oreo Stuff Dip Oreo cream centers...

Aug 13th

miss-miss: camanda: Twitter permalinks: 1 2 QUESTION:...

Aug 12th

Twitter permalinks: 1 2

Aug 12th

Midnight Sun by Babak A. Tafreshi

Aug 12th

Startrails over Bolivia by Fred Espenak

Aug 12th

“Must be great to be a Giants fan. You watch your team...”
— Dodger Blues

Aug 12th

“Not sure whether you’ve noticed, but 21-year-old...”
— Jayson Stark (ESPN Insider)...

Aug 12th

“It stinks, it’s really bad.”
— Tim Wakefield on being a...

Aug 12th

“My catching a knuckleball was so good the Braves went out...”
— Joe Torre while discussing the...

Aug 12th

“Well, basically, it’s been my life. I have been...”
— Vin Scully

Aug 12th

“You don’t think of Vin Scully as a baseball announcer....”
— Eric Neel in the July 2009...

Aug 12th

“As Martin mutters to himself, I remember after Bobby...”
— Vin Scully, August 10, 2009...

Aug 11th

These books are coming out this fall. I am both excited to...

Aug 11th

rmodernlife: Today, it’s garbage day. It is a very dangerous day. RML

Aug 11th

thisiswhyyourefat: McDonald’s Mega Tamago A McDonald’s...

Aug 11th

oliviaaarrgh: The feed froze on this for a long time, so I...

Aug 11th

rocketlauncher: dreamincolorx: krisitay: I think you...

Aug 11th

Watch

This is SOFUCKINGCOOL. This is Glenn Donnellan of the National Symphony Orchestra playing an...

Aug 10th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9)

Aug 10th

Superlative (On the off chance anyone hasn’t seen the...

Aug 10th

Since Amanda said she has nightmares...

oliviaaarrgh: I’ll just go ahead and post those pictures too. LMFAO. THANKS, OLIVIA. I AM...

Aug 10th

oliviaaarrgh: Found this gem saved on my computer when...

Aug 10th

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oliviaaarrgh: Browsing old blog entries (I’m actually trying to find something else), but I came...

Aug 10th

dead.atyourage.com

dreamincolorx: raggedywisdom / hello-therelove / unicornheadphones / beneathmybones / spaceouttt...

Aug 10th

“Sandy Koufax was the only pitcher where I would get the...”
— Vin Scully during the fifth...

Aug 10th

“The universe is a lot more complicated than you might think...”
— Mostly Harmless

Aug 9th

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songsyouusedtolove: Day 269. Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend...

Aug 9th

“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers...”
— The Restaurant at the End of...

Aug 9th

Happy birthday, Pepere. August 9, 1930 - January 29, 2002

Aug 9th

Billingsley injury looks more serious this...

Aug 8th

Puerto de Bahía Blanca.

Aug 8th

Watch

Fonseca - “Te Mando Flores” from Corazón

Aug 8th

Dearest Dodgers,

oliviaaarrgh: Please mothereffing win this game already. It is 1:46AM on the East Coast. Some of...

Aug 8th

I hate dumbasses who run onto the field.

oliviaaarrgh: I really, really do. The only inoffensive thing about it is the audible eyeroll we...

Aug 8th

great baseball game but true confession

oliviaaarrgh: testeverything: I hate seeing A-Rod win games for us because it validates his...

Aug 8th

Buuuuuuurn.

Mel: Like Tek would ever actually flirt with competence
Mel: I mean he slept with Heidi Watney for crying out loud

Aug 8th

He did this last week, too. (AP)

Aug 8th

SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL IS THAT.

Aug 8th

Chad Billingsley is growing something...

Aug 8th

hostelcolonial: Incredible view - Puerto Madero at night

Aug 8th

Mendoza, Argentina

Aug 7th

dreamincolorx: UniWatch: What if MLB teams used the color...

Aug 7th

oliviaaarrgh: aibiwashere: buntsfromawestcoastgirl: ...

Aug 7th

It kinda bothers me when I think a song...

I’m still working on that novel But I’m just about to quit ‘Cause I’m...

Aug 7th

“They were the children and granchildren of immigrants who...”
— Jane Leavy in Sandy Koufax: A...

Aug 7th

dodgers: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Andre Ethier, right, is...

Aug 7th

oliviaaarrgh: Clearly, we are all fascinated by his...

Aug 7th

“Jim Thome is asexual.”
— Mel when we were talking about...

Aug 7th

“From the looks of things and from the sounds of things, the...”
— Vin Scully after Andre Ethier...

Aug 7th

“If you happened to be listening to the last few innings of...”
— Dodger Blues

Aug 7th

“Born in 1904, Oppenheimer was the son of a wealthy Jewish...”
— David Halberstam in The...

Aug 7th

“If learning to share Scully with the rest of the world was...”
— Mark Langill in Game of My...

Aug 7th

“I would watch a 30 minute game show that consisted of...”
— Memories of Kevin Malone

Aug 6th

“And the Marlins have the small-market dance down. Win a...”
— Joe Posnanski

Aug 6th

“The NL wild card race — with Colorado leading San...”
— Joe Posnanski

Aug 6th

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songsyouusedtolove: Day 265. I thought this song was so badass when I was, like, ten. Ohhh,...

Aug 5th

oliviaaarrgh: Los Angeles Dodgers Andre Either with son and...

Aug 5th

Iconic Dodgers Photos - Photos - SI.com

Aug 4th

Needed a little company while I got some stuff done today.

Aug 4th

No. Just…no. (via Gut Check)

Aug 4th

The Hockey Dentist

My dentist, Dr. Al, is a big Bruins fan, as am I. We commiserate over the fact that we take a lot of...

Aug 4th

miss-miss / kaitlinsimmons / littlekingdoms / kittycate /...

Aug 4th

“I can’t wait for tomorrow’s game. I get to see...”
— Sons of Steve Garvey commenter...

Aug 4th

Olivia, I dare you to customize and purchase this shirt.

Aug 4th

“Former Giants pitcher Claud Elliott, whom John Thorn pegged...”
— Peter Morris in A Game of...

Aug 3rd

miss-miss: glowstars: creampuff: Thank Your Friends

Aug 3rd

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2)

Aug 3rd

“Don’t lie to us, Chad. We all know you were cramping...”
— Memories of Kevin Malone

Aug 3rd

“I told Russ I was cramping — not every pitch, but when...”
— Chad Billingsley (via...

Aug 3rd

“(979): so…dinner was kid’s cuisine and a bottle...”
— texts from last night

Aug 3rd

Aug 3rd

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oliviaaarrgh: Favorites: Weaver looks high. Why won’t Broxton talk? Steiner’s overdramatic call...

Aug 3rd

oliviaaarrgh: Chad giving a bit of the ‘tude. I like, I...

Aug 3rd

They compete, then eat

Aug 3rd

ATLANTA - AUGUST 02: Starting pitcher Chad Billingsley #58...

Aug 3rd

ATLANTA - AUGUST 02: Starting pitcher Chad Billingsley #58...

Aug 3rd

ATLANTA - AUGUST 02: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles...

Aug 3rd

The World Series of Baseball Trivia, Where...

Aug 3rd

“I was the greenest rookie that ever was. One evening I was...”
— Walter Johnson in the 1989...

Aug 3rd

Please don't be injured, Thunder Thighs.

Aug 3rd

"Nostalgia can be deadly, and often...

The baseball fans out there have already discovered and loved Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails,...

Aug 2nd

:D

Aug 2nd

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songsyouusedtolove: Day 262. This song still makes me inordinately happy every day.

Aug 2nd

“Meanwhile, Ned Colletti is holding his moustache high, as...”
— Dodger Blues

Aug 2nd

I took a better picture of the two of them, but I...

Aug 2nd

Aug 1st

“Jermaine Dye gone swinging.”
— Thom Brennaman calling AJ...

Aug 1st