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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Dan McQuade

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The Gates Were Open In Phillies-Dodgers

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Ray Ratto

Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics – Game One

Shohei Ohtani Is Just Getting Started

Milwaukee Brewers v Miami Marlins

It’s Important To Appreciate The Human Element In Baseball, Like An Ump Forgetting How To Count

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Kelsey McKinney

Umpire Chris Segal #96 laughs as he checks the throwing hand of Nick Gordon #1 of the Minnesota Twins for foreign substances.

Houston Astros v Minnesota Twins – Game One

Renaissance Man Nick Gordon Put On A Show

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Two Nationals Players Tagged Out At Third On Same Play

Cleveland Guardians v Oakland Athletics

Josh Naylor Hit A Hell Of A Lot Of Homers For The Guardians Last Night, Which Certainly Proves Something

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Samer Kalaf

Trevor Story looks dumbfounded after striking out.

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There Are Cold Starts, And Then There’s What Trevor Story’s Doing

J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after lining out to end the bottom of the second inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on May 5, 2022 in Philadelphia,

New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies’ Ninth-Inning Choke Is Just The Latest, Biggest Indignity

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Tom Ley

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Energetic Sibling Gets Goosebumps Whenever He Sees His Favorite Sport On TV

Joey Votto strikes out in a game against the Cardinals.

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Speaking From Experience, It’s Not Yet Time To Count Out Joey Votto

San Diego Padres v Cincinnati Reds

Things Have Somehow Gotten Even Worse For The Reds

Umpire Dan Bellino stares at Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner

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Umpire Stares Down Madison Bumgarner, Massages His Hand Before Ejecting Pitcher

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Chris Thompson

Baseball Is So Fucking Hard, Man

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David Roth

Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza slides past Reds catcher Mark Kolozsvary in a 10-1 Rockies win.

Cincinnati Reds v Colorado Rockies

Here’s How The Cincinnati Reds Are Doing

Mets players mobbing closer Edwin Diaz after he got the last out of the team's combined no-hitter against the Phillies.

Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets

Here’s To The Janky No-Hitter, One Of Baseball’s Great Delights

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Laura Wagner

New York Mets v St. Louis Cardinals

It’s A Great Brawl When Stubby Clapp Tackles “A Big Strong Guy”

St. Louis Cardinals v Miami Marlins

Miles Mikolas Will Not Accept Any Excuse For His Teammates’ Inability To Pitch Straight

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Patrick Redford

Eric Haase throws the ball away in Tuesday's Tigers-Twins game

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Tigers’ Boo-Boos Give Twins Remarkably Dumb Walk-Off Win

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Oakland Athletics team president Dave Kaval waves a flag after they tied their game against the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning of Game Three of the American League wild card series at RingCentral Coliseum on October 01, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Wild Card Round – Chicago White Sox v Oakland Athletics – Game Three

Oakland A’s President Gets Into Argument With Seagull, Loses

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This Is So Stupid

They’ll Buy Any Old Piece-Of-Shit T206 Honus Wagner These Days

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 09: Manager Gabe Kapler #19 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout against the Miami Marlins at the start of the fifth inning at Oracle Park on April 09, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Miami Marlins v San Francisco Giants

Winning Is “The Right Way”

Reds reliever Art Warren pitches at home against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals v Cincinnati Reds

Where Is The Window For The Cincinnati Reds?

Milwaukee Brewers v Philadelphia Phillies

Angel Hernandez Is Incredible

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Nationals-Giants Game Begins With Gnarly Vomiting

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Oscar Mercado #35 of the Cleveland Guardians is restrained as fans throw debris on the field following Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees walk off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium on April 23, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Cleveland Guardians v New York Yankees

Yankees Fans Spoiled A Great Win By Being Huge Assholes

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