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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Albert Burneko

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers against the Texas Rangers, April 10 2022

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sent A Baseball To Baseball Hell For All Time

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David Roth

Pittsburgh Pirates v St. Louis Cardinals

What’s Left To Root For When Winning Isn’t Part Of The Plan?

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Tom Ley

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Exasperated Buck Showalter Is The Early Star Of The MLB Season

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels on Opening Day at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 07, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

Houston Astros v Los Angeles Angels

The Angels Have To Make It Happen

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Dan McQuade

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The Real Phillie Phanatic Is Back

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 28: A fan of the Chicago White Sox looks over his scorecard in the outfield during the last game of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field on September 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 3-2.

Toronto Blue Jays v Chicago White Sox

Life Lessons

Keep A List Of Players You Like

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Lauren Theisen

26Sep 1995: General view of outfield shadow during a San Francisco Giants practice at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

San Francisco Giants

MLB Says It’ll Expand Its Audience By Making Baseball Harder To Watch

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Chris Thompson

Camden Yards

The Orioles Mangled The One Nice Thing About Their Whole Shitty Baseball Operation

Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers

Better Than The Last Inning Let’s Go

Atlanta Braves v San Diego Padres

MLB Finally Found A Good Way To Use Technology

Oakland Athletics v Kansas City Royals

At Least The A’s Know How To Pull Off A Logistically Efficient Trade

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Kelsey McKinney

Divisional Round – Houston Astros v Boston Red Sox – Game Three

Carlos Beltrán: The Cheating Was Working! Did You Truly Expect Us To Just Stop?

Juan Soto after hitting a home run against the Marlins in September of 2021, also seemingly looking at the Distraction logo.

Washington Nationals v Miami Marlins

Podcasts

The Karkovice Identity, With Tim Marchman

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I Fixed The Fake Ty Cobb Statue At The Tigers’ Spring Training Stadium

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Ray Ratto

T-Mobile Home Run Derby

MLB’s Traveling Home Run Derby Is Very Dumb, Possibly Fun

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Barry Petchesky

Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

Wait, Second Base Has Been WHERE This Whole Time?

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There Is No $10 Million Club, Bob! Stop This!

BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 19: Louis Angelos (L) and John Angelos (R) of the Baltimore Orioles look on after introducing Mike Elias (C) to the media as the Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager during a news conference at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on November 19, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Baltimore Orioles Introduce Mike Elias – News Conference

The Cheap Get Cheaper

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Phillies Defense Already In Midseason Form

San Francisco Giants v Chicago Cubs

The Rockies Are Just Out There Doing Stuff

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 05: Atlanta Braves c celebrating following their World Series Parade at Truist Park on November 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros winning their first championship since 1995. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

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The Stove Is Back On And It’s Hot As Hell

United States v Japan – Baseball Gold Medal Game – Olympics: Day 15

Seiya Suzuki Is Coming To Belt Dingers All Over America

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This Is So Stupid

Freddie Freeman Is Gone, But Will He Be Forgotten? Bob Nightengale Investigates

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Olson #28 and Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after Olson hit a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on September 21, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Seattle Mariners v Oakland Athletics

The A’s Have Made A Science Of Giving Up

Oh No!

Aubrey Huff … BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS