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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Ray Ratto

CINCINNATI, OHIO - MAY 26: Kyle Farmer #17 of the Cincinnati Reds rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on May 26, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs v Cincinnati Reds

The Reds Were More Fun When They Were Historically Fecal

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Bradford William Davis

New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles

Don’t Let Josh Donaldson Fool You

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Kathryn Xu

Boston Red Sox v Chicago White Sox

Things My Sister Said While Watching The White Sox Lose Again

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Joe Girardi And The Phillies Bullpen Are A Flammable Combination

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Diana Moskovitz

An exterior view of Angel Stadium of Anaheim before a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels on May 22, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

Los Angeles Angels Stadium

The Anaheim Corruption Scandal Confirms All Your Suspicions About How Stadium Deals Really Get Done

Philadelphia Phillies v Arizona Diamondbacks

Every Day We Suffer (Through Baseball Games)

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Tom Ley

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Tim Anderson Shut Yankees Fans Right Up

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Samer Kalaf

Trevor Story #10 of the Boston Red Sox holds toy money guns as he gets a ride in a laundry cart after his home run against the Houston Astros in the seventh inning at Fenway Park on May 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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OK, Trevor Story Is Probably Normal Now

Yasmani Grandal and Josh Donaldson argue, with Nick Mahrley in between them.

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Context Doesn’t Really Help Josh Donaldson’s Case

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By God, I Will Get A Good Grade On Statcast’s Pitch Type Guessing Game

Milwaukee Brewers v Colorado Rockies

Rockies Set New Standard For Worst Nepotism Hire

Richard Staff is a <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardStaff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">weapons-grade Twitter goblin</a> and hostage of the Mets. That is his real name.

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The Secret History Of Richard Nixon, Mets Sicko

Daniel Vogelbach and Willson Contreras argue

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Daniel Vogelbach Tripled, Chugged, Then Beefed

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 17: Starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi #17 of the Boston Red Sox reacts during the second inning of the game against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on May 17, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

Houston Astros v Boston Red Sox

Like Fort Sumter Or A Peanut, Nathan Eovaldi Got Shelled

San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies

Lower Your WHIP With This One Easy Trick

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This Is So Stupid

Wow! Yankees Fans The Best Fans In Sports, Confirmed

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Hunter Greene pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game in which he allowed no hits and still lost.

Cincinnati Reds v Pittsburgh Pirates

Finding The Upside In Losing An Eight-Inning No-Hitter To The Pirates

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The Gates Were Open In Phillies-Dodgers

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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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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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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