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Following David Freese’s postseason heroics in the NLCS, we summarized the snappiest headlines from across the inter webs.  After all, David Freese has a last name that is tailor-made for pun factories.  Couple that with changes in October temperatures and you have yourself a headline writer’s nirvana. But, with more Freese heroics in Game 6 [...]

On Monday, we posted a picture of a fan wearing a New York Rangers jerseys to Game Three of the World Series, in Texas.  Since not all Ranger jerseys are created equal, the attire choice struck us as mildly entertaining.  Okay, fine.  We giggled like school girls. But we weren’t alone.  The photo radiated through [...]

50 Word Recap The Cardinals couldn’t hit with RISP, voluntarily gave up two innings worth of outs, wasted a solid Chris Carpenter start, told everyone that their bullpen phone broke and it sort of made sense.  That’s how frustrating the 4-2 loss was. Now they come back home on the brink of elimination. The Right [...]

In the past, we’ve identified that wearing any ole sports jersey to an athletic competition is a borderline fan fail.  On Saturday night, we saw this rule abused to the tenth degree when FOX’s cameras caught the following gentleman during Game Three of the World Series. Now, let’s get everyone on the same page here. [...]

Rather than providing readers a traditional, outdated, AP-style recap of a World Series game that everyone watched, we offer up a look back at not only the game, but the fringe elements that make professional sports as enjoyably absurd as its become. 50-word Game Recap: Derek Holland and Derek Holland’s teenage facial hair shut down [...]

Prior to Game One of the World Series on Wednesday, Major League Baseball issued a “news flash” (yes, actual title) to the front offices of the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.  The release was distributed to the respective media tribes and included the following notice: Law enforcement officials will be aggressively enforcing vendor permit [...]

Rather than providing readers a traditional, outdated, AP-style recap of a World Series game that everyone watched, we offer up a look back at not only the game, but the fringe elements that make professional sports as enjoyably absurd as its become. 50-word Game Recap For those who may have awoken from a coma this [...]

Like most outlets across the country, ESPN.com rolled out their predictions for the World Series this morning. For Texas, ESPN is expecting Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz and Adrian Beltre to have big series.  And, why not?  They’re the three main components of the Rangers offense.  For St. Louis, it looks like they’re expecting big things [...]

No one predicted a St. Louis/Texas World Series.  No one.  Okay, fine, if you end up in an elevator alone with Peter Gammons, he’ll happily tell you that he envisioned this match-up months ago while slugging daiquiris with Eric Clapton in Panama City.  Now, the rest of us had no idea. In fact, neither “St. [...]

If you ever want to milk the cash cows in Las Vegas for a few hundred grand, you can certainly set up an elaborate card counting scheme like they did in the movie ’21′. Or put together an arrangement where a guy sitting two tables over taps on a little electrical device you’re connected to, [...]