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LaGrange and Huntingdon Colleges Find Unique Way to Kill Time During a Baseball Rain Delay

Shay Hill — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:52 +0000

Rain delays during a baseball game can last a few minutes to eternity and a forced canceling of the game. You never really know how long that might be so you try to just wait it out. However, what do you do to kill time while you're waiting for the rain to pass? Well if you are the teams from LaGrange College and Huntingdon College the possibilities are limited only by your own creativity.

Reporter Almost Gets Her Head Taken Off By Baseball While Taking Selfie

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:41 +0000

Having your picture taken and taking a picture both require a certain degree of concentration. So when you’re taking a “selfie” (and performing both of these tasks at once) you tend to be pretty oblivious to anything else going on around you. Baseball reporter Kelly Nash almost learned this lesson the hard way while she [...]

See the Cast of 'Rookie of the Year' Then And Now

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:42:58 +0000

In the ’90s baseball classic ‘Rookie of the Year,’ 12-year old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) really wants to be a major leaguer. The only problem is he’s more of klutz than a diamond king. That all changes when Henry injuries his arm trying to make a play. The tendons in his shoulder heal “too [...]

Dodgers Outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr Has Hilarious Way of Dealing With Heckling Fans

Shay Hill — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:53:21 +0000

It’s baseball season and that means hecklers have had some time to work on their skills of trying to distract the players on the field. Sometimes that hard work backfires though as it did when the tables were turned by Dodgers outfielder, Tony Gywnn Jr. Playing outfield means you have a bunch of “cheap seats” [...]

This Is the Only Way to Catch a Baseball

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:36:02 +0000

We really weren’t that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth. Our hats are off to this man, who didn’t let [...]

Reporter Hit By Foul Ball At World Series

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:13:09 +0000

It seems that investigative journalism is no longer the most dangerous form of newscasting. It’s time we add sports journalism to the list, because covering baseball just got dangerous! While commenting on the World Series between the Tigers and Giants, reporter Ian Mendes was between live camera spots when suddenly he was hit in the [...]

St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Gives Removed Rib to Daughter

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:10:03 +0000

It's a little strange to lose a body part. But that's what happened to St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter when surgeons removed one of his ribs in an attempt to alleviate pressure that was running up his pitching arm.

After the surgery Carpenter was presented with the bone, and he knew just what to do with it:

Foul Ball Hits Woman in the Face [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:44:05 +0000

While foul balls hit into the stands provide fans with the chance to make some pretty epic catches, those suckers are traveling at high enough speeds to cause an injury.

During last night’s game against the Orioles, Yankees third baseman Eric Chavez almost catches a foul ball that was headed for the crowd. When he can’t make the grab, the ball ends up hitting a woman in the front row smack in the unprotected face.