All Entries in the "Baseball" Category
Great Scott! Delorean boat invades McCovey Covey at At&T Park
You always knew Doc Brown could come up with some sh*t. So, it should come as no surprise that the Delorean possesses superb hovercraft capabilities. The silver bullet made its aquatic debut (as far as we know) this weekend in San Francisco’s McCovey Cove during the Giants-Rockies game. Well-played, particularly on the driver’s McFly-like outfit. [...]
Hot for Harvey: Matt Harvey impresses in Mets debut
Anybody miss Miguel Batista last night? Ahhhh, isn’t it nice to smile again about something, Mets fans? What’s that? Sure, I’ll answer. HELL. YES. Matt Harvey provided a much needed feel-good night on Thursday in Phoenix. Taking the hill for the first time as a big-leaguer, one of the Mets big-TIME pitching prospects pitched like [...]
Pirates prospect Marte goes yard on first MLB pitch
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 14 games over .500. It’s almost August. A.J. Burnett is now 12-3. They sit just two back of the Reds in the NL Central. Andrew McCutchen is a franchise player and MVP candidate. Can things get any better for the Bucos? Wait, is this happening? The answers to both those questions [...]
D-Backs catching prospect destroys baserunner at plate
Via the fine folks at It’s Always Sunny in Detroit, comes this f-in gem of a clip. I didn’t know who Stryker Trahan was before today, but you can bet I’ll remember him now (and not just because of his too-trendy name). Stryker was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of this [...]
Minor-leaguer’s over the fence “mystery” catch
You try explaining this one. Here’s what we can decipher. Reading Phillies centerfield Jiwan James gets a great jump on a flyball. He times his leap well. He reaches over the fence. From there, your guess is as good as ours. Regardless of how it happened, James ends up on the ground with his glove [...]
You can’t stop Scott fu**ing Hairston!
You can’t stop Scott Hairston, you can only hope to contain him. Yes, I have been pleasantly surprised (shocked could be another word) at the exploits of one Scott Hairston this season for the New York Mets. The 32 year-old is on pace for career bests in games, home runs, RBI, basically everything. His 12 [...]
So far, so bad: Heath Bell signing one of worst through season’s first half
Yes, we do take some pleasure in this. I am not a Heath Bell fan. Don’t like his schtick, his demeanor, nothing really. It also didn’t help that, as a Mets fan, he trashed his time in Queens saying the Mets weren’t honest with him and he harbored a lot of hostility and blah, blah, [...]
Not missing Jose Reyes?
It struck me the other night like a bolt of lightning. Quite simply, I didn’t miss Jose Reyes. It was unthinkable really. While my mother still purports to forever feel a void on account of his smile, “electricity” and the incredible unique excitement and passion (not to mention immense talent) he brought to the game, [...]
The least satisfying end to a baseball game ever?
I’ve watched a lot of baseball in my day. There have been some crazy endings to games. Dramatic. Unbelievable. Inspiring. Putrid. This one…this one…is just utterly unsatisfying. Even for the winners. I guess the fact that the pitcher is fired up can be explained by the fact that the game is over – and his [...]
Time to start suing people for sucking
People really need to stop it with the lawsuits. We can thank the McDonald’s lady for helping kickstart our country towards the grotesquely litigious nation it is today. The photo at left is off Matthew Migliaccio, a Little League catcher from New Jersey whose family is now being sued for more than $150,000 in “damages” [...]
Rays to don awesome “throwback” unis
The image says it all, and it’s all phenomenal. There’s so much we love in this photo. Generally speaking, we love throwback uniforms. Why? Because they’re often better than what teams are rocking these days. Luckily, franchises across all pro sports are starting to recognize that fact and head back to the classic styles of [...]
Bryce Harper “that’s a clown question, bro” now in t-shirt form
Every day here at The Legend, we can’t help but have at least one “ain’t-the-interwebs-grand” moment. Today’s is the that’s a clown question bro t-shirt. It’s not surprising, which is why the instant nature of this new world is simply mahhhvelous. Here’s the quick background that led to the garment’s creation, courtesy of ESPN. A [...]
