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Tracy McGrady’s First Pro Baseball Start Wasn’t Pretty

May 10, 2014 By Nick A.

Well, if it’s any consolation, Tracy McGrady’s first pro NBA game wasn’t that spectacular and that career turned out pretty well. Maybe the same luck will transition to baseball? McGrady took the mound Saturday for the Sugar Land Skeeters, making his professional baseball debut and well… it didn’t go quite as planned. So just how […]

Tracy McGrady Found A Job & Makes The Skeeters’ Roster

April 23, 2014 By Nick A.

Looks like Tracy McGrady has a job for the summer. It looks like McGrady did what some thought would be impossible and made the roster for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League. As we mentioned a week ago, The seven-time NBA All-Star was going to give his try at baseball as a pitcher. […]

Albert Pujols Slugs His 500th Career Home Run

April 22, 2014 By Nick A.

It was going to happen any day now, and it finally has. Albert Pujols joined the 500 home run club today after hitting a two-run bomb into the left-center seats against Taylor Jordan of the Washington Nationals. It was his second home run of the night. Pujols, who wears number five and slugged his 500th […]

Tracy McGrady Makes Pitching Debut With Sugar Land Skeeters

April 16, 2014 By Nick A.

Tracy McGrady used to be one of the best players in the NBA, but now he has to start all over again at the bottom. McGrady, 34 and a seven-time NBA All-Star, made his pitching debut for the Sugar Land Skeeters in a spring training game today against Alvin Community College. The 6-foot-8 McGrady didn’t […]

Jeff Francoeur Has Epic Prank Pulled On Him By Teammates

April 14, 2014 By Nick A.

Look at that smile. Is that the smile of an idiot? Maybe, maybe not. But it just might be the smile of one of the most gullible players that has been exposed in quite some time. Jeff Francoeur is a nine year MLB veteran, who was trying to make it into his 10th year in […]

Derek Jeter Moves Into 8th Place On All-Time Hit List

April 6, 2014 By Nick A.

The Derek Jeter farewell tour has picked up its first milestone the season. Jeter drove a single into right field today to move ahead of Paul Molitor on the all-time hit list with his 3,320th hit. Next up: Carl Yastrzemski, who has 3,419 hits. That number is definitely within reach this season if Jeter is […]

Opening Night Is Here! Baseball Season Has Officially Started

March 30, 2014 By Nick A.

Move over basketball, baseball is here. Tonight kicked off Opening Night in baseball, with the Los Angeles Dodgers traveling to San Diego for the only game of the night, and it didn’t disappoint. In what appeared to be a pitcher’s game, the Dodgers blew their 1-0 lead until the Padres drove in three runs in […]

Wrigley Field Is Turning 100. Please Win Something For It Cubbies

March 20, 2014 By Nick A.

I’m not really sure why I chose to use this painful photo of a Cubs player colliding with a catcher at the plate. Maybe because the pain somewhat symbolizes what Wrigley has had to endure over the past century. Wrigley Field was built in 1914, so this year marks it’s 100 years in existence. Sadly […]

Listen To Bo, Russell Wilson. He Knows Everything. No, Really, Listen

March 18, 2014 By Nick A.

If you’re a kid from the 80s, then you knew to listen to Bo Jackson. Why? Because Bo Knows everything. EVERYTHING. Russell Wilson is only 25, so I’ll cut him some slack if has no idea what I’m talking about. Unless you’ve been under a rock or you’re un-American and hate football, you’ll know that […]