Daily Archives: May 3, 2017
Has Boston vs. Baltimore gone too far? NOPE
This whole Red Sox vs. Orioles thing has really blown up, hasn’t it? Since April 21st these teams have dominated ESPN’s baseball coverage, and never for the quality of the games played; between dirty slides, countless retaliation pitches, and an unfortunate display of racism a lot of negative attention has been drawn to the teams […]
Syndergaard Seeks Second Opinion
To the dismay of Met’s fans ace pitcher, Noah Syndergaard, is out indefinitely due to a muscle injury. Latest estimates are predicting the powerful pitcher’s return in 3 months. However, it has been reported Syndergaard is seeking a second opinion.1 While here at Slapstick Baseball we aren’t privy to Syndergaard’s medical records, I can over […]
Tough Week (And a Half) for Dustin Pedroia
Dustin Pedroia, the dirtdawg of the Boston Red Sox, has been having a tough time over the past week and a half. It all started on April 21st when Manny Machado spiked him when sliding into 2nd, attempting to break up a double play. After this incident, it wasn’t until a few days later for […]
First Pitch Review: Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger of the Chicago Fire, threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game last night (The Chicago Fire is a Major League Soccer team). This video shows his preparation, and the help that he received from his teammates. Scouting Report: Threw from behind the rubber – Impressive move Mechanics are subpar Pitch was […]
Baseball Quote of the Day
“I’m not an athlete, I’m a baseball player” – John Kruk
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