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Posted: June 12th, 2013

The Diamondbacks and Dodgers had quite a brawl Tuesday night, including Mark McGwire, Kirk Gibson and Matt Williams getting involved.

It also started when Ian Kennedy hit Zack Greinke.

Here it is:

– Rick Green

Posted: June 2nd, 2013

Want to see a clutch hit?

Here’s Garrett Jones’ two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie Sunday’s game against the Reds at 4.

The homer landed in the Allegheny River on the fly. It’s the first one from a Pirates player to do so and just the second ever. Jones’ homer was estimated at 463 feet. The Astros’ Daryle Ward hit a homer into the river in July 2002.

The Pirates won the game 5-4 in the 11th.

– Rick Green

Posted: June 2nd, 2013

Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avilia all went yard in the fourth inning against the Orioles.

 

– Rick Green

Posted: June 1st, 2013

It’s good to have a quick-thinking, quick-reacting dad sitting next to you.

Those instincts helped one dad save a foul ball from being tossed back by his son.

Check out the nice save:

– Rick Green

Posted: May 29th, 2013

The Texas Rangers’ ground crew had a hard time battling the elements Tuesday night:

– Rick Green

Posted: May 25th, 2013

There was another missed call by the umpires Friday night.

That might not seem out of the ordinary, but the one missed during the Rangers-Mariners deserved attention.

The Rangers were turning a double play when pitcher Justin Grimm stepped in front of the throw to first base. He then caught the ball intended for a stretched-out Mitch Moreland.

Grimm wasn’t standing on first.

Jeff Nelson, the first-base ump, however, didn’t see it.

Mariners manager Eric Wedge argued to no avail. Wedge admitted he thought Moreland pulled his foot on the play. Wedge didn’t know at the time that Grimm caught the ball until he saw a replay later.

“It would have been a much bigger argument if I had known that at the time,” Wedge told the Seattle Times.

Here’s the wild play:

 

– Rick Green

Posted: May 25th, 2013

Anibal Sanchez almost had his second career no-hitter.

The Tigers starter didn’t give up a hit through 8.1 innings Friday night until the Twins’ Joe Mauer singled.

Sanchez has four one-hitters in his career. He also threw a no-no in 2006.

Earlier this season, Sanchez struck out 17 hitters.

Here’s Mauer’s hit:

– Rick Green

Posted: May 20th, 2013

If Miguel Cabrera keeps this up, he’ll go down as one of the all-time greats.

Cabrera won the Triple Crown last year and could do it in back-to-back seasons (he’s leading in average and RBIs, and is second in homers).

Last night, he hit three home runs against the Rangers.

Here’s his big game:

– Rick Green

Posted: May 17th, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates are supposed to beat the lowly Houston Astros.

For a while, it didn’t look like it would happen.

Then, Pedro Alvarez stepped to the plate with one on in the bottom of the eighth inning. To tie it at 4.

The Bucs won it in the ninth.

Here’s his blast (estimated at 462 feet):

– Rick Green

Posted: May 17th, 2013

Who says there aren’t great moments in sports?

Lieutenant Colonel Will Adams surprised his daughter, Alayna, who was throwing out the first pitch at the Rays’ game last night.

Alayna didn’t know her dad had returned from Afghanistan.

Here’s the touching moment:

And here’s a photo from the Associated Press:

 

surprise– Rick Green

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