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Archive for the ‘Feats and Accomplishments’ Category

July 22nd, 2008

Tony Pena Jr. Pitching Video - Royals New Pitcher?

With the Kansas City Royals getting massacred by the Detroit Tigers, the Royals decided to go with Tony Pena, Jr. at pitcher. What made it unique? Pena is a position player. It had been more than ten years since the Royals used a position player at pitcher.
And to top it off, Pena […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

July 18th, 2008

Jordan Johnson Amazing Little League Catch

Jordan Johnson, a twelve year old playing in a baseball tournament in upstate New York, came down with one of the most amazing catches you will ever see. Johnson robbed what would have been a three run homer run in this little league game.
This video got so famous that it ended up on SportsCenter […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 6 comments

July 14th, 2008

Josh Hamilton Video - Home Run Derby Video

One of my funnest times in summer is getting in front of my television and watching the Home Run Derby. This year was quite the show.
Josh Hamilton didn’t win the Home Run Derby. Hamilton, however, did steal the show. The Texas Rangers outfielder hit 28 homers in the first round to set […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 5 comments

July 11th, 2008

Corey Hart and Daughter - Beer Bath Video

Corey Hart was participating in a postgame press conference when his Milwaukee Brewers teammates thought it’d be a good idea to surprise Hart with a beer bath. One problem — Hart was carrying his small daughter in his arms. Watch the video below. Hopefully the daughter came out okay!
Why were his teammates […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

Video - The Angels No Hitter That Wasn’t

You won’t see many games like the one we saw on Saturday. The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t get a hit against the Los Angeles Angels. However, the Dodgers won the game. Since the Dodgers won, the Angels don’t get credited for the no-hitter.
The Angels pitchers were Jared Weaver and Jose Arredondo. […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

June 9th, 2008

Ken Griffey, Jr. 600th Homer Video

On Monday, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 600th homer to become just the sixth player to reach that number. With 600 homers, Griffey now trails only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa. If Griffey can hit ten more homers this season, he will pass Sosa and move into […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

May 31st, 2008

Video - Manny Ramirez Hits 500th Homer

On Saturday night, Manny Ramirez hit his 500th career homer against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Ramirez, the star outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, becomes the 24th player in history to reach the milestone.
Against right-hander Chad Bradford, Ramirez hammered the first pitch and posed for what he knew was his 500th dinger. […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

May 29th, 2008

Mariah Carey Video - Throwing Out The First Pitch

Check out this video of Mariah Carey throwing out the first pitch. I’m not sure which teams are playing but it’s safe to say Mariah was at a Japanese baseball game. Actually, looking at the video again, it appears that one of the teams was the Yomiuri Giants and they appear to be […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

May 27th, 2008

Ichiro Suzuki Catch - Amazing Ichiro Video

Watch this video of a great coach Ichiro made against the Boston Red Sox. Jason Varitek hit a shot to dead center and Ichiro chased it down to make an amazing catch.
While Ichiro isn’t swinging the bat as well as usual for the Seattle Mariners, plays like this show why he can still be […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Doug Davis Back After Thyroid Cancer Surgery

Perhaps the story of the year is developing in Arizona. Doug Davis, a starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks, is ready to pitch against after having cancer surgery on April 10th.
Davis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the offseason but decided to make two regular season starts before having the surgery. On Friday, […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments