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Inside The Ballpark - Baseball Humor Blog

October 8th, 2008

Jonathan Papelbon Sprays Craig Sager

Craig Sager has never been known for being a conservative dresser. In fact, if there is a bad color combination or a shiny suit in existence, chances are that it’s in Sager’s closet.
After the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels in Game 4 to advance to the American League Championship Series against […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2008

Joe Maddon and his glasses lead Tampa Bay to playoffs

It’s all about those glasses. These aren’t rose-colored glasses or Drew Carey glasses. They are just plain old Joe Maddon glasses. But these glasses have a story. They (and Maddon, I guess) have led Tampa Bay to the top spot in the American League East - ahead of the Boston Red […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 0 comments

September 3rd, 2008

Dustin Pedroia’s violent swing - VIDEO

Is there any other MLB player that swings like Dustin Pedroia? The Boston Red Sox second baseman is not a big guy by any means, yet his swing is so violent and his hands are so quick that it blows me away when watching him hit.
Last night I had to rewind my DVR several […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 1 comment

August 30th, 2008

Saturday Links

We inch ever so close to that month of September where many minor leaguers will get called up on 40-man rosters to get their “cup of coffee” in Major League Baseball. Some will stay, some will make only the month-long appearance, but it’s nice to get a preview of the future. But today, […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2008

Steinbrenner watches and rips Yanks

For just the second time all season, Hank Steinbrenner watched, in person, the New York Yankees play. After the game, Steinbrenner only wanted to rip the club for their play.
According to Mark Feinsand’s story in the New York Daily News, Steinbrenner was quoted as saying, “…the bottom line is they sucked.” Not so […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 0 comments

August 25th, 2008

Top 10 greatest moments in the Red Sox & Yankees rivalry

It’s one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry has seen many great players, taken many turns and now is heading into the end of a chapter. Tuesday begins another series in this long American League rivalry. But, it’s not just another […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 3 comments

August 24th, 2008

Ellsbury injured after crashing into wall - VIDEO

It was a scary moment for fans of the Boston Red Sox as Jacoby Ellsbury was injured after crashing into the wall Sunday at the Rogers Centre. At the end of the play, Ellsbury is seen checking to see if his eye or face is bleeding after banging up against into a non-padded portion […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2008

Create the caption - Coco Crisp flying over the wall - PHOTO

Did you see Coco Crisp going all out in an attempt to rob a home run by Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez? Here’s a perfect freeze frame of the action, as you see Crisp just diving over the wall and the ball hitting in the bullpen next to him.

Can you come up with a […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 1 comment

August 20th, 2008

VIDEO - Coco Crisp goes over the wall

Boston Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp tried to haul in a blast off the bat of Ramon Hernandez but was unsuccessful. The Baltimore Orioles catcher notched a three-run homer as Crisp went flying over the wall in left-center field.
You can hear the MASN play-by-play announcer’s comparing Crisp’s attempt to an Olympic event. Hernandez’s […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 3 comments

August 15th, 2008

A celebration in Baltimore

There’s some sort of a celebration, or at least a milestone, that should take place early next week in Baltimore. The Orioles organization is getting ready to celebrate the fact that 50 million fans have watched a game at Oriole Park.
I know what you’re thinking. How could that many people watch a horrible […]

By Tony Baldwin -- 0 comments