Tag: baseball
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R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball in slow-mo
bleacherreport: That is just ridiculous. R. A. Dickey’s knuckleball in slow-mo
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“Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pig shit! And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game! And did I cry? NO! NO!” One of the best scenes of one of my favorite movies. #ALeagueOfTheirOwn #TomHanks
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Kerry Wood and his fireball
siphotos: Kerry Wood, 20, poses with a “fireball” during a 1998 SI photo shoot. (Michael O’Neill/SI) SI VAULT: Only 20, Wood strikes out 20 in dominant performance (5.18.98) —Kerry Wood will always be one of my all time favorite players. He gave everything he had to the Cubs. I will always tear up watching clips of…
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Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine stand next to All-Star Ballot
siphotos: Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine – Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey Sr., Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and David Concepcion – stand above an inflated All-Star ballot before a 1976 game. (Courtesy of Cincinnati Reds) —–The Big Red Machine was my grandpa’s favorite baseball team of all time. Made me a…
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Good Morning from Wrigley Field – Chicago Cubs
chicagocubs: Good morning from Wrigley Field. —Heaven on earth.
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in 1988, Limping Kirk Gibson hits homerun.
siphotos: On this day in 1988, a limping Kirk Gibson hit a pinch-hit ninth inning home run off A’s closer Dennis Eckersley to give the Dodgers a 1-0 series lead. It’s the first time a World Series game is ever decided on a come-from-behind home run in the final inning. (John Iacono/SI)
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Derek Jeter on ground with fractured ankle
Derek Jeter on ground w/ a fractured ankle, season over. #Yankees fans may remember this day for a long time.
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Buster Posey’s slam wins it for the Giants
Buster Posey’s slam wins it for the Giants