Baseball

"The Astros and Pirates are tied, bottom of the ninth inning, two outs and Edgar Gonzalez gets a pop fly to shallow center field. Astros are out of the inning right? Wrong! In flies Captain Collision Jimmy Paredes. Don't believe me? Check this out." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

"As you can see Jake Elmore calls for the ball but Captain Collision, who earlier this week dislocated Jose Altuve's jaw after running into him, decided he was not having any of this infielder calling for the ball nonsense and proceeded to save the Pirates from extra innings while handing them the win." - Kristin

11-31 and on pace to beat the Mets record for worst season since the MLB went to 162 games in 1961/1962. - Kristin

"George Postolos, who played an instrumental role in working with owner Jim Crane and his group to purchase the Astros, resigned suddenly from his position as president and CEO of the team Monday afternoon. The team released a statement saying Postolos would return to his consulting practice advising investors on acquisitions and strategy in professional sports. Crane wasn't available for comment, but Postolos reiterated to MLB.com the decision to leave was his alone." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

"The Astros have undergone a huge makeover under Crane's watch that stretches beyond new uniforms and playing in the American League. There has been a heavy turnover in the front office, with several key members departing in the last 18 months. The team has also struggled on the field, losing a franchise-record 107 games last year and entering play Monday with a 10-28 record and in last... more... - Kristin

"“I said hi to him, he just looked at me in kind of shock, and it almost got me,” Kemp said. “It almost got me.” Oh, but it did get him. The moment stripped him of his self-pity, and then everything else started coming off. Kemp handed the kid the autographed ball. He handed him his cap. He tore off his dusty No. 27 jersey with the buttons still fastened and put it on the kid's lap. Then he bent over and removed his shoes and handed them over to complete the grand slam. Watching it all, speechless, was the kid, Joshua Jones, a 19-year-old from Tracy, Calif., who is suffering from inoperable tumors in his spine and has been given 90 days to live." - Surprisingly Monstrous from Bookmarklet

Crap I might have to take back some hatred of Kemp. Video included in article. - Surprisingly Monstrous

"Ruben Amaro, Jr. may be one of the more polarizing general managers in baseball today. In an age when most acknowledge more information is better, and better information is worth more than ever before, Amaro has publicly admitted his front office doesn't employ an analytics department. This effectively foregoes about 50 percent of all available types of information. How someone in charge of a hundred million dollar business could do that is, I think, a fair question, but Amaro's ignoring of information may give us insight about why many of his moves have been of the head-scratching variety." - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet

"Andy Pettitte was roughed up for seven runs and knocked out in the fifth inning as the Astros snapped the Yankees' four-game winning streak, posting a 9-1 victory on Monday at Yankee Stadium. Houston's first game facing the Yankees as an American League opponent went into the books, as Pettitte allowed seven or more runs in a start for the first time since 2008, finding few answers as he surrendered 10 hits to his former club." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

What. The. Hell. - Kristin

Petitie ran out of roids - Surprisingly Monstrous

MLB team stuff for females. Enter 25MLB for 25% off. - Surprisingly Monstrous from Bookmarklet

*That* goes without saying. - Kristin

"Humber recorded an out to start the game before allowing the next nine batters to reach base and eight to score, opening the floodgates for the Indians, who scored early and often to beat the Astros, 19-6, at Minute Maid Park. The 19 runs allowed by Astros pitchers tied for the second-most allowed in team history, three shy of the club record of 22 set in 1987 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It tied the club record for most runs allowed in a home game." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

Breaking records, yeah! - Kristin

"It has been a lot of everything over the course of the streak. Some late inning comebacks here, a walk-off there and presto, they’re one of the best teams in the game. As the season goes along things will change and the flow will take a different course. No matter how long or short this streak goes for the Rockies, they are certainly the team to beat right now in the entire National League. The best thing about this streak for the Rockies is that they have won both at home and on the road. It is sad that it is still an issue but some still believe that the Rockies are only tough at home because of the thin air. It just isn’t true. The Rockies are a very good baseball team that is playing near flawless baseball right now; no matter where they play. We’ll see how far their streak goes." - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

"It happened in the ninth inning as Tigers pinch runner Andy Dirks was stealing second base. Dirks made it easily as Shoppach somehow threw the ball straight down into the ground less than five feet from home plate." - Surprisingly Monstrous from Bookmarklet

It looks as if the side of the mask was partially covering his eyes....but either way, it was just a late release....#gladHesnotaRedSoxanymore - Chris Topher

"For one afternoon, Roy Halladay was back. The two-time Cy Young Award winner returned to the city where he pitched a perfect game and collected his 200th career win. Halladay, who had gotten off to a horrendous start to the 2013 season, held the Miami Marlins to one run in eight sharp innings and Laynce Nix hit a pinch-hit home run in the eighth to lead the Phillies to a 2-1 win. The Phillies (6-6) have won back-to-back series after starting the season with four losses in their first six games." - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet

Fifty wins away from being assured entry to the Hall of Fame. - Julian

Rockies were 5-1, then hit the Giants. Now 5-4 and playing the pods late tonight. - Yo. Shark Dog.

Angels god awful, I'm going to join Kristin and root for Astros. - Surprisingly Monstrous

"4/12/13: Robinson Cano handles a one-hop liner hit by Manny Machado to start a 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 triple play in the top of the eighth inning." - Kristin

"4/11/13: After Zack Greinke plunks Carlos Quentin, Quentin charges the mound as tempers flare and both benches clear" - Kristin from Bookmarklet

Matt Kemp still leading the charge to be the next biggest douche bag in baseball. Shame with so much talent. - Surprisingly Monstrous

"nnounced attendance at last night's game, an 8-0 shellacking by the Braves, was 13,810. (This number is probably also a lie.) The night before saw 14,222 turn up at Marlins Park, a $634 million stadium that was more than 80 percent paid for with public money. This despite free food, two-for-one tickets, and literally everything else the Marlins can think of to goose attendance. And it's not that the honeymoon's over—2012 saw the lowest attendance for a ballpark's first season in more than 30 years." - Surprisingly Monstrous from Bookmarklet

"We don't know who this MLB fan is or where he comes from, but he's a national hero in my book. Watch above as he catches a foul ball in his beer then chugs the brewski without missing a beat. The highlight comes from Wednesday night's Mariners-Astros game in Seattle." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

Good chance he could make either of those teams. For the record he could also make my frikin angels and be paid an obscene amount of money. - Surprisingly Monstrous

Astros: always breaking records!!! They've broken franchise records for most losses for the last 2 years! - Kristin

Right now it's 41°F in central New Jersey with a northwest wind. - John (bird whisperer)

"Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has fired the agent Scott Boras and hired an agency founded by Jay-Z, a move that could enhance Cano’s chances of returning to the team. Jay-Z is not only a Yankees fan, but he is also a friend of third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who has been a kind of mentor to Cano. In 2007 Jay-Z helped persuade Rodriguez of the value of staying in New York after he had opted out of his contract. Rodriguez wound up signing a 10-year, $275 million contract to remain with the Yankees." - Kristin from Bookmarklet

I love how people love to hate the Yankees. Especially Red Sox fans. That rivalry is legendary. - Derrick

I was in a bar, watching game 3 of the 2004 ALCS...I was so confident after that game, and then a miracle happened. Of course I was disappointed that my boys collapsed, but I was also glad that the curse was broken. I have the front page of the Globe from the morning after the last WS game framed in my house. Above all else, I'm a fan of the history of the game. I rooted for the Red Sox in that World Series, and I'll root for them in any WS they play in. - Bren from iPhone

I go to about 2 games a year. Watch about a game a week on TV. It's about all I have time for. - MoTO #TeamMonique

I've never lived in a city with a major league team, but I've lived several places with minor league teams and those games are an absolute blast to go to (especially the short-season, single-A games), not to mention less expensive. OKC has a AAA team, so the level of playing is generally quite good. - Kirsten

Also 4000th W in Astros history. - Surprisingly Monstrous

I was surprised to see A.J. Pierzynsky (sp?) playing for the Rangers. He used to come hangout at the local sports bar when he was a young player with the Twins. Then he went to the White Sox and became "big time." (No more hanging out at local pubs, I suspect.) - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

Anyone else looking forward to this? - Kristin from Bookmarklet

Might be hard to get tickets at a decent price. - Yo. Shark Dog.