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Terminally Ill Baseball Fan Surprised with Autographed Ball, Hat, Jersey and Shoes from Los Angeles Dodgers Star Matt Kemp [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:41:28 +0000

There are so many stories of professional athletes being complete douche bags, so how about a feel good story? Check this out, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, took a minute after a game to surprise a 19 year old fan who is dying from cancer. According to the Los Angeles Times, Joshua Jones from Tracy, California, who is suffering [...]

Watch These Great Moments in Foul-Ball Catches — Daily Distraction

Staff Writer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:32:54 +0000

[onescreen item="5062499"] Baseball season is upon us, and the main goal of many fans who attend games is to catch a foul ball. Almost every time, though, it doesn’t work out. There are only so many foul balls hit per game and up to 50,000 people are there also trying to catch foul balls, so [...]

Wade Stadium Collapses in Duluth, Neighbors Hear The Crash, Alley Blocked For Safety

Chris Allen — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:20:46 +0000

Wade Stadium has been decaying for years and has become an old structure needing a face lift. Tonight a section of the statdium along the first base line collapsed and fell. The neighbors said there was a loud boom and crash, and the alley leading to the area is blocked off. Duluth will begin clean [...]

Tom's Notes: MLB Spring Training Underway + State Hockey Tournaments Heat Up

Tom Hansen — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:45:41 +0000

Full–squad workouts for both the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers are underway. Spring training exhibition games will get started for both this weekend. The Brewers holding camp in Arizona again this year, but lost 1st baseman Matt Gamel for the season due to knee injury. He hurt his ACL on his knee that will [...]

Tom's Notes: Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire is Hitting the Snowmobile Trails for a Cause + More

Tom Hansen — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:41:36 +0000

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire will be riding a sled the next few days here in the Northland. For a cause. We are only a week or two away from Minnesota Twins pitchers and catchers reporting to Florida for Spring Training. But Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire always prepares for spring training by heading to the Northland [...]

Best Reasons Miguel Cabrera Should Be MVP in Baseball

Chris Allen — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:49:17 +0000

Miguel Cabrera has officially won the triple crown. What is great about this, even if you are not a baseball fan, is that only 17 men in baseball have done it. The last one being Carl Yastrzemky. Here’s another reason this is a great accomplishment for him and baseball. Miguel Cabrera is a struggling alcoholic. [...]

Lakeside Baseball Team Has Little League World Series Dreams

Chris Allen — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:14:13 +0000

The Lake Park little League from Duluth MN is on a quest to make it to the Little League World Series!A local Duluth Little League baseball team comprised of 13 & 14 years olds are representing the state of Minnesota this week in the Junior Little League Midwest Regionals in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Lake [...]

Minnesota's Jim Thome Becomes 8th Man To Hit 600th Homer

Chris Allen — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:58:00 +0000

I was watching TV today and everyone was saying how quiet this milestone was reached. The Manager for Boston said it right. To be able to hit this way for a long time consistently is a credit to the man. The thing is, Jime Thome wasn’t part of the juicing part of baseball. Always been [...]

Cirque du Soleil Performer Unleashes Amazing Gravity-Defying First Pitch [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:00:09 +0000

We’ve seen some truly horrendous first pitch efforts over the years, from the “what did you expect” dribbler that Mariah Carey uncorked, to the shameful 10-footer that NBA star John Wall recently unleashed.

The crowd at PETCO park in San Diego was treated to the opposite side of that coin Monday, when Cirque du Soleil performer Gabryel Nogueira da Silva was given the task of the ceremonially first pitch.

One-Armed War Vet Wows Crowd by Catching Foul Ball [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:27:42 +0000

“I thought I was going to catch the ball or go over the railing,” said Michael Kacer of the foul ball he caught at Yankee Stadium Friday.

The 29-year old vet had lost his left arm in Afghanistan, so he had nothing to brace himself with when he used his baseball cap as a glove and reached over the railing to snag a ball off of the bat of Curtis Granderson.

This Week in Viral Videos: An Artsy Marriage Proposal, 84-Egg Sandwich and More

Kool Staff — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:30:19 +0000

The last seven days was a lively week for viral videos. From creative (and colorful) marriage proposals to Bradley Cooper’s impressive and surprisingly fluent French interview, this week’s virals had something for everyone. We’ve picked our 10 favorites from the week, which you can check out after the jump. The World’s Most Creative Marriage Proposal? [...]

Dad Drops Daughter in Attempt to Catch Foul Ball [VIDEO]

Kool Staff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:18:49 +0000

With a foul ball heading toward him, and his daughter in his arms, a man at a Los Angeles Dodger's game had to make a split-second choice

He decided to drop his daughter and go for the catch. While this may have been a justifiable decision if he had been able to snag the ball, he dropped that, too.

Luckily, the daughter was uninjured, and any abandonment issues can be worked out later in therapy.

Check out the video of the double drop below. And then watch an older video of a more dexterous fan managing to both hold onto his child and catch a foul ball.

The 15 Baseball Songs Better Than 'Centerfield.

Rayman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:48:27 +0000

Like the author, I too like a good baseball game from time to time. I'm a little uncertain about the song selection he picked to replace "Centerfield" Check over the song list and see how you feel?
It’s a brand new baseball season, and you know what that means: the roar of the crowd, the smell of popcorn and the sound of yet another stadium DJ cranking up John Fogerty’s “Centerfield