Baseball

Did you know that President Taft was the first president to toss the ceremonial first pitch before a Major League Baseball game? He did in in 1910 on Opening Day at Griffith Stadium before a Washington Senators game. Since Taft, every president has followed suit taking the mound at some point during his presidency. Franklin Roosevelt holds the record for the most times a president got the honor, h

In an announcement that surprised absolutely no one, the Baseball Writers Association of America unanimously selected the Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander as the 2011 Cy Young Award winner. He received all 28 first-place votes from the participating writers, becoming the first Tiger to win the award for the American League's best pitcher since Guillermo "Willie" Hernandez in 1984. How d

In my opinion, baseball season ended Saturday night when the Detroit Tigers lost to the Texas Rangers, and were eliminated from the ALCS race. But  technically since were still in the post-season, I want to show you a video of a baseball fan (well, maybe he isn't much of a fan) who fell asleep at a game.   I'm glad he didn't get hit by a foul ball! Hit the jump for the video.

We've enjoyed a lot of foul ball videos lately, but none like the one you're about to see. We've seen a dad that managed to hold on to his kid, one that (oops!) dropped his kid, a selfless kid that gave up a ball, a sweet kid that got a bit emotional, a pouty kid, and even George Bush dodging a foul ball. This video is different. Ruby and Gracie Weichman got quite a surprise the other night at a m

It's being referred to as  the worst call in baseball. After 19 innings, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3 Tuesday night. But was umpire Jerry Meals just tired? Had he simply had enough, and wanted this six-hour contest to end? Or was this simply a bad call at home plate? Hit the jump to watch the video. This game-ending call appears to me to be even worse than the bad call made

Foul balls have been big news lately. The pouting kid at the Giants game got to take one home. The man that almost fell to his death at the Home Run Derby made it out alive. Now Ian, a young Arizona Diamondbacks fan, did the right thing and handed off a ball to Nicholas. But Nicholas is a Brewers fan! If you don't think this is sweet, there just may be something wrong with you. And did anyone noti

Unlike the episode in Texas earlier this season where a baseball fan fell to his death, or the incident at this year's Home Run Derby, where a man nearly fell trying to snag a ball, this baseball hit into the stands has a much different outcome -- and a funny video clip, to boot! Check it out after the jump.

Keith Carmickle, the man in this video who nearly fell to his death at Monday night's Home Run Derby, appeared this morning on Good Morning America. Keith still seemed shaken by the incident, but plans to put a positive spin on the ordeal. Keith and his brother Craig told GMA they caught several balls at the MLB slug-fest  Monday, and plan to auction two of them on eBay, with the proceeds going to

Keith Carmickle is one lucky guy. Watch as Keith nearly falls trying to catch a home run ball hit by Milwaukee's Prince Fielder at the Home Run Derby Monday night. Luckily Keith's brother and friend were able to pull him to safety. Unfortunately, he didn't catch the ball, but you can catch the video after the jump.

Watch as a man steals a foul ball right out of the hands of a female fan, at the Arizona Diamondback's v. San Francisco Giants game. Wow, apparently chivalry is dead.

Justin Verlander carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning.  He ended up giving up two hits, but the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0 to take over sole possession of first place in the American League Central Division.

Looks like former President Bush still knows how to duck when something is coming at him. Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face. Check out Bush's moves after the jump.