This Yankee fan caught 2 HR balls in one week. Pretty impressive, when you consider most people don't ever even get ONE in their lifetime. Unfortunately, he also danced in celebration. Twice. How embarrassing.
UPDATE via Deadspin: The dude that caught both balls it turns out is Zack Hample, the guy that's caught more than 3,000 baseballs at MLB games. And here's more on Hample.
The Yankees beat the White Sox 5-1, partially due to the above HR by Johnny Damon, another by Alex Rodriguez, as well as some solid pitching from 5 different pitchers. Phillip Hughes was the starter for the Yanks. He only went 4 innings, but he did it well, striking out 4, walking 2, and giving up only 1 run on 4 hits. Phil Coke, Joba Chamberlain, Brian Bruney and Edwar Ramirez combined to pitch the final 5 innings. Bruney got the win to improve to 3-0, and the 4 relievers combined for 3 K's, 2 hits, and no runs.Alex Rodriguez' HR was a historic one. It was his 35th of the season, giving him 12 seasons with at least 35 HR and 100 RBI. Babe Ruth previously held the record with 11 such seasons.
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AL:
Rays 10, Red Sox 3
Blue Jays 8, Orioles 7
Indians 6, Twins 4
Tigers 17, Rangers 4
Royals 5, Mariners 2
Athletics 3, Angels 2
NL:
Rockies 1, Padres 0
Reds 3, Cardinals 0
Mets 9, Nationals 7
Marlins 14, Astros 2
Phillies 6, Braves 1
Pirates 15, Dodgers 8
Brewers 6, Cubs 2
Diamondbacks 7, Giants 6
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Hilarious video of a skydiving accident at a minor league game. Enjoy.
For the Cubs, Miller Park is a nice home away from home.
If you don't love Batting Stance Guy, you're wrong.
Ah, the inevitable Pete Rose vs Derek Jeter debate. Are we talking about who's a better slap hitter? Or who's more overrated? Either way, everyone's a loser, if you ask me.
Looks like this year's NL Wild Card will go to the team who has the least monumental collapse. What do you think? Mets or Brewers?
Streakers - In case any team tries to make history, I'm going to list the teams with the longest active winning and losing streaks. Today's streakers:
Marlins: 7 wins
Mariners, Cardinals: 7 losses
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