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Don’t Worry, Brad Pitt Hates Baseball

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comSeptember 24, 2011 //

“It’s shameful how little I know about baseball … I’m amazed they let me do this movie. Baseball and I didn’t get along that well. I wrestled one year [in high school]. I dove one year. Everything but baseball.”

—Brad Pitt talks to Sports Illustrated about his new movie, “Moneyball” (which opens this weekend), the true story of an Oakland A’s manager who turned his team around by recruiting bargain players rather than going after the same ones every other team wanted. So what made Brad want to do a flick about his least favorite sport? “I’m a sucker for the underdog story,” he explained. [People] Keep reading »

Texas Rangers Fan Falls To His Death Trying To Catch Baseball Thrown By Josh Hamilton

Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 8, 2011 //

Ugh, this is such an awful story. A 39-year-old father took his son to a Texas Rangers baseball game in Arlington, TX, last night, and when outfielder Josh Hamilton (left) tossed him a foul ball, he fell 20 feet to his death trying to catch it. A man sitting near Shannon Stone tried to grab him by the leg as he fell over the railing, but wasn’t able to keep ahold of him. “He went straight down,” Ronnie Hargis said. “I tried to grab him, but I couldn’t. I tried to slow him down a little bit.” Keep reading »

Poll: Do You Have A Litmus Test For The Dudes You Date?

Jessica WakemanApril 6, 2011 //

Do You Have A Litmus Test For The Dudes You Date?

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What’s Up With This Baseball Jewelry?

Leonora EpsteinNovember 2, 2010 //

So there was a little something last night called the World Series in which the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers (just in case you hadn’t heard). Did you notice any of the players wearing jewelry? (Or as we like to call male accessories: “mewelry.”) Turns out, it’s quite common for baseball players to wear necklaces, not so much as good luck charms or fashion statements, but to help their game. The rope-like strands contain magnets and aqua titanium, which supposedly “stabilize your electric current inside the body,” allowing you to “enhance your performance” by increasing flexibility and balance, or treating arthritis if you have it. There’s little scientific evidence to back up these claims, but still some big-hitting baseball stars swear by them. Not sure it’s a trend we would hop on for fashion or therapy … but we suppose it’s good to know. [Fox News, MLB Shop] Keep reading »

Man Lets Date Get Hit By Foul Ball — But That’s Not Why They Broke Up?

Amelia McDonell-ParryAugust 12, 2010 //


On Monday night, Bo Wyble and Sara Saco-Vertiz went to a Houston Astros baseball game. When a foul ball made a beeline for them in the stands, Wyble ducked and Saco-Verdiz was hit in the arm. The entire incident was caught on camera and the jumbotron. The video of this chivalry fail went viral on the web and Wyble and Saco-Verdiz appeared on “The Early Show” this morning to discuss the incident — and their relationship. Shocker! Only four days after this infamous date, the couple is finished — but Saco-Verdiz swears it has nothing to do with the fact that her ex caused her to get hit by a baseball. It was the facial hair, wasn’t it? [via Huffington Post] Keep reading »

Phillies Mascot Does Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” Dance, Gets In Trouble

Susannah BreslinApril 15, 2010 //

Watch Phillie Phanatic, the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot, get his groove on to Lady Gaga‘s “Bad Romance” on opening day while rocking the Gaga drag and heckling Washington Nationals third-base coach Pat Listach. The dude in the suit is Tom Burgoyne. Listach was not amused. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Meet Eri Yoshida, Baseball’s “Knuckle Princess”!

Jessica WakemanApril 9, 2010 //
  • Meet Eri Yoshida, the “Knuckle Princess,” an 18-year-old from Japan. She has accepted an offer to pitch for the Chico Outlaws baseball team in Chico, California, which is a men’s league. Last year Yoshida became the first woman in Japan to play professional baseball with men; she will be the the first to pitch for a U.S. men’s league since the retirement of player Ila Borders in 2000. The Outlaws will provide Yoshida with separate locker room facilities and her own hotel room while traveling. [AFP]
  • Transgender and transgender folks camped outside Tribeca Cinemas in New York City on Tuesday to protest the film “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives,” which they said is transphobic and promote violence against trans people. Filmmaker Israel Luna said the flick, which is based on ’70s exploitation films, was intended to raise awareness about violence against the trans community. [New York Times]

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Brother, Can You Spare A Baseball?

Susannah BreslinNovember 12, 2009 //

That’s not a homeless dude. It’s Yankees superstar Derek Jeter on the set of “The Other Guys” in which he plays himself opposite Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. No word yet on what girlfriend-maybe-fiancée Minka Kelly thinks of the new look. [11/12/09, NYC] Keep reading »

Sex Diary: Sports Widow In A Dry Spell

AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 //

Here’s the second Frisky “Sex Diary,” in which an anonymous person shares the details of her sex life over the course of a few days. Sometimes these entries will be racy and filled with revealing romps, while other times there will be nary a naked moment in sight. Some of these diarists will be frequent contributors. Want to share a page from your sex diary? Email diary@thefrisky.com. All entries will be anonymous.

Today we have a sports widow who is not sure her libido is going to survive football season! Keep reading »

Shun, Shag, Or Marry: The New York Yankees Versus The Philadelphia Phillies

adminNovember 4, 2009 //

Tonight, my friends, is game six of the World Series, aka the night the Yankees could win it all. To be completely honest with you, I couldn’t give a damn about baseball and have never watched a full game in my life. However, I recognize that the game involves hot, illusive men in tights who do heroic things, so I’ll take a gambit at making potentially fakelife-altering decisions and choose which of the Yankees and which of the Phillies I would shun, shag, and marry. Keep reading »

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