David Ortiz hits career 500th home run

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David Ortiz becomes the 27th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 home runs.

The first 4-5-4 triple play in MLB history.

#THIS. The first 4-5-4 triple play in @MLB history. https://t.co/EWhRdGjYD0

— MLB (@MLB) May 10, 2015

Derek Jeter final at-bat

“You can’t even dream this stuff up”

Last night, baseball player Derek Jeter got a walk-off hit to win the game, in his last at bat at Yankee stadium, the home field where he played his entire 20 year hall of fame career.

The Yankees were up, 5-2, in the ninth. Most of the 48,613 kept looking at the dugout, wondering when Joe Girardi would send Brendan Ryan out to replace Jeter and bring with him an ovation that would shake the new stadium to its very core. Then it was 5-4 after a home run. And 5-5 after another.

The first impulse, of course, is anger. But then the fans realized something: More baseball meant one more at-bat, bottom of the ninth, third man up. The booing stopped then. And it was about then when the last spasm of fear rose inside Jeter’s stomach, up to his throat, farther up to his tear ducts.

“I think I’ve done a good job in my career of controlling my emotions,” Jeter would say. “I try to trick myself into not feeling those emotions, not feeling nerves or pain. But today I wasn’t able to do it.”

And then, a few seconds later, he would be inspired by the magnificence of it all: “Fifty thousand people chanting your name. I don’t know how many occupations that’s possible.”

After missing out twice, kid finally gets the baseball

"From Worst to First"

Red Sox clinch the AL East 9/20/13

Bill Murray’s 1988 interview with Harry Caray

Legendary comedian joined legendary broadcaster before Cubs’ first-ever night game 25 years ago, yesterday.

 

 “I think when I completely lose my mind, Harry, I’m going step right up into your spot in the booth.”