Last year the German Aerospace Center developed Rollin’ Justin, an articulated robot that was particularly adept at catching balls. So he doesn’t have to play catch alone, the DLR just finished building his clunky pitching teammate, Agile Justin. More »
Major League Baseball MVP Ryan Braun reportedly tested positive for steroid use on Saturday, a shock for a game whose marquee players had largely overcome their collective reputation as a tainted bunch of juicers. More »
Baseball is a pretty quirky game with quirkier players and quirkiest traditions. Chew tobacco! Sunflower seeds! Rally caps! Seventh Inning Stretch! And even a “special mud” that gets rubbed onto every single baseball in the major and minor leagues. Huh? More »
On June 12, 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates baseball pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no hit game, an extremely rare feat. He later admited he was under the influence of LSD. On June 14, the Editor of Deadspin tried to recreate the same accomplishment…on an Xbox. This is his story. More »
When Dugan Smith was 10 years old, doctors discovered a tumour “the size of a softball” in his right leg. He had a rare form of cancer, and he’d need an operation to remove it. Instead of choosing a more standard procedure, The Post Game reports this week, Smith opted for a “rotationplasty,” because he didn’t want to give up baseball: More »
