Yeah, brother! It’s me, Hulk Hogan, ready to talk to all you little Hulkamaniacs out there about some baseball stuff that’s going down up in Canada. Now, some folks might be surprised that Hulk Hogan cares about baseball. After all, Hulk Hogan is one of the greatest sports entertainers of all time. Between the WWE, […]
Continue reading →He, which is also me, as well as yours truly, is right here, trying his best to fight through his struggles with things pertaining both to his baseball, and to the baseball of everyone else. It has not been a year that will be worth any rememberances or thousand-word pictures, at least in the scuffling […]
Continue reading →I learned a great deal broadcasting the World Cup this month for E$PN. For the rest of you American baseball fans, that’s a soccer tournament – soccer, the most popular sport in the world! Just like America’s national pastime, Major League Baseball on E$PN, the world’s national pastime is soccer. Football. Futbol. Calcio. The beautiful […]
Continue reading →Goddamn baseball. It’s never enough. No matter what you do, it’s never enough. Most wins out of anyone, best ERA, third most homeruns. Don’t mean a goddamn thing when you get out there and actually step between the lines. Some people think baseball is a kid’s game, a pasttime meant to leisurely wile away lazy […]
Continue reading →Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville. Welcome to Yard Work. As a star of various MTV television shows and Hollywood feature films, I have found myself in various predicaments that some members of the establishment might term “extreme”. I’ve artificially inseminated a cow. I’ve had Jai Alai players throw oranges at my non-padded derierre. And I’ve seen […]
Continue reading →1. “Centerfield,” John Fogerty. Leading off here with an American classic. (Leading off, haha, get it?) Not just inspirational for those of us who make a living in the American pastime, but also a great rock song with more hooks in it than in the oldest catfish in the pond. Show me a man who […]
Continue reading →Hello, readers. This is Lastings Milledge. Lastings has gotten lots of press since he’s come up to the bigs. Lastings thought he’d get lots of press, as he’s had a great minor league career so far, and is bound to do great things in the majors. But the press Lastings has got isn’t the type […]
Continue reading →Who takes the mound for Houston this Sunday Smiling and laughing, hurling with glee Who is the Astros’ number three starter Everyone knows it’s Wandy Whose ERA is under four point oh And has a WHIP of one forty three Who has six wins? Not Oswalt, not Clemens Everyone knows it’s Wandy He’s got that […]
Continue reading →The New York Yankees Baseball Club has a long tradition of winning that spans nine decades. There have been some tough times over the years, from Lou Gehrig’s early retirement to the 1955 World Series to the CBS ownership years to Derek Jeter dislocating his shoulder on Opening Day 2003. Through it all, the Yankees […]
Continue reading →For this installment of “Fact or Fiction”, Yard Work is pleased to bring you two of its long-standing contributors — professional Red Sox fan Bill Simmons and resident science scholar Dr. Robert K. Adair. Let’s get to the questions! 1. Albert Pujols is the best hitter any of us will ever see. Adair: FICTION. […]
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