In most amateur baseball you must be within arm's length of the base and/or not slide beyond the base. The NFHS (high school) Force Play Slide Rule makes the runner slide directly into the base (if he chooses to slide). And, at least in my area, the rules are strictly enforced.

Two games in four days? How do you figure?

Much of the reason Thursday night games "have a reputation for being poorly played" is they are usually crappy matchups to begin with.

Even Saint William (Bill James) think that those who say there are no clutch plays or performances have carried this whole "clutch doesn't exist" thing too far.

Cauliflower is just an afterthought here, after the butter, cream, milk, cream cheese, etc. You could replace the cauliflower with old sweat socks and have a tasty, artery-clogging dish.

Way to cherry-pick the players you highlight to fit your tortured narrative. Funny how you conveniently don't mention Zack Greinke, he of the $147 million contract. Or Adrian Gonzalez ($21.8 million a year). Or Carl Crawford ($20.8 million).

...want to gauge your eyes out.

"incredibly irritating"??? Seriously???

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This poll is flawed, in that it groups tables from 7 to 8.9 inches together. I liked my 7-inch Kindle, but I LOVE my 8.9-inch Kindle HD. I think there's a huge difference between those two sizes.

If only the writer had thought of that and included it in the piece. Oh, that's right, he did!

Upon further review, the ball is far short of the goal line when his knee touches.

Broncos' opponents have a combined record of 4-12. Let's wait a bit before we crown their asses.

At 4:35 Ogilvie drops Yaz's fly ball; no way is that a catch. The fielder must make a "voluntary release."

Massachusetts. The state Hernandez lives in.

Thank you, OSU Sports Information Office, for this contribution to Deadspin.

You're an asshole.

Hey video guy: Did you know your phone can turn sideways?

So you feel the same about saves, I assume? Because that's the flip side of this coin.

So now ESPN and Deadspin are serving as mouthpieces for Oklahoma State. You guys are pathetic.