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Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

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Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings, strategy, and advice for Friday’s MLB slate. Like Clayton Kershaw, whenever Jake Arrieta pitches, he’s head-and-shoulders above everyone (unless Kershaw is also pitching that day, I suppose). But there are other legitimate options today, starting with a pair of Pennsylvania pitchers and a bunch of young studs with major upside. The biggest risk is Mets’ starter Steven Matz, who has been…

Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

Post to Facebook Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 1 of 14 2 of 14 3 of 14 4 of 14 5 of 14 6 of 14 7 of 14 8 of 14 9 of 14 10 of 14 11 of 14 12 of 14 13 of 14 14 of 14 Last SlideNext Slide Buy Photo Marshall Howard IV, who played at Novi High, worked out…

Let’s recap the last week or so in baseball: Jose Bautista got punched in the face during the massive brawl between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays. Raul A. Mondesi got popped for PEDs after taking the wrong cough syrup. Brad Ausmus had a meltdown, cussing out an umpire and leaving his hoodie on home plate. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] There were suspensions aplenty, all…

CHICAGO (AP) – Chris Sale went the distance on a masterful four-hitter on Thursday night, becoming the first major league pitcher since 2008 to win his first nine starts, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Houston Astros 2-1 to snap their season-high four game losing streak. Sale walked none and struck out a season-high nine en route to his second straight complete game. No other pitcher has more than…

Step aside, ads for daily fantasy and erectile dysfunction: The 2016 baseball season has added another marketing campaign to the pantheon of pervasive (and widely loathed) sports promotions. Major League Baseball has rebranded grand slams1 as “Papa Slams” across all of its properties,2 issuing ad infinitum the accompanying promise that every grand slam will yield a 40 percent Papa John’s pizza discount the next day. And thanks to an increased…

11:24 AM ET print Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson drew criticism earlier this week for some of the NC State anecdotes he shared during his commencement address at the University of Wisconsin. But Wilson’s baseball coach at NC State, Elliott Avent, had no issues with Wilson’s speech. He instead said he was proud of his former player and thought Wilson delivered a spectacular message. In the speech, Wilson mentioned that…

This week’s waiver wire picks are more exciting than last week’s recommendations, largely because we have a little bit of everything. New closer, top prospects, notable players returning from injuries, an infielder on an HR tear, good young pitchers — it’s pretty much everything fantasy baseball owners love. We’re still in a “calm-before-the-storm” phase with pickups. The Rangers’ closer job is the first to change hands in a while (not counting…

Texas A&M among six teams in race for SEC baseball title The Texas A&M baseball team celebrates scoring against Alabama earlier this season at Blue Bell Park. The Aggies hope to celebrate their first SEC title this weekend as they host Ole Miss in the middle of a six-team race for the championship. TEXAS A&M BASEBALL • Matchup: Ole Miss at Texas A&M • When: 6 p.m. Thursday; 6:30 p.m….

1) Twenty years ago ITV thought it was ahead of the curve when it recorded a show called The X Factor. The problem was that instead of recording teenagers with sculpted hair belting out pop songs before collapsing in a puddle of their own tears when they’re told they won’t be getting a run at the Christmas No1 slot, this version was a hellish light-entertainment pilot in which Tom O’Connor,…

Texas second baseman Rougned Odor has been suspended eight games for punching Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista in the face on Sunday, forcing baseball to suffer more than a week without its most accomplished pugilist. The 5ft 11in, 195lbs infielder with predictable nickname “Stink” has a reputation for packing a heavyweight punch despite his cruiserweight size. Long before Odor socked Bautista square in the jaw for baseball crimes ranging from…

Texas second baseman Rougned Odor has been suspended eight games for punching Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista in the face on Sunday, forcing baseball to suffer more than a week without its most accomplished pugilist. The 5ft 11in, 195lbs infielder with predictable nickname “Stink” has a reputation for packing a heavyweight punch despite his cruiserweight size. Long before Odor socked Bautista square in the jaw for baseball crimes ranging from…

10:00 AM ET print Maybe it’s inevitable. Maybe it’s unavoidable. Maybe it’s simply built into the fabric of the sport. Maybe baseball games are just destined to take three hours to play. No matter what clocks are ticking. No matter what rules are changed. No matter what, period. Maybe. Just don’t tell that to the commissioner. “I’m not prepared to accept the fact that we’re always going to play three-hour…

Yoenis Cespedes is a baseball player. As a baseball player, he is equipped with a very good and very functional baseball glove. A glove is great for catching baseballs hit at high speeds. For whatever reason, Cespedes decided he didn’t need to use a perfectly good glove when he could use his chest instead. What’s cooler than cool? @ynscspds: https://t.co/Fn9pG4H2Im pic.twitter.com/2nOHsvVl4T — Cut4 (@Cut4) May 19, 2016…

Texas second baseman Rougned Odor has been suspended eight games for punching Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista in the face on Sunday, forcing baseball to suffer more than a week without its most accomplished pugilist. The 5ft 11in, 195lbs infielder with predictable nickname “Stink” has a reputation for packing a heavyweight punch despite his cruiserweight size. Long before Odor socked Bautista square in the jaw for baseball crimes ranging from…

Texas second baseman Rougned Odor has been suspended eight games for punching Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista in the face on Sunday, forcing baseball to suffer more than a week without its most accomplished pugilist. The 5ft 11in, 195lbs infielder with predictable nickname “Stink” has a reputation for packing a heavyweight punch despite his cruiserweight size. Long before Odor socked Bautista square in the jaw for baseball crimes ranging from…