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A candy company stuck to its word and sent a man from Texas a Louisville Slugger baseball glove 60 years after a contest began. Darwin Day was cleaning and found a complete collection of Topps baseball cards from 1957 and 58. The cards had belonged to his brother who had died of cancer earlier in the…

Even after playing his first baseball game with Arizona Fall League, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow took time to pray for and talk to a fan who suffered a seizure. Brandon Berry had the seizure after sitting in near 100-degree heat for a long time. Another man, Daniel Kelly, said he met Berry early…

In 2016, the Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in heart-stopping fashion in Game 7 of the World Series. The faithful fans in Chicago have not just waited a long time; they’ve waited generations for a victory. The World Series win ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series…

Sport commentator Bob Costas made fun of a Chicago Cubs pitcher on a MLB Network telecast for pointing to the sky after a bad outing on the mound. The pitcher, Pedro Strop, explained to Costas that he “thanks God for the opportunity and it has nothing to do with how well he performs.” That is the command…

Before the beginning of the 2016 major league baseball season, Adam LaRoche abruptly retired. LaRoche had played 12 seasons with several different teams and was set to make $13 million this year alone. So why would a man walk away from $13 million? Adam started a tradition early on in his career. He…

In 2010 San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt discovered that he was being overpaid $500,000 because of a clerical error made when the club prepared his contract. Three different people told the pitcher that the contract was fine and that he could keep the extra money. Affeldt contacted the team…

The death of his 8-month-old son because of a heart ailment has given Cincinnati's Melvin Nieves a different perspective about winning or losing on the baseball field. The Reds outfielder, in the midst of a minor league rehabilitation assignment with the Reds' Class AAA Indianapolis farm team, says he…

Bulldog Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, tells the story of a young, skinny pitcher who was new in the Dodgers’ minor league system. The youngster was somewhat timid but had an extraordinarily powerful and accurate arm. Lasorda was convinced that the young pitcher had the potential…

Alex went public again at the University of Miami (to which he had contributed $3.9 million) for the renaming of the baseball diamond as Alex Rodriguez Park. He told the crowd it was "really nice to get out on a Friday night." He got out on Saturday night too, sharing a Valentine's dinner at the Fontainebleau…

I once heard a story about Tom Murphy, a journeyman relief pitcher acquired in the mid-1970s by the Red Sox. Murphy had an identical twin. Identical, except for that strand of DNA that enables one to effectively pitch a baseball. When the team would travel to Anaheim, Murphy would dress his twin in his…

A cloud of doubt hangs over home run king Barry Bonds. On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit number 756, the home run that broke Hank Aaron's record. Most of the talk about the new record, though, is whether it really should count, because Bonds is alleged to have used steroids. Sports buffs say if his name goes…

I was just reading about a ballplayer who was in such a bad slump-he did a TV shaving commercial, took a swipe at his face-and missed! The Joke Teller’s Handbook, Robert Orben

The devil was always challenging St. Peter to a game of baseball, but St. Peter never took him up. Finally, the Dodgers, the Giants, and the Yanks all went to heaven. So naturally St. Peter called up the Devil. “Now I’ll play you that game of baseball,” he said. “You’ll lose,” said the devil. “You’ll…

The manager of a semi-pro baseball team was so beset with health and injury problem, he sent his shortstop into left field to play a game. In seven innings, the converted outfielder dropped three easy flies, committed four throwing errors and let a grounder get through him. Furious, the manager took…

Dizzy Dean once spent a hot afternoon arguing with a plate umpire’s calls on balls and strikes. The celebrated pitcher never once persuaded the umpire to change his mind and the other team won the game two to one. That evening Dizzy ran into the official at a restaurant. “We had quite a game today,”…

Did you ever have one of those days when everything seems to go wrong? Like the ballplayer who’s hitting .196; strikes out three times in a row; commits two errors – then goes down to do a shaving commercial and cuts himself. The Joke Teller’s Handbook, Robert Orben

Robert Orben says: “My wife claims I’m a baseball fanatic. She says all I ever read about is baseball. All I ever talk about is baseball. All I ever think about is baseball. I told her she’s way off base.” Reader’s Digest, September, 1989, page 66

In the first game of the best-of-seven, 2004 American League Championship Series between baseball's New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, Boston's ace pitcher Curt Schilling was in pain. An ankle injury kept him from being able to plant his foot and throw the ball with his usual skill. Schilling was removed…

Possible Story Baseball – Son didn’t want to play anymore Really bad last year – couldn’t hit; throws pretty poorly Asked me to coach and I said OK – almost gave up Coach 2007 Spring - Falcons As a father, I see my son and the players on the team, Really improve Want nothing more than to see them improve,…