A man went viral on TikTok after filming himself freaking out when seeing a huge group of people lining up outside of Chipotle as he pulled up to the restaurant. User @mrwhiskerr records himself driving up to a Chipotle to his 14,000 followers where he is met with a large group of people outside the …
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Baseball Fans Creeped Out By ‘Smile’ Marketing Stunt
In a marketing stunt for the horror movie ‘Smile,’ baseball games were crashed by actors with creepy smiles on Friday, Sept. 23. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/smile-baseball-games
What Are Ops in Baseball and How Are They Calculated?
Ops is calculated based on on-base percentage (OBP), which is based on hard stats. The Stadium Reviews explain counts the number of times a player makes it to base (no matter what circumstance) compared to their total at-bats. This number gets added to the slugging average (SLG), which measures the quality of the hit and …
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Baseball Fans Had Thoughts About Fox’s Harry Caray Hologram Singing ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’
Fox For decades, Harry Caray served as a legendary voice in the baseball world, calling games for multiple teams and finishing his historic career with a 16-year tenure showcasing the Chicago Cubs. Caray’s one-of-a-kind style is memorable for any who came into contact with his stylings, and his son (Skip) and grandson (Chip) also became …
"Tipping Pitches" Isn't Illegal, but It Is Like a Cheat Code for Baseball
After Mike Trout saw his teammate tipping pitches in the Angels versus White Sox game, fans are wondering exactly what that means in the MLB. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-tipping-pitches-mean
‘So embarrassing for the parents. Good for the ump’: Parents get into fight with umpire at children’s baseball game
A TikToker captured parents arguing with an umpire during their children’s little league baseball game. Anna Hudson (@hudsonanne) posted a video of the umpire and parents yelling on May 16. The umpire approaches the parents and says he is going to forfeit the team if they don’t stop yelling. “The game’s for your kid,” the …
‘The lady is pretty so Karens start complaining’: Woman allegedly gets escorted out of baseball game after dancing in front of crowd, having accidental nip slip
A TikTok video featuring a woman being escorted out of a Los Angeles Dodgers game for dancing in front of the crowd has gone viral on the video-sharing platform. The clip, posted on June 5 by @mirzalps, shows stadium officials manhandling the woman, attempting to force her out of the venue. @mirzalps #dodgers #dodgerstadium #drama …
A Minor League Baseball Game Featured An Inside-The-Park Grand Slam
Twitter Grand slams are cool. Inside-the-park home runs are cool. Thanks to a minor league game on Saturday night, we got to see both of those things happen at the exact same time, as a line drive to right center ended up with the bases getting completely cleared and four runs scoring. Nathan Lukes of …
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There Were So Many Raccoons In The Stands At An Arkansas Baseball Game
Twitter/@katiewoolard In 1888, Ernest Thayer wrote the poem “Casey at the Bat.” One of the greatest poems in all of American literature, “Casey at the Bat” tells the story of the baseball team in the town of Mudville. As the team entered the ninth inning down by two, the fans found themselves hoping, praying, that …
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A Pitcher Speared A Hitter Rounding Third After A Home Run In A Texas College Baseball Game
Twitter/TexasCollegeBSB There are a number of unwritten rules in baseball that dictate proper etiquette on the diamond, and they can be tricky to parse out and may even vary from place to place. However, generally, spearing an opponent is considered bad form and grounds for fighting, so it comes as little surprise that the benches …
What Is MLB Shift Rule? Change for 2023 Baseball Season Explained
But do shifts change the game that much? A year ago, The Washington Post sports columnist Barry Svrluga cited Baseball Info Solutions data that showed that 213 would-be hits from the prior year’s 60-game season resulted in outs because of shifting. If you extrapolate that proportion to a normal, 162-game season, then 575 hits would …
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College Baseball Player Outed on TikTok for Wearing Confederate Flag Hat
But there is some criticism that goes beyond your vocation/hopes and dreams, and those critiques are based off of personal viewpoints and decisions that you make as well. And that’s when the dreaded “cancellation” comes into play: because if you do share or express thoughts, or include imagery in your posts that are deemed offensive, …
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