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Stephen Strasburg's day could have gone better. Perhaps a better performance on the mound and less Icy Hot on his testicles would have helped. Nobody is perfect. That includes Nationals' ace Stephen Strasburg and the alleged prankster that put something hot where it doesn't belong. Oh, I know that you must have a ton of questions after a statement like that. All in good time. The Nationals dropped a game to the Padres on Tuesday. Losing to San Diego is embarrassment enough, but the Nats found a new way to make headlines. Consider this tweet from the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. An unusual postgame revelation: Davey volunteered that Strasburg got "hot stuff" in "the wrong place" and "I don't know how it got there."— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) May 15, 2012  Thankfully, we have a few more details on the biggest mystery of the day. CSN Washington's Mark Zuckerman offers this in a tweet. The insinuation from Davey: Somebody put something like Icy-Hot ...

Being a Chicago Cubs ball girl comes with certain perks, one of which may very well be getting in touch with the opposition to get your flirt on. The good people at Busted Coverage direct our attention to a video feed that captured a Cubbies ball girl writing down a missive and then sending it off with an usher, presumably to a Braves player.  It's not like a Cubs fan would ever want to date a Chicago ballplayer. It was a scene that played out just like the movie The Natural (minus Glen Close, Robert Redford and that fat kid that stood awkwardly as Roy Hobbs tried to bat). Here is the video which includes a ball girl sitting, a note being written and some old dudes being creepy behind the scenes. The video feed comes courtesy of the Uverse Cubs Multi-View, and the voice at the end of the video is Cubs announcer Bob Brenly, via ...

Is Bobby Valentine the perfect fit in Boston? The Boston Red Sox are off to a slow start, but the tide may be turning to far more wins in the coming days. A harsh upcoming schedule will really settle whether Valentine is the man for this tumultuous job. I have some thoughts on why you shouldn’t be ready to kick Valentine out of Boston. This team has holes, and the season isn’t always going to be pretty. This is a manager that offers much more than meets the eye. One that will help the team in the long run, even if the media glare is firmly on him and not his team. However, his latest blast to the media signals a touchy situation needs kid gloves, not a manager with a bat smashing all the chemistry to pieces.  Agree with me completely and with all your heart? Or do you ...

The New York Yankees were looking absolutely stacked until a rash of injuries brought them back down to planet earth. Here is what needs to happen for another title run. Michael Pineda came into spring training with an extra 10 pounds or so, and it seems to have affected his fastball. It’s important to note that his recent outing showed flashes of the young stud New York traded for, so there is hope. Hiroki Kuroda is another pitcher that needs to prove he can translate his solid innings eating to the American League. After that, it’s a couple of sluggers that need to step their game up if the Yankees are truly going to battle for a World Series in 2012. This is one franchise that starts every year with the promise of glory. Any amount of faltering at the end is received as an utter failure by their fanbase. ...

We head into the final push for fantasy owners yet to take on the task of drafting a brilliant fantasy baseball team. You know all the marquee names, and now you have to take care of those sleepers lurking in the late rounds that will secure your season victory. We all know that the Robinson Canos and Matt Kemps of the world will fall to those lucky enough to be in line to take them. It really is all about position at the top, taking the scantest of skill, but the real joy comes in the later rounds, where the craftiest of fantasy owners shine. Here are the players who will make you look like a draft-day genius. For Average Draft Projection, we use the ESPN average of their fantasy leagues.  1. Lucas DudaI will ask you a simple question: What's not to like about a big swinger who makes great contact on the ball?Duda ...

This is not your granddaddy’s Major Leagues. The sport that is forever transfixed by tradition is changing things up, and it’s going to be mightily magical. There will be one wild card spot added to each league, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Sure, there are some that hate the new format, but I say give it a chance, because there is a great deal to like here. The best reason to love an added spot is that the division means something. Finally, we will have top-tier teams playing hard in September to secure the division title. If not, they could be one and done in the one-game, winner-take-all wild-card format. After that, it’s all about more teams having a bigger shot at the Big Dance. Forget about half the league losing interest sometime in June. Now there is a reason to hold out hope for the entire year. This ...

You know those amazing final days of the regular season when multiple teams still had their playoff dreams alive? Well expect more of that from here until eternity.Traditionalists can weep into their handkerchiefs, because the game that moves like molasses is about to switch things up. That is the hope at least. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was tickled hopeful that expanded playoffs could start as early as this season. Bud Selig spoke with reporters on the state of baseball and issued that the upcoming playoff changes could come sooner rather than later. Via Yahoo Sports. I really believe we’ll have the wild card for 2012, this year. Clubs really want it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an issue that the clubs want more than to have the extra wild card this year. We’re working on dates right now. That’ll all take place. It looks to me like we’ll have it because I’ve told everybody we have to have ...

The Philadelphia Phillies may want a word with their star pitcher Roy Halladay, who is apparently off saving lives in the Amazon. The 700 Level reports Halladay was in Brazil for a fishing trip when he went all Superman and saved a little boy from a dangerous anaconda. Now for the reality portion of this tall tale. Doc Halladay was allegedly on a fishing trip with buddies and the group towed home a boy in need. The local boy had been bitten by an anaconda but was able to fight of the extremely dangerous snake. The report comes from a blog entry written by fishing legend Skeet Reese. His photo can be seen below.Halladay just finished off another fine year. I mean, it's not saving lives, but a 2.35 ERA and 19 wins is pretty substantial pitching. Now we have to bring the fairy tale of Halladay with a machete in his teeth ...

Who the hell is Chad Gaudin? That must have been the question running through most of a TLC-loving nation. Well, the answer is simple—and quite hot, actually. You see, Chad Gaudin is married to Syndal Gorden. The blushing bride was originally featured on an episode of Say Yes to the Dress back in January. The couple was then wed in March, giving Gaudin his only glimpse of notoriety. To say that he is forgettable is an understatement. You have to rack your brain as if one were asked a brain teaser to recall he was a meager middle reliever for the Yankees. He is currently under a minor league contract for the Toronto Blue Jays. That's like leaving the job you now have to go clean toilets. If you currently clean toilets, it's like you leaving to become Chad Gaudin's arm. Here is a tweet sent when Gorden showed her gorgeous figure on TLC ...

Jerry Seinfeld is a huge baseball fan, but an even bigger New York Mets fan. I can't say the same for David Letterman, though. Seinfeld stopped by Letterman's show recently and dished on his pets, one of which is a dog named Jose. Without any prodding, Seinfeld offered why the pooch's name is Jose. It seems that Seinfeld and his wife can't bear to see the less-than-amazing Mets lose Jose Reyes. So they guaranteed at least a Jose will stay in the family by naming the dog after him. Now that's a fan. There is so much more that I wanted to know, but Letterman let the bomb Seinfeld drop to just waft over his head. You live in New york, ask the man if his dog is prone to injury. Does his dog have to go on the shelf every 15 days or so?These are all important questions that Letterman fails to swing ...