Random Video: English baseball player gets hat and sunglasses knocked off by a bad throw… but nothing else

We go the North of England, where the Sheffield Bladerunners of the British Baseball Federation are playing catch between innings:

Didn’t see it? Let’s look at the slo-mo version:

That’s Josh Taylor of the Bladerunners getting his cap and his sunglasses knocked off by a throw…. and nothing else. You’d think you’d at least break your nose or something, but the pitcher (Nestor Martinez) was able to somehow accidentally “William Tell” him and take off everything on his head without actually hitting or hurting Taylor.

What were the odds of that?

Random Video: Little Kid has Good Bat-Flip

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I found the above randomly on YouTube. I give the bat-flip a solid 8 out of 10.

Rise of the Machines

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Researchers in Japan are hard at work creating robots that will one day combine, Voltron-style, and play baseball after our robot overlords have taken control of the planet:

VIDEO WEEK: The MVP 2005 Opening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJEbbzW_W3Q

VIDEO WEEK: Ichiro’s Cannon

For the Super Bowl, here’s George Carlin again with “Baseball and Football”

This is at least the third time I’ve posted this, but it’s still funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXacL0Uny0

Random Thing: Hideo Nomo’s Coors Field No-No

Hideo Nomo became the first Japanese player to be on the HOF ballot this year, and while he won’t make it, he definitely deserves to be on the ballot. So, to celebrate that, here’s video of the time Nomo threw a no-hitter in pre-humidor Coors Field.

George Carlin: Baseball and Football

I’ve posted this before, but it’s still a classic, and in honor of the start of the NFL season, I’m posting it again: George Carlin on the differences between baseball and football.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXacL0Uny0

Cool Video: Vin Scully calls a Mariano Rivera save

Vin Scully may be the best broadcaster of all time. Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer of all time. What happens when the two collide? Hit the image below to find out:

Video of the Undetermined Amount of Time: Quentin charges Greinke

Carlos Quentin charged the mound against Zack Greinke during tonight’s game between the Padres and the Dodgers. Here’s the video if you missed it.