I want opinions: is the Eephus underrated? I think so, and Zack Greinke’s recent success utilizing this pitch has in my mind ...
In this hilarious and unforgettable video, we dive into the moment when Zack Greinke, known for his sharp wit and humor, roasted his teammate after a home run slip-up. Join us as we explore Greinke's ...
Wearing a bright white hat, a light green shirt and camo shorts, Zack Greinke stood on the mound at Salt River Fields on Friday afternoon and peered in for a sign. He shook it off. Then shook off ...
1911 — Detroit’s Ty Cobb hit his first grand slam. After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1. Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings. 1911 — The New York Giants scored a major ...
Baseball is rapidly becoming a game of athletic excellence. Its players are stronger and fitter than ever. They throw faster, swing harder, and routinely make plays of astounding agility, the kind ...
As fans and collectors clamor for autographs, Major League Baseball players have built a network — and an etiquette — for signing things for each other. By Zach Buchanan Injuries have forced things to ...
Attaining big-screen success is no easy feat. Yet, with their new baseball film Eephus, Stephen Radochia and Nate Fisher, BC ’15, stepped up to the plate. “It’s been a very, very, very surreal ride,” ...
An eephus pitch is a low-speed, high-arcing lob thrown with three fingers like a curveball. This trick-pitch’s power is in its slowness, which confuses batters. “You get bored watching it,” says ...
Before making a single decision, Zack Minasian already made history. When the San Francisco Giants hired Minasian to serve as the team’s new general manager, Zack and his brother, Perry, the general ...
Places come; places go. Every human being deals with loss differently. “Eephus” acknowledges that, but it’s a sweet, sidewinding paradox of a sports movie: sentimental in a quietly unsentimental and ...
In Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” two teams — the Riverdogs and Adler’s Paint — gather on a neighborhood field for a baseball game. The leaves are already starting to turn — “It’s getting late early,” as ...
Many of the films on that list are included in the Belcourt’s current series, Weekend Classics: Batter Up! (Shout-out to the theater for also programming the forgotten 1976 comedy The Bingo Long ...