It's Monday. Here are some bat flips.

How would baseball players fare in Sochi?

Prince Fielder/Ian Kinsler trade talk...

Behold:

What was the best baseball oddity in 2013?

My favorite was

Hey Prince, that's nacho cheese!

As in NOT YO CHEESE!

Who's ready for some DINGERZ??

I know I am!  Yes, the Home Run Derby is kinda dumb, but I love it.  Hopefully this will get you in the mood:

Baseball Illustrating Science: GRAVITY

Gravity is the scientific principle that objects exert attractive forces upon each other in proportion to their mass.  Therefore, the more massive an object is, the more it will attract other objects to itself.

To wit:

Sunday SIERA

Fistbump: Deadspin.

Gotta love Prince's effort...

Fistbump: @cjzero

Saturday Shuuto

Hope everyone is excited for a full slate of no baseball today.

Oh well, here was a fun moment from the ALCS:

Thor's Day Thoughts

"That's a veteran move right there. Quick thinking on your feet, even though nobody's buying it."

Excellence in baserunning

In the first inning of yesterday's Cubs/Nats matchup, Bryce Harper stretched a double into a triple and then pulled this off:



Harper scored on a groundout comebacker to the third base side of the mound.  As if it wasn't already true, but Harper has cemented himself alongside Adrián Beltré and Prince Fielder in the top tier of baseball players that are the most fun to watch.

Saturday Shuuto

"Did you hear the THUD when he hit him?"

Thor's Day Thoughts

Get a load of how Prince Fielder turns a stand-up double into a 9-6 putout:



"A little bit too much momentum going into second base."
"Well he's more like tumbling."
Classic.

Monday Minutiæ

Prince Fielder goes the extra mile and tries for that ever-elusive fourth out:

All Star Highlights

Sorry about that JT.
Here, you can share my view:

As well as some more selected highlights from the All Star festivities:

Monday Minutiæ

This is Prince Fielder:

This is Prince Fielder stealing a base:

Friday Fathomings

Why can't every game broadcast be like this?

OSITF BREAKING NEWS

Detroit Tigers fill out their roster.

Who needs him when the Rockies have Scutaro?

46 days till pitchers and catchers report...

He's still a free agent. Check out that filthy cutter!