Carlos Gomez admired a first-inning home run on September 25, 2013 and the trip around the bases turned into a confrontation. He jawed with Atlanta players, Brian McCann blocked him before he could reach home and both benches emptied. Gomez was ejected. A home-run trot normally ends with a touch of the plate. This one turned into one of the strangest standoffs you'll see between third and home.

Fifteen ballots.

After breaking up with a girl that refused to let him get rid of his iconic mustache, a clean-shaven Keith Hernandez visits with Ralph Kiner and hits 2 HR to back a 13-2 Mets win at Wrigley Field; Doc Gooden went 8 strong and struck out 10 Cubs.

Remember when people got SO MAD that I referred to the White Sox as a small-market team? Well, read it and weep:

2006 MLB Draft - 1st Round Picks

Remember when Lou Gehrig played 2130 games in a row? Remember when Chris Chambliss was in the lineup every day for five years, or when Tino won 4 rings in 5 years? Well, here's some guys that played 1B for the Yankees since their last World Series championship: *takes a huge breath* Travis Ishikawa, Ronald Guzman, Ike Davis, JD Davis, Jay Bruce, Chase Headley, Chris Gittens, Garrett Cooper, Kendrys Morales, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Reynolds, Billy McKinney, Ben Rice, Edwin Encarnacion, Marwin Gonzalez, DJ LeMahieu, Billy Butler, Matt Carpenter, Chris Carter, Kelly Johnson, Rob Refsnyder, Alex Rodriguez, Tyler Austin, Jake Bauers, Mike Ford, Chris Stewart, Neil Walker, Matt Holliday, Vernon Wells, Lyle Overbay, Greg Bird, Oswaldo Cabrera, Miguel Andujar, Francisco Cervelli, Dustin Ackley, etc.

Radar guns and analytics can measure almost everything in this game. None of them can measure guts and nuts.

Here’s your semi-regular reminder that there’s not a player in MLB history who fielded the bunt play as well as Keith Hernandez He played first base with the aggressiveness of a shortstop, and if he was right-handed, probably *would have been* a shortstop

I’ll tell you what: the postseason is one of those times (along with the All-Star Game) when I miss the AL and NL having different rules. In the NL playoff series, pitchers batting added another wrinkle to the question of how long you let your starter go. In the WS, the novelty of the two best teams left standing having to navigate unfamiliar things like how to play small ball in the NL park and who to DH in the AL park was always really fun to watch. On balance, over the grind of 162, I’m mostly — MOSTLY — in favor of the universal DH. But watching these amazing teams play in October… I just really miss the feelings of “the Mets get a DH tonight??” and “Chuck Nagy has to WHAT??”

I’m a fan of Nick Sogard but the dugout celebrations when you’re getting your ass kicked is Frat Boy behavior! Is there not 1 veteran in the @RedSox dugout who isn’t afraid to say “Cut the shit! We’re losing dumbass’s!” #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @MoVaughn_42 @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @KevinKennedyMLB @SalMarinello @RVGDag @AMBS_Kernan @TheKineticArm @WillClark22 @MLB

One of, if not THEE best book for pitchers out there. Growing up, I HATED to read, but I read this like it was my bible! Favorite chapters I read on repeat! Self-fulfilling Prophecy Visualization My career was unmistakably impacted by Dorfman’s work.

Did we really just miss potentially one of the best defensive plays that we have ever seen because the lazy ass first baseman with the bad attitude couldn’t trouble himself to hustle and get to the base on time? You’re 💩 me right? #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker @SliderDom @low_and_outside @TheRealJHair @MoVaughn_42 @DMEASrecruiting @VandyonTigers @mikepiazza31 @KevinKennedyMLB @SalMarinello @RVGDag @AMBS_Kernan @TheKineticArm @WillClark22 @MLB

Only three players have ever reached 700 homers without taking steroids