The Lineup

It wasn't even close. At all.

ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian was thoroughly embarrassed Monday night after deciding against his better judgment to participate in the Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Race (click here for video).

With one out in the top of the sixth inning Monday night, Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Anthony Gose looked to track down a pop fly from Yankees shortstop Brendan Ryan and prevent a double or triple.

Baseball is a game of focus, but it's kind of hard to pay attention when thousands of bugs are fluttering around you.

During Friday night's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium, a horde of moths swarmed the field. Take a look at what the players were dealing with on the diamond:

50 Cent doesn't have anything on this lady.

Celebrating her 101st birthday, Rosemary Depler from Peoria, Illinois, got the chance to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Busch Stadium on Friday night. As a St. Louis Cardinals fan, she's just 13 years younger than the team, but has gotten to see all 11 of its World Series titles.

Mike Trout's year just keeps getting better.

Before this season began, the Los Angeles Angels star received a monster contract extension. Now, he has his own Nike cleat: the Nike Lunar Vapor Trout.

A shoe made for Trout needs to represent the player well. It should be quick, stylish and a little bit flashy. Most importantly, it should produce great results.

Brandon Phillips loves messing with fans, so when the Cincinnati Reds are in an opponent's ballpark, he steps up his game.

The Reds visited PNC Park to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series this week. Throughout Thursday's afternoon game, one fan was reportedly heckling Reds first baseman Joey Votto.

The Tampa Bays Rays' Matt Joyce did something you may never see again, no matter how many baseball games you go to.

During batting practice before Thursday's game against the Houston Astros, Joyce hit a ball off the top of the cage. Somehow, the ball landed in the pitching machine and came right back to the batter:

The Boston Red Sox's outfield has this whole "team defense" thing figured out. 

After Jonny Gomes lost a fly ball in the light in left field against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night, Brock Holt—who was playing center field for the first time in his professional career—bailed him out with a ridiculous diving catch he had no business making.

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Hanley Ramirez loves his pranks, especially when they involve scaring fellow teammate Juan Uribe.

Ramirez's newest prank involved hiding a snake in Uribe's shoe on Saturday. You can see a video of Uribe's reaction above.

This isn't the first time Ramirez has scared Uribe. Hanley once hid in Uribe's locker before jumping out and scaring him.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may not be allowed to take batting practice at PNC Park anymore after what happened before a recent Pittsburgh Pirates game.