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It's the great flaw of an otherwise elite team and has been all season for the Washington Nationals - their beleaguered bullpen. ''It's about time we hung onto one of those,'' manager Dusty Baker said. Anthony Rendon's solo homer in the second started the scoring for Washington, which got a two-run single from Matt Wieters with two outs in the fourth and another two-out RBI single from Bryce Harper in the fifth. Continue to Article

June 06, 2017 3:08:am EST

My thought is that “Hourglass Appreciation Night” will meet its expiration long before its scheduled debut on Aug. 11, if it hasn't already. Now that the context of the game promotion created by the Ogden (Utah) Raptors, a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate in the single-A Pioneer League, has hit the national news wire and social media, it’s likely headed for a quick extinction. Once the heat on the club and the Dodgers continues to intensify, Hourglass Night will go the way of the Raptor, the T-Rex and “Caucasian Heritage Night” – a promotion in 2015 by the minor-league Orem (Utah) Owlz that was cancelled because of backlash. That controversy resulted in the Owlz media director's resigning, so it’s Continue to Article

June 06, 2017 1:00:am EST

The Ogden Raptors are hosting an event that objectifies women. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that a sports team is hosting an event that comes off as both tasteless and sexist, but few clubs are this blatant about it. The Ogden Raptors, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, were planning to host what they are calling “Hourglass Appreciation Night.” It had nothing to do with sand or time. Continue to Article

June 05, 2017 10:52:pm EST

The Ogden Raptors are hosting an event that objectifies women. The Ogden Raptors, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, were planning to host what they are calling “Hourglass Appreciation Night.” It had nothing to do with sand or time. Nope, the Raptors went straight to objectifying women. Continue to Article

June 05, 2017 10:52:pm EST

The Pioneer League, the league that brought you “Caucasian Heritage Night,” is back at it again with another blatantly offensive ballpark promotion. The Ogden Raptors, a short-season A ball affiliate of the Dodgers in Utah, recently announced plans for “Hourglass Appreciation Night” to be held on August 11. “The home team hosts the Billings Mustangs, but the real thoroughbreds will join Raptors broadcaster A.P. Harreld in the booth. Continue to Article

June 05, 2017 10:11:pm EST