The Sunny Side of Sports

A corner of the internet where sports fans come for the good stuff. Acts of sportsmanship, feel-good stories, & the moments that unite us all. ☀️

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This account exists for one reason: the moments that remind you why you fell in love with sports in the first place.
Acts of sportsmanship. Unlikely heroes. Opponents becoming friends. Stories that give you chills.
Every sport. Every level. ☀️

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@editti22 I was in club level. Stadium actually shook a bit.

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@editti22 I always wondered is the distance to that point/seat? Because if the deck wasn’t there it’s going another 60+ feet until it’s back on level ground. Never understood that.

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@JomboyMedia Ben later said “I’ve seen chairs with better arms” 😂

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@MLB Time for an all star game!

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Take it all in, West Virginia 💛

For the first time ever, those country roads lead straight to Omaha‼️

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@espn @SportsCenter Very cool

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Any restaurant without toothpicks as you leave loses a point in my book

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@editti22 No living being in our galaxy could explain that

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@Orioles We’ll talk about this moment where everything turned around at the World Series parade

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@zachbollinger18 Can’t wait to talk about this one at the World Series parade. The moment that turned it all around.

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@jhovey34 I was in attendance for both. Great picks. Ace sanders return was unbelievably loud.

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@BBGreatMoments Tried to do Tony Batista

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@MLFootball Very cool

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Awesome

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🚨🚨HEARTWARMING VIDEO🚨🚨

Los Angeles #Chargers superstar safety Derwin James called a 75-year-old season-ticket member to thank her for her support.

Derwin made her a day by spending time with her on FaceTime.

This is extremely special.

🥹🥹🥹

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@FunFootballPod LaDainian Tomlinson

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@DanClarkSports All star

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@birdlandmetrics @Orioles Get him into the all star game

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He has been fantastic. Might be an all star this year.

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"Thirty-one years old, out of options, not doing great in Triple-A. I kind of want[ed] to take the next step in life." -Rico Garcia in early 2025

A year ago he almost walked away from baseball.

He was drafted 890th overall in 2016.
Debuted with a 10.50 ERA.
Had Tommy John surgery.
Bounced through seven organizations.

In 2025, he was DFA'd three times in a single summer, shuttled between the Mets and Yankees like lost luggage.

His career ERA was 5.27.

The O's claimed him off waivers in August and saw something nobody else did and they gave him a $900K deal.

He's repaid them with the best start to a season by a reliever in franchise history:
1 hit and 1 earned run over 17 innings.

Baseball doesn't care about your draft slot, your ERA, or how many times you've been told to pack your bags. Sometimes the best stories take a decade to write. Rico's story is a special one.

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Pete Alonso stayed more than an hour after Wednesday's win to work in the batting cages