In 2012, there will be one less knuckleballer in the Major Leagues; one less weirdo who doesn’t even need a full wind-up and relies on tricks and witches brews to get outs; one less pitcher whose fastball is that in name only. The mighty Tim Wakefield has retired.
I like to imagine that…
This weekend, I’ll be visiting Las Vegas, the city of romance, for the first time ever. I’m not the Vegas-type, even with Celine Dion there, but I do plan on taking advantage of the variety of 51s gear that’s available. I assume that’s the reason most people go?
I’ll also be every bookie’s wet…
“In Billy Beane’s mind, pitchers were nothing like high-performance sports cars, or thoroughbred racehorses, or any other metaphor that implied a cool, inbuilt superiority. They were more like writers. Like writers, pitchers initiated action, and set the tone for their games. They had all sorts of…
Marylin Manson guest stars on Clone High and sings about the food pyramid.
From episode “Episode Two: Election Blu-Galoo”. Originally aired 3 Nov 2002.
Love this show. <3
I think I came close to wetting myself the first time I saw this episode. Best moment: “Numbers don’t lie!” “I’m the number five!
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“The strongest thing I put in my body is steak & eggs. I just eat. I’m not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought.”
- Jim Thome
(quote via @ MNTwinkie)
