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The Tarp That Ate The Cardinals ... On Sale!

St. Louis Cardinals, still reeling from the magical season of 1985 that just missed ending in a World Series win, might not want to hear about this, but you never know: Maybe they'll want to burn it. As the final year of St. Louis' Busch Stadium draws to a close, the Birds are auctioning off some old crap they had lying around. Included in that? The actual tarp that ran over then-Cards outfielder Vince Coleman, forcing the Rookie of the Year to miss the rest of the playoffs. The only thing better would be if they were somehow to procure one of Don Denkinger's testicles. That might sell for more. More »

12:32 PM on Wed Jul 27 2005
By Leitch
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Giants Fans Desperately Want To Get Crabs


In 1984, the San Francisco Giants, back when the team was terrible and the sports information was wacky, introduced the Crazy Crab, a satirical mascot meant to skewer the concept of a mascot all together. The notion was that Crazy Crab was an anti-mascot, one that would take the abuse of fans frustrated with a lousy Giants team. It worked, too: Crowds and fans alike took turns pummeling poor actor Wayne Doba (who was also in Scarface! — with drinks and food. More »

12:58 PM on Thu Jun 30 2005
By Leitch
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The Curse Of Don Novello

The San Francisco Giants, thanks largely to a balky knee that has absolutely nothing to do with steroids, are 14 games under .500, 11 games behind the first-place San Diego Padres and appear stuck in a rather large ditch with poor plumbing and a strange puddle of something green. But a new theory explaining the Giants' early futility has arisen, and it has nothing to do with dudes with enormous heads and mistress issues. It's all due to ... Father Guido Sarducci. More »

10:34 AM on Mon Jun 27 2005
By Leitch
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Tampa Now Killing Off Its Pitchers Literally

What would you do if you were pitching so poorly that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays wanted to send you to the minor leagues? Legitimate question: No one seems to have any idea what happened to starter Dewon Brazelton. His agent released a statement and now isn't talking, and no one in D-Rays' front office has any idea if he's going to report to Triple-A Durham or not. Meanwhile, he's being spotted everywhere: one "fan" saw him having lunch in Tampa, some think he went to his hometown of Tullahoma, Tenn., and, in what we think it's totally the most likely, many suspect he went to Amsterdam. Heh. Yeah, that's probably where we'd go. More »

10:30 AM on Wed Jun 1 2005
By Leitch
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