Deadspin: joe mikulik

There's Madness Behind The Mask

rickchand — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:10:05 EDT

To help celebrate Bobby Cox's record 132nd career ejection (he was tossed again on Wednesday), Sons of Sam Malone compiled the Top 5 Manager Ejections of recent years. It is a fine list, a noble list, and makes me want to crawl on all fours and pretend to lob a grenade. 'But hey,' you may be saying to yourself. 'What about when umpires go batshit crazy?' Yeah, that happens too. So I cobbled together five of those highlights as well. Pay close attention to No. 4, as the first base umpire appears to fire his gum at San Diego's Michael Barrett for no apparent reason.

In Honor Of Bobby [Sons Of Sam Malone]

NOT What Jesus Had In Mind

rickchand — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:45:57 EST

When your dad's a former professional hockey goon, your childhood can pretty much be summed up in three words: Fun, fun, fun. Clint Butler was the bantam A team youth hockey coach for a boys 13- and 14-year-old team in Montreal. Let's get right to the action.

When Marcotte then ejected the coach, they said Butler began throwing water bottles on to the ice before pulling plywood from the timekeeper's bench and hurling it toward Marcotte. Butler's younger son reportedly tried to stop the incident from escalating further, grabbing his father's leg and pleading: "Stop, Dad!"

Somehow this type of thing never seems to occur in curling.

Hockey Coach Draws Three-Year Ban For Allegedly Throwing Plywood At Referee [Chronicle-Herald]

Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Ben Roethlisberger Vs. Joe Mikulik

Leitch — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:00:29 EST

All right, after what appears to be an easy victory for Matt Leinart last week, fellow losing-team quarterback Ben Roethlisberger enters the fray this week in the Deadspin Sportshuman Of The Year Tournament. (We're calling it "SHOTY.") He takes on famous freakout minor league manager Joe Mikulik in another first-round matchup.

The new graphic there, along with the full bracket after the jump, is another work from the genius mind of Jim Cooke, who famously did our Hall of Fame graphics. The man is, well, the man.

But for now ... to today's matchup. Here's the No. 6 vs. No. 11 tapetale!

No. 6 Seed: Ben Roethlisberger
2006 Highlights
Showed us just how to drink like a champion.
Celebrated winning a Super Bowl by cutting his hair.
Crashed his helmetless head into something made of concrete.
Lost an appendix.
Accepted that his team wasn't very good anymore.

No. 11 Seed: Joe Mikulik
2006 Highlights
Lost his goddamned mind. That's really enough. If you haven't watched the video, we highly encourage you to watch his meltdown again.

So, go vote: Who advances to the Elite Eight?

Go Crazy, Folks

Leitch — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:32:44 EDT

The reverberations from minor league manager Joe Mikulik's impassioned freak out last month are still being felt — and will continue to be until the beginning of September. The crafty promotions team of the Augusta (Ga.)Green Jackets is preparing for when Mikulik's Asheville (N.C.) Tourists come to town on Sept. 3.

That night is being billed "Anger Management Night" as all spectators receive stress balls and have the opportunity to participate in a base throwing contest. (No mention of dugout bat tossing javelin or free popcorn boxes filled with Xanax, unfortunately)

Why can't major league baseball have this kind of forward thinking and creativity? I would have loved to participate in "Assault Tom Gamboa Night" anytime the Royals come to town. Fun for the whole family, indeed.
(Thanks to Rebuilding Year for the heads)
Manager's Special: Bring Your Own Base [LA Times]
We'd Like to Have an Argument Please [Deadspin]