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Lou Piniella's Balls Are Not Taking Questions Tonight

Louisville Slugger Lollipop — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:03:11 EDT

20 bucks says when Lou was drillin that broad later that night, he was think about Derek Lee's hamstrings

Lou Piniella's Balls Are Not Taking Questions Tonight

bigtrain45 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:01:40 EDT

Lou Piniella was/is not Sweet Lou. That is Lou Whitaker. I've never been a reporter in that situation but I did go to a fantasy camp three times, and you learn quickly in a locker room situation to look people in the eye. Work on it.

bigtrain45

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D.B. Cooper-Nichol — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:59:24 EDT

@twoeightnine: Yeah, I still can't figure out why when Pinella approached, the guy stared right at his nuts.

D.B. Cooper-Nichol

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LosOsosdeChicago — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:40:39 EDT

This article was the balls.

/sorry Daulerio

LosOsosdeChicago

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Dave J. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:09:26 EDT

@Hernandez-is-the-Mandez: Only if he was injured in the video game BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE.

Dave J.

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Dave J. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:08:43 EDT

Jay Buhner was a great prankster, but my baseball people liked Ken Phelps' bat.

Dave J.

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LeagueofShadows — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:56:06 EDT

@Secret Identity: FUCK YO COUCH NIGGA! FUCK YO COUCH!

LeagueofShadows

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twoeightnine — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:21:50 EDT

You know, if there's a man in front of me that I know is just in his underwear I tend to not look at the holes in them.

twoeightnine

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The Sports Hernia — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:17:24 EDT

Lou Pinella is on my Barkley list of guys I need to drink with.

The Sports Hernia

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Secret Identity — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:15:42 EDT

YOU DON'T LEAN ON THE BOZ'S COUCH MOTHERFUCKER!

Secret Identity

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Whitey Fisk — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:04:18 EDT

The best part was when they wouldn't let him lean on the couch. Wound a little tight? No wonder they puked out a 1-8 homestand.

Whitey Fisk

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ImAManImForty — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:17 EDT

Bloomquist: Moon River! Hey Jay, you ever serve time?

ImAManImForty

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Afino — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:04 EDT

@McCroskey:

I was going to beat you guys to it, but I didn't remember what year that game came out and I didn't want to look like a retard if the game came out after this incident.

Afino

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Dan Levy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:46:31 EDT

@jwaves2007:

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree on that. This series is really good, but doesn't it run the risk of "xxx coach/athlete hurt my feelings ten years ago and now I feel empowered enough to write about what a douchebag he was back then."

If that's what we're going for...approve. But this one makes me long for a cracked out college kid with a gun.

Dan Levy

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meltyman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:43:45 EDT

@DougOLis: Yessir, great defending by the boys,

meltyman

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DougOLis — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:40:00 EDT

threadjack

ManU win

/threadjack

DougOLis

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Sculptor?!?I_just_met_her! — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:37:27 EDT

@LeagueofShadows:Agreed. But, for some strange reason, we keep hearing about female sports reporters whining about not being allowed to share in the "fun". Go figure.

Sculptor?!?I_just_met_her!

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Mean Green Priapasm — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:35:13 EDT

@ Weed Against Speed : That's some serious man love.

Mean Green Priapasm

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Hernandez-is-the-Mandez — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:35:02 EDT

@McCroskey: @Doyle McPoyle:
Damn it!

Hernandez-is-the-Mandez

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Captain Caveman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:34:45 EDT

I'm racist and I don't have a quote and Mike Jackson wants to rape me.

Welcome to the club.

Captain Caveman

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Hernandez-is-the-Mandez — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:33:42 EDT

Was Ken Griffey Jr. playing Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball for Nintendo? If so this quickly turns into a Charlie Kaufman screenplay.

Hernandez-is-the-Mandez

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LeagueofShadows — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:32:13 EDT

And now I've read the story, I'm more convinced then ever(after reading Will's book) that locker rooms are a terrifying, soul sucking, demoralizing place.

LeagueofShadows

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Agamemnon Busmalis — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:31:53 EDT

@crazyjoedavola: It's horrifying imagery like that that almost caused me to not like this little tale.

Agamemnon Busmalis

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crazyjoedavola — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:28:53 EDT

Ingrown hairs and Lou Piniella's balls.

The End.

crazyjoedavola

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GorgeForeman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:28:01 EDT

I miss Mike Jackson; he was a total badass. Half a can of Skoal in his mouth, pitched about 80,000 innings a year and threw heat and a massively nasty slider.

GorgeForeman

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SlickBomb — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:27:28 EDT

This one was actually pretty good. Good stuff, Luke.

SlickBomb

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LeagueofShadows — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:35 EDT

BANG BANG, on the door baby!

LeagueofShadows

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MattMillenFanClub — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:24 EDT

Dude, I can't mess with my ingrown hairs in front of my wife.

Buhner does it in front of the entire locker room? Click, clack.

MattMillenFanClub

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DumpsterDining — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:22 EDT

@Doyle McPoyle: @McCroskey:

DAMN!

DumpsterDining

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McCroskey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:23:27 EDT

Was Griffey playing Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball on the SNES?

McCroskey

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Doyle McPoyle — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:23:25 EDT

Was Griffey playing his own video game, by the way?

Doyle McPoyle

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BigRicks — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:22:46 EDT

@Doyle McPoyle: Funny, Lou Pinella's balls are the favorite memory of Mike Lupica's sportswriting career

/fixed

BigRicks

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Peter Cavan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:22:01 EDT

I love seeing the word "dong" in print or online. It makes me giggle.

Peter Cavan

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Secret Identity — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:21:26 EDT

Mike Jackson wants to rape me

You were 20, way too old for him.

/HEE-hee!

Secret Identity

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MeanMachine — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:21:05 EDT

Luke Burbank sounds like a weatherman's name.

MeanMachine

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Werewolf Barmitzvah — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:21:04 EDT

Any story that involves Lou Piniella's balls needs to have a "nightmare fuel" tag attached to it.

Werewolf Barmitzvah

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The Gizmo from Pismo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:20:53 EDT

Griffey zones out while playing nintendo? Shit, that's like every man who plays Nintendo. My gf threatens daily to sell my Wii for "not listening". I don't even hear her.

The Gizmo from Pismo

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7th Floor King Dingaling — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:20:02 EDT

Where is the part when you decked a rollerblader?

7th Floor King Dingaling

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Afino — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:31 EDT

In the trainer's office I can see A-Rod getting a rubdown or something. This is great

Glad to know he was always interested in the ones with the Adam's apples.

Afino

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jwaves2007 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:25 EDT

Is it just me or does this whole series make sports writers out to be giant fucking pussys who are not very good at what they do?

jwaves2007

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Mean Green Priapasm — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:18:52 EDT

This troubles me greatly and yet is hilarious!

Mean Green Priapasm

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Sheepblog — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:18:38 EDT

My guess is that every single sports writer has his/her version of this story...except for the in-grown pubic hair bit...that is probably unique.

Sheepblog

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Cialis Cooper — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:17:49 EDT

Funny how this reminds me of the time I met Bozo the Clown when I was a kid.

Cialis Cooper

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Weed Against Speed — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:17:41 EDT

Here's a photo of Jay Buhner inspecting other players for ingrown hairs:

Weed Against Speed

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BarbarobicsInstructor — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:17:35 EDT

Am I the only one who has no idea what the fuck a "work hat" is?

BarbarobicsInstructor

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sassydeerrun — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:25 EDT

That picture was meant to be posted on Fleshbot, under the Fetish category.

sassydeerrun

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ArkansasFred — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:05 EDT

I like stories in which no one gets brutally murdered in a drug deal gone awry and the most disturbing imagery is Piniella's change purse.

ArkansasFred

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dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:15:10 EDT

wait, I thought he was Sweet Lou

dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac

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Weed Against Speed — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:15:02 EDT

"Good thing Lou didn't steal your wallet, Luke."

-Steve Lyons

Weed Against Speed

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Doyle McPoyle — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:12:21 EDT

Funny, Lou Pinella's balls was the first memory of Mike Lupica's sportswriting career.

Doyle McPoyle

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Carmen McFanzone — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:12:21 EDT

The effeminate fist in the air makes this worthy of a Nightmare Fuel tag.

@MeanMachine:

It's Uma Thurman in 25 years.

Carmen McFanzone

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7th Floor King Dingaling — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:11:14 EDT

Holy hell. Good job not crapping your pants.

7th Floor King Dingaling

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UpstateUnderdog — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:11:04 EDT

so this is one of those reporters Pat Jordan was talking about.

UpstateUnderdog

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MeanMachine — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:09:51 EDT

I recognize Lou in the costume, but who's the other dude?

MeanMachine

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CharlesBronsonPinchot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:08:11 EDT

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ASox — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:07:37 EDT

So A-Rod was getting a pre-game rub-n-tug?

ASox