Morning Blogdome: And On This Day In History, We All Learned A Valuable Lesson About Sticky Brown Substances

A.J. DaulerioA.J. Daulerio|published: Thu 24th July, 10:45 2008

• It's the 25th anniversary of the pine tar incident:"An enraged Brett instantly charged McClelland, screaming wildly while being restrained by teammates and Royals manager Dick Howser. But the call stood, the game history." [ Stiles Points] • Alright, mustaches have officially become overexposed: “We are very pleased that Josh Collmenter and the Silver Hawks organization have embraced the thick tuft of hair above Josh’s upper lip, and we’re glad that Josh fully realizes the power, strength and ability it adds to his pitching prowess”, said Aaron Perlut, the institute’s executive director. “Josh sports a high-quality Chevron-style mustache. It’s a little-known fact that a mustache of that type can be used to store nuts and berries during the winter season.” [ Ump Bump] • Parents will do anything to build a champion: "What’s worse, the fact that 8-year-old Anastasiya Korzh was kicked out of a tennis tournament for being hooked up to an earpiece while playing so her father could talk to her, or the fact that the dad tried to cover the whole thing up? Ready for a wild one?" [ Larry Brown Sports] • Morten Andersen has got a handle on things: Here's an interesting video of former (for now) NFL kicker Morten Andersen speaking to his Dutch countrymen, grabbing his crotch. This action is apparently typical of many Dutch motivational speakers. [ You Been Blinded]

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