Morning Blogdome: SI Gets Creepy Hand Syndrome With Shawn Johnson
• Notice the bottom left of the balance beam: Perhaps this was done intentionally to play up the whole "Children Of The Corn" theme they're going for. Or maybe it was just an overly excited Sports Illustrated photo assistant who just needed to touch Shawn Johnson's ankles. [ Joe Sports Fan] • You impress me with your signage: Here's a great round-up of the some of the "all-time" worst Gameday signs. No Erin Andrews love letters in this batch. [ Busted Coverage] • Wait, I thought Ryan Braun wasn't Jewish?: Either way, Jews are joyful this morning. "And not only is he out there giving hope to all us scrawny Jewish kids who didn’t really chose scholarship over sports, he’s also proven to be the real deal in real life." [ The God Blog] • The Braves are clearly not Mets fans: "As Derrek Lee singled in the go-ahead run the Braves exploded, cheering on the Cubs. It happened again when Aramis Ramirez homered and a few members of the team and traveling party began singing "Meet the Mets." Others mocked the Kevin James video shown at Shea Stadium where he screams "Let's Go Mets!" [ Mets Blog]
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