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Ladies And Gentlemen, Meet Lucious Pusey
The Realests are going bonkers this morning over their latest discovery, but we have to say that we do not find this funny at all. What is so hilarious, after all, about a college football player named Lucious Pusey? (Roman guard begins to giggle). Centurion, why do they titter so? Just because I ...
The Return Of Portis' Head
We supposed part of us should be depressed by the news that Clinton Portis is taking his strangely brilliant "characters" from last season's Redskins press conferences and using them to shill for the NFL Network, but we can't quite summon up much outrage. Honestly? We're just happy to see the char...
Exit, Stage Right
For the record, we would have done the same thing: Here's a video that's old, but has never appeared here, of pitcher Masanori Ishikawa of the Yakult Swallows, plunking former American major leaguer Tony Batista of the SoftBank Hawks in a Japanese League game. When it appeared that the rather imposi...
Who Loves Ya, Baby?
We find it hysterical that we live in a day and age that it's legitimately shocking news when a two-time NBA MVP shaves his head. We're not quite sure what Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash was thinking when he decided to shear all his locks, but we're imagining it involved either Molson or an e...
Boy, This Busch Stadium Place Is Great
Five minutes before first pitch at 7:05 at Busch Stadium last night, all was well. We were sitting in the bleachers with our father and our fiancee, scorebook and four pens in hand, watching David Eckstein toss pop-ups with a kid who had won some contest. It was hot, but it had been hot all week, ...
Sammy And The Cubs, Together Again?
In case you thought Sammy Sosa was out of baseball for good, and you were really broken up about that, well, there's hope. Sosa told a radio station in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday that he is not retired, and would resume his major-league career for the right offer. That, according to ESPN....
The Closer: In Boston, Less Is More
Notes from a day in baseball ......
About Last Night
What you missed while reinventing the wheel ... • MLB: Let us now tell you a story of Craig Monroe, a grand slam, and a rare win by the Tigers over the White Sox. Wait, that is pretty much the story. • Tour de France: The Floyd Landis Era ends rather suddenly. • Tennis: Former No. 1 Marat Safin fall...
Please Don't Make Us Lonely In July
Forgive this trifle of self-indulgence, but after our brutal sojourn at Busch Stadium is completed, we're heading back toward our home plains of Illinois. Anybody out there fortunate enough to be so near miles of corn is invited to join us....
Minor Enterprise: Now Batting, Father Time
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where we preview, and occasionally review, the great events of minor league baseball. Each Wednesday we'll take a look at the promotions, players and mascots which populate our minor league ballparks; the unsung heroes of our national pastime. (Minor Enterprise not res...
Come On Down And Boo Our Guests!
You know how audience coordinators at "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" are always trolling Web message boards trying to get people to come to their shows? Well, now it's getting rather extreme....
The Closer: Exploring The Melky Way
Notes from a day in baseball ......
Our History At Busch Is Off To A Roaring Start
In the first two games at the brand new stadium of the team for which we have directed a considerable amount of our psychic energy over the last 26 years, the home team has been outscored 29-8. When a baseball team is blown out, it is often to referred to as a "football score;" the final tally was...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching men in blue grey uniforms circle the bases ... repeatedly .... • Tour de France: America, take hope; Floyd Landis will save you. • MLB: Beltran loves his bases juiced; slams once again as Mets top Reds 8-3. • Minor League Baseball: Canseco less than stellar in pitching...
Bobby Knight Wants YOU
From We Are The Postmen, the fine people who brought you the profane Bobby Knight golf instructional video from a few months back, here's another great one, with Coach doing a recruiting video for the Marines....
Chasing History: Bobby Cox
The excellent A Trivial Pursuit points out something we didn't know: Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is but eight ejections away from breaking John McGraw's record for lifetime ejections. McGraw was ejected 131 times; Earl Weaver has the AL record with 98. Those are extremely impressive numbers. ...
Tsuyoshi Shinjo, SUPERSTAR!
We're not going to say anything about this Japanese video of New York Mets flop Tsuyoshi Shinjo. We're just going to show it. And then hide....
Canseco To Unveil His Pitching Wizardry Tonight
Because Jose Canseco is a man who wants to be taken seriously ... because he is a man with pride ... because he once strode with the giants of major league baseball ... he will now take the next logical step in the twilight of his once-great career. He will pitch in the Golden Baseball League All-...
What's The Deal With Juan Gone?
Juan Gonzalez has always been one of the more confounding baseball players. The guy won two MVPs, is 34th all time in home runs and was the guy we were certain was going to someday break Hack Wilson's RBI mark. Sure, he was moody and unusual, but not any more so than Albert Belle, who actually did...
The Closer: It Hasn't Been A Barry Good Year
Notes from a day in baseball:...