Yesterday evening Tara and I were riding the G train home from the park and a visibly intoxicated man got onto the car and asked us if we were “Irish or Scottish.” at first I thought he was asking about our heritage, but after looking at the bottle he was holding and the…
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May 6, 1998
Featuring a fastball that reached triple digits on the gun and a curve that belonged in a whiffle ball game, [Kerry] Wood made the fearsome Houston lineup look like they were swinging dead fish at the plate.
- MLB.com
Read the rest: “Wood’s Smoke: Kerry Wood Ks 20 Astros”
graphic via The Neal & Brady Report](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48bfdtcdk1qzniimo1_500.jpg)
Featuring a fastball that reached triple digits on the gun and a curve that belonged in a whiffle ball game, [Kerry] Wood made the fearsome Houston lineup look like they were swinging dead fish at the plate.
- MLB.com
Read the rest: “Wood’s Smoke: Kerry Wood Ks 20 Astros”
graphic via The Neal & Brady Report
Chris Elwood aka Bart Fart
Fuck everything about growing up. Its scary. Fuck losing best friends and first loves and becoming strangers. Fuck this constant change that wont allow me to get comfortable anywhere. Fuck the after hours for making me think like crazy and keeping me up til the sun comes up.
One hundred forty-six years of major league baseball and 2012 is the first season with both a perfect game and four home run game.
Bonus note:
Although the American League is known as a sluggers league, the NL has had 10 of the 16 four homer games dating back to 1894.
And the pitcher-friendly NL lags behind it’s younger brother with only eight perfect games compared to the AL’s 13.
How many times do we have to point out why baseball is awesome?
Info courtesy of MLB.com and Wikipedia
Paralyzed former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand smiles as he answers a question during an NFL football news conference in Piscataway, N.J. last week after it was announced that he has been signed by the Tampa Bay. LeGrand broke two vertebrae and suffered a serious spinal cord injury on Oct. 16, 2010, during a kickoff return against Army. His coach at Rutgers then, Greg Schiano, is now the head coach of the Buccaneers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
KING: Schiano find way to bring LeGrand’s passion to Tampa Bay
EPSTEIN: LeGrand gets my vote for 2011 Sportsman of the Year
Kirby Puckett reacts after hitting a game-winning home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 of the 1991 World Series. The Twins legend made his debut on this day in 1984, smacking four singles against the Angels in a 5-0 victory. (VJ Lovero/SI)
GALLERY: Top World Series Moments
“0.4 seconds! How do you catch and shoot in 0.4 seconds? Ridiculous.”
“I don’t know, Pop. Look, shouldn’t you be paying attention to this game?”
“It’s in the bag. This series is over. Hey, wanna see me play Boris Diaw at point guard?”
“That’s OK, Pop.”
Mike Rizzo, Nationals GM, has Bryce Harper’s back (via mightyflynn)
Cole Hamels and Bryce Harper are both douchebags, we know this, but Cole also now happens to be hurt by being shown up by a 19-year old. You’re a veteran all-star, maybe look over at third when the kid has a 45-foot lead.
(via sportspage)(via sportspage)
