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George Vlosich III is an amazing artist who uses the Etch A Sketch to create insane illustrations. This is probably bitter to you Cubs fans, but check out this time lapse video of him Etch A Sketching a tribute to the Chicago Cubs. You can also get a free print of this which can be ordered from his website. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyCe3RNT7pw]
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Have to admit I found this squirrel running around the diamond at a Cleveland Indians baseball game pretty darn cute. It's hilarious how it scoots along the ground on its stomach with its four tiny legs splayed out. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr6BIUjxJfw]
Verdict: Cleveland squirrels cute. New York City squirrels, bastard children of the devil.
[Thanks Moye!]
Check out this highlight clip from ESPN of a Devil Rays and Rangers major league baseball game where a heavyweight fan sitting alongside the third baseline dives overboard chasing after a foul ball and instead landing on top of the cute ball girl. Ah, I could watch candid videos of people falling onto others all day. [Thanks Paul! You're batting 2 fer 2 today!]
I realized that today's series of entries here have a decidedly Japanese theme going on--smart Japanese parrots, super flying Japanese fish, and now the best baseball pitch ever...from the land of the rising sun! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRWM-qrOtc]
Manny Ramirez is a pretty eccentric baseball player whose various antics and baseball mannerisms are described as "Manny Being Manny." He's one of my favorite players period and this latest "Manny being Manny" incident is a perfectly hilarious example of his unique personality as well as his impressive skills on the field. Against the Orioles recently, Manny makes a terrific leaping catch (saving a run scoring double at the least) where his momentum causes him to run up the outfield wall. There, he HIGH FIVES a lone Red Sox fan before firing off a perfect throw back to the infield to Dustin Pedroia, the relay man who tosses it to Youkalis at first for the double play. So recap: 1) Fantastic catch, 2) High five fan, 3) Throw perfect throw for a double play to end what could have been a big inning for the Orioles.
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I can't embed this video, but watch this one for better sound of the play as well as his teammates reaction in the dugout after the play. Funny stuff.
And here's an interview later on with the fan on the receiving end Manny's high five:
The crowd didn’t seem to notice the high-five so much as the great play. The only one that made note of it to me was the husband and wife next to me. He was listening to the radio broadcast and told me that they’d been talking about that play for the last 10 minutes. I still couldn’t believe it happened. It was so fast. The heckling fans behind me who were yelling at him the whole game suddenly went quiet, and didn’t say much afterwards.
And lastly, here's a good collection of Manny Being Manny moments from ESPN:
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Cleveland Indians infielder Asdrubal Cabrera turned a triple play last night against Toronto. His is only "the 14th unassisted triple play in major-league history." Kudos. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYKQe6qQSU]
During the 1983 baseball season, following a tough 1-0 loss, then manager of the Chicago Cubs Lee Elia went off against the fans and local media. Every other word coming out of his mouth is a variation of "Fuck." [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=uv23pqH9iG0]
Apple is constructing a new Apple store in Boston and rather than the typical facade during this phase, they've erected a nice little homage to this Red Sox crazed town. I think it's brilliant and adds a bit of humor to the cityscape. I wonder who brainstormed this nice homage to the city and the team.
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
- Willie Stargell
Will current Red Sox fans' great great grandchildren even know Bill Buckner's name or know of the now defunct Curse of the Bambino? I hope not, especially Bill Buckner's and I doubt they will after today's celebration at Fenway.
Still, the warmest scene involved Buckner, a long-lost member of the Red Sox family. When he slowly strode from left field to the mound, he received a lengthy standing ovation. Buckner wiped his eyes.Fairly or unfairly, Buckner, who had 2,715 career hits, is best known for a play he did not make. Buckner let Mookie Wilson’s grounder to first base roll between his legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. That error enabled the Mets to complete a two-out, three-run rally and win.“It was hard for me to do,” a teary-eyed Buckner said about returning to Fenway.
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