Okay, when I say “popular demand” … I mean the two people who emailed me asking what the heck happened to the Baseball Mascot Tournament.
We’ll pick up where we left off last year in the second round with what might be one of the most anticipated showdowns of the tournament. One which is sure to whet your appetite.
#1 Racing Sausages (Brewers) vs #5 Racing Pierogies (Pirates)
This afternoon, for the first time since 1981, the Philadelphia Phillies presented their players and staff with some Bling.
Specifically, World Series Championship Bling.
And there it is. That puppy is loaded with diamonds. Holy crap.
A World Series Ring is what every player dreams of (or should be dreaming of) – even moreso than hot girlfriends, tricked out car stereos, and gobs of money.
… so let’s take a look back at the last eight World Series Championship Rings.
2007 – Boston Red Sox
For their seventh World Championship, the Red Sox immortalized their hosiery, with a pair of ruby Sox.
Once again, I have to hand it to the jeweler who designed the red Sox’ bling, because the red on blue is just cool.
Jostens did the honors again, with 42 diamonds for a total weight of 2.33 carats and four special-cut rubies with a weight of 2.14 carats. That bad boy appraised for about $20,000 when it was handed out in April 2008.
Did Queer Eye for the Straight Guy do a makeover for Roger Clemens lately?
Seven-time Cy Young winner and Mitchell Report namee Roger Clemens showed up at a Houston Rockets game last night. Wearing a hat I wouldn’t put on a dog.
Seriously – a pastel green and blue argyle baseball cap? Who the heck makes that anyway?
And what man would even consider wearing it?
I mean, besides Roger Clemens, obviously. I wonder if there’s an Erasure song (or five) on Clemens’ iPod.
Mind you, some Baseball teams think you’ll wear Argyle caps.
This one from the New York Yankees is actually pretty sharp.
Keeping the Bombers’ color scheme works really well on that cap.
The same cannot be said for the following monstrosities … (more…)
Well with the temperature at Home Run Derby headquarters currently at -7 degrees (wind chill of -29) and not expected to rise above zero for the next 27 hours … I was trying to stay warm by thinking about baseball.
Crack of the Bat, lush green grass, hot August sun, an ice cold beer, and a Kosher dog with grilled onions doused with the Stadium Mustard my brother in law sent me (hey Mike, I need more) and another ice cold beer. That warmed me up for a while …
And then I accidentally clicked on Wrigley Field’s Webcam and saw this disturbing sight …
Singing at the Winter Classic may be all done, but it’s still winter at Wrigley. And I got to wondering what the other MLB playgrounds look like in the snow and cold. Let’s find out.
Staying at Wrigley, it looks like Harry Caray and Ernie Banks are keeping a quiet and chilly sentry along Addison Street.
Anyone else afraid of how cold it will be when if the Cubs do ever win the World Series? I hope I’m retired and living in Green Valley, Arizona by then.
Heading South, as in the South Side of Chicago … when last we saw US Cellular Field, it was in the midst of a “Blackout.” Now it’s in the middle of a “White-Out.” (more…)
Yesterday, Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia was named the 2008 American League MVP by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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So in Pedroia’s honor, here’s a few things that rhyme with Pedroia (it helps if you use a Boston accent) …
HOYA- The Mascot of the University of Georgetown
GOYA - Famous Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Also a brand of Mexican Foods.
CARLOS MOYA – Former #1 Ranked Professional Tennis Player
OSCAR DE LA HOYA – Mexican-American Boxer, “The Golden Boy”
LATOYA – A girl’s name, typically African-American. Most notably singers Latoya Jackson and Latoya London.
And now the Boston language kicks in … pronounce the “er” as an “ah” …
JAMIE MOYER – Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher. Pedroia is 0-2 with a walk and a stolen base against him.
DESTROYER - A Navy battleship.
LAWYER – An attorney. “I got busted, I need a Loy-yah”
VERNE TROYER - Played “Mini-Me” in the Austin Powers movies; about the size of Dustin Pedroia.
FOYER - A hallway or a corridor. I saw Pedroia in the Foy-ah.
This post was inspired (okay, ripped off) from Fitzy’s “Rhymes with Pedroia” Challenge from last August. I came up with seven of them myself before Googling “Rhymes with Pedroia” and finding out that somone had done this in a stand-up act already.
I thought I was being all original and clever too. Rats.
You can watch Fitzy’s routine after the jump … but there’s a bunch of nasty language in this clip, so don’t play it at work, okay?
Congrats go to Boston Red Sox First Baseman (and 2008 AL MVP candidate) Kevin Youkilis and Enza Sambataro, who were married earlier this week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
So now officially, there’s yet another hot addition to the Red Sox Wives.
And she comes with a bit of Red Sox pedigree … in 2004, she dated actor (and die-hard Sawx fan) Ben Affleck … but the glare from the paparazzi was a bit too much for her.
Sometime during that same year, she met Youkilis. They started dating in May 2006.
Sambataro is more than just an accessory for Youkilis’ arm. She’s also on the board of Youk’s charitable foundation, Kevin Youkilis’ Hits for Kids.
She co-founded the organization with Youkilis. (more…)
This afternoon, for the first time since 1981, the Philadelphia Phillies presented their players and staff with some Bling.
Did Queer Eye for the Straight Guy do a makeover for Roger Clemens lately?
About a year ago, Home Run Derby showed you a bunch of 
Well with the temperature at Home Run Derby headquarters currently at -7 degrees (wind chill of -29) and not expected to rise above zero for the next 27 hours … I was trying to stay warm by thinking about baseball.
Yesterday, Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia was 
Congrats go to Boston Red Sox First Baseman (and 2008 AL MVP candidate) Kevin Youkilis and Enza Sambataro, who were 
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