Home Run Derby

I’m buried with work this morning … so here’s what you should see around the Baseball Blogosphere …

• Big League Stew has some leg tattoos of Pete Rose and Mickey Mantle you need to see.
• Not Qualified for Comment has a great cartoon about the Legend of Mark Derosa
• David Pinto over at Baseball Musings attended a Q and A last night featuring Joba Chamberlain and Jon Lester.
• Biz of Baseball has renderings of the proposed Marlins stadium. 
• UmpBump has pictures of Hideki Okajima’s wife, Yuka.
• Dugout Central thinks that Washington Nationals’ GM Jim Bowden is the worst executive in MLB
• And Fanhouse has declared the 2009 Texas Rangers to be the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays

Pinch hitters is HRD’s link dump – if you have something you think should be here, drop us a line.

Jersey of the Week Time!!

Recently, we’ve had a lot of JotW’s that don’t have any fabric … the Brewers Chest Hair Guy, the Bodypainted Female Phillies Fan (NSFW) , and last time – the Blue Jays Streaker who covered up his privates with a Foam Finger.

We’ll continue that trend with this guy, who always wears a Barry Bonds Jersey … because it’s tattooed on his back.

Where’s the Bacne?

Honestly, I don’t know if I should laugh or cry.

And this guy’s made a video explaining it. Plus he shows off his autograph collection of Apollo 13 stars and Professional Poker Stars.

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Continuing Home Run Derby’s quest to find the most unique and creative personalized baseball Jerseys/shirts we can find … we’ll stay in Dodger Stadium for a second week with a slightly more disturbing Jersey of the Week.

Apparently … The Devil is a Dodgers fan.

Frankly, I’m a little surprised.  I totally had the Prince of Darkness pegged as a Yankee fan.  Maybe he’s a Joe Torre fan and followed him to LA.  Or maybe ol’ Satan got a little disenfranchised when the Tampa Bay Rays changed their name from “Devil Rays” and started winning baseball games.

I’m kinda even more surprised that MLB would allow “SATAN” as a name on a Customized Authentic (or Replica – I can’t tell) Jersey. 

But lo and behold, if you try to customize a Dodgers Jersey with “SATAN 66″ at MLB.com at MLB.com … it works.

Mind you, you can’t get “666” as a number through the MLB.com shop.  I guess you gotta know someone to be able to pull that off.  Or put it on.  Take your pick.

SATAN 66 Jersey Rating:

• Cleverness: 6
• Originality: 6
• Understandability: 6

The Jersey loses points because it’s missing the third 6.

This really shouldn’t shock anyone, seeing as how fundamentalist preachers have been telling us that Los Angeles is a pit of sin for years.  And Dodgers uber-fan Alyssa Milano once played a Vampire in a movie, didn’t she?

I’ve always been fascinated by tattoos. 

The artwork, the colors, the personalized meanings, the fact that someone would sit through an hour or more of someone sticking ink under their skin by driving a needle in and out of their skin. 

Yes, I’m a big sissy – the only tattoos I’ve ever had have all washed off with soap and water.

Either way, let’s check out some of the best tattoos in the world of baseball.

Let’s start with an old standby …

Jason Giambi

Everybody knows that picture right there. 

The one from Sports Illustrated with Giambi’s Flaming Skull tattoo on his left arm.  

You probably haven’t seen as much of the art on this right arm. 

Because it seems to be covered up a lot more since he joined the Yankees.

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