Ever read the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg’s D.C. Sports Bog? You don’t? What’s wrong with you? It’s a daily read even if you’re not from D.C. (which I’m not).
Anyway - one of the coolest things the D.C. Sports Bog does is a segment on Fridays called “The Blog Show” on Washington Post Live, a weekly program on Comcast Sports Net in D.C.
On the Blog Show, Mister Irrelevant’s Jamie Mottram and Dan Steinberg take you through the week that was in the Sports Blogging Universe.
And tonight, Home Run Derby got a mention! Thanks guys!
I recommend you watch the whole thing - all eleven minutes. But if you’re blessed with a short attention span like I am, fortunately for you - Home Run Derby is featured about two and half minutes into the show.
As Peter Griffin would say … this is Freakin’ Sweet
The esteemed Poobah of our little lodge of Water Buffaloes, in a reckless moment, asked if I was interested in writing something for the site.
I tried in vain to point out that, all appearances to the contrary, I am, in fact, a baseball moron. I couldn’t calculate a WHIP, OBP, or IRA if you wired me up to an Intel Core Duo. I have no idea which Tavarez is which, even if you give me their first names. I follow professional baseball mainly for the freak-show thrill of players like David Wells or my beloved El Guapo and the Count Rugen-esque interest in pain that led me to the Cubs. In July, we Cub fans typically look like the gentleman above and are considered by the baseball world to be no one of consequence.
Our Poobah reminded me, however, that I am a lawyer (a fact most lawyers successfully repress through the liberal application of martinis and gin-and-tonics) and that there may be some intersection of law and baseball. So I’ll take this inaugural piece to write about the most obvious and relevant meeting point, one raised by our own proponent of Greek love yesterday - Barry Bonds.
It’s become as regular as reports of the latest suicide bombing in Iraq, and for Bud Selig probably equally as welcome: Barry Bonds hits another one out and crept closer to the All-Time Home Run Record. At this point, barring intervention from a God who actually hears and answers Curt Schilling’s prayers (and isn’t that a scary thought), Bonds is going to break Hank Aaron’s record. It’s often remarked that Bud has been waiting for someone, anyone, in law enforcement to rid him of this troublesome Giant. Unfortunately, when you look at what Bonds is potentially on the hook for, it seems Bud may be waiting a while … more after the jump
Ever read the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg’s D.C. Sports Bog? You don’t? What’s wrong with you? It’s a daily read even if you’re not from D.C. (which I’m not).
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