Home Run Derby

The Home Run Derby Standings have been updated. 

In the Second Half chase, new faces rule the leaderboard. 

Led by the awesomely named Evil Toast, who leads the 2nd season with 66 Home Runs.  The Croatian Sensation (65 HR) trails ET by a single HR with the 62-HR triumverate of the Quebec Nordiques, Snowmashers, and GLUCK FU! in third place. 

For the big money, Belichoke is back in the overall lead with 437 Home Runs.  He’s followed by Team Minivan (342 HR), and Sultans of Swat (337). 

Sultan will have a hard time holding off five teams right on his heels. 

Some Friday reading for you:

• Extra Mustard has the top 25 Must-See Videos for Sports Fans (AWESOME)
• Big League Stew has a special guest writer for the Morning Juice recap
• Red Sox Monster reviews the new Backyard Baseball Video Game
• Epic Carnival has some bad news about Derek Jeter
• The Zoner wonders what the heckhappened to Joe Torre

And it looks like the Nat-o-Sphere came through … as their Racing Presidents are gonna trounce the Swingin’ Friar in the 2nd Round of Mascot Brackets, barring a late comeback from the Pad Squad.  A new Mascot Showdown will be live on Monday. 

Until then … I’ve got a great seat for the ballgame tonight.

Okay … I have no idea whether this is a set-up or publicity stunt …

On Wednesday, 8/6/08, some online sports video site called Mouthpiece Sports was doing some interviews outside Wrigley Field.

Some blue-painted idiot decided to dump a Gatorade tub full of water on the head of a lovely blonde reporter who was interviewing people.

That young lady’s reaction makes me think that it she was not expecting it – she looks flabbergasted and at a complete loss for words (except for the “WTF” she mouths). Her sound guy seems pretty stunned too. Nice how her camera guy just keeps recording. Part of me still wonders if it was a setup. Gatorade tubs full of water don’t just sit at Clark and Addison.

The young lady has been identified as Molly Dapier. She was doing dome freelance work for Mouthpiece Sports and it’s not a publicity stunt. Deadspin confirmed all this for us (as I have a day job).

Watch out Erin Andrews … you might be next.

Hopefully there’s another video of that kid getting his ass thrown in jail. What the Hell is wrong with this new breed of Cub fans?

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