There hasn’t been a whole lot going on around here lately, so here’s a fun article about baseball players and their bats, complete with quotes and stories from several Blue Jays players and coaches. Big leaguers have love-hate affairs with bats
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
More On The Mosque
I’vesaid my piece on this beforeand haveagreed to disagree with Joe on it,so now let’s see what President Obama has to say aboutthe mosque near Ground Zero issue. “As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practise their religion as anyone else in this country,” Obama said, weighing …
So Yeah, About That Whole You Guys Firing Me Thing…
Man, thisSteven Slater storyjust won’t die. Since it all went down the guy has become a folk hero for quitting his job in such spectacular fashion, a couple of passengers have come forward to say he was an asshole to them during the flight, at least one of his exes has gone on national television …
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Lance Cade Dies At 29
When I got an email this morning telling me that Lance Cade (real name Lance McNaught) had died, I can’t say I was totally surprised. It’s hard to be surprised anymore when you hear about a wrestler dying young, and he fell into the category of guys who lost their jobs due to drug use. …
We’d Love To Put Out Your House, But We Need To Wait For The Lockfighters To Get Here
Not the worst idea in the world: Belfair, Washington’s water districthas started padlocking fire hydrants to prevent water thefts.Most definitely a bad idea: Belfair, Washington’s water district didn’t bother telling the folks down at the fire department that they had started padlocking fire hydrants to prevent water thefts.Let’s make a big fail cake with fail …
I’m Ready For My Close-up. No, It’s My Close-up! Hey! It’s My Close-up! No, Mine!
I’m not sure I can give these kids a not funny tag since on some level what they did is kind of amusing and they didn’t set out to hurt anybody, but they’re still kinda dumb and things did have the potential to go pretty wrong. Aaron D. Coutumas and his twin brother Steven both …
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I Want Round 6 And I Want It Now!
Wow! I just finished watching the best MMA match I’ve seen since I don’t know when. If you’re a fan of the UFC and you haven’t seen Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen yet, go do that now, I’ll wait. I’ve never seen Anderson Silva treated that way in my life, and who knows if I …
The Rays Will Strike Out, To Morrow
Were it not for that no good bastard Evan Longoria getting a grounder past Aaron Hill with 2 outs in the 9th, Brandon Morrow would haveno hit the Rays this afternoon.As it was he still pitched an amazing game, striking out 17 and walking only 2. If you had told me at the start of …
Good Baseball And Bad Wrestling
If you’re a Toronto Blue Jay or a fan of them, there’s no way you can’t be happy right now. Well ok, I need to rephrase that. If you’re a Toronto Blue Jay or a fan of them, there’s no way you can’t be happy right now…unless you happen to be a pitcher. And if …
If He’d Stayed Away From Think With Your Prick Avenue, None Of This Would Have Happened
There’s nothing at all out of the ordinary about a sex for money exchange between a man and 2 women degenerating into a stabbing and a robbery and ending with the girls getting arrested, but when it happens in a building onBeaver Street,I feel it’s my duty to make at least a brief mention of …