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2012 Graduate of St. John Fisher College. Journalist, writer and sponge for information.

Thank You, Capitalism: Five Baseball Things You Need to Own (By Michael Clair)

And now, a special guest post by our friend Mike Clair from Old Time Family Baseball:

Sure, anyone can purchase a throwback jersey, have a wall dedicated to obscure bobbleheads, and even tattoo phrases like “TOOTBLAN” on their toot-maker (I’m talking about your butt). But in case you ever need to prove that you’re not just a baseball fan, but that you’re a tastemaker, a thought leader, and a person ready and prepared for the challenges of tomorrow, well, these are the objects you need to purchase right now.

TEAM BOOB MUG

cardinals boob mug(1)Yes, you already have your team’s beer stein and perhaps some plastic $10 souvenir cup, but until you have your club’s logo monogrammed on a mammary, well, you’ve got nothing.

Even better, not only can you choose which team you want painted on your very own Large Boob Mug, you can also choose between an open and closed nipple. That’s Freedom. That’s America.

(via Etsy)

BASEBALL DIAPER

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When creating a hybrid spawn of yourself and your significant other and/or person you met one night while staying at the Ramada Inn outside of Tulsa, it’s important that they reflect your interests.

And there’s no better way to do that than with diapers! While your newborn infant may not know how to control their bowel movements, they should at least look good while…not controlling their bowel movements.

(via eBay)

SPUDS MACKENZIE POSTERspuds

Are you a 35-year-old man who, because of a hilarious mix-up, has to go back to college in order to claim an inheritance? Then make sure your new roommate knows what a rad baseball-loving party animal you are with this classic and chic Spuds Mackenzie poster.

(via eBay)

THE YOUPPI LISTENING EXPERIENCE

While some think thyouppie Expos move to Washington was a carefully executed scheme by Jeffrey Loria, the truth is actually far more sinister. It turns out that foreign spy agencies were actually forcing political prisoners to dance around in the Youppi costume while his theme song was used for sick and twisted mind control experiments. To this day, Youppi is the nuclear detonation code in some provinces.

This is all true, by the way. You just have to go to the right websites.

(via eBay)

THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CASKET

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Because when you’re going to rot in a hole in the ground, you may as well do it with officially licensed MLB gear.

Michael Clair runs Old Time Family Baseball. To the best of the Baseball Continuum’s knowledge, he does not actually own any of these items, but you’d have to check with him to make sure. -DG

MVP of Yesterday (May 7): Matt Harvey

Okay, Matt Harvey is the MVP of Yesterday- I mean, if not for a Alex Rios infield-hit he would have had 9 perfect innings (although who knows what may have happened in the 10th, assuming he still would have pitched, which is definitely in the air). But, well, let’s take a second to look at Harvey.

He made his debut last season, and immediately impressed, giving up only 3 hits and striking out 11 in 5.1 IP in his first game. That was a new Mets record for Ks in a debut, by the way, and when you consider that Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden and Nolan Ryan have made their debut with the Mets, you realize how impressive that is, although admittedly Ryan’s debut was in relief. While his record in 2012 ended up being an unimpressive 3-5, that hides the fact that he had an impressive 2.73 ERA and a 10.6 SO/9 that would have been the league leader if he had had enough innings to be eligible.

But this year, he really has shown his stuff. Quite frankly, while the season is still young, he must be considered the early leader for NL Cy Young (barring injury or a downturn), and is a near-certainty (assuming his rotation schedule holds up) to start for the National League in Flushing this All-Star Game. He has a microscopic 1.28 ERA that is behind only Jake Westbrook, he has the lowest WHIP and H/9 in all of MLB and he has the best WAR in all of baseball when going by Baseball Reference.

If he can keep anything like this up, by the end of the year Harvey may be the king of New York. Which doesn’t happen all that often when you are a Met.

MVP standings after the jump:

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Picture of the day: Ballgame at Manzanar

During WWII, as the nation entered a hysteria after the Pearl Harbor attacks, Americans of Japanese descent were rounded up and moved into internment camps. One of the great shames of American history, the internees none-the-less formed communities inside the camps- and that included creating baseball teams, as can be seen in this famous photo by Ansel Adams, which I found on the Library of Congress feed on Flickr.

Welcome to the The Baseball Continuum 1st Anniversary Spectacular

At 4:27 PM on May 8th, 2012, the Baseball Continuum opened.

In honor of that, there will be plenty of posts today honoring this anniversary. So be sure to check back frequently!

Quote of the Day (May 7, 2013)

From Lefty Gomez, an underrated source of baseball quotes:

“The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.”

Random Video Of The Undetermined Amount Of Time: Matt Kemp is awesome

Matt Kemp visited a disabled Dodgers fan after a Giants-Dodgers game last weekend and signed a ball for him.
And gave him his hat.

And his jersey.

And his cleats.

Picture of the Day: Harry Moran, Buffalo of the Federal League

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MVP of Yesterday (May 6, 2013): Stephen Drew

Yesterday’s MVP was Stephen Drew (beating out, amongst others, Andrelton Simmons), who went 4-5 with a HR and 3 RBIs, including the game-winning double in extra innings.

MVP Standings (after jump):

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Quote of the Day (May 6, 2013)

Bob Uecker:

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up.

Picture of the Day: A Weird and Clearly Edited Photo of Rube Marquad

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