In which I write Haiku-style poetry about a potpourri of baseball cards I found in a value pack. Because, well, it’s my blog.
1988 Leaf Greg Walker
Run, Greg Walker, Run!
Out of the box, on to first!
Safe? Out? I don’t know!
Sometimes, the MVP of Yesterday is completely unexpected. So is the case for Andrew Albers, the Twins pitcher who, yesterday, in his first career start, threw 8.1 shutout innings while giving up just four hits. We was just two outs away from being the first pitcher since Andy Van Hekken to throw a CG shutout in a MLB debut.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
There is a Twitter Feed that lets you know when Yasiel Puig comes up, and when Vin Scully says something cool or profound. What other Twitter feeds do we need? I have some thoughts…
Get to work, Internet!
In Bizarre Baseball Culture, I take a look at some of the more unusual places where baseball has reared it’s head in pop culture and fiction.
Last time on Bizarre Baseball Culture, we took a look at Pinky and the Brain‘s baseball episode. This time, we are looking at the classic Disney short, How To Play Baseball, starring Goofy. It’s available on Disney’s website.
Yes, How to Play Baseball, first released in 1942 to time with the release of Pride of the Yankees, it is one of the classics of the Disney canon, the first of a series of Goofy cartoons in which he tried to play or learn a sport, skill or occupation. While most of the information given in it is more-or-less true, the visuals are exaggerated and done for comedic effect. And, rest assured, this cartoon is hilarious, standing alongside Baseball Bugs as an example of anthropomorphic cartoon animals playing our national game.
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In which I write Haiku-style poetry about a potpourri of baseball cards I found in a value pack. Because, well, it’s my blog.
Curt Schilling Upper Deck 1994
Nineties Curt Schilling
Back when he was a Phillie
Pitch coming at me now
Jeremy Guthrie did one of those things that basically guarantees winning the MVP of Yesterday when he threw a 4-hit complete-game shutout against the Twins yesterday. He struck out seven.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
In which I write Haiku-style poetry about a potpourri of baseball cards I found in a value pack. Because, well, it’s my blog.
1991 Bowman Danny Darwin
Kneeling on one leg
Danny Darwin has a ‘stache
What’s with the background?
It’s (maybe) Biogenesis Day! So, I’ll be doing a running live-blog of thoughts, news, and pitiful attempts to be funny. Well, mostly. I might miss an hour or two due to an appointment. So, go below the jump for it, I’ll be adding more and more as the day goes on.
A.J. Burnett of the Pirates had a complete game yesterday, giving up just one earned run while striking out 9. That’s a good way to be named the MVP of Yesterday, I’d say.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
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