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The First Anniversary Spectacular Has Just Started
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Well, it turns out that I didn’t get to all of my ideas for the First Anniversary Spectacular (and, honestly, I didn’t want to overflow the inboxes of people who subscribe to this via e-mail THAT much), so in the coming days there will be some overflow, including my favorite baseball memory (to go with those from yesterday), a look at the best/worst of Bizarre Baseball Culture, some follow-ups on some previous stories, and one or two other feature stories.
So… keep an eye open!
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
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
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 POSTER
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 th
e 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
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
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!
One week until the 1st Anniversary Spectacular!
Why haven’t there been as many big, long articles on the Continuum of late? Well, as I’ve said earlier, it has to do with the fact that coming up is the Baseball Continuum 1st Anniversary Spectacular! It’ll have new installments of the some of the most popular and notable features of the Continuum, such as Bizarre Baseball Culture and a more in-depth version of Famous For Something Else, follow-ups on some of my favorite articles and observations, and also featuring some appearances by others from around the baseball internet who are nice enough to answer my e-mails with something other than a polite decline and/or complete silence. Yes, on May 8, you’ll see the largest number of posts on this blog in memory. And it’ll be for you, the people who have provided the Continuum tens of thousands of views over the last year.
So, uhm, yeah. May 8. 1st Anniversary Spectacular. Be there.
The MVP of Yesterday: The Real Heroes
Today, I’m not going to write about yesterday’s baseball MVP (although I did pick one- you can see who it was by going down). Instead, I’m going to talk about real heroes. People like these guys. Or these guys. Or former Patriots’ lineman Joe Andruzzi. Heroes. People who, whether professional emergency personnel or merely concerned citizens, whether rich or poor, run not away from horror, but straight towards it, whether it be to save family, friend, or, so often, complete strangers. They are the best of us, and yet they could be any of us. And they need not be the ones actually there helping the injured. They could just as easily be people who gave blood, or who offered shelter to runners and victims who found themselves stranded as Boston was hit by such horror and chaos.
There will no doubt be talk in the coming days of the fiends who murdered innocent people yesterday. People will play armchair psychologist and armchair terrorism expert. But, far too much, the talking heads will forget the people who fell victim to this act, and far too much, they will forget the people who did not run away… but run towards the danger.
Stay strong, Boston.
(Note: For standings purposes, I have chosen yesterday’s MVP- Joe Mauer. He went 4-5 with three RBI and was a triple away from the cycle in the Twins victory. Go below the jump for the MVP standings.)
Quote of the Day for April 15, 2013
This is a new feature where I will post a quote every day. From now on, expect three to four posts every day, sometimes five: MVP of Yesterday, Picture of the Day, Quote of the Day and a unique post or two.
Today’s quote:
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
Blog Dealings for April 12 (and notes on the oncoming 1st Anniversary)
Okay, some brief blog dealings for today:
- In order to have a better product and not just a list of scores, the “Continuum Global News” feature will from now on become a once-weekly feature, released on the weekends.
- However, on the other hand, the “Picture of the Day” will return, starting tomorrow.
- A reminder that you can donate to the Continuum tip jar by hitting the “donate” button on the front page (it’s to the right).
- Also, if you have a high-quality baseball blog or website (I’ll be the judge of what “high-quality” means) and would like to have it linked to from the Continuum, let me know by sending me an e-mail– all I’ll ask for in return is a link to the Continuum from your site. Of course, I’ll also still add in some sites that I just plain like.
- Also, don’t forget that the Continuum is on Facebook.
- Finally, May 8 is the Baseball Continuum‘s 1st Anniversary. I’m planning some special things, perhaps maybe even featuring some special guests (note: If you are a semi-distinguished internet baseball personality and would like to be a “special guest”, send me an e-mail). So keep an eye out for it.
Blog Dealings: The Weirdest Search Results
WordPress provides me with a list of search results that bring people to the Continuum, but, well, sometimes they can be very strange. Here are some of the weirdest search results that have brought people to this blog, as well as what I think they ended up finding by searching for them- all of these are put down exactly as they appear in WordPress’ list of search results:
- examples addendum in letters (I have no idea.)
- baseball gods rules (Presumably to one of the articles where I refer to the “Baseball Gods”)
- the little scarecrow boy (I have no clue- possible one of the Bizarre Baseball Cultures.)
- korean numbers (Probably something from the WBC.)
- is josh reddick trying to copy brian wilson (A good question.)
- is barbaro canizares jewish? (I don’t think so. Presumably this brought the searcher to a WBC article.)
- operation polo image (?)
- men dolls tied up (I don’t even want to comprehend what this person was searching for, but it almost certainly brought them to the Dollman installment of Bizarre Baseball Culture)
- disconnect between perception & reality (That’s deep.)
- marvel comics character with ball glove (I’m going to guess one of the Bizarre Baseball Cultures.)
- savage .304 (Maybe I wrote “a savage .304” somewhere about something.)
So, have you ever come here with a strange search request?
Coming Soon: Continuum Global News
Remember the WBC, and how the leadup to it had the Continuum have all of that news compiled from around the world?
Well, starting tomorrow, the Baseball Continuum will begin a (more-or-less) daily look at baseball beyond America with… Continuum Global News! Asia! Latin America! Europe! And anywhere else!
Starting tomorrow on the Baseball Continuum…
The Baseball Continuum 
