It seems, given the likelihood of the Brewers making the postseason for the first time since they lost to the Cardinals in the 1982 World Series....
Thousands of Brewers are saying they will pee their pants if they make it to the playoffs this year. In fact, they're pledging to do so.
PH4Hers,
I'm sorry it took me so long to get this up here, but I can't say I've done a lot of blogging in the world. As my time at works winds down, I may do a little more. For all who have participated in PH4H sports over the years, you should get a kick out of this one. Straight from the Washington Post itself:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063000729.html
The Anti-All Star team. Those players who the Post would pick for PH4H.
In an older thread (http://ph4h.blogspot.com/2006/04/ph4h-betting-manifesto.html), Dara kindly posted the rules of the road for PH4H Betting. I'd like to say that there was a new incarnation of a PH4H bet last week, where in lieu of an empanada or a steak dinner, I offered Dan just a steak if Carlos Zambrano no-hit the Nationals (turned out to be a very short-lived bet, but oh well). Upon realizing that I offered only a steak, Dara and Justin quickly tossed in side dishes for Dan's steak dinner.
I believe that these sorts of bets should be deemed Collective Unilateral Bets, whereby groups of people offer items that together make up the entire bet. As PH4H is all about charity and the homeless (and, of course, empanadas), it's only proper that we save each other money with collective betting.
So ESPN is running this poll to see who wins their "Ultimate Home Run Derby." You can vote here: http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/listranker?id=722. Now, since I have nothing better to do, I went ahead and voted and was very disturbed by the results.
At this point, the voters have returned this list:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Ken Griffey Jr.
3. Hank Aaron
4. Barry Bonds
5. Mark McGwire
6. Mickey Mantle
7. Alex Rodriguez
8. Willie Mays
Are you kidding me? Willy Mays at #8? The man hit 660 homeruns, after spending the first couple years of his career in the Negro Leagues and after losing another year and a half to serve in the Army in '52 and '53. What's more is he was never on the juice.
Furthermore, how do you rank A-Rod so low? He's got 494 homeruns at age 31. Hell, at age 31, Bonds had like 50!!! Not really, but in all seriousness, if A-Rod gets out of New York, with all its distractions, then I think there's a good chance Bonds doesn't stay on top of the career homeruns list for very long. If A-Rod played 6 more seasons until he was 38 or so and averaged 35 homeruns a year (plus the 20 more I'll give him credit for during the rest of this season), he'd finish his career with 724. But if, like Bonds, he doesn't actually start hitting with power until he's 35 . . . well, then I think he finishes his career with like 1000 homeruns!
Sitting at the Cubs game, I mean Nationals game, the other night, we started making a list of cool things we've experienced in baseball, and a wonderful trip down memory lane ensued. After getting a suggestion that I make a top 10 list and deciding that I am incapable of coming up with 10 things, I offer instead my top baseball memory.
Just for the record, a close second has to be Randy Johnson basically blowing up a bird with a fastball. My favorite though was when Robin Ventura got his butt whooped by Nolan Ryan. It's bad enough to get hit by a pitch, but to charge the mound and then have the pitcher leave you bloody and beaten, that's just gotta be demoralizing.
Jim Bowden couldn't have said this any better, regarding Colome's injury: "It's a serious situation," Bowden said. "We pray for his buttocks and his family." That's in today's Post.
Brian Fuentes, an actual All Star, has been demoted from the Rockies closer position after blowing 4 straight saves. The All Star game might be a little awkward for him.
