Here are a few morsels as you finish up your birthday e-card to Kari:
• Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned just the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history on Monday night. Wow. It's not often these days that we see a great baseball achievement without any assistance. Right, Roger and Barry?
• With the runners on first and second going with the pitch, Cabrera caught a line drive off the bat of Lyle Overbay for the first out, touched second for the next and tagged Marco Scutaro (who had left from first base) for the third. Amazing. The only feat rarer in baseball is the unassisted spelling of "Asdrubal."
• Former Patriots employee Matt Walsh met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for nearly 3 ½ hours today on the Spygate scandal. Goodell spent the entire time winking after his leadoff question: "You don't have anything new, right? Right?"
• Walsh headed next to the nation's capital for a private meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter. Indeed, most of official Washington wanted to hear more on how to run an effective cover-up.
• The Knicks introduced new head coach Mike D'Antoni at a 1 p.m. press conference today. The formal announcement was originally scheduled for 9 a.m. but D'Antoni wanted to confirm the check cleared first.
• NBA commissioner David Stern complained yesterday about the increasing pyrotechnics, smoke and noise in pregame shows. At least I think that's what he was talking about; frankly I couldn't hear a thing over all the explosions.
• LeBron James's mom yelled at the Celtics' Paul Pierce when he and her son got tangled up and tumbled into the stands in Cleveland on Monday night. In defense of LeBron's mom, though, Pierce did flash the "Our Gang" sign.
• After Washington clubbed the Mets 10-4 on Monday night, New York pitcher Nelson Figueroa dismissively called the Nationals a "bunch of softball girls" because of their raucous cheers from the dugout. In a related story, belpepsi has been dispatched to Queens.
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Comments (669)
I made an unassisted triple play once long ago.
Cost me plenty.
Rickapolis-Bard of Who's Who | 05/13/08, 01:27 PM
Report Offensive Commentdang, and I am actually eating luch in the Midwest!
gill | 05/13/08, 01:30 PM
Report Offensive CommentAlternate punchline:
I made an unassisted triple play once long ago.
I couldn't walk for a week.
Rickapolis-Bard of Who's Who | 05/13/08, 01:31 PM
Report Offensive CommentLeBron James's mom yelled at the Celtics' Paul Pierce when he and her son got tangled up and tumbled into the stands in Cleveland on Monday night. In defense of LeBron's mom, though, Pierce did flash the "Our Gang" sign.
The 10 Spot
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OH-TAY!!
Finsterbaby | 05/13/08, 01:31 PM
Report Offensive CommentAfter Washington clubbed the Mets 10-4 on Monday night, New York pitcher Nelson Figueroa dismissively called the Nationals a "bunch of softball girls" because of their raucous cheers from the dugout.
Mets closer Jennie Finch then proceeded to plunk Figgy in the ear
buddy&ozzy | 05/13/08, 01:31 PM
Report Offensive CommentMy thing about the unassisted triple play...did you see Scutaro? He just stood there and waited to get tagged. What was that all about?
Kari - President of Pagination | 05/13/08, 01:32 PM
Report Offensive CommentWalsh is soon disappointed when he discovers that "waterboarding" has a very different meaning in Washington, than it does in Hawaii.
First Church of Mr T | 05/13/08, 01:32 PM
Report Offensive CommentMy thing about the unassisted triple play...did you see Scutaro? He just stood there and waited to get tagged. What was that all about?
Kari - President of Pagination | 05/13/08, 01:32 PM
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He gets paid way to much to try to run all the way back to first base, Kari.
Rickapolis-Bard of Who's Who | 05/13/08, 01:33 PM
Report Offensive CommentLeBron James's mom yelled at the Celtics' Paul Pierce when he and her son got tangled up and tumbled into the stands in Cleveland on Monday night. In defense of LeBron's mom, though, Pierce did flash the "Our Gang" sign.
The 10 Spot
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OH-TAY!!
Finsterbaby
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I'll be honest, I have no idea what that joke means, and I wrote it. It just struck me funny.
The 10 Spot | 05/13/08, 01:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentMy thing about the unassisted triple play...did you see Scutaro? He just stood there and waited to get tagged. What was that all about?
Kari - President of Pagination
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He is a student of the Brett Favre method of assisting other players to get into the record books
DOC - Major Medical | 05/13/08, 01:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentNBA commissioner David Stern complained yesterday about the increasing pyrotechnics, smoke and noise in pregame shows.
What? Does he expect the players to leave their firearms at home?
Mark G | 05/13/08, 01:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentThe smoke and noise in the arenas during the pregame shows actually come from the players' Escalades outside the arena.
These are the jokes people...
First Church of Mr T | 05/13/08, 01:35 PM
Report Offensive CommentWalsh is soon disappointed when he discovers that "waterboarding" has a very different meaning in Washington, than it does in Hawaii.
First Church of Mr T
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That's clever. Give my best to your deity.
The 10 Spot | 05/13/08, 01:35 PM
Report Offensive CommentLeBron James's mom yelled at the Celtics' Paul Pierce when he and her son got tangled up and tumbled into the stands in Cleveland on Monday night.
That's funny - usually people are *happy* when someone punches their meal ticket.
Mark G | 05/13/08, 01:35 PM
Report Offensive CommentThe smoke and noise in the arenas during the pregame shows actually come from the players' Escalades outside the arena.
These are the jokes people...
First Church of Mr T
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Are the arena walls permeable?
The 10 Spot | 05/13/08, 01:36 PM
Report Offensive CommentLeBron James's mom yelled at the Celtics' Paul Pierce when he and her son got tangled up and tumbled into the stands in Cleveland on Monday night. In defense of LeBron's mom, though, Pierce did flash the "Our Gang" sign.
The 10 Spot
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OH-TAY!!
Finsterbaby
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I'll be honest, I have no idea what that joke means, and I wrote it. It just struck me funny.
The 10 Spot | 05/13/08, 01:34 PM
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I saw "Our Gang" sign and immediately pictured Buckwheat giving his trademark Oh-Tay....
Finsterbaby | 05/13/08, 01:36 PM
Report Offensive CommentMy thing about the unassisted triple play...did you see Scutaro? He just stood there and waited to get tagged. What was that all about?
Kari
Well, he was a dead duck either way.. not likehe's gonna outrun the throw back to first.. and it's not like it was Chuck Knoblauch making the throw.
Aimless Wonderer | 05/13/08, 01:36 PM
Report Offensive CommentAfter Washington clubbed the Mets 10-4 on Monday night, New York pitcher Nelson Figueroa dismissively called the Nationals a "bunch of softball girls" because of their raucous cheers from the dugout.
Jen could not be reached for comment.
Mark G | 05/13/08, 01:37 PM
Report Offensive CommentWhat? Does he expect the players to leave their firearms at home?
Mark G | 05/13/08, 01:34 PM
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yeah, how are they supposed to play defense? everyone has a right to (self) defense!
gill | 05/13/08, 01:37 PM
Report Offensive CommentWalsh is soon disappointed when he discovers that "waterboarding" has a very different meaning in Washington, than it does in Hawaii.
First Church of Mr T
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That's clever. Give my best to your deity.
The 10 Spot | 05/13/08, 01:35 PM
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First Church of Mr T | 05/13/08, 01:37 PM
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