As Meredith pointed out via email, the embarrassing photos of Cole Hamels page has been incomplete since the Phillies blog The Fightins went offline a couple weeks ago. It’s all fixed now, and as an added bonus there’s a new photo at the bottom.
University of Alabama: You’re doing it wrong. You absolutely do not fire a part-time staffer for pumping “Take the Money and Run” through the stadium while Cam Newton and Auburn warm up. You promote that man, because he is awesome. Amazing work of large-scale trolling. Also, “Son of a Preacher Man” is just a really good song.
Remember that this is the same dude who brought us the leather blazer in Fight Club. Also, an insider tip: If the only person you have ever seen wear an article of clothing is Brad Pitt, do not buy that same article of clothing and assume you’ll be able to pull it off, even if it’s only $15 on eBay.
It’s the Rockefeller Center tree lighting tonight. I can see the crowds lining up (and the tree, for that matter) from my desk, so to celebrate the holiday spirit I figured I’d pass along this Christmas gem from David Sedaris, “Six to Eight Black Men.” I laugh out loud every time I read it.
Your move, Sandy Alderson.
KFC is offering a scholarship to the high school senior it deems most deserving. The catch: Your application is one Tweet, and you’ve got to tag it with #KFCScholar so you don’t even get the full 140 characters. My suggestion:
Please give me $20K so I can go to college, get a job and earn money with which to buy fried chicken. PS: The Double-Down rules! #KFCScholar
And he still wants to start. You know, he wouldn’t be the first underwhelming former Mets reliever to morph into an underwhelming innings-eater at age 32.
If you’re a fan of baseball and urban decay, don’t miss David Roth’s write-up about abandoned Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City. I passed the place on my way out of town in July and thought, “holy hell, what happened here?” Now I know.
Josh passes along this Sporcle name-that-sandwich quiz. I got 23 of 25, but I can’t tell you which two I missed because then you’ll know them and I don’t want you to beat me.
“Hey, it’s Enrico Palazzo.” – Francis Buxton.
Tedquarters 