Kind of a jackassy thing to do, but when you dress like that you must know you increase your chances of having beer dumped on your head, especially when it’s an elimination game of a playoff series so you’re definitely going to be in an alcohol-soaked clubhouse. Hat tip to Repoz.
I <3 Wipeout. Last year I wrote: “ABC’s obstacle-course show Wipeout is the most amazing television program I’ve seen in years. It captures exactly what everyone loved about America’s Funniest Home Videos but cranks up the all-important ratio of projectiles-to-the-crotch per minute (PtC/M). It’s essentially the apotheosis of The Simpsons‘ classic “Man Getting Hit By Football,” and proves once again that there’s nothing more entertaining than watching people endure hilarious agony.”
Certified NFL agent of 20 years Josh Luchs spills to SI about all the different ways he paid NCAA players. Not really surprising, but an interesting read regardless.
Craig Calcaterra aptly answers Andy Martino’s questions about Sandy Alderson’s suitability for the Mets’ GM position.
Famed British occultist and much-ballyhooed enchanter of rock legends Aleister Crowley also made a killer rice pilaf.
Hat tip to Jonah Keri for this link — new to me, but old to the Internet — about former Net Todd MacCulloch’s new career as a competitive pinball player. Pretty amazing story.
This evening at 6 p.m., I will join the good gentlemen of the Happy Recap radio show to discuss all sorts of Mets stuff. Check it out by clicking the headline.
Excellent work from the Wall Street Journal, and a hat tip to Can’t Stop the Bleeding for the link. Pretty funny interview highlighted by the fact that the guy’s real name is Wiley Wiggins, which seems like it would make a decent enough nickname for Lincecum.
Lots of SNY.tv love today. Patrick presents a pretty eye-opening chart, and I’ll add this: Only 15 guys have ever posted an OPS of .800 or better while qualifying for the batting title at age 20 or younger. 10 of them are in the Hall of Fame. The others are Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Jason Heyward, Tony Conigliario — a tragic case, beaned in the eye at 22 and never the same afterwards — and Vada Pinson, a very good player who peaked a bit early and likely missed the Hall of Fame by a couple hundred hits.
Looking for a way to kill your next half hour or so? Enjoy this game from Gelf Magazine, asking you to determine whether the headline is real or from The Onion.
Tedquarters 