In case you missed it in 2007 — and I’m assuming you did — that year’s version of the Modesto Nuts passed some of their downtime in the Rockies’ system by remaking scenes from classic baseball movies. Questionable casting choice on the guy playing Cerrano here, but the dude playing Harris not only seems to be the best actor in the bunch, but also appears to be Alan Johnson — one of 10 2007 Nuts to make the Majors so far.
Via Ted Burke.
So that’s pretty awesome looking, at least.
I caught Discovery’s final liftoff in Florida last year and wrote about it here. Someone better come up with some way to get back to space soon or we’re basically just conceding everything to whatever superior beings want to come colonize Earth for its resources.
Via Twitterer @HungryGrimace:
If there were ever a business card that could bring me to a Patrick Bateman-esque jealous sweat, it’s this one.
The “G’day!” is presumably because Creed is Australian.
“Sometimes hot, always purple” is a bit more perplexing. I guess he’s always purple because purple is one of the Taco Bell colors, so it’s like saying he bleeds Dodger Blue? But if he has unlimited access to Taco Bell, then no matter what he looks like I’m going to say he’s always hot.
Also, it’d be sweet to have an address on Glen Bell Way. This would require either living inside Taco Bell Headquarters — which would be fine — or convincing them to let you build a tiny house on the little roundabout entrance in front of their headquarters that constitutes Glen Bell Way.
Craig Calcaterra from Hardball Talk helps preview the Mets and Braves:
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In the 11th inning of yesterday’s Nats-Reds game, the normally awesome Tyler Clippard fell down mid-pitch. Deadspin has the video.
Hologram Tupac performed at Coachella last night. And he’s in great shape! Lyrics and general creepiness NSFW:
Actually, it’s a Mets-Phillies preview with Bill Baer from CrashburnAlley.com:
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Charles Sonder is being hailed a hero for stepping in between two scuffling straphangers — all while casually snacking on cheddar Pringles.
The noshing crusader shot to Internet fame after his exploits were captured in a cell phone video and posted on YouTube, garning more than a half million hits.
He even has a name: Snackman….
“I just got caught up in the moment,” said Sonder, who was also holding a bag of gummy bears during the incident.
– Rich Schapiro, N.Y. Daily News.
Let’s go to the videotape!
Snackman is the strong, silent type of hero. Sometimes vague inaction speaks louder than… well, action. If more people just sort of ambled in the way of aggressive morons kicking and flailing — I’m not even kidding — this world would be a better place. Also, we all should eat more gummy bears.
And I’m not sure if Snackman is single, but he’s an architect, which everyone knows is the No. 1 all-time romantic-comedy guy profession*.
*- I should note that Mindy Kaling pointed this out in her book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, which made my wife laugh so hard that it was impossible to watch TV in our apartment while she read it. But it was something I had long noticed, since it really does seem to be the case in like every romantic comedy.
The home run is monstrous, the call is outstanding:
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The Bisons hit a bunch of ’em yesterday.
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Tedquarters 