The Dodger clinched the NL West title on Thursday, and are playoff bound. Rafael Furcal is just psyched he doesn't have to report to jail at the end of this season.
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When Athletes Blog… (Ladies…)
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This Should Go Well: Joe Torre Tells Manny to Shave His Dreads (Fanhouse)
I’ll miss you, Manny, you enigmatic bastard…
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Gilbert Arenas Is Threatening to Outdo the Playboy Mansion (Fanhouse)
David Ortiz was placed on the 15-day DL today. When asked about filling in for Ortiz at DH, the genius of shill himself, Manny Ramirez told the Boston Herald:
"I love DH...I'm pretty sure they're not going to miss my Gold Glove out there [in left]. We're fine. We're going to be fine." (via ESPN.com)
Up until about 1 p.m. I was having a complete bogey of a day...because I decided to go to the DMV this morning...because I'm a schmuck.
Then, I received an early birthday package from my good pal Hillary at Fitness Magazine, which included:
After pummeling Stallion for a while, I was good. Before that though, I was livid. The DMV wouldn't let me exchange my Connecticut license for a New York one because I didn't have with me proof of birth. Because w/o a birth certificate or passport in hand, you're presumed to be a hologram in the eyes of these dingos who work there. Proof of birth? OK, fine. Pinch me, rock me in the face if you want...in fact, why don't you call my mom and let her tell you what a bastard I was at age 15, I'm real dammit!
So now I've got the old man spending eight bucks to overnight me a birth certificate. Hard earned money he could spend on that Corona light he seems to enjoy so much...oh, and I get to go back to the DMV tomorrow...which is my actual birthday!
With this current sad state of affairs I'm dealing with over here, I decided to post links to what I perceived as the worst stuff going on around the sports blogosphere today:
I just watched Manny fly out to end the game as the Red Sox lost to the Angels 7-5.
By watched I mean I followed the little Web 1.0 dot travel on my screen to deepest part of ESPN.com's graphic representation of Fenway Park.
Not knowing whether or not Manny actually just missed a home run - and inevitably did his little ridiculous pose at the plate - or if some mouth-breathing coder (or whatever you call the person who makes the gamecasts hum) is playing with me is really bothering me.
The Red Sox would have still be been down by a run, but it's killing me!
With two runners on and two out in the top of the tenth inning, Manny Ramirez stepped to the plate to face Oakland's Huston Street.
On the second pitch, Julio Lugo broke for third as Manny fouled off a Street fastball.
ESPN announcers were quick to point out that it is not necessarily a good idea to send the runner from second in that situation as it could distract the batter and break their concentration.
Red Sox fans nationwide were quick to guffaw at the suggestion that Manny's cranium functions at this high of a level.
Manny then proceeded to drive a ball to deep center field and stand unyielding at the plate watching - as he tends to do on every ball he hits that leaves the infield.
The shot caromed high off the center field wall, scoring runners Lugo and David Ortiz and putting the Red Sox ahead 6-4.
The Sox went on to win 6-5, and Manny was awarded the game's MVP and a Happy Gilmore movie replica check for one million yen!
...which is just under $10,000.
After receiving the check, Ramirez, couth bastard that he is, said in the postgame interview, "That's going to be some gas money...I love it.''
Happy MLB '08 Season!
