This is day 39 of the “7th Inning Stache”s 100 days of MLB mustaches. All of the Staches will be cataloged in our MLB Mustache Hall Of Fame. If you have any tips on some fielding first basemen follicle follies please email us the tip @ NESWblogs-at-gmail.com.
It’s Cinco de Mayo, so it’s only fitting that today we honor a great Mexican baseball player — and his mostacho.
Last year, ESPN came up with the following analogy: Jorge Cantu is to Mexico, as Ichiro is to Japan, as Derek Jeter is to the United States, and as Alex Rodriguez is to the Dominican Republic. Frankly I thought it was insulting to Cantu. In 2005, Cantu set Devil Rays single-season franchise records for RBI record (117), game-tying or go-ahead RBI (37), multi-HR games (4), and HR by a 2nd baseman (19). In 2006, in the first ever World Baseball Classic, Jorge Cantu drove in both of Mexico’s runs off Roger Clemens, as Mexico eliminated the heavily-favored United States team that was led by Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and The Shaved Emasculated Shell of Johnny Damon. And Cantu did it with a spectacular mustache. So on this day when the world celebrates Mexico’s independence from France, please don’t forget this Mexican hero, or this Mexican hero’s mustache.
We read darn near the entire internets so you don’t have to, presenting you with some of the best baseball-related material darn near every weekday in Peanuts & CrackerLINKS….
MLB ’10 The Show was released this past Tuesday. While I haven’t had a real chance to sit down and play yet, my brother has already logged a solid 15 hours. The new features this year (stadium/team songs) are pretty slick, but no upgrade is as good as Kevin Youkilis’s player profile picture.
If I am not mistaken, The Show will use the official team pictures from the previous season. Either way, if you still haven’t seen this gem yet- WHAMMY.
Hershiser to take over in the booth for Phillips [AA via ESPN]
We read darn near the entire internets so you don’t have to, presenting you with some of the best baseball-related material darn near every weekday in Peanuts & CrackerLINKS….
SI’s Tom Verducci says the home field advantage NFL dome teams like the Saints, Colts, Vikings and Cardinals have is similar to the Rockies at Coors Field. [major LEAGUE jerk]
Justin Verlander signs 5-year, $80M deal with the Tigers. [detroit4lyfe]
Great Moments In Unlicensed Pittsburgh Sports Merch: Maz’s Home Run. [p.S.a.M.p.]
We read darn near the entire internets so you don’t have to, presenting you with some of the best baseball-related material darn near every weekday in Peanuts & CrackerLINKS….
An official Yankees representative told an angry season ticket holder that Nick Johnson will thrive and make him forget about Derek Jeter. [sports UNTAPPED]
Joe Mauer reportedly signs 10-year deal to stay in Minnesota. [babes LOVE baseball]
Jose Canseco wants Herschel Walker (in an MMA way). [the CAGE doctors]
Michael Jackson’s kids love the Rockies. [bugs&cranks]
101 Reasons to love Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. [flicksided]
Where do the 1997 and 2003 World Series rank in this random list of the Top 13 World Championships held in Miami? (Kevin, yes, the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals also made the list.) [nesw SPORTS]
101 Reasons to love Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. [flicksided]
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In my capacity as 7IS editor-in-chief I try to keep an eye on things like what internet search terms brings readers to our site. So far in the site’s salad days, the number one search term is the site’s name. But surprisingly #2 is Marge Schott (#3 is Tiger Woods Derek Jeter Dream).
So since you internet searchers are clearly so fascinated with old Marge and her mustache — or at least more fascinated by her than any of our other offerings thus far — I give you this disturbing video. It is disturbing for many reasons — the size of her St. Bernard Schottzie, Marge’s frightening presence, and perhaps most of all, because the audio has been disabled rendering the pair’s visit to David Letterman’s studio all the more horrific. Enjoy — if you dare….
We read darn near the entire internets so you don’t have to, presenting you with some of the best baseball-related material darn near every weekday in Peanuts & CrackerLINKS….
Plenty of great baseball pics and posts in JoeSportsFan’s best columns of 2009. [jSf]
Barry Bonds is the class of Sooze’s All-Decade Team. [sports UNTAPPED]
The G-POPE also leads off my 8 Greatest Athletes of the 00′s list. [nesw SPORTS]
One baseball movie made this Top 10 Sports Movies of the Decade list — can you guess which one? Hint: Billy Crystal. [detroit4lyfe]
Harry Caray: Funniest Baseball Broadcast Voice Ever? [gunaxin]
Dan Shaughnessy seems to think that saying “baseball is a business” excuses players of all sins, even The Shaved Emasculated Shell Of Johnny Damon. [major LEAGUE jerk]
Arguments for that other Hall of Fame: Jack Morris vs. Bert Blyleven; voting for Don Mattingly is “simply silly.” [circling THE bases]
The Lover girls have been very good this year, so I think there’s an excellent chance Santa Claus will be bringing them the special edition 2009 Yankees Championship Monopoly board game.
I think the game will provide valuable lessons for my girls, like having to spend money to win, and the importance of total domination. I will insist on playing as the World Series trophy though.
Santa Claus actually gave yours truly a sneak preview of the game and generally it looks fabulous. Our favorite members of the 27th World Championship team take the places of the traditional properties, but at least a few of the game-maker’s choices are questionable.
Derek Jeter as Boardwalk is a no-brainer, but Joe Girardi as Park Place? Jorge Posada getting lumped in with Jose Molina and Nick Swisher? Here’s the full list: Continue Reading
When I see my two little girls every other weekend, we sometimes like to play a game called “Let’s Talk About Something Other Than The Yankees.”
The first thing out of their darling little mouths is always “Twilight.”
Apparently Twilight’s like vampires, werewolves, Derek Jeter, Gossip Girls and Yankeeography all rolled up into one. There’s books and movies and tons of other crap. I’m told it’s immensely popular, especially among young girls.
So, one might expect Twilight would be the most marketable thing around.
But as I always tell my little girls, never forget the Highest power of all: The 27-Time World Champion New York Yankees. So the Lover family was certainly not surprised this week when online giant eBay released its “Top Shopped” and Pop Culture Obsessions of 2009 list. On top, as they always are, were our beloved Yankees. A distant second was Twilight followed by the late great but freaky Michael Jackson.
So this holiday season, remember there is no fan on earth more passionate, more loyal, more affluent, more proud, than a Yankee fan. God bless all Yankee fans and lovers of excellence everywhere.
