I really wanted to get video of this when it happened earlier this week, but since RedLasso is currently unavailable as they fight a lawsuit, I wasn't able to grab it.
Thankfully, the blogosphere still has Awful Announcing, and they were able to get some footage of the greatest squirrel our world has ever known.
I prefer the commentary Hawk and D.J. gave about the squirrel ("D.J? I ever tell you bout the time that Catfish Hunter challenged a squirrel to a fight to the death? I tell you, was the greatest fight I'd ever seen. I was just talkin to Yaz about it yesterday...), but beggars can't be choosers.
I know what you're thinking, two Minor League Spotlights in one day, what have you done to deserve such an honor? In truth, nothing. Really all your doing is sitting there and reading while trying to avoid doing any kind of work, and we here at FanHouse can respect that. Hell, we invented it.
So sit back and enjoy this video of Durham Bulls center fielder Fernando Perez doing everything but a back flip to avoid being tagged out at home plate against the Charlotte Knights over the weekend.... See the video at FanHouse
On Friday night NBC showed footage of Bela Karolyi watching Nastia Liukin's floor routine during the women's gymnastics event. Liukin's routine clinched the gold medal for her, and since he's fucking insane, Karolyi really enjoyed it.
Sure, Manny Ramirez has been a member of the Dodgers for nearly two weeks now, but all he's been doing since hitting Hollywood is smacking homers and driving runs in. Manny just hadn't been being Manny in Dodger blue until last night. Last night the Manny we all grew to love in Boston made his real Los Angeles debut.
Yep, Manny was late taking the field in the 9th inning with the rest of his teammates. His manager Joe Torre said Manny's tardiness was due to the fact he thought he'd been taken out of the game and had gone back to the clubhouse to change. Manny says he was late because he had to go take a leak. See the video at FanHouse
Part of me feels sorry for Molly Dapier, after all, all she was trying to do was shoot her piece for Mouthpiece Sports when some dumbass Cubs fan in blue body paint decided to dump a cooler of water over her for no reason. On the other hand, though, she was at a Cubs game. Idiotic behavior from the drunken fans in attendance is an inherent trait of the ballpark.
It's a tradition as old as the ivy on the outfield walls.
That being said, the kid who did this is a total idiot. Why did he dump the water on Dapier? To look cool? Somebody should let him know that it's really hard to look cool when you have no shirt on, a concave chest (had the water been poured on him, a puddle would have formed), and you're covered in body paint... See the video at FanHouse
In case you hadn't heard, last night at Wrigley Field the Cubs game against the Astros had to be delayed twice thanks to some pretty nasty weather in the area. I mean, tornado sirens going off in the city nasty. Still, while the gusting winds, horizontal sheets of rain, and the sirens sent most of the people at Wrigley (including your humble blogger) running for cover, they weren't enough to keep Elvis (oh, and it was 70's night too) from living the dream one last time. See the video at FanHouse
Watching the Red Sox play baseball on NESN is usually an enjoyable experience for viewers at home whether they're actually Red Sox fans or not. The combination of Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo in the booth makes for the most entertaining booth in baseball by far, as the two men often spend their time making fun of themselves, fans, and others.
Of course, sometimes they have too much fun while calling games and can't even talk. This is what happened on Sunday afternoon... See the video at FanHouse
Okay, so while that probably hurt like hell, I in no way feel sorry for that Orioles fan who just took a foul ball off his face. The guy stood there staring at the ball as it was in the sky coming towards him, then saw as the ball began to come down above him.
Now, maybe he never had to take physics in high school, and never had the laws of gravity explained to him. Maybe he thought a giant gust of wind was going to come and blow the ball away. Or maybe he just had a lot more faith in Miguel Cabrera's ability to catch the ball than he should have... See the video at FanHouse
I'm sorry, I can't think of anything to say right now. It's as though the constant jiggling of the one called X's man boobs and butt belly have put me in some kind of trance.
What's that magical flesh? You want me to kill? What? Oh, you just want some donuts? Okay then, I'll run to the nearest Krispy Kreme. See the video at FanHouse
Yeah, I don't care whether you're wearing a cup or not, taking a fastball directly to the groin is never going to feel good. I should know, I've tried it hundreds of different ways. Whether I was standing on my head, doing a cartwheel, or running in place: it hurt every single time.
So I know what Jose Molina was going through last night, though I wouldn't have rolled around on the ground like a baby afterwards. Nope, instead I would have run into the clubhouse to call my mommy and tell her what the mean man did to Frank N. Beans. She'll teach him not to mess with her baby boy's baby boys! See the video at FanHouse
Just when you thought that Cubs fans and White Sox fans couldn't unite together to achieve one common goal, one man (obviously sent from the heavens above) finally figured out how to restore my faith in humanity.
So what if he did it by getting his ass kicked.
The video comes from FanIQ, and according to the guy who shot the video, here is what happened.
The Sox fan near the pole was talking trash from the beginning, so in the 4th inning he started talking about the guy in the Thome Jersey's "family"...then an old guy stepped up and off they went... A good minute goes by with no security, the guy gets owned by a bunch of cubs and sox fans. he still fights the security...continues struggling, as his eye is black and swelling shut, they handcuff him throw his shirt over his head and get him out of there.
Seriously, the security guard pulling the guys shirt over his head is the piece de resistance of this video, though the beating is pretty nice as well.
Not seen in the video? Cubs fans and Sox fans holding hands and singing "Kumbaya."
Seriously, of all the ways to pull your hamstring, this has to be the most embarrassing way I've seen it done. Though it's also a supremely entertaining way of doing it, and I only wish I could find video of the incident as it was shown on television in Chicago. The White Sox broadcast replayed it over about five times, and I don't think Hawk Harrelson or Darren Jackson ever actually said a word because they were too busy laughing hysterically.
The White Sox haven't said whether or not Cooper will have to be placed on the disabled list, or which minor league instructor they'll have to call up if he is. See the video at FanHouse
I mean, you start the day by posting pictures of me, and the average reader has to wonder, "How can today get any better?" I didn't think it could, but damn it if Deadspin hasn't proven me wrong today.
First they actually convinced Bill Simmons to write a post there today (the best thing he's written in years, by the way), and now this video from the Basketball Jones' J.E. Skeets making fun of the whole Costas Now/Buzz Bissinger fiasco.
Brilliant. (Some very NSFW language going on here, so turn the volume down a bit. Just don't do any actual work.)
It was pretty nice to not have a White Sox or Cubs game to worry about yesterday, as with the circus that surrounded the three games between the two over the weekend really was quite draining. Well, it was if you're a White Sox fan, anyway.
Cubs fans probably found it all pretty invigorating.
So since I had an opportunity to take a "night off" from the Sox and Cubs I chose to spend my Monday night watching game one of the College World Series between Georgia and Fresno State. The main reason for this, of course, was to get another glimpse at White Sox first round pick Gordon Beckham.
He continues to impress, both with his glove and his bat.
The home run was the start of Georgia's 8th inning rally back from a three-run deficit to take the first game of the series (game two is tonight on ESPN at 6PM if you'd Sox fans would like something to watch while waiting for the first pitch out in LA).
Hopefully we'll be seeing these types of highlights from Beckham in a White Sox jersey next season. Considering that Orlando Cabrera isn't going to be back, and that the team is always looking for a replacement for Juan Uribe, it's entirely possible.
Of course, I'm just looking for anything to smile about when it comes to the White Sox right now. Yeah, I know that losing three games to the Cubs in June probably won't mean much in the big picture (though the fact nobody else in the AL Central is capable of losing right now is worrisome), but it still hurts, damn it.
As you've probably heard by now, comedian George Carlin died of heart failure yesterday at the age of 71. Though Carlin was a comedian and had nothing to do with sports, he was one of my favorites, so I don't care.
Dropped Out: Clemson (#9), Virginia Tech (#13), Tennessee (#14).
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