Friday, August 14, 2009

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE GAME

Before we get into it, a pop-quiz: What team leads the majors in hitting batters with a pitch?

***THIS IS ONLY FUNNY TO US***
Adrian Beltry of the Seattle Mariners was hit in the...um, 'bad spot' by a groundball in the ninth inning Wednesday night. He never let on, though, continuing to play into the 14th inning and eventually scored the winning run. Talk about having brass b..., well, you know. The only clue was the sudden appearance of a falsetto voice coming from third base.

***THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN YANKEE STADIUM***
Outfielder Shane Victorino was hit by a thrown glass of beer while catching a fly ball in Chicago. Not in New York! Not at $13.75 a glass!

***FROM JOHN OLERUD IN THE TORONTO SUN***
Never feared for his speed, he told reporters he hit 54 doubles for the Blue Jays in 1993. "Of course," he added, "a lot of them should have been triples."

***SCOTT OSTLER, SF CHRONICLE***
Titans running back, LenDale White, claimed he lost 30 pounds by giving up tequila. "But now White isn't sure whether he actually lost the weight or suddenly was able to read the scale correctly."

Pop quiz answer: Give up? It's the NY Yankees with 52. Yankee batters have only been hit 38 times.

Oh, and the Great American Ballpark is in Cincinnati.

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