Tag Archives: baseball
Live blogging the All Star Game
Hi everyone and welcome to my first ever live blog at 3WC. I will be doing this along with Van Buren Boy and noted Kabbalah scholar Dave, along with fellow Van Buren Boy and cousin-of-note Brett. Feel free to IM/text/email … Continue reading
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E!’s ‘Baseball Wives’ premieres tonight
Tonight at 10 PM, E! will air a show that, for the first time, is at least plausibly watchable. The show is called “Baseball Wives,” and somewhat obviously, it will take a look at the ups and downs of being … Continue reading
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Boston Globe phone company analysis
The fewest Castillo-ed calls By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff June 12, 2009 Cingular Wireless is running ads everywhere saying it has the fewest Castillo-ed calls of any cellular phone carrier, but what’s missing from the massive campaign is evidence to … Continue reading
The new Yankee stadium
Between a trip to Florida and the holiday weekend, I managed to be at 14 BBQs in several countries, so I have been supporting the beef industry rather than blogging. That said, I did get to swing by the new … Continue reading
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TWC Roundtable 3 – Steroids in sports
TOPIC: Steroid use barely raises an eyebrow in sports anymore, especially baseball. Is it cheating if everyone is doing it? Manny Ramirez was caught taking drogas de útero, and it was barely even the oddest thing he’s done in the … Continue reading
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Hebrews vs KKK – 9 inning royal rumble
Normally in baseball, if you saw KKK in the stands, you would assume the pitcher had three strikeouts. In this case, however, you would assume a burning cross in right field. Gabriel Schechter, a researcher in Cooperstown, NY, found evidence … Continue reading
Queen Elizabeth fails steroid test
First we had Joba’s meth issue. Then, Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games for failing a drug test. Scratch that – for hilariously failing a drug test by taking fertility drugs. Now, it seems like even royalty isn’t immune … Continue reading
Joba’s mom loves the meth
Our best pitcher over the last two years can’t throw strikes. Our vaunted first baseman can’t hit the ball. Our best slugger is in rehab, loves to kiss himself, may or may not be on steroids and may have helped … Continue reading
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Time Warner thinks baseball fans are stupid
I attempted to gag myself while listening to the Yankees’ epic slaughter yesterday (ed. note: author not pictured). The only good thing to come from the game was another unintentionally hilarious headline: Historic Low for Wang. Apparently all our staff … Continue reading
