Mariano Rivera: learning the changeup. When the day comes when he needs that, he’ll be ordinary. The cut-fastball that everyone knows is coming is great at 95 or 96mph, but at 91-93, they will hit him around. At 95mph, a lot of guys would LOVE it if he threw them a change. Predict a less than stellar year and the beginning of the real aging process for Rivera. –fog
February 28, 2007
Radium Curie
“Marie Curie herself died of radiation-related ailments in 1934. Because radium has a half-life of 1,600 years, her lab notebooks are said to be too highly contaminated to be safely handled even today.”
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Man, now THAT is contaminated. What? Was she using a radium-filled Bic-pen? It was not uncommon for these pioneering types to get hurt with the cutting edge science they were working on. Nikola Tesla took to x-raying his head for relaxation at the turn of the last century when the tube was first invented. He said that it gave a pleasant, warming sensation. I’m thinking, “…dude, have a martini instead”. Interestingly enough, Tesla’s string of brilliancies ended around that time…hmm. And, David Bowie does a decent job playing crazy old x-ray head Tesla in the movie “The Prestige”, now out on DVD (I liked ‘The Illusionist’ better). If you see Prestige: Pay attention–Mrs. Pinetar can’t explain it to everyone! –fog
M & M’s
I was eating M&M’s in bed the other night and I must have dropped some and not recovered them. They also must have gotten all the way over to Mrs. Pinetar’s side of the bed because when she was changing the sheets, she thought she had **** the bed until I told her that it was my chocolate that got away. They’re supposed to melt in your mouth and not in your hand but they never said anything about rolling in them. You’d think the little candy-coating would hold up.
Tonight, in other news, Ciro was the “lucky” one and he kicked my *** in pool. It was like we were playing on a Ouija board. After a while you just give in to it and then, of course, you play better. –fog
Who does he remind you of?
This is “Crabman”, or Darnell. He is a character (a funny one) on the show, “My Name is Earl” and I think he reminds me of someone but I won’t spoil it. Let’s hear it: who does he remind you of? There’s a waffle breakfast riding on this one so be fair. –fog
February 26, 2007
The professor would build a studio out of a coconut
I have a great idea for a reality television show that is a sure fire hit if done correctly. I’m throwing it out to the readers: How do you go about pursuing your idea when you know almost zip about the biz? Any thoughts on that one? –fog
So simple but not done
From time to time I read pieces about the Major League ball being “juiced” or not juiced. Recently a guy got a lot of traction on a story about the core of the ball and the fact that he had done Ultrasound I think it was, on the 1998 McGuire/Sammy ball. (BTW, McGuire is my favorite roided up galoot and Sammy doesn’t touch him in my book) (more…)
February 25, 2007
Oscar scam: 50 Million Dollar Legs
I have always marvelled at the Oscars. What is the figure? 1.5 Billion people will tune the show in? Take a step back. What is really happening here? (more…)
