MEMORY LANE When John Adams first toted his drum to a Cleveland Indians game, he didn't think he'd still be doing so 37 years later. It's just that the old stadium's seats didn't make for optimal "seat-banging," and he was looking for an alternative. But then the drum-beating caught the attention of Bob Sudyk of the Cleveland Press newspaper. "He interviewed me and he said, 'Are you going to come to all the games?' and I said, 'I don't know,'" Adams recalled for MLB.com. "He said, 'Are you going to be at Tuesday's game?' and I said, 'I don't know, I don't think so.' But when he wrote the article, he said, 'If you want to hear John, come out to tonight's game, and you'll hear his drum.' So, not to make a liar out of Bob, I showed up with my drum, and then I came to the next game and the next game and the next game."
SIGN OF THE TIMES "Guys wear jerseys for teams they're not even on," pointed out comedian Whitney Cummings. "That's like me watching 'Grey's Anatomy' in scrubs."
HARD TO BELIEVE VVV-Venlo, a Dutch soccer club, signed an 18-montold player to a 10-year contract. The team even held a news conference in which the tyke scribbled at the bottom of a contract. The London Telegraph reports the kid's grandpa once played for the club. "The toddler's favorite position has not yet been determined," a release from the team stated. "However, we can speak of a right-footed player with a very good kicking technique,
perseverance and, importantly: football genes via his grandfather."
FUNNY Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times, on the popularity of beards among big-league relief pitchers. "When it comes to bullpens these days, it's no longer a shave situation."
ODDLY Prince William is no longer a free agent. It was cool that they played the "Wide World of Sports" theme at the royal wedding, but having Charlie Sheen drive the carriage was a bit too much.
STRANGE Brad Dickson in the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, on snowboarder Shaun White undergoing minor foot surgery: "Just to be safe, he brought 20 pounds of medicinal marijuana to recovery."
COOL Retired White Sox organist Nancy Faust, to the Chicago Sun-Times, when asked if she has any advice for her successor, Lori Moreland: "Have lot of songs stored up for rain delays."
QUOTE OF THE DAY Seattle Times golf writer Scott Hanson, after Dennis Rodman was named to the baskeball hall of fame: "I bet Bird is happy the Worm is in the hall."
WOW It's great to be the secretary. Especially if it's for the NFL Alumni's Chicago chapter and the local Lingerie League team comes looking for a new coach. "(Former Bear) Charlie Brown said, 'Who wants to coach some women in their underwear?'" ex-Vikings tight end Marc May told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Darn near everybody raised their hands. Since I was keeping the meeting's minutes, my name was first in line." May now coaches the Chicago Bliss.
Rachel Gilbert, of Laconia, N.H., celebrated her 100th birthday with a ride around New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a pace car. The track also provided a race car cake. Less than one minute after being ejected for yelling profanity in the face of an umpire, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen tweeted about it. The Yankees mistakenly sent an email to several hundred season-ticket holders that included names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses for about 17,000 season-ticket holders. CNN reported the royal wedding was broadcast to a potential audience 20 times larger than that of the Super Bowl. The Yankees are paying Alex Rodriguez $32 million this year. The Royals have a team payroll of $36.1 million.
FAIL Pirates catcher Chris Snyder is closing in on a dubious record. He has gone 2,094 plate appearances without stealing a base and needs 130 to surpass former Red Johnny Estrada. "That's the hot topic around here, man," Snyder told the Wall Street Journal's website. "Everyone's talking about how slow I am: teammates, umpires, the coaches, everybody."
TUBE TOPIC "It seemed like a good idea," a Brewers fan named Robin told Fox Sports Wisconsin after she brought a sign to Miller Park asking Brewers star Ryan Braun to marry her. The idea went bad, however, when she decided to include her cell phone number on the sign and the TV cameras put her on blast. Hilarity ensued as fans from Waukesha to Wauwatosa entertained themselves by flooding her voicemail inbox. Robin was wondering why her phone was blowing up and why a TV field reporter wanted to talk to her. Robin estimated she received 200 calls and hundres of texts before the game was over. Asked when she might turn her phone back on, she said, "Maybe next week when I get back to school."
Email Greg Frazier at gfrazier@dailynewsgroup.com
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